Storm Station
Red Dog Mine, Alaska
42°
Overcast· Feels like 39°·Light breeze 6 mph E
Isolated rain showers after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 36. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
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-Air quality
67%Humidity
90%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Red Dog Mine, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.7 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Red DogPADG

At an airfield/2.7 mi away/969 ft/117 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

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Ak Red Dog Mine 3 SSWRDMA2

At a river or reservoir gauge/3.1 mi away/933 ft/81 ft above here

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Red Dog Mine 3 SSW26655

At a climate reference station/3.6 mi away/942 ft/90 ft above here

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measured daily1 instrument

Ak Red Dog Mine 3 SSWRDMA2

At a cooperative observer's station/3.1 mi away/942 ft/90 ft above here

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Station report

The weather at Ak Red Dog Mine 3 SSW, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 3.1 mi from Red Dog Mine. From its report of Sep 26, 2026, 11:30 PM local time: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The air

41.3 F with a dew point of 33.6 F, 74 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,800 ft up.

Chart of the air at Ak Red Dog Mine 3 SSW: temperature 41.3 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 33.6, 74 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,800 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RDMA2FIG. B THE AIR AT AK RED DOG MINE 3 SSWTHE 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 1,800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 31.9 FTEMPERATURE 41.3 FDEW POINT 33.6 FSPREAD 7.7 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 74 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 POINTTITLEAk Red Dog Mine 3 SSW, the airSTATION REPORT · DCP RDMA2TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RDMA2-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The column

At 933 ft above sea level, 3 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.93 inHg and the temperature at 55.7 F; it reports 41.3 F, 14.4 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Ak Red Dog Mine 3 SSW stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 933 feet above sea level with 3 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.93 inches of mercury, and temperature, 55.7 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RDMA2FIG. D WHERE AK RED DOG MINE 3 SSW 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 ATMOSPHEREAK RED DOG MINE 3 SSW3 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT933 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 HERE28.93 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE55.7 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED41.3 FTITLEAk Red Dog Mine 3 SSW, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP RDMA2TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RDMA2-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Sep 27 the noon sun stands 20 degrees above the horizon at 68.03 N, and the day is 11 h 22 min long. Level ground there takes 34 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Ak Red Dog Mine 3 SSW, angles true: on Sep 27 it stands 20 degrees above the horizon, against 45 at the June solstice, 22 at the equinoxes and -1 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 22 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RDMA2FIG. E THE SUN AT AK RED DOG MINE 3 SSWELEVATION 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 45°EQUINOXES 22°DECEMBER SOLSTICE -1°SEP 27, 20°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 22 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 34 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 68.03 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -1.9°TITLEAk Red Dog Mine 3 SSW, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP RDMA2TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RDMA2-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Ak Red Dog Mine 3 SSW, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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