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Russian Mission, Alaska

City in Kusilvak Census Area, Alaska

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What is measuring near here

The 2 instruments nearest Russian Mission, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.3 miles away.

measured now1 instrument

Russian MissionPARS

At an airfield/1.3 mi away/52 ft/9 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

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measured daily1 instrument

Upper Kalskag 0.3 EAK-BC-8

In a volunteer observer's own ground/38.0 mi away/42 ft/1 ft below here

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Station report

The weather at Russian Mission, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 1.3 mi from Russian Mission, Alaska. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 8:56 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 3,300 ft; the ceiling is 3,300 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Russian Mission, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 3,300 feet, the ceiling at 3,300 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PARSFIG. A THE SKY OVER RUSSIAN MISSIONSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 3,300 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 3,300 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLERussian Mission, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PARSTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PARS-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

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 3,300 ft.

Chart of the air at Russian Mission: 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 3,300 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PARSFIG. B THE AIR AT RUSSIAN MISSIONTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00010 F20 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 2,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 25.9 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 3,300 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 POINTTITLERussian Mission, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PARSTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PARS-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northeast (40 degrees) at 8 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 21 mph.

Plan of the wind at Russian Mission, north up: blowing from 40 degrees, the northeast, 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 PARSFIG. C THE WIND AT RUSSIAN MISSIONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 40°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLERussian Mission, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PARSTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PARS-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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