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Goodnews Bay, Alaska

City in Bethel Census Area, Alaska

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What is measuring near here

The 1 instruments nearest Goodnews Bay, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 12.1 miles away.

measured now1 instrument

PlatinumPAPM

At an airfield/12.1 mi away/16 ft/346 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank851of 1,023

Station report

The weather at Platinum, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 12.1 mi from Goodnews Bay, Alaska. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 9:32 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 900 ft, broken at 1,500 ft, overcast at 2,000 ft; the ceiling is 900 ft; visibility 7 mi.

Section of the sky over Platinum, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 900 feet, broken cloud with its base at 1,500 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 2,000 feet, the ceiling at 900 feet, and visibility of 7 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PAPMFIG. A THE SKY OVER PLATINUMSECTION, 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 2,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 1,500 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 900 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 900 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 7 MI0510TITLEPlatinum, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PAPMTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PAPM-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

37.4 F with a dew point of 35.6 F, 93 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 400 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 900 ft.

Chart of the air at Platinum: temperature 37.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 35.6, 93 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 400 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 900 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PAPMFIG. B THE AIR AT PLATINUMTHE 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 F50 FSATURATES 400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 35.2 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 900 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 37.4 F, 35.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 93 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 POINTTITLEPlatinum, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PAPMTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PAPM-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (360 degrees) at 16 mph, gusting 24 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 32 mph.

Plan of the wind at Platinum, north up: blowing from 360 degrees, the north, at 16 miles an hour, gusting 24; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PAPMFIG. C THE WIND AT PLATINUMPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 360°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 16 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 24 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEPlatinum, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PAPMTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PAPM-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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