Storm Station
McGrath, Alaska
43°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 40°·Light breeze 5 mph E
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Northeast wind around 0 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
63%Humidity
58%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest McGrath, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Kuskokwim RiverMCGA2

At a river or reservoir gauge/0.3 mi away/325 ft/46 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank630of 848

Mcgrath (ASOS)PAMC

At an airfield/0.9 mi away/338 ft/33 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank63of 848

measured daily2 instruments

McGrath 0.6 WAK-YC-14

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.7 mi away/332 ft/39 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Mcgrath APMCG

At a cooperative observer's station/1.2 mi away/331 ft/40 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Mcgrath (ASOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 0.9 mi from McGrath. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:53 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 Mcgrath (ASOS), 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 PAMCFIG. A THE SKY OVER MCGRATH (ASOS)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 MORE0510TITLEMcgrath (ASOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PAMCTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PAMC-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

41.0 F with a dew point of 34.0 F, 76 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,600 ft up.

Chart of the air at Mcgrath (ASOS): temperature 41.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 34.0, 76 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,600 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PAMCFIG. B THE AIR AT MCGRATH (ASOS)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 F50 FSATURATES 1,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 32.5 FTEMPERATURE 41.0 FDEW POINT 34.0 FSPREAD 7.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 76 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 POINTTITLEMcgrath (ASOS), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PAMCTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PAMC-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west (260 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Mcgrath (ASOS), north up: blowing from 260 degrees, the west, 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 PAMCFIG. C THE WIND AT MCGRATH (ASOS)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 260°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMcgrath (ASOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PAMCTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PAMC-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Mcgrath (ASOS), 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 McGrath

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