Temperature
33 F at 11 AM; 33 F at its warmest, 9 PM Wednesday, and 31 F at its coolest, 1 AM.
- Now
- 33F
- 11 AM
- Highest
- 33F
- 9 PM Wednesday
- Lowest
- 31F
- 1 AM
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Now. Brevig Mission Airport is 35° and mostly cloudy at 8 PM. With the wind it feels like 24°. The dew point is 27°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Moderate breeze from the north at 18 mph.
Today and tonight. Tonight falls to about 32° by 5 AM, with some cloud. A freeze: protect plants and pipes. No rain is expected for the rest of the day.
The week. Highs stay close to 37° all week. Rain is possible Sunday (33%). The windiest day is Tuesday, with wind to 21 mph. The first freeze could come tomorrow, a low of 30°.
The sky now. 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 43 minutes long, 7 minutes shorter than yesterday.
As of 8:00 PM in Brevig Mission Airport, Alaska.
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Now, today, and the week
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 / 22 unlit | 2,110 ft | 75 ft | Gravel | 53° / 233° | - | - |
| 11 / 29 unlit | 2,990 ft | 100 ft | Gravel | 130° / 310° | - | - |
Measured here
Every hour from Brevig Mission (PFKT), Brevig Mission Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
33 F at 11 AM; 33 F at its warmest, 9 PM Wednesday, and 31 F at its coolest, 1 AM.
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
A dew point of 30 F, the air 89% saturated; the humidity ran from 82% at 11 PM Wednesday to 89% at 9 PM Wednesday.
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
23 mph from the north northeast at 12 PM; at its strongest 29 mph, 9 AM, with a gust of 36 mph at 11 AM.
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
29.76 inHg at 12 PM, falling 0.03 inHg over 3 hours; 0.22 inHg lower than a day before.
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Down to 9 miles at 9 AM; 10 miles or more now.
How it is measured: Fog types, Field Book FB-WAT-020
The lowest cloud base came down to 5,500 ft at 9 PM Wednesday; a base was reported in 5 of the hours.
How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001
None measured in the gauge in the last 24 hours.
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
Brevig Mission: every reading, the last 7 days, 30 days and the year, and how well it reports
The 1 instruments nearest Brevig Mission 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
Brevig MissionPFKT
At an airfield/0.1 mi away/3 ft/35 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
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