Storm Station
Kake, Alaska
48°
Light rain· Feels like 43°·Moderate breeze 14 mph SE
Rain. Cloudy, with a low around 44. Southeast wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
-UV
-Air quality
89%Humidity
92%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Kake, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.1 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Kake Seaplane BasePAFE

At an airfield/2.1 mi away/138 ft/105 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank1of 846

Point EllisPEWA2

At a river or reservoir gauge/32.7 mi away/-75 ft/318 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank323of 846

measured daily2 instruments

Kake 0.4 NWAK-WP-5

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.1 mi away/52 ft/191 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Hidden Falls HatcheryHFHA2

At a cooperative observer's station/38.3 mi away/35 ft/208 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Kake Seaplane Base, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 2.1 mi from Kake. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 12:56 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 1,700 ft; the ceiling is 1,700 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Kake Seaplane Base, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 1,700 feet, the ceiling at 1,700 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PAFEFIG. A THE SKY OVER KAKE SEAPLANE BASESECTION, 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 1,700 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,700 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEKake Seaplane Base, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PAFETYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PAFE-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

50.0 F with a dew point of 49.0 F, 96 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 200 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,700 ft.

Chart of the air at Kake Seaplane Base: temperature 50.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 49.0, 96 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 200 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,700 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PAFEFIG. B THE AIR AT KAKE SEAPLANE BASETHE 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 FSATURATES 200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 48.8 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 1,700 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 50.0 F, 49.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 96 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 POINTTITLEKake Seaplane Base, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PAFETYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PAFE-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east southeast (110 degrees) at 9 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 17 mph.

Plan of the wind at Kake Seaplane Base, north up: blowing from 110 degrees, the east southeast, at 9 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 PAFEFIG. C THE WIND AT KAKE SEAPLANE BASEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 110°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEKake Seaplane Base, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PAFETYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PAFE-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Alaska

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

Near Kake

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