Temperature
43 F at 9 AM; 51 F at its warmest, 1 PM Thursday, and 40 F at its coolest, 5 AM.
- Now
- 43F
- 9 AM
- Highest
- 51F
- 1 PM Thursday
- Lowest
- 40F
- 5 AM
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Merle K (Mudhole) Smith Airport, Alaska
Medium airport in Chugach Census Area, Alaska43°
48°/37°
Rain·
Feels like 39°·Light breeze 6 mph E
Coming up. Rain is likely this morning, from about 11 AM, the chance peaking at 78% around 10 PM.
Now. Merle K (Mudhole) Smith Airport is 43° and rain at 10 AM. With the wind it feels like 39°. The dew point is 41°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Light breeze from the east at 6 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 45° by 12 PM. Tonight falls to about 36° by 8 AM, under cloud.
The week. The warmest day ahead is tomorrow, near 48°, and the coolest Thursday, near 42°. Rain is likely tomorrow (68%), Sunday (67%), Monday (93%), Tuesday (98%), Wednesday (89%) and Thursday (57%). The windiest day is Tuesday, with wind to 20 mph. The first freeze could come Sunday, a low of 29°.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:29 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 34% lit, and sets at 8:35 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. Cloud is forecast to cover most of the night, so the sky will be hard to see. The day is 10 hours 5 minutes long, 5 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
-Air quality
93%Humidity
100%Cloud
Now
10:00 AM
43feels39
47%
Today
Oct 16
4837
79%
Sat
Oct 17
4834
68%
Sun
Oct 18
4629
67%
Mon
Oct 19
4433
93%
16mph
Tue
Oct 20
4734
98%
20mph
Wed
Oct 21
4334
89%
Thu
Oct 22
4230
57%
43°
48°37°
48°34°
46°29°
44°33°
47°34°
43°34°
42°30°
As of 10:00 AM in Merle K (Mudhole) Smith Airport, Alaska.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- CDV
- ICAO
- PACV
- IATA
- CDV
- Field elevation
- 54 ft
- Serves
- Cordova
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Scheduled service
- Yes
- Its own instrument
- PACV
- Wind now
- From 90° at 6 mph, read 16 Oct, 09:53
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 / 27 | 7,500 ft | 150 ft | Asphalt | 114° / 294° | 5 mph head, on 09 | 2 mph from the left |
| 16 / 34 unlit | 1,934 ft | 30 ft | GVL | 180° / 0° | 0 mph head, on 16 | 6 mph from the left |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Cordova/Mile 13 (PACV), Merle K (Mudhole) Smith Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 41 F, the air 93% saturated; the humidity ran from 86% at 1 PM Thursday to 96% at 7 AM.
- Dew point now
- 41F
- 9 AM
- Humidity now
- 93%
- Humidity, range
- 86 to 96%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
Set aside today: the gust read 22 mph in 9 reports in a row from 8 AM, the mark of a sensor that has stuck, so none of the day's wind is counted.
- Now
- -
- Strongest
- -
- Highest gust
- -
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
29.39 inHg at 10 AM, rising 0.05 inHg over 3 hours; 0.08 inHg higher than a day before.
- Now
- 29.39inHg
- 10 AM
- 3 hours
- +0.05inHg
- rising
- 24 hours
- +0.08inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 2 miles at 2 PM Thursday; 5 miles now.
- Now
- 5mi
- Lowest
- 2mi
- 2 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 1,200 ft at 3 PM Thursday; a base was reported in 24 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- 2,400ft
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 1,200ft
- 3 PM Thursday
- Hours with a base reported
- 24
How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001
Precipitation
0.88 in measured in the gauge, the most, 0.20 in, in the hour to 12 PM Thursday.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.88in
- Wettest hour
- 0.20in
- 12 PM Thursday
- Hours with some
- 19
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
Cordova/Mile 13: every reading, the last 7 days, 30 days and the year, and how well it reports
What is measuring near here
The 4 instruments nearest Merle K (Mudhole) Smith Airport, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.9 miles away.
measured now3 instruments
Cordova/Mile 13PACV
At an airfield/0.9 mi away/43 ft/11 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Cordova 14SE - USCRNKDVA2
At a river or reservoir gauge/4.4 mi away/161 ft/107 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
Cordova 14 ESE96405
At a climate reference station/4.6 mi away/83 ft/29 ft above here
temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip
measured daily1 instrument
At an airfield/0.9 mi away/31 ft/23 ft below here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
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 Merle K (Mudhole) Smith Airport
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Cordovacity, 10 mi
- Tatitlekcommunity, 49 mi
- Valdezcity, 53 mi
- Prince William Soundfeature, 58 mi
- Tonsinacommunity, 73 mi
- Chitinacommunity, 79 mi
- Kenny Lakecommunity, 86 mi
- Chenegacommunity, 90 mi
- Willow Creekcommunity, 95 mi
- Chugach Mountainsfeature, 97 mi
- Copper Centercommunity, 103 mi
- Silver Springscommunity, 106 mi
Airports near Merle K (Mudhole) Smith Airport
- Tatitlek Airport7KA, 49 mi
- Valdez Pioneer FieldVDZ, 51 mi
- Middleton Island AirportMDO, 77 mi
- Chenega Bay AirportC05, 91 mi
- Yakataga Airport0AA1, 106 mi
- May Creek AirportMYK, 110 mi
- Gulkana AirportGKN, 115 mi
- Seward AirportSWD, 137 mi