Storm Station
Nikiski, Alaska
47° 53°/42°
Light drizzle· Feels like 42°·Gentle breeze 12 mph ENE
Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
0UV Low
-Air quality
92%Humidity
65%Cloud
Now
12:30 AM
47feels42
81%
now, drizzle light
Today
Sep 27
5342
92%
14mph
drizzle
Mon
Sep 28
5445
55%
overcast
Tue
Sep 29
5143
47%
drizzle
Wed
Sep 30
4541
59%
drizzle light
Thu
Oct 1
4739
38%
13mph
drizzle light
Fri
Oct 2
4738
37%
mostly clear day
Sat
Oct 3
4535
37%
overcast
47°
53°42°
54°45°
51°43°
45°41°
47°39°
47°38°
45°35°

As of 12:30 AM in Nikiski, Alaska.

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Nikiski, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.0 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

GW0412 NikiskiG0412

At a river or reservoir gauge/2.0 mi away/137 ft/10 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank600of 844

Kenai Municipal (ASOS)PAEN

At an airfield/8.1 mi away/95 ft/52 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank62of 844

Kenai 29 ENE26563

At a climate reference station/28.5 mi away/282 ft/135 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Kenai AirportENA

At an airfield/8.1 mi away/99 ft/48 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Kenai 3.0 SSEAK-KP-4

In a volunteer observer's own ground/13.0 mi away/80 ft/67 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Kenai Municipal (ASOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.1 mi from Nikiski. From its report of Sep 26, 2026, 11:53 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 4,900 ft, overcast at 5,500 ft; the ceiling is 5,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Kenai Municipal (ASOS), height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 4,900 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 5,500 feet, the ceiling at 5,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PAENFIG. A THE SKY OVER KENAI MUNICIPAL (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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 5,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 4,900 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 5,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEKenai Municipal (ASOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PAENTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PAEN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

48.0 F with a dew point of 43.0 F, 83 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 4,900 ft.

Chart of the air at Kenai Municipal (ASOS): temperature 48.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 43.0, 83 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 4,900 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PAENFIG. B THE AIR AT KENAI MUNICIPAL (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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 1,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 41.9 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 4,900 FTTEMPERATURE 48.0 FDEW POINT 43.0 FSPREAD 5.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 83 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 POINTTITLEKenai Municipal (ASOS), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PAENTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PAEN-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east northeast (70 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 36 mph.

Plan of the wind at Kenai Municipal (ASOS), north up: blowing from 70 degrees, the east northeast, at 6 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 PAENFIG. C THE WIND AT KENAI MUNICIPAL (ASOS)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 70°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEKenai Municipal (ASOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PAENTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PAEN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Kenai Municipal (ASOS), in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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