Storm Station
Point Baker, Alaska
50°
Light rain· Feels like 45°·Gentle breeze 13 mph SSE
Rain showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 49. South wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
-UV
-Air quality
87%Humidity
84%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 3 instruments nearest Point Baker, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 26.7 miles away.

measured now1 instrument

GW6555 KecthikanG6555

At a river or reservoir gauge/26.7 mi away/10 ft/95 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank718of 848

measured daily2 instruments

Edna Bay 1.3 EAK-PW-1

In a volunteer observer's own ground/27.5 mi away/39 ft/66 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Little Port Walter near SitkaSITA2

At a cooperative observer's station/39.3 mi away/64 ft/41 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at GW6555 Kecthikan, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 26.7 mi from Point Baker. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:35 AM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 10 ft above sea level, 0 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.91 inHg and the temperature at 59.0 F; it reports 49.0 F, 10.0 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where GW6555 Kecthikan stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 10 feet above sea level with 0 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.91 inches of mercury, and temperature, 59.0 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT G6555FIG. D WHERE GW6555 KECTHIKAN 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 ATMOSPHEREGW6555 KECTHIKAN0 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT10 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 HERE29.91 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE59.0 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED49.0 FTITLEGW6555 Kecthikan, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP G6555TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-G6555-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Sep 27 the noon sun stands 32 degrees above the horizon at 56.11 N, and the day is 11 h 37 min long. Level ground there takes 53 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at GW6555 Kecthikan, angles true: on Sep 27 it stands 32 degrees above the horizon, against 57 at the June solstice, 34 at the equinoxes and 10 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 37 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT G6555FIG. E THE SUN AT GW6555 KECTHIKANELEVATION 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 57°EQUINOXES 34°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 10°SEP 27, 32°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 37 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 53 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 56.11 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -1.9°TITLEGW6555 Kecthikan, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP G6555TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-G6555-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 10 ft above sea level. Its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:35 AM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, GW6555 Kecthikan, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard sep 27, 2026, 3:35 am local time; air temperature, 49.0 f; precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT G6555FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, SEP 27, 2026, 3:35 AM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD SEP 27, 2026, 3:35 AM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE49.0 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEGW6555 Kecthikan, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP G6555TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-G6555-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of GW6555 Kecthikan, in 3 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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