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Alatna, Alaska

Community in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska

What is measuring near here

The 2 instruments nearest Alatna, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 36.5 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Kanuti RiverKANA2

At a river or reservoir gauge/36.5 mi away/800 ft/130 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank227of 1,023

Kanuti LakeS2212

At a soil climate station/39.0 mi away/524 ft/146 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank812of 1,023

Station report

The weather at Kanuti River, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 36.5 mi from Alatna, Alaska. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 5:21 AM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The air

27.0 F with a dew point of 26.2 F, 97 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 200 ft up.

Chart of the air at Kanuti River: temperature 27.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 26.2, 97 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 200 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT KANA2FIG. B THE AIR AT KANUTI RIVERTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00020 F30 F40 FSATURATES 200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 26.1 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 27.0 F, 26.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 97 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLEKanuti River, the airSTATION REPORT · DCP KANA2TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-KANA2-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east northeast (70 degrees) at 4 mph, gusting 9 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 18 mph.

Plan of the wind at Kanuti River, north up: blowing from 70 degrees, the east northeast, at 4 miles an hour, gusting 9; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT KANA2FIG. C THE WIND AT KANUTI RIVERPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 70°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 4 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE8GUST, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEKanuti River, the windSTATION REPORT · DCP KANA2TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-KANA2-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 800 ft above sea level, 3 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.07 inHg and the temperature at 56.1 F; it reports 27.0 F, 29.1 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Kanuti River stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 800 feet above sea level with 3 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.07 inches of mercury, and temperature, 56.1 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT KANA2FIG. D WHERE KANUTI RIVER STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREKANUTI RIVER3 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT800 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE29.07 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE56.1 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED27.0 FTITLEKanuti River, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP KANA2TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-KANA2-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Kanuti River, in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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