Temperature
43 F at 5 PM; 48 F at its warmest, 10 AM, and 36 F at its coolest, 11 PM Wednesday.
- Now
- 43F
- 5 PM
- Highest
- 48F
- 10 AM
- Lowest
- 36F
- 11 PM Wednesday
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Valdez Pioneer Field, Alaska
Medium airport in Chugach Census Area, Alaska44°
46°/37°
Light rain·
Feels like 40°·Light breeze 6 mph E
Coming up. Rain is likely this evening, from about 6 PM (85%).
Now. Valdez Pioneer Field is 44° and light rain at 6 PM. With the wind it feels like 40°. The dew point is 43°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Light breeze from the east at 6 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 45° by 6 PM. Tonight falls to about 37° by 8 AM, under cloud.
The week. Highs stay close to 42° all week. Rain or snow is likely tomorrow (94%), Sunday (71%), Monday (84%), Tuesday (93%) and Wednesday (76%). The first freeze could come Sunday, a low of 30°.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:33 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 26% lit, and sets at 7:16 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 7 minutes long, 6 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
-Air quality
100%Humidity
75%Cloud
Now
6:00 PM
44feels40
85%
Today
Oct 15
4637
99%
Fri
Oct 16
4337
94%
Sat
Oct 17
4234
partly cloudy day
Sun
Oct 18
4130
71%
Mon
Oct 19
4134
84%
Tue
Oct 20
4234
93%
13mph
Wed
Oct 21
4034
76%
44°
46°37°
43°37°
42°34°
41°30°
41°34°
42°34°
40°34°
As of 6:00 PM in Valdez Pioneer Field, Alaska.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- VDZ
- ICAO
- PAVD
- IATA
- VDZ
- Field elevation
- 121 ft
- Serves
- Valdez
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Scheduled service
- Yes
- Its own instrument
- PAVD
- Wind now
- From 40° at 6 mph, read 15 Oct, 17:56
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 / 24 | 6,500 ft | 150 ft | Asphalt | 81° / 261° | 5 mph head, on 06 | 4 mph from the left |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Valdez (PAVD), Valdez Pioneer Field's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 43 F, the air 100% saturated; the humidity ran from 65% at 10 AM to 100% at 7 PM Wednesday.
- Dew point now
- 43F
- 5 PM
- Humidity now
- 100%
- Humidity, range
- 65 to 100%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
3 mph from the north northwest at 6 PM; at its strongest 9 mph, 4 PM, and no gust reported.
- Now
- 3mph
- from the north northwest
- Strongest
- 9mph
- 4 PM
- Highest gust
- -
- none reported
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
29.49 inHg at 6 PM, rising 0.07 inHg over 3 hours; 0.52 inHg lower than a day before.
- Now
- 29.49inHg
- 6 PM
- 3 hours
- +0.07inHg
- rising
- 24 hours
- -0.52inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 6 miles at 1 PM; 10 miles or more now.
- Now
- 10+mi
- Lowest
- 6mi
- 1 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 1,600 ft at 4 PM; a base was reported in 24 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- 2,800ft
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 1,600ft
- 4 PM
- Hours with a base reported
- 24
How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001
Precipitation
0.55 in measured in the gauge, the most, 0.18 in, in the hour to 1 PM.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.55in
- Wettest hour
- 0.18in
- 1 PM
- Hours with some
- 12
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
Valdez: 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 Valdez Pioneer Field, 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 now3 instruments
ValdezPAVD
At an airfield/0.1 mi away/121 ft/level with here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Valdez HANDARVDEA2
At a river or reservoir gauge/3.5 mi away/13 ft/108 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
Richardson Hwy @ Thompson Pass MP 25.7RHRA2
Beside a road/17.2 mi away/2,900 ft/2,779 ft above here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
measured daily1 instrument
ValdezVCOA2
At a cooperative observer's station/3.7 mi away/75 ft/46 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 Valdez Pioneer Field
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Valdezcity, 3 mi
- Tatitlekcommunity, 22 mi
- Cordovacity, 44 mi
- Tonsinacommunity, 47 mi
- Prince William Soundfeature, 47 mi
- Chugach Mountainsfeature, 49 mi
- Kenny Lakecommunity, 60 mi
- Willow Creekcommunity, 61 mi
- Nelchinacommunity, 61 mi
- Eureka Roadhousecommunity, 62 mi
- Chitinacommunity, 64 mi
- Copper Centercommunity, 66 mi
Airports near Valdez Pioneer Field
- Tatitlek Airport7KA, 23 mi
- Merle K (Mudhole) Smith AirportCDV, 51 mi
- Gulkana AirportGKN, 75 mi
- Chenega Bay AirportC05, 94 mi
- Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal AirportPAQ, 99 mi
- Wasilla Creek Airpark05AK, 104 mi
- Birchwood AirportBCV, 110 mi
- Wasilla AirportIYS, 113 mi