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Lower Kalskag, Alaska

City in Bethel Census Area, Alaska

What is measuring near here

The 2 instruments nearest Lower Kalskag, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.6 miles away.

measured now1 instrument

KalskagPALG

At an airfield/1.6 mi away/56 ft/19 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank1of 1,023

measured daily1 instrument

Upper Kalskag 0.3 EAK-BC-8

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.1 mi away/42 ft/5 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Kalskag, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 1.6 mi from Lower Kalskag, Alaska. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 9:56 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 2,700 ft, broken at 6,000 ft, overcast at 7,500 ft; the ceiling is 6,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Kalskag, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 2,700 feet, broken cloud with its base at 6,000 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 7,500 feet, the ceiling at 6,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PALGFIG. A THE SKY OVER KALSKAGSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 7,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 6,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 2,700 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 6,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEKalskag, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PALGTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PALG-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

35.0 F with a dew point of 29.0 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 2,700 ft.

Chart of the air at Kalskag: temperature 35.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 29.0, 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 2,700 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PALGFIG. B THE AIR AT KALSKAGTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00020 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 1,400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 27.7 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 2,700 FTTEMPERATURE 35.0 FDEW POINT 29.0 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 POINTTITLEKalskag, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PALGTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PALG-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (340 degrees) at 8 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 23 mph.

Plan of the wind at Kalskag, north up: blowing from 340 degrees, the north northwest, at 8 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PALGFIG. C THE WIND AT KALSKAGPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 340°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEKalskag, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PALGTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PALG-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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