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Hope, Alaska

Community in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska

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What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Hope, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 8.3 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Kenai 29 ENE26563

At a climate reference station/30.4 mi away/282 ft/158 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank684of 1,023

measured daily2 instruments

Anchorage 11.9 SSEAK-AB-82

In a volunteer observer's own ground/11.3 mi away/1,187 ft/1,063 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Anchorage - Upper DearmounAUDA2

At a cooperative observer's station/13.7 mi away/1,335 ft/1,211 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Lake Hood Seaplane, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 21.8 mi from Hope, Alaska. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 7:53 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 11,000 ft; the ceiling is 11,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Lake Hood Seaplane, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 11,000 feet, the ceiling at 11,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PALHFIG. A THE SKY OVER LAKE HOOD SEAPLANESECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,00017,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTBKN 11,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 11,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLELake Hood Seaplane, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PALHTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PALH-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

43.0 F with a dew point of 40.0 F, 89 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 700 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 11,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Lake Hood Seaplane: temperature 43.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 40.0, 89 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 700 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 11,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PALHFIG. B THE AIR AT LAKE HOOD SEAPLANETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00030 F40 F50 FSATURATES 700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 39.3 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 11,000 FTTEMPERATURE 43.0 FDEW POINT 40.0 FSPREAD 3.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 89 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 POINTTITLELake Hood Seaplane, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PALHTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PALH-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northeast (50 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 22 mph.

Plan of the wind at Lake Hood Seaplane, north up: blowing from 50 degrees, the northeast, at 6 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PALHFIG. C THE WIND AT LAKE HOOD SEAPLANEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 50°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLELake Hood Seaplane, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PALHTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PALH-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Anchorage - Upper Dearmoun (AUDA2), 13.7 miles from here, read 14 Oct, 22:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Alaska

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

Near Hope

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

Near Hope

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