Now. Seward Airport is 39° and overcast at 8 AM. The dew point is 38°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Light air from the north-northwest at 3 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 46° by 4 PM. Tonight falls to about 37° by 12 AM, under a mostly clear sky. No rain is expected for the rest of the day.
The week. The warmest day ahead is tomorrow, near 46°, and the coolest Thursday, near 39°. Rain is likely Sunday (56%), Monday (91%), Tuesday (92%) and Wednesday (70%). Rain is possible Thursday (30%). The windiest day is Wednesday, with wind to 23 mph. The first freeze could come Sunday, a low of 32°.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:45 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 35% lit, and sets at 8:58 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. The sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 10 hours 6 minutes long, 5 minutes shorter than yesterday.
As of 8:00 AM in Seward Airport, Alaska.
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Now, today, and the week
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 / 31 | 4,249 ft | 100 ft | Asphalt | 143° / 323° | 3 mph head, on 31 | 1 mph from the right |
| 16 / 34 unlit | 2,289 ft | 75 ft | Asphalt | 174° / 354° | 3 mph head, on 34 | None |
Measured here
Every hour from Seward (ASOS) (PAWD), Seward Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
43 F at 11 PM Thursday; 48 F at its warmest, 10 AM Thursday, and 43 F at its coolest, 10 PM Thursday.
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
A dew point of 43 F, the air 100% saturated; the humidity ran from 74% at 10 AM Thursday to 100% at 10 PM Thursday.
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
3 mph from the north at 11 PM Thursday; at its strongest 16 mph, 9 AM Thursday, with a gust of 31 mph at 3 PM Thursday.
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
29.31 inHg at 11 PM Thursday, steady over 3 hours; 0.19 inHg higher than a day before.
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Down to 2 miles at 1 PM Thursday; 4 miles now.
How it is measured: Fog types, Field Book FB-WAT-020
The lowest cloud base came down to 900 ft at 2 PM Thursday; a base was reported in 15 of the hours.
How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001
0.98 in measured in the gauge, the most, 0.23 in, in the hour to 1 PM Thursday.
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
Seward (ASOS): every reading, the last 7 days, 30 days and the year, and how well it reports
The 4 instruments nearest Seward Airport, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.
measured now3 instruments
Seward (ASOS)PAWD
At an airfield/0.2 mi away/59 ft/37 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Bruno RoadKCSA2
At a river or reservoir gauge/3.6 mi away/203 ft/181 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
Seward Highway @ Divide MP 11.7SHDA2
Beside a road/8.6 mi away/725 ft/703 ft above here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
measured daily1 instrument
Moose Pass 3NWMOPA2
At a cooperative observer's station/25.7 mi away/594 ft/572 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.