Temperature
24 F at 4 PM; 24 F at its warmest, 4 PM, and 16 F at its coolest, 11 PM Wednesday.
- Now
- 24F
- 4 PM
- Highest
- 24F
- 4 PM
- Lowest
- 16F
- 11 PM Wednesday
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Deadhorse Airport, Alaska
Medium airport in North Slope Borough, AlaskaWinter Weather Advisory, in full
* WHAT...Snow and blowing snow expected. Total snow accumulations up to one inch. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph. * WHERE...Central and Eastern Beaufort Sea Coast. * WHEN...From 4 PM this afternoon to 4 PM AKDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be difficult. Areas of blowing snow could reduce visibility below one half mile at times. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A series of fronts will lift north over the Interior Thursday through Friday, with the strongest winds expected Thursday into Thursday night. Winds will lessen on Friday as snow chances persist.
Slow down and use caution while traveling.
24°
23°/10°
Overcast·
Feels like 9°·Fresh breeze 21 mph ENE
Alert. A Winter Weather Advisory is in force for Deadhorse Airport until 4 PM tomorrow. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book.
Now. Deadhorse Airport is 24° and overcast at 7 PM. With the wind it feels like 9°. The dew point is 20°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Fresh breeze from the east-northeast at 21 mph.
Today and tonight. Tonight holds near 23°, 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 26°, and the coolest Sunday, near 20°. The days ahead look dry. The windiest day is tomorrow, with wind to 21 mph. The first freeze could come tomorrow, a low of 20°.
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. Cloud is forecast to cover most of the night, so the sky will be hard to see. The day is 9 hours 3 minutes long, 9 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
-Air quality
88%Humidity
93%Cloud
Now
7:00 PM
24feels9
21mph
Today
Oct 15
2310
22mph
Fri
Oct 16
2620
21mph
Sat
Oct 17
2513
18mph
Sun
Oct 18
2012
14mph
Mon
Oct 19
2112
12mph
Tue
Oct 20
2010
overcast
Wed
Oct 21
2213
23%
24°
23°10°
26°20°
25°13°
20°12°
21°12°
20°10°
22°13°
As of 7:00 PM in Deadhorse Airport, Alaska.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- SCC
- ICAO
- PASC
- IATA
- SCC
- Field elevation
- 65 ft
- Serves
- Deadhorse
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Scheduled service
- Yes
- Its own instrument
- PASC
- Wind now
- From 60° at 20 mph, read 15 Oct, 16:56
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 / 23 unlit | 6,500 ft | 150 ft | Asphalt | 75° / 255° | 19 mph head, on 05 | 5 mph from the left |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Deadhorse (PASC), Deadhorse Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 22 F, the air 89% saturated; the humidity ran from 74% at 5 AM to 92% at 3 PM.
- Dew point now
- 22F
- 4 PM
- Humidity now
- 89%
- Humidity, range
- 74 to 92%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
22 mph from the east northeast at 4 PM; at its strongest 22 mph, 4 PM, with a gust of 36 mph at 4 PM.
- Now
- 22mph
- from the east northeast
- Strongest
- 22mph
- 4 PM
- Highest gust
- 36mph
- 4 PM
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
29.99 inHg at 4 PM, falling 0.10 inHg over 3 hours; 0.27 inHg lower than a day before.
- Now
- 29.99inHg
- 4 PM
- 3 hours
- -0.10inHg
- falling
- 24 hours
- -0.27inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 0.8 miles at 4 PM, under a mile for 1 hour; 0.8 miles now.
- Now
- 0.8mi
- Lowest
- 0.8mi
- 4 PM
- Hours under a mile
- 1
How it is measured: Fog types, Field Book FB-WAT-020
Cloud base
The lowest cloud base came down to 700 ft at 4 PM; a base was reported in 21 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- -
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 700ft
- 4 PM
- Hours with a base reported
- 21
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
- 0.00in
- 8 PM Wednesday
- Hours with some
- 6
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
Deadhorse: every reading, the last 7 days, 30 days and the year, and how well it reports
What is measuring near here
The 4 instruments nearest Deadhorse 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 now3 instruments
DeadhorsePASC
At an airfield/0.0 mi away/56 ft/9 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
DeadhorseDDHA2
At a river or reservoir gauge/2.3 mi away/49 ft/16 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
Deadhorse 3 S26565
At a climate reference station/2.4 mi away/30 ft/35 ft below here
temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip
measured daily1 instrument
DeadhorseSCC
At a cooperative observer's station/0.4 mi away/58 ft/7 ft below here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
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 Deadhorse Airport
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Prudhoe Baycommunity, 3 mi
- Nuiqsutcity, 59 mi
- Kaktovikcity, 114 mi
- Arctic Villagecommunity, 161 mi
- Anaktuvuk Passcity, 163 mi
- Wisemancommunity, 197 mi
- Utqiagvikcity, 204 mi
- Atqasukcity, 209 mi
- Coldfootcommunity, 210 mi
- Venetiecommunity, 225 mi
- Bettlescity, 239 mi
- Evansvillecommunity, 241 mi
Airports near Deadhorse Airport
- Ugnu-Kuparuk AirportUBW, 28 mi
- Point Thomson Airstrip37AA, 51 mi
- Alpine AirstripAK15, 59 mi
- Nuiqsut AirportAQT, 59 mi
- Barter Island Long Range Radar Station AirportBTI, 115 mi
- Galbraith Lake AirportGBH, 121 mi
- Arctic Village AirportARC, 160 mi
- Anaktuvuk Pass AirportAKP, 164 mi