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Kotlik, Alaska

City in Kusilvak Census Area, Alaska

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What is measuring near here

The 2 instruments nearest Kotlik, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.

measured now1 instrument

KotlikPFKO

At an airfield/0.2 mi away/3 ft/31 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank834of 1,023

measured daily1 instrument

Kotlik 0.1 SAK-WH-9

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.6 mi away/2 ft/32 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Kotlik, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 0.2 mi from Kotlik, Alaska. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 6:56 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 2,000 ft, overcast at 11,000 ft; the ceiling is 2,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Kotlik, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 2,000 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 11,000 feet, the ceiling at 2,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PFKOFIG. A THE SKY OVER KOTLIKSECTION, 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 FTOVC 11,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 2,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 2,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEKotlik, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PFKOTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PFKO-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

38.0 F with a dew point of 32.0 F, 79 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,400 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Kotlik: temperature 38.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 32.0, 79 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,400 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PFKOFIG. B THE AIR AT KOTLIKTHE 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 1,400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 30.7 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 2,000 FTTEMPERATURE 38.0 FDEW POINT 32.0 FSPREAD 6.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 79 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 POINTTITLEKotlik, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PFKOTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PFKO-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (10 degrees) at 18 mph, gusting 24 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 35 mph.

Plan of the wind at Kotlik, north up: blowing from 10 degrees, the north, at 18 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 PFKOFIG. C THE WIND AT KOTLIKPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 10°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 18 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 24 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEKotlik, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PFKOTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PFKO-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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