Temperature
23 F at 4 PM; 23 F at its warmest, 1 PM, and 18 F at its coolest, 4 AM.
- Now
- 23F
- 4 PM
- Highest
- 23F
- 1 PM
- Lowest
- 18F
- 4 AM
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Alpine Airstrip, Alaska
Small airport in North Slope Borough, AlaskaWinter Weather Advisory, in full
* WHAT...Snow and blowing snow expected. Total snow accumulations up to one inch. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph. * WHERE...Central and Eastern Beaufort Sea Coast. * WHEN...From 4 PM this afternoon to 4 PM AKDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be difficult. Areas of blowing snow could reduce visibility below one half mile at times. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A series of fronts will lift north over the Interior Thursday through Friday, with the strongest winds expected Thursday into Thursday night. Winds will lessen on Friday as snow chances persist.
Slow down and use caution while traveling.
23°
23°/7°
Overcast·
Feels like 9°·Moderate breeze 17 mph ENE
Alert. A Winter Weather Advisory is in force for Alpine Airstrip until 4 PM tomorrow. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book.
Now. Alpine Airstrip is 23° and overcast at 6 PM. With the wind it feels like 9°. The dew point is 18°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Moderate breeze from the east-northeast at 17 mph.
Today and tonight. Tonight holds near 23°, under cloud. A freeze: protect plants and pipes. No rain is expected for the rest of the day.
The week. The warmest day ahead is tomorrow, near 28°, and the coolest Sunday, near 21°. The days ahead look dry. The windiest day is tomorrow, with wind to 20 mph. The first freeze could come tomorrow, a low of 19°.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:19 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 26% lit, and stays below the horizon until dawn. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. Cloud is forecast to cover most of the night, so the sky will be hard to see. The day is 9 hours 2 minutes long, 9 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
-Air quality
88%Humidity
100%Cloud
Now
6:00 PM
23feels9
17mph
Today
Oct 15
237
17mph
Fri
Oct 16
2819
23%
20mph
Sat
Oct 17
2614
17mph
Sun
Oct 18
2110
14mph
Mon
Oct 19
2213
overcast
Tue
Oct 20
2110
overcast
Wed
Oct 21
2313
11%
23°
23°7°
28°19°
26°14°
21°10°
22°13°
21°10°
23°13°
As of 6:00 PM in Alpine Airstrip, Alaska.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- AK15
- ICAO
- PALP
- IATA
- -
- Field elevation
- 18 ft
- Serves
- Nuiqsut
- Kind
- Small airport
- Scheduled service
- No
- Its own instrument
- PALP
- Wind now
- From 90° at 16 mph, read 15 Oct, 16:45
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 / 22 | 5,005 ft | 100 ft | Gravel | - | - | - |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Alpine (PALP), Alpine Airstrip's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 18 F, the air 79% saturated; the humidity ran from 73% at 4 AM to 86% at 3 PM.
- Dew point now
- 18F
- 4 PM
- Humidity now
- 79%
- Humidity, range
- 73 to 86%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
16 mph from the east at 4 PM; at its strongest 16 mph, 4 PM, and no gust reported.
- Now
- 16mph
- from the east
- Strongest
- 16mph
- 4 PM
- Highest gust
- -
- none reported
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
30.04 inHg at 4 PM, falling 0.08 inHg over 3 hours; 0.24 inHg lower than a day before.
- Now
- 30.04inHg
- 4 PM
- 3 hours
- -0.08inHg
- falling
- 24 hours
- -0.24inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
10 miles or more every hour.
- Now
- 10+mi
- Lowest
- 10+mi
- Hours under a mile
- 0
How it is measured: Fog types, Field Book FB-WAT-020
Cloud base
The lowest cloud base came down to 1,500 ft at 4 PM; a base was reported in 13 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- -
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 1,500ft
- 4 PM
- Hours with a base reported
- 13
How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001
Precipitation
None measured in the gauge in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Wettest hour
- -
- Hours with some
- 0
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
Alpine: every reading, the last 7 days, 30 days and the year, and how well it reports
What is measuring near here
The 2 instruments nearest Alpine Airstrip, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.0 miles away.
measured now1 instrument
AlpinePALP
At an airfield/0.0 mi away/26 ft/8 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
measured daily1 instrument
Prudhoe Bay - Alpine AirstripAPNA2
At an airfield/0.4 mi away/3 ft/15 ft below here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
3in
Snow on the ground
Measured at Prudhoe Bay - Alpine Airstrip (APNA2), 0.4 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 17:00. measured daily
Elsewhere in Alaska
18 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
Near Alpine Airstrip
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Nuiqsutcity, 9 mi
- Prudhoe Baycommunity, 59 mi
- Utqiagvikcity, 148 mi
- Atqasukcity, 150 mi
- Anaktuvuk Passcity, 153 mi
- Kaktovikcity, 172 mi
- Arctic Villagecommunity, 203 mi
- Wisemancommunity, 204 mi
- Wainwrightcity, 210 mi
- Coldfootcommunity, 217 mi
- Bettlescity, 237 mi
- Evansvillecommunity, 239 mi
Airports near Alpine Airstrip
- Nuiqsut AirportAQT, 9 mi
- Ugnu-Kuparuk AirportUBW, 31 mi
- Deadhorse AirportSCC, 59 mi
- Point Thomson Airstrip37AA, 110 mi
- Galbraith Lake AirportGBH, 134 mi
- Wiley Post Will Rogers Memorial AirportBRW, 147 mi
- Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr Memorial AirportATK, 151 mi
- Anaktuvuk Pass AirportAKP, 154 mi