Temperature
39 F at 7 PM; 39 F at its warmest, 5 PM, and 33 F at its coolest, 7 AM.
- Now
- 39F
- 7 PM
- Highest
- 39F
- 5 PM
- Lowest
- 33F
- 7 AM
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Nikolai Airport, Alaska
Small airport in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska39°
39°/32°
Mostly cloudy·
Feels like 32°·Gentle breeze 9 mph NE
Coming up. Snow is likely tomorrow evening, from about 7 PM (60%).
Now. Nikolai Airport is 39° and mostly cloudy at 7 PM. With the wind it feels like 32°. The dew point is 29°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Gentle breeze from the northeast at 9 mph.
Today and tonight. The warmest of the day has passed; it cools to about 36° by 8 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 tomorrow, near 39°, and the coolest Wednesday, near 31°. Rain is likely tomorrow (60%) and Tuesday (50%). Rain is possible Wednesday (39%). The first freeze could come tomorrow, a low of 29°.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 7:01 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. The day is 9 hours 58 minutes long, 6 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
-Air quality
67%Humidity
75%Cloud
Now
7:00 PM
39feels32
now, partly cloudy
Today
Oct 15
3932
13mph
Fri
Oct 16
3929
60%
Sat
Oct 17
3529
partly cloudy day
Sun
Oct 18
3323
partly cloudy day
Mon
Oct 19
3626
28%
Tue
Oct 20
3427
50%
12mph
Wed
Oct 21
3124
39%
39°
39°32°
39°29°
35°29°
33°23°
36°26°
34°27°
31°24°
As of 7:00 PM in Nikolai Airport, Alaska.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- FSP
- ICAO
- PAFS
- IATA
- NIB
- Field elevation
- 441 ft
- Serves
- Nikolai
- Kind
- Small airport
- Scheduled service
- Yes
- Its own instrument
- PAFS
- Wind now
- From 50° at 9 mph, read 15 Oct, 19:01
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 / 22 unlit | 4,003 ft | 75 ft | Gravel | 63° / 243° | 9 mph head, on 04 | 2 mph from the left |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Nikolai (PAFS), Nikolai Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 29 F, the air 67% saturated; the humidity ran from 67% at 3 PM to 100% at 9 AM.
- Dew point now
- 29F
- 7 PM
- Humidity now
- 67%
- Humidity, range
- 67 to 100%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
9 mph from the northeast at 7 PM; at its strongest 16 mph, 9 PM Wednesday, with a gust of 28 mph at 8 PM Wednesday.
- Now
- 9mph
- from the northeast
- Strongest
- 16mph
- 9 PM Wednesday
- Highest gust
- 28mph
- 8 PM Wednesday
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
29.18 inHg at 7 PM, falling 0.03 inHg over 3 hours; 0.55 inHg lower than a day before.
- Now
- 29.18inHg
- 7 PM
- 3 hours
- -0.03inHg
- falling
- 24 hours
- -0.55inHg
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 1,000 ft at 12 AM; a base was reported in 19 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- 7,000ft
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 1,000ft
- 12 AM
- Hours with a base reported
- 19
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
Nikolai: 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 Nikolai Airport, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.1 miles away.
measured now2 instruments
NikolaiPAFS
At an airfield/0.1 mi away/413 ft/28 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Farewell BurnFWLA2
At a river or reservoir gauge/22.2 mi away/728 ft/287 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Nikolai 1.4 NNEAK-YC-5
In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.5 mi away/427 ft/14 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Mcgrath APMCG
At a cooperative observer's station/39.4 mi away/331 ft/110 ft below here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
-
Snow on the ground
Elsewhere in Alaska
18 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
Near Nikolai Airport
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Nikolaicity, under 1 mi
- McGrathcity, 39 mi
- Takotnacommunity, 53 mi
- Lake Minchuminacommunity, 87 mi
- Stony Rivercommunity, 111 mi
- Lime Villagecommunity, 121 mi
- Flatcommunity, 123 mi
- Skwentnacommunity, 123 mi
- Rubycity, 124 mi
- Petersvillecommunity, 125 mi
- Sleetmutecommunity, 127 mi
- Red Devilcommunity, 128 mi
Airports near Nikolai Airport
- McGrath AirportMCG, 39 mi
- Farewell Lake Seaplane BaseFKK, 40 mi
- Tatalina LRRS AirportTLJ, 51 mi
- Takotna AirportTCT, 52 mi
- Minchumina AirportMHM, 87 mi
- Stony River 2 AirportSRV, 111 mi
- Ruby AirportRBY, 123 mi
- Sleetmute AirportSLQ, 128 mi