Temperature
23 F at 6 PM; 23 F at its warmest, 11 AM, and 12 F at its coolest, 4 AM.
- Now
- 23F
- 6 PM
- Highest
- 23F
- 11 AM
- Lowest
- 12F
- 4 AM
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport, Alaska
Small 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.
23°
23°/9°
Freezing rain·
Feels like 8°·Fresh breeze 22 mph ENE
Alert. A Winter Weather Advisory is in force for Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport until 4 PM tomorrow. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book.
Now. Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport is 23° and freezing rain at 6 PM. With the wind it feels like 8°. The dew point is 21°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Fresh breeze from the east-northeast at 22 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 27°, and the coolest Sunday, near 20°. The days ahead look dry. The windiest day is tomorrow, with wind to 25 mph. The first freeze could come tomorrow, a low of 21°.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:14 PM. 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 2 minutes long, 9 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
-Air quality
93%Humidity
100%Cloud
Now
6:00 PM
23feels8
22mph
Today
Oct 15
239
23mph
Fri
Oct 16
2721
11%
25mph
Sat
Oct 17
2514
20mph
Sun
Oct 18
2012
17mph
Mon
Oct 19
2113
13mph
Tue
Oct 20
2010
overcast
Wed
Oct 21
2214
17%
23°
23°9°
27°21°
25°14°
20°12°
21°13°
20°10°
22°14°
As of 6:00 PM in Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport, Alaska.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- UBW
- ICAO
- PAKU
- IATA
- UUK
- Field elevation
- 67 ft
- Serves
- Kuparuk
- Kind
- Small airport
- Scheduled service
- No
- Its own instrument
- PAKU
- Wind now
- From 20° at 22 mph, read 15 Oct, 18:45
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 / 23 unlit | 6,000 ft | 130 ft | GRAVEL-G | - | - | - |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Kuparuk Airport (PAKU), Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 21 F, the air 93% saturated; the humidity ran from 79% at 6 AM to 93% at 6 PM.
- Dew point now
- 21F
- 6 PM
- Humidity now
- 93%
- Humidity, range
- 79 to 93%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
22 mph from the north northeast at 6 PM; at its strongest 22 mph, 4 PM, and no gust reported.
- Now
- 22mph
- from the north northeast
- Strongest
- 22mph
- 4 PM
- Highest gust
- -
- none reported
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
29.98 inHg at 6 PM, falling 0.09 inHg over 3 hours; 0.30 inHg lower than a day before.
- Now
- 29.98inHg
- 6 PM
- 3 hours
- -0.09inHg
- falling
- 24 hours
- -0.30inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 5 miles at 6 PM; 5 miles now.
- Now
- 5mi
- Lowest
- 5mi
- 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 6 PM; a base was reported in 16 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- 700ft
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 700ft
- 6 PM
- Hours with a base reported
- 16
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
- -
- Hours with some
- 0
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
Kuparuk Airport: 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 Ugnu-Kuparuk 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
Kuparuk AirportPAKU
At an airfield/0.0 mi away/66 ft/1 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Prudhoe Bay SnotelPRBA2
A snow pillow on a mountain/24.4 mi away/30 ft/37 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
Deadhorse 3 S26565
At a climate reference station/29.1 mi away/30 ft/37 ft below here
temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip
measured daily1 instrument
DeadhorseSCC
At a cooperative observer's station/27.8 mi away/58 ft/9 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 Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Prudhoe Baycommunity, 27 mi
- Nuiqsutcity, 34 mi
- Kaktovikcity, 141 mi
- Anaktuvuk Passcity, 160 mi
- Utqiagvikcity, 176 mi
- Atqasukcity, 181 mi
- Arctic Villagecommunity, 183 mi
- Wisemancommunity, 202 mi
- Coldfootcommunity, 215 mi
- Bettlescity, 241 mi
- Wainwrightcity, 241 mi
- Venetiecommunity, 242 mi
Airports near Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport
- Deadhorse AirportSCC, 28 mi
- Alpine AirstripAK15, 31 mi
- Nuiqsut AirportAQT, 34 mi
- Point Thomson Airstrip37AA, 78 mi
- Galbraith Lake AirportGBH, 128 mi
- Barter Island Long Range Radar Station AirportBTI, 141 mi
- Anaktuvuk Pass AirportAKP, 161 mi
- Wiley Post Will Rogers Memorial AirportBRW, 176 mi