Storm Station
Kotzebue, Alaska
44°
Overcast· Feels like 39°·Gentle breeze 9 mph ENE
Cloudy, with a low around 41. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
72%Humidity
88%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 3 instruments nearest Kotzebue, 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

Kotzebue / WienPAOT

At an airfield/1.1 mi away/3 ft/20 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank62of 846

Mount Noak RAWSMNOA2

A remote fire weather station/20.2 mi away/848 ft/825 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank304of 846

measured daily1 instrument

Kotzebue AirportOTZ

At an airfield/1.1 mi away/11 ft/12 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Kotzebue / Wien, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 1.1 mi from Kotzebue. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 1:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 4,500 ft; the ceiling is 4,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Kotzebue / Wien, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 4,500 feet, the ceiling at 4,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PAOTFIG. A THE SKY OVER KOTZEBUE / WIENSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 4,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 4,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEKotzebue / Wien, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PAOTTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PAOT-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

43.0 F with a dew point of 38.0 F, 82 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,100 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 4,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Kotzebue / Wien: temperature 43.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 38.0, 82 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,100 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 4,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PAOTFIG. B THE AIR AT KOTZEBUE / WIENTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00030 F40 F50 FSATURATES 1,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 36.9 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 4,500 FTTEMPERATURE 43.0 FDEW POINT 38.0 FSPREAD 5.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 82 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 POINTTITLEKotzebue / Wien, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PAOTTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PAOT-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northeast (30 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Kotzebue / Wien, north up: blowing from 30 degrees, the north northeast, at 7 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PAOTFIG. C THE WIND AT KOTZEBUE / WIENPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 30°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEKotzebue / Wien, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PAOTTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PAOT-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Kotzebue / Wien, 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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