Storm Station
McCarthy, Alaska
44°
Overcast· Feels like 44°·Light air 1 mph ESE
Scattered rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
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52%Humidity
77%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 2 instruments nearest McCarthy, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.6 miles away.

measured now1 instrument

McCarthyMXYA2

At a river or reservoir gauge/2.6 mi away/1,289 ft/165 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank340of 846

measured daily1 instrument

Station report

The weather at McCarthy, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 2.6 mi from McCarthy. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 12:15 AM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 1,289 ft above sea level, 5 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.55 inHg and the temperature at 54.4 F; it reports 39.6 F, 14.8 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where McCarthy stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,289 feet above sea level with 5 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.55 inches of mercury, and temperature, 54.4 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MXYA2FIG. D WHERE MCCARTHY 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 ATMOSPHEREMCCARTHY5 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,289 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 HERE28.55 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE54.4 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED39.6 FTITLEMcCarthy, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP MXYA2TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MXYA2-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Sep 27 the noon sun stands 27 degrees above the horizon at 61.42 N, and the day is 11 h 32 min long. Level ground there takes 45 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at McCarthy, angles true: on Sep 27 it stands 27 degrees above the horizon, against 52 at the June solstice, 29 at the equinoxes and 5 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 32 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MXYA2FIG. E THE SUN AT MCCARTHYELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 52°EQUINOXES 29°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 5°SEP 27, 27°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 32 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 45 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 61.42 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -1.9°TITLEMcCarthy, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP MXYA2TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MXYA2-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 1,289 ft above sea level. Its report of Sep 27, 2026, 12:15 AM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, McCarthy, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard sep 27, 2026, 12:15 am local time; air temperature, 39.6 f.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MXYA2FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, SEP 27, 2026, 12:15 AM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD SEP 27, 2026, 12:15 AM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE39.6 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEMcCarthy, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP MXYA2TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MXYA2-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of McCarthy, in 3 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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