Temperature
35 F at 4 AM; 45 F at its warmest, 10 AM Thursday, and 35 F at its coolest, 4 AM.
- Now
- 35F
- 4 AM
- Highest
- 45F
- 10 AM Thursday
- Lowest
- 35F
- 4 AM
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
King Salmon Airport, Alaska
Medium airport in Bristol Bay Borough, Alaska35°
41°/34°
Overcast·
Feels like 30°·Light breeze 6 mph NW
Now. King Salmon Airport is 35° and overcast at 5 AM. With the wind it feels like 30°. The dew point is 34°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Light breeze from the northwest at 6 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 39° by 2 PM. Tonight falls to about 30° by 5 AM, with some cloud. A freeze: protect plants and pipes.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Monday, near 46°, and the coolest Thursday, near 37°. Rain is likely Sunday (75%), Monday (50%) and Tuesday (53%). The windiest day is Tuesday, with wind to 21 mph. The first freeze could come tomorrow, a low of 27°.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 7:18 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 35% lit, and sets at 9:49 PM. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. After dark, look for Saturn, bright in the east-southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. 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. The day is 10 hours 14 minutes long, 5 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
-Air quality
96%Humidity
100%Cloud
Now
5:00 AM
35feels30
43%
Today
Oct 16
4134
67%
Sat
Oct 17
3927
partly cloudy day
Sun
Oct 18
4122
75%
12mph
Mon
Oct 19
4634
50%
12mph
Tue
Oct 20
4233
53%
21mph
Wed
Oct 21
3826
11%
16mph
Thu
Oct 22
3723
partly cloudy day
35°
41°34°
39°27°
41°22°
46°34°
42°33°
38°26°
37°23°
As of 5:00 AM in King Salmon Airport, Alaska.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- AKN
- ICAO
- PAKN
- IATA
- AKN
- Field elevation
- 73 ft
- Serves
- King Salmon
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Scheduled service
- Yes
- Its own instrument
- PAKN
- Wind now
- From 340° at 6 mph, read 16 Oct, 04:54
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 / 30 unlit | 8,901 ft | 150 ft | Asphalt | 132° / 312° | 5 mph head, on 30 | 3 mph from the right |
| 18 / 36 | 4,017 ft | 100 ft | Asphalt | 196° / 16° | 5 mph head, on 36 | 4 mph from the left |
| NW / SE unlit | 4,000 ft | 500 ft | Water | - | - | - |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from King Salmon (ASOS) (PAKN), King Salmon Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 34 F, the air 96% saturated; the humidity ran from 71% at 10 AM Thursday to 97% at 2 AM.
- Dew point now
- 34F
- 4 AM
- Humidity now
- 96%
- Humidity, range
- 71 to 97%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
6 mph from the north northwest at 5 AM; at its strongest 15 mph, 10 AM Thursday, with a gust of 30 mph at 10 AM Thursday.
- Now
- 6mph
- from the north northwest
- Strongest
- 15mph
- 10 AM Thursday
- Highest gust
- 30mph
- 10 AM Thursday
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
29.25 inHg at 5 AM, rising 0.03 inHg over 3 hours; 0.15 inHg higher than a day before.
- Now
- 29.25inHg
- 5 AM
- 3 hours
- +0.03inHg
- rising
- 24 hours
- +0.15inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 5 miles at 6 PM Thursday; 10 miles or more now.
- Now
- 10+mi
- Lowest
- 5mi
- 6 PM Thursday
- 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 500 ft at 3 AM; a base was reported in 24 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- 500ft
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 500ft
- 3 AM
- Hours with a base reported
- 24
How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001
Precipitation
0.20 in measured in the gauge, the most, 0.04 in, in the hour to 4 AM.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.20in
- Wettest hour
- 0.04in
- 4 AM
- Hours with some
- 16
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
King Salmon (ASOS): 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 King Salmon Airport, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.4 miles away.
measured now2 instruments
At an airfield/0.4 mi away/49 ft/24 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
CovilleCOVA2
At a river or reservoir gauge/39.6 mi away/1,327 ft/1,254 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
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Snow on the ground
Elsewhere in Alaska
18 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
Near King Salmon Airport
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- King Salmoncommunity, 2 mi
- Naknekcommunity, 11 mi
- South Naknekcommunity, 14 mi
- Levelockcommunity, 31 mi
- Portage Creekcommunity, 40 mi
- Egegikcity, 42 mi
- Igiugigcommunity, 51 mi
- Ekwokcity, 56 mi
- New Stuyahokcity, 60 mi
- Clark's Pointcity, 69 mi
- Dillinghamcity, 72 mi
- Koliganekcommunity, 76 mi
Airports near King Salmon Airport
- South Naknek Number 2 AirportWSN, 13 mi
- Lake Brooks Seaplane Base5Z9, 33 mi
- Egegik AirportEII, 43 mi
- Igiugig AirportIGG, 52 mi
- New Stuyahok AirportKNW, 59 mi
- Clarks Point AirportCLP, 68 mi
- Dillingham AirportDLG, 71 mi
- Koliganek AirportJZZ, 76 mi