Temperature
30 F at 6 PM; 31 F at its warmest, 3 AM, and 30 F at its coolest, 3 PM.
- Now
- 30F
- 6 PM
- Highest
- 31F
- 3 AM
- Lowest
- 30F
- 3 PM
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport, Alaska
Medium airport in North Slope Borough, AlaskaArctic Alaska Coastal Waters out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one- third of the combined wind-wave and swell height. .TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Light freezing spray. .FRI...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Light freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow. .SAT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...W winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
31°
33°/29°
Overcast·
Feels like 16°·Strong breeze 28 mph ENE
Alert. A Gale Warning is in force for Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport until 5 PM tomorrow. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book.
Now. Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport is 31° and overcast at 6 PM. With the wind it feels like 16°. The dew point is 27°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Strong breeze from the east-northeast at 28 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 32° by 6 PM. Tonight falls to about 29° by 7 AM, under cloud. A freeze: protect plants and pipes. No rain is expected for the rest of the day.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Sunday, near 40°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 36°. Rain or snow is likely tomorrow (51%), Saturday (55%), Sunday (51%), Monday (73%) and Tuesday (55%). The windiest day is tomorrow, with wind to 45 mph. The first freeze could come tomorrow, a low of 29°.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 7:27 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. Cloud is forecast to cover most of the night, so the sky will be hard to see. The day is 9 hours 16 minutes long, 9 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
-Air quality
86%Humidity
100%Cloud
Now
6:00 PM
31feels16
28mph
Today
Oct 15
3329
44mph
Fri
Oct 16
3629
51%
45mph
Sat
Oct 17
3733
55%
23mph
Sun
Oct 18
4035
51%
24mph
Mon
Oct 19
4036
73%
13mph
Tue
Oct 20
3935
55%
Wed
Oct 21
3834
27%
31°
33°29°
36°29°
37°33°
40°35°
40°36°
39°35°
38°34°
As of 6:00 PM in Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport, Alaska.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- LUR
- ICAO
- PALU
- IATA
- LUR
- Field elevation
- 16 ft
- Serves
- Cape Lisburne
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Scheduled service
- Yes
- Its own instrument
- PALU
- Wind now
- From 80° at 21 mph, read 15 Oct, 17:55
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 / 27 unlit | 4,800 ft | 135 ft | GVL | 100° / 280° | 20 mph head, on 09 | 7 mph from the left |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Cape Lisburne(AWOS) (PALU), Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 27 F, the air 86% saturated; the humidity ran from 78% at 9 PM Wednesday to 93% at 8 AM.
- Dew point now
- 27F
- 6 PM
- Humidity now
- 86%
- Humidity, range
- 78 to 93%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
21 mph from the east northeast at 6 PM; at its strongest 23 mph, 11 AM, with a gust of 30 mph at 11 AM.
- Now
- 21mph
- from the east northeast
- Strongest
- 23mph
- 11 AM
- Highest gust
- 30mph
- 11 AM
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
29.84 inHg at 6 PM, falling 0.06 inHg over 3 hours; 0.36 inHg lower than a day before.
- Now
- 29.84inHg
- 6 PM
- 3 hours
- -0.06inHg
- falling
- 24 hours
- -0.36inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 8 miles at 4 PM; 8 miles now.
- Now
- 8mi
- Lowest
- 8mi
- 4 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 900 ft at 8 AM; a base was reported in 24 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- 1,200ft
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 900ft
- 8 AM
- 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
Cape Lisburne(AWOS): 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 Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.8 miles away.
measured now1 instrument
At an airfield/0.8 mi away/10 ft/6 ft below 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 Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Point Hopecity, 40 mi
- Kivalinacity, 88 mi
- Point Laycommunity, 97 mi
- Red Dog Minecommunity, 99 mi
- Noatakcommunity, 118 mi
- Kotzebuecity, 165 mi
- Shishmarefcity, 183 mi
- Wainwrightcity, 190 mi
- Noorvikcity, 193 mi
- Kianacity, 197 mi
- Deeringcity, 212 mi
- Selawikcity, 224 mi
Airports near Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport
- Point Hope AirportPHO, 40 mi
- Kivalina AirportKVL, 88 mi
- Point Lay LRRS AirportPIZ, 96 mi
- Red Dog AirportDGG, 100 mi
- Noatak AirportWTK, 121 mi
- Ralph Wien Memorial AirportOTZ, 165 mi
- Shishmaref AirportSHH, 181 mi
- Wainwright AirportAWI, 190 mi