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Cantwell, Alaska

Community in Denali Borough, Alaska

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What is measuring near here

The 3 instruments nearest Cantwell, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 21.9 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Dunkle HillsDKLA2

At a river or reservoir gauge/21.9 mi away/2,703 ft/502 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank-

measured daily1 instrument

Station report

The weather at Mckinley Park, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 23.4 mi from Cantwell, Alaska. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 8:56 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 4,000 ft; the ceiling is 4,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Mckinley Park, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 4,000 feet, the ceiling at 4,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PAINFIG. A THE SKY OVER MCKINLEY PARKSECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 4,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 4,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEMckinley Park, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PAINTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PAIN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

42.0 F with a dew point of 33.0 F, 70 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,000 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 4,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Mckinley Park: temperature 42.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 33.0, 70 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,000 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 4,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PAINFIG. B THE AIR AT MCKINLEY PARKTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00020 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 2,000 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 31.1 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 4,000 FTTEMPERATURE 42.0 FDEW POINT 33.0 FSPREAD 9.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 70 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 POINTTITLEMckinley Park, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PAINTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PAIN-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southwest (230 degrees) at 8 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 20 mph.

Plan of the wind at Mckinley Park, north up: blowing from 230 degrees, the southwest, at 8 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PAINFIG. C THE WIND AT MCKINLEY PARKPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 230°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMckinley Park, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PAINTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PAIN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Mckinley Park, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Denali National Park (Previously Known A (DNPA2), 22.5 miles from here, read 14 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Alaska

18 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Cantwell

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near Cantwell

River and lake gauges