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Port Heiden, Alaska

City in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska

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What is measuring near here

The 1 instruments nearest Port Heiden, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.8 miles away.

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Station report

The weather at Port Heiden, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 1.8 mi from Port Heiden, Alaska. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 4:56 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 1,500 ft, overcast at 2,200 ft; the ceiling is 1,500 ft; visibility 6 mi.

Section of the sky over Port Heiden, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 1,500 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 2,200 feet, the ceiling at 1,500 feet, and visibility of 6 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PAPHFIG. A THE SKY OVER PORT HEIDENSECTION, 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,500ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 2,200 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 1,500 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 6 MI0510TITLEPort Heiden, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PAPHTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PAPH-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

41.0 F with a dew point of 38.0 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 1,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Port Heiden: temperature 41.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 38.0, 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 1,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PAPHFIG. B THE AIR AT PORT HEIDENTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00030 F40 F50 FSATURATES 700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 37.3 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 1,500 FTTEMPERATURE 41.0 FDEW POINT 38.0 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 POINTTITLEPort Heiden, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PAPHTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PAPH-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (310 degrees) at 24 mph, gusting 30 mph: force 5, a fresh breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 31 mph.

Plan of the wind at Port Heiden, north up: blowing from 310 degrees, the northwest, at 24 miles an hour, gusting 30; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 5, fresh breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PAPHFIG. C THE WIND AT PORT HEIDENPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 310°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19NOW, 24 MPH6STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 30 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEPort Heiden, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PAPHTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PAPH-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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