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Nikolai, Alaska

City in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska

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What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Nikolai, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.1 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

NikolaiPAFS

At an airfield/0.6 mi away/413 ft/67 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank242of 1,023

Farewell BurnFWLA2

At a river or reservoir gauge/22.3 mi away/728 ft/248 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank86of 1,023

measured daily2 instruments

Nikolai 1.4 NNEAK-YC-5

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.1 mi away/427 ft/53 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Mcgrath APMCG

At a cooperative observer's station/39.0 mi away/331 ft/149 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Nikolai, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 0.6 mi from Nikolai, Alaska. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:01 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Nikolai, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PAFSFIG. A THE SKY OVER NIKOLAISECTION, 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 SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLENikolai, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PAFSTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PAFS-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

29.0 F with a dew point of 29.0 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground.

Chart of the air at Nikolai: temperature 29.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 29.0, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PAFSFIG. B THE AIR AT NIKOLAITHE 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 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 29.0 F, 29.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 100 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 POINTTITLENikolai, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PAFSTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PAFS-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Nikolai, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PAFSFIG. C THE WIND AT NIKOLAIPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLENikolai, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PAFSTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PAFS-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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