Temperature
43 F at 7 PM; 45 F at its warmest, 3 PM, and 38 F at its coolest, 9 AM.
- Now
- 43F
- 7 PM
- Highest
- 45F
- 3 PM
- Lowest
- 38F
- 9 AM
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Port Heiden Airport, Alaska
Medium airport in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska43°
48°/41°
Light rain·
Feels like 34°·Fresh breeze 21 mph NNW
Coming up. Rain is likely this evening, from about 8 PM, the chance peaking at 87% around 9 PM.
Now. Port Heiden Airport is 43° and light rain at 8 PM. With the wind it feels like 34°. The dew point is 43°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Fresh breeze from the north-northwest at 21 mph.
Today and tonight. Tonight falls to about 39° by 4 AM, under cloud.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Sunday, near 48°, and the coolest Wednesday, near 41°. Rain is likely tomorrow (79%), Sunday (78%), Monday (73%), Tuesday (92%) and Wednesday (61%). Rain is possible Saturday (40%). The windiest day is Tuesday, with wind to 33 mph. The first freeze could come Sunday, a low of 29°.
The sky now. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 26% lit, and sets at 9:15 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. Cloud is forecast to cover most of the night, so the sky will be hard to see. The day is 10 hours 25 minutes long, 5 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
-Air quality
100%Humidity
100%Cloud
Now
8:00 PM
43feels34
62%
21mph
Today
Oct 15
4841
84%
17mph
Fri
Oct 16
4337
79%
29mph
Sat
Oct 17
4233
40%
20mph
Sun
Oct 18
4829
78%
16mph
Mon
Oct 19
4737
73%
16mph
Tue
Oct 20
4434
92%
33mph
Wed
Oct 21
4130
61%
31mph
43°
48°41°
43°37°
42°33°
48°29°
47°37°
44°34°
41°30°
As of 8:00 PM in Port Heiden Airport, Alaska.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- PTH
- ICAO
- PAPH
- IATA
- PTH
- Field elevation
- 95 ft
- Serves
- Port Heiden
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Scheduled service
- Yes
- Its own instrument
- PAPH
- Wind now
- From 350° at 21 mph, read 15 Oct, 20:03
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 / 23 | 5,000 ft | 100 ft | GVL | 70° / 250° | 4 mph head, on 05 | 21 mph from the left |
| 13 / 31 | 4,000 ft | 100 ft | GVL | 149° / 329° | 20 mph head, on 31 | 8 mph from the right |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Port Heiden (PAPH), Port Heiden Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 42 F, the air 96% saturated; the humidity ran from 89% at 5 PM to 98% at 12 AM.
- Dew point now
- 42F
- 7 PM
- Humidity now
- 96%
- Humidity, range
- 89 to 98%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
20 mph from the north northwest at 7 PM; at its strongest 20 mph, 6 PM, with a gust of 28 mph at 6 PM.
- Now
- 20mph
- from the north northwest
- Strongest
- 20mph
- 6 PM
- Highest gust
- 28mph
- 6 PM
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
29.19 inHg at 7 PM, rising 0.06 inHg over 3 hours; 0.08 inHg higher than a day before.
- Now
- 29.19inHg
- 7 PM
- 3 hours
- +0.06inHg
- rising
- 24 hours
- +0.08inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 3 miles at 6 PM; 4 miles now.
- Now
- 4mi
- Lowest
- 3mi
- 6 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 700 ft at 12 AM; a base was reported in 22 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- -
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 700ft
- 12 AM
- Hours with a base reported
- 22
How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001
Precipitation
0.10 in measured in the gauge, the most, 0.03 in, in the hour to 2 PM.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.10in
- Wettest hour
- 0.03in
- 2 PM
- Hours with some
- 18
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
Port Heiden: 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 Port Heiden 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
Port HeidenPAPH
At an airfield/0.1 mi away/95 ft/level with here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
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Snow on the ground
Elsewhere in Alaska
18 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
Near Port Heiden Airport
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Port Heidencity, 2 mi
- Chignik Lagooncommunity, 45 mi
- Chignikcity, 47 mi
- Chignik Lakecommunity, 50 mi
- Pilot Pointcity, 58 mi
- Ugashikcommunity, 63 mi
- Perryvillecommunity, 75 mi
- Ivanof Baycommunity, 79 mi
- Egegikcity, 98 mi
- Nelson Lagooncommunity, 123 mi
- Clark's Pointcity, 130 mi
- Sand Pointcity, 132 mi
Airports near Port Heiden Airport
- Chignik AirportAJC, 46 mi
- Chignik Lake AirportA79, 49 mi
- Pilot Point AirportPNP, 58 mi
- Perryville AirportPEV, 75 mi
- Egegik AirportEII, 97 mi
- Nelson Lagoon AirportOUL, 117 mi
- Clarks Point AirportCLP, 130 mi
- South Naknek Number 2 AirportWSN, 135 mi