Storm Station
Port Heiden, Alaska
50°
Light rain· Feels like 50°·Moderate breeze 16 mph S
Rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 45. Southwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
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-Air quality
74%Humidity
90%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 1 instruments nearest Port Heiden, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.8 miles away.

measured now1 instrument

Port HeidenPAPH

At an airfield/1.8 mi away/95 ft/16 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank822of 844

Station report

The weather at Port Heiden, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 1.8 mi from Port Heiden. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 12:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 1,400 ft, overcast at 4,200 ft; the ceiling is 1,400 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Port Heiden, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 1,400 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 4,200 feet, the ceiling at 1,400 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PAPHFIG. A THE SKY OVER PORT HEIDENSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 4,200 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 1,400 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,400 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEPort Heiden, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PAPHTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PAPH-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

48.2 F with a dew point of 46.4 F, 93 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 400 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,400 ft.

Chart of the air at Port Heiden: temperature 48.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 46.4, 93 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 400 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,400 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PAPHFIG. B THE AIR AT PORT HEIDENTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 46.0 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 1,400 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 48.2 F, 46.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 93 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 POINTTITLEPort Heiden, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PAPHTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PAPH-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west southwest (240 degrees) at 17 mph, gusting 23 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 23 mph.

Plan of the wind at Port Heiden, north up: blowing from 240 degrees, the west southwest, at 17 miles an hour, gusting 23; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PAPHFIG. C THE WIND AT PORT HEIDENPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 240°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 17 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 23 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEPort Heiden, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PAPHTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PAPH-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Port Heiden, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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