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Saxman, Alaska

City in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska

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What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Saxman, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

KetchikanNDBC-KECA2

At a river or reservoir gauge/1.2 mi away/-/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank979of 1,023

measured daily2 instruments

Ketchikan 4.8 SEAK-KG-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.6 mi away/21 ft/150 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Ketchikan AirportKTN

At an airfield/5.4 mi away/84 ft/87 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Ketchikan INTL Arpt (ASOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 5.0 mi from Saxman, Alaska. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:04 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 1,500 ft, broken at 2,100 ft, overcast at 2,600 ft; the ceiling is 2,100 ft; visibility 6 mi.

Section of the sky over Ketchikan INTL Arpt (ASOS), height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 1,500 feet, broken cloud with its base at 2,100 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 2,600 feet, the ceiling at 2,100 feet, and visibility of 6 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PAKTFIG. A THE SKY OVER KETCHIKAN INTL ARPT (ASOS)SECTION, 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 2,600 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 2,100 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 1,500 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 2,100 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 6 MI0510TITLEKetchikan INTL Arpt (ASOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PAKTTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PAKT-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

57.0 F with a dew point of 54.0 F, 90 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 Ketchikan INTL Arpt (ASOS): temperature 57.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 54.0, 90 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 PAKTFIG. B THE AIR AT KETCHIKAN INTL ARPT (ASOS)THE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 53.3 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 1,500 FTTEMPERATURE 57.0 FDEW POINT 54.0 FSPREAD 3.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 90 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 POINTTITLEKetchikan INTL Arpt (ASOS), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PAKTTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PAKT-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southeast (140 degrees) at 18 mph, gusting 38 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 47 mph.

Plan of the wind at Ketchikan INTL Arpt (ASOS), north up: blowing from 140 degrees, the southeast, at 18 miles an hour, gusting 38; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PAKTFIG. C THE WIND AT KETCHIKAN INTL ARPT (ASOS)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 140°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 18 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE32GUST, 38 MPH8GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEKetchikan INTL Arpt (ASOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PAKTTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PAKT-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Ketchikan INTL Arpt (ASOS), in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Elsewhere in Alaska

18 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Saxman

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near Saxman

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