Temperature
35 F at 2 AM; 40 F at its warmest, 1 PM Thursday, and 34 F at its coolest, 4 AM Thursday.
- Now
- 35F
- 2 AM
- Highest
- 40F
- 1 PM Thursday
- Lowest
- 34F
- 4 AM Thursday
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Now. Minchumina Airport is 35° and overcast at 3 AM. The dew point is 31°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. The air is calm.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 38° by 5 PM. Tonight falls to about 32° 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 tomorrow, near 34°, and the coolest Thursday, near 27°. Rain is likely Tuesday (53%). Rain is possible Wednesday (42%). The first freeze could come tomorrow, a low of 31°.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:46 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 35% 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 45 minutes long, 6 minutes shorter than yesterday.
As of 3:00 AM in Minchumina Airport, Alaska.
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Now, today, and the week
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 / 21 unlit | 4,184 ft | 100 ft | GVL | 44° / 224° | Calm | Calm |
Measured here
Every hour from Minchumina (PAMH), Minchumina Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
35 F at 2 AM; 40 F at its warmest, 1 PM Thursday, and 34 F at its coolest, 4 AM Thursday.
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
A dew point of 31 F, the air 85% saturated; the humidity ran from 59% at 2 PM Thursday to 85% at 2 AM.
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
5 mph from the east at 3 AM; at its strongest 9 mph, 11 AM Thursday, with a gust of 22 mph at 2 PM Thursday.
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
29.28 inHg at 3 AM, rising 0.03 inHg over 3 hours; 0.32 inHg lower than a day before.
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
10 miles or more every hour.
How it is measured: Fog types, Field Book FB-WAT-020
The lowest cloud base came down to 8,500 ft at 2 AM; a base was reported in 10 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
Minchumina: every reading, the last 7 days, 30 days and the year, and how well it reports
The 3 instruments nearest Minchumina Airport, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.0 miles away.
measured now2 instruments
MinchuminaPAMH
At an airfield/0.0 mi away/702 ft/24 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
1 N Lake MinchuminaLMHA2
At a river or reservoir gauge/0.6 mi away/900 ft/222 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
measured daily1 instrument
Lake MinchuminaLMHA2
At a cooperative observer's station/0.6 mi away/900 ft/222 ft above here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
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Snow on the ground
18 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.