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Sparrevohn LRRS Airport, Alaska

Medium airport in Bethel Census Area, Alaska

Airfield

Code
SVW
ICAO
PASV
IATA
SVW
Field elevation
1,585 ft
Serves
Sparrevohn
Kind
Medium airport
Scheduled service
No
Its own instrument
PASV
Wind now
Calm, read 15 Oct, 22:55

Runways

RunwayLengthWidthSurfaceHeading, trueWind along it nowCrosswind now
17 / 354,200 ft150 ftGVL182° / 2°CalmCalm
17352,000 ftN
Runways from their surveyed ends, north up, lengths and positions to scale.

Measured here

What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours

Every hour from Sparrevohn (AWOS) (PASV), Sparrevohn LRRS Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.

Temperature

33 F at 6 PM; 44 F at its warmest, 6 AM, and 31 F at its coolest, 3 PM.

Now
33F
6 PM
Highest
44F
6 AM
Lowest
31F
3 PM
Temperature and Dew point at Sparrevohn (AWOS), temperature from 31.3 to 43.7, the latest 32.5; dew point from 23.7 to 30.2, the latest 28.0, in degrees Fahrenheit.TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINTF20304050Oct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMFREEZINGTEMPERATUREDEW POINT

How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009

Humidity and dew point

A dew point of 28 F, the air 83% saturated; the humidity ran from 47% at 6 AM to 86% at 2 PM.

Dew point now
28F
6 PM
Humidity now
83%
Humidity, range
47 to 86%
Relative humidity at Sparrevohn (AWOS), relative humidity from 47 to 86, the latest 83, in per cent.RELATIVE HUMIDITY%405060708090Oct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002

Wind

2 mph from the east at 6 PM; at its strongest 13 mph, 12 PM, with a gust of 20 mph at 12 PM.

Now
2mph
from the east
Strongest
13mph
12 PM
Highest gust
20mph
12 PM
Wind at Sparrevohn (AWOS), wind from 1 to 13, the latest 2, in miles an hour.WINDmph051015Oct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM
Wind direction at Sparrevohn (AWOS), wind direction from 10 to 330, the latest 80, in degrees.WIND DIRECTION°090180270360Oct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008

Pressure

29.13 inHg at 6 PM, rising 0.04 inHg over 3 hours; 0.31 inHg lower than a day before.

Now
29.13inHg
6 PM
3 hours
+0.04inHg
rising
24 hours
-0.31inHg
Pressure, altimeter at Sparrevohn (AWOS), pressure, altimeter from 29.09 to 29.44, the latest 29.13, in inches of mercury.PRESSURE, ALTIMETERinHg29.0029.1029.2029.3029.4029.50Oct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003

Visibility

10 miles or more every hour.

Now
10+mi
Lowest
10+mi
Hours under a mile
0
Visibility at Sparrevohn (AWOS), visibility from 10.0 to 10.0, the latest 10.0, in miles.VISIBILITYmi02.557.510Oct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMLIFRIFRMVFRVFR

How it is measured: Fog types, Field Book FB-WAT-020

Cloud base

The lowest cloud base came down to 1,100 ft at 2 PM; a base was reported in 19 of the hours.

Lowest base now
-
Lowest in 24 hours
1,100ft
2 PM
Hours with a base reported
19
Lowest cloud base at Sparrevohn (AWOS), lowest cloud base from 1,100 to 10,000, the latest 5,500, in feet.LOWEST CLOUD BASEft02,5005,0007,50010,000Oct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMMVFRVFR

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
6 PM
Hours with some
1
Precipitation at Sparrevohn (AWOS), precipitation from 0.00 to trace, the latest trace, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.030.050.070.10Oct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002

Sparrevohn (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 Sparrevohn LRRS 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 now1 instrument

Sparrevohn (AWOS)PASV

At an airfield/0.0 mi away/1,588 ft/3 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

-

Snow on the ground

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