Storm Station
Kaktovik, Alaska
30°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 20°·Gentle breeze 11 mph ESE
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
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86%Humidity
56%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 1 instruments nearest Kaktovik, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.9 miles away.

measured now1 instrument

Barter Island(AWOS)PABA

At an airfield/0.9 mi away/7 ft/20 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank1of 846

Station report

The weather at Barter Island(AWOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 0.9 mi from Kaktovik. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 12:56 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Barter Island(AWOS), height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PABAFIG. A THE SKY OVER BARTER ISLAND(AWOS)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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEBarter Island(AWOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PABATYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PABA-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

30.0 F with a dew point of 30.0 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground.

Chart of the air at Barter Island(AWOS): temperature 30.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 30.0, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PABAFIG. B THE AIR AT BARTER ISLAND(AWOS)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 STATION01,0002,0003,00020 F30 F40 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 30.0 F, 30.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 100 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 POINTTITLEBarter Island(AWOS), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PABATYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PABA-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east northeast (60 degrees) at 10 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Barter Island(AWOS), north up: blowing from 60 degrees, the east northeast, at 10 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 PABAFIG. C THE WIND AT BARTER ISLAND(AWOS)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 60°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBarter Island(AWOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PABATYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PABA-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Barter Island(AWOS), in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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