Storm Station
Chitina, Alaska
28° 35°/26°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 28°·Light air 3 mph SSW
A chance of snow showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Southeast wind 15 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
0UV Low
-Air quality
77%Humidity
72%Cloud
Now
12:30 AM
28feels28
now, partly cloudy
Today
Sep 27
3526
67%
snow showers
Mon
Sep 28
3426
33%
overcast
Tue
Sep 29
3424
25%
drizzle light
Wed
Sep 30
3125
57%
snow showers
Thu
Oct 1
2823
53%
snow showers
Fri
Oct 2
2819
39%
snow showers
Sat
Oct 3
2520
58%
overcast
28°
35°26°
34°26°
34°24°
31°25°
28°23°
28°19°
25°20°

As of 12:30 AM in Chitina, Alaska.

What is measuring near here

The 2 instruments nearest Chitina, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.4 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Chitina RAWSCXCA2

A remote fire weather station/2.4 mi away/1,322 ft/3,979 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank202of 844

Station report

The weather at Chitina RAWS, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 2.4 mi from Chitina. From its report of Sep 26, 2026, 11:51 PM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The air

46.0 F with a dew point of 32.9 F, 60 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,000 ft up.

Chart of the air at Chitina RAWS: temperature 46.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 32.9, 60 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,000 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CXCA2FIG. B THE AIR AT CHITINA RAWSTHE 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 F60 FSATURATES 3,000 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 30.0 FTEMPERATURE 46.0 FDEW POINT 32.9 FSPREAD 13.1 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 60 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 POINTTITLEChitina RAWS, the airSTATION REPORT · DCP CXCA2TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CXCA2-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southeast (125 degrees) at 4 mph, gusting 12 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 14 mph.

Plan of the wind at Chitina RAWS, north up: blowing from 125 degrees, the southeast, at 4 miles an hour, gusting 12; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CXCA2FIG. C THE WIND AT CHITINA RAWSPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 125°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 4 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE8GUST, 12 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEChitina RAWS, the windSTATION REPORT · DCP CXCA2TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CXCA2-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 1,322 ft above sea level, 5 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.52 inHg and the temperature at 54.3 F; it reports 46.0 F, 8.3 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Chitina RAWS stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,322 feet above sea level with 5 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.52 inches of mercury, and temperature, 54.3 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CXCA2FIG. D WHERE CHITINA RAWS STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERECHITINA RAWS5 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,322 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE28.52 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE54.3 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED46.0 FTITLEChitina RAWS, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP CXCA2TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CXCA2-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Chitina RAWS, in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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