Temperature
43 F at 6 PM; 43 F at its warmest, 2 PM, and 41 F at its coolest, 9 PM Wednesday.
- Now
- 43F
- 6 PM
- Highest
- 43F
- 2 PM
- Lowest
- 41F
- 9 PM Wednesday
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
False Pass Airport, Alaska
Small airport in Aleutians East Borough, Alaska42°
44°/39°
Light rain·
Feels like 32°·Strong breeze 29 mph NW
Coming up. Rain is likely this evening, from about 7 PM, the chance peaking at 85% around 9 PM.
Now. False Pass Airport is 42° and light rain at 7 PM. With the wind it feels like 32°. The dew point is 38°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Strong breeze from the northwest at 29 mph, gusting to 54 mph.
Today and tonight. Tonight falls to about 35° by 7 AM, with some cloud. Frost can form on the ground in sheltered spots.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Sunday, near 51°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 42°. Rain is likely tomorrow (82%), Saturday (88%), Sunday (94%), Monday (82%), Tuesday (97%) and Wednesday (83%). The windiest day is tomorrow, with wind to 29 mph. The first freeze could come Saturday, a low of 32°.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 7:55 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 26% lit, and sets at 9:57 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 33 minutes long, 4 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
-Air quality
89%Humidity
80%Cloud
Now
7:00 PM
42feels32
80%
29mph
Today
Oct 15
4439
99%
35mph
Fri
Oct 16
4234
82%
29mph
Sat
Oct 17
4632
88%
12mph
Sun
Oct 18
5140
94%
18mph
Mon
Oct 19
4739
82%
Tue
Oct 20
4335
97%
28mph
Wed
Oct 21
4333
83%
15mph
42°
44°39°
42°34°
46°32°
51°40°
47°39°
43°35°
43°33°
As of 7:00 PM in False Pass Airport, Alaska.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- KFP
- ICAO
- PAKF
- IATA
- KFP
- Field elevation
- 20 ft
- Serves
- False Pass
- Kind
- Small airport
- Scheduled service
- Yes
- Its own instrument
- PAKF
- Wind now
- From 330° at 28 mph, read 15 Oct, 18:56
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 / 31 unlit | 2,100 ft | 75 ft | Gravel | - | - | - |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from False Pass Airport (PAKF), False Pass Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 36 F, the air 76% saturated; the humidity ran from 73% at 10 PM Wednesday to 86% at 6 AM.
- Dew point now
- 36F
- 6 PM
- Humidity now
- 76%
- Humidity, range
- 73 to 86%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
28 mph from the northwest at 7 PM; at its strongest 30 mph, 4 AM, with a gust of 59 mph at 2 AM.
- Now
- 28mph
- from the northwest
- Strongest
- 30mph
- 4 AM
- Highest gust
- 59mph
- 2 AM
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
29.47 inHg at 7 PM, steady over 3 hours; 0.08 inHg higher than a day before.
- Now
- 29.47inHg
- 7 PM
- 3 hours
- +0.02inHg
- steady
- 24 hours
- +0.08inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 1 miles at 12 PM; 3 miles now.
- Now
- 3mi
- Lowest
- 1mi
- 12 PM
- 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 1,400 ft at 9 PM Wednesday; a base was reported in 24 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- 2,300ft
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 1,400ft
- 9 PM Wednesday
- Hours with a base reported
- 24
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
False Pass Airport: every reading, the last 7 days, 30 days and the year, and how well it reports
What is measuring near here
The 1 instruments nearest False Pass 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 now1 instrument
At an airfield/0.1 mi away/20 ft/level with here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
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 False Pass Airport
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- False Passcity, 3 mi
- Cold Baycity, 37 mi
- King Covecity, 46 mi
- Akutancity, 107 mi
- Nelson Lagooncommunity, 113 mi
- Sand Pointcity, 121 mi
- Unalaskacity, 141 mi
- Ivanof Baycommunity, 170 mi
- Perryvillecommunity, 182 mi
- Chignik Lakecommunity, 206 mi
- Chignik Lagooncommunity, 216 mi
- Chignikcity, 220 mi
Airports near False Pass Airport
- Cold Bay AirportCDB, 37 mi
- King Cove AirportKVC, 49 mi
- Akutan Airport7AK, 101 mi
- Sand Point AirportSDP, 119 mi
- Nelson Lagoon AirportOUL, 119 mi
- Tom Madsen (Dutch Harbor) AirportDUT, 142 mi
- Perryville AirportPEV, 182 mi
- Chignik Lake AirportA79, 205 mi