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Lake Minchumina, Alaska

Community in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska

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What is measuring near here

The 3 instruments nearest Lake Minchumina, 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 now2 instruments

MinchuminaPAMH

At an airfield/0.7 mi away/702 ft/287 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank454of 1,023

measured daily1 instrument

Lake MinchuminaLMHA2

At a cooperative observer's station/0.2 mi away/900 ft/89 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Minchumina, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 0.7 mi from Lake Minchumina, Alaska. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 9:56 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 10,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Minchumina, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 10,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PAMHFIG. A THE SKY OVER MINCHUMINASECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTSCT 10,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEMinchumina, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PAMHTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PAMH-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

38.0 F with a dew point of 28.0 F, 67 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,300 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 10,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Minchumina: temperature 38.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 28.0, 67 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,300 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 10,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PAMHFIG. B THE AIR AT MINCHUMINATHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010 F20 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 2,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 25.8 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 10,000 FTTEMPERATURE 38.0 FDEW POINT 28.0 FSPREAD 10.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 67 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 POINTTITLEMinchumina, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PAMHTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PAMH-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

At 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 22 mph.

Plan of the wind at Minchumina, north up: at 5 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 PAMHFIG. C THE WIND AT MINCHUMINAPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONDIRECTION NOT REPORTEDBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMinchumina, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PAMHTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PAMH-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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