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Cold Bay, Alaska

City in Aleutians East Borough, Alaska

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What is measuring near here

The 3 instruments nearest Cold Bay, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.9 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Cold BayPACD

At an airfield/0.9 mi away/79 ft/48 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank11of 1,023

King CoveNDBC-KGCA2

At a river or reservoir gauge/18.5 mi away/-/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank979of 1,023

measured daily1 instrument

King Cove 0.6 WAK-AE-2

In a volunteer observer's own ground/19.0 mi away/12 ft/115 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Cold Bay, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 0.9 mi from Cold Bay, Alaska. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 9:53 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 2,100 ft, broken at 4,600 ft, overcast at 6,000 ft; the ceiling is 4,600 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Cold Bay, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 2,100 feet, broken cloud with its base at 4,600 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 6,000 feet, the ceiling at 4,600 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PACDFIG. A THE SKY OVER COLD BAYSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 6,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 4,600 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 2,100 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 4,600 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLECold Bay, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PACDTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PACD-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 38.0 F, 86 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 900 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,100 ft.

Chart of the air at Cold Bay: temperature 42.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 38.0, 86 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 900 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,100 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PACDFIG. B THE AIR AT COLD BAYTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00030 F40 F50 FSATURATES 900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 37.1 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 2,100 FTTEMPERATURE 42.0 FDEW POINT 38.0 FSPREAD 4.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 86 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 POINTTITLECold Bay, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PACDTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PACD-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (320 degrees) at 31 mph, gusting 43 mph: force 6, a strong breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 49 mph.

Plan of the wind at Cold Bay, north up: blowing from 320 degrees, the northwest, at 31 miles an hour, gusting 43; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 6, strong breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PACDFIG. C THE WIND AT COLD BAYPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 320°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25NOW, 31 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE39GUST, 43 MPH9STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECold Bay, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PACDTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PACD-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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