Storm Station
Hope, Alaska
47°
Light rain· Feels like 40°·Moderate breeze 18 mph ESE
Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
-UV
-Air quality
76%Humidity
85%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Hope, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 8.3 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Seward Hwy 98.5SHBA2

Beside a road/8.3 mi away/46 ft/78 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank806of 848

North Potter HeightsPMHA2

At a river or reservoir gauge/11.1 mi away/1,025 ft/901 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank735of 848

Lake Hood SeaplanePALH

At an airfield/21.8 mi away/72 ft/52 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank63of 848

Kenai 29 ENE26563

At a climate reference station/30.4 mi away/282 ft/158 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Anchorage 11.9 SSEAK-AB-82

In a volunteer observer's own ground/11.3 mi away/1,187 ft/1,063 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Anchorage - Upper DearmounAUDA2

At a cooperative observer's station/13.7 mi away/1,335 ft/1,211 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Lake Hood Seaplane, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 21.8 mi from Hope. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 7,000 ft, overcast at 8,000 ft; the ceiling is 7,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Lake Hood Seaplane, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 7,000 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 8,000 feet, the ceiling at 7,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PALHFIG. A THE SKY OVER LAKE HOOD SEAPLANESECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 8,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 7,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 7,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLELake Hood Seaplane, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PALHTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PALH-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

47.0 F with a dew point of 43.0 F, 86 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 900 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 7,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Lake Hood Seaplane: temperature 47.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 43.0, 86 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 900 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 7,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PALHFIG. B THE AIR AT LAKE HOOD SEAPLANETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 42.1 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 7,000 FTTEMPERATURE 47.0 FDEW POINT 43.0 FSPREAD 4.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 86 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 POINTTITLELake Hood Seaplane, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PALHTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PALH-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southeast (160 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Lake Hood Seaplane, north up: blowing from 160 degrees, the south southeast, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PALHFIG. C THE WIND AT LAKE HOOD SEAPLANEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 160°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLELake Hood Seaplane, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PALHTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PALH-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Alaska

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Near Hope

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