Storm Station
Nikolai, Alaska
45° 56°/38°
Overcast· Feels like 41°·Light breeze 7 mph ENE
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. East wind around 5 mph.
0UV Low
-Air quality
62%Humidity
97%Cloud
Now
12:30 AM
45feels41
now, overcast
Today
Sep 27
5638
drizzle light
Mon
Sep 28
5039
19%
drizzle light
Tue
Sep 29
4137
26%
overcast
Wed
Sep 30
4132
16%
snow light
Thu
Oct 1
3932
14%
snow light
Fri
Oct 2
3625
14%
overcast
Sat
Oct 3
3824
16%
overcast
45°
56°38°
50°39°
41°37°
41°32°
39°32°
36°25°
38°24°

As of 12:30 AM in Nikolai, Alaska.

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Nikolai, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.1 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

NikolaiPAFS

At an airfield/0.6 mi away/413 ft/67 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank92of 844

Farewell BurnFWLA2

At a river or reservoir gauge/22.3 mi away/728 ft/248 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank148of 844

measured daily2 instruments

Nikolai 1.4 NNEAK-YC-5

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.1 mi away/427 ft/53 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Mcgrath APMCG

At a cooperative observer's station/39.0 mi away/331 ft/149 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Nikolai, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 0.6 mi from Nikolai. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 12:01 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Nikolai, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 12,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PAFSFIG. A THE SKY OVER NIKOLAISECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,00017,50020,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTFEW 12,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLENikolai, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PAFSTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PAFS-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

45.0 F with a dew point of 35.0 F, 68 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,300 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 12,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Nikolai: temperature 45.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 35.0, 68 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,300 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 12,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PAFSFIG. B THE AIR AT NIKOLAITHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 2,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 32.8 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 12,000 FTTEMPERATURE 45.0 FDEW POINT 35.0 FSPREAD 10.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 68 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 POINTTITLENikolai, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PAFSTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PAFS-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east northeast (70 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Nikolai, north up: blowing from 70 degrees, the east 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 PAFSFIG. C THE WIND AT NIKOLAIPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 70°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLENikolai, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PAFSTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PAFS-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Nikolai, 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 Nikolai

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