Storm Station
Saxman, Alaska
48°
Rain· Feels like 42°·Moderate breeze 17 mph SSE
Rain. Cloudy, with a low around 44. Southeast wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
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100%Humidity
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What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Saxman, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.3 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Ketchikan 1E - Deer MtKDWA2

At a river or reservoir gauge/1.3 mi away/472 ft/301 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank671of 844

Ketchikan INTL Arpt (ASOS)PAKT

At an airfield/5.0 mi away/95 ft/76 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank755of 844

Metlakatla 6 S25381

At a climate reference station/19.6 mi away/105 ft/66 ft below here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

Ketchikan 4.8 SEAK-KG-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.6 mi away/21 ft/150 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Ketchikan AirportKTN

At an airfield/5.4 mi away/84 ft/87 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Ketchikan INTL Arpt (ASOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 5.0 mi from Saxman. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 12:24 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 900 ft, broken at 1,400 ft, overcast at 2,000 ft; the ceiling is 900 ft; visibility 5 mi.

Section of the sky over Ketchikan INTL Arpt (ASOS), height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 900 feet, broken cloud with its base at 1,400 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 2,000 feet, the ceiling at 900 feet, and visibility of 5 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PAKTFIG. A THE SKY OVER KETCHIKAN INTL ARPT (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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 2,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 1,400 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 900 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 900 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 5 MI0510TITLEKetchikan INTL Arpt (ASOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PAKTTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PAKT-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

51.0 F with a dew point of 49.0 F, 93 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 500 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 900 ft.

Chart of the air at Ketchikan INTL Arpt (ASOS): temperature 51.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 49.0, 93 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 500 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 900 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PAKTFIG. B THE AIR AT KETCHIKAN INTL ARPT (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 STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 FSATURATES 500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 48.5 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 900 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 51.0 F, 49.0 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 POINTTITLEKetchikan INTL Arpt (ASOS), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PAKTTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PAKT-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southeast (130 degrees) at 13 mph, gusting 24 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 24 mph.

Plan of the wind at Ketchikan INTL Arpt (ASOS), north up: blowing from 130 degrees, the southeast, at 13 miles an hour, gusting 24; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PAKTFIG. C THE WIND AT KETCHIKAN INTL ARPT (ASOS)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 130°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 24 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEKetchikan INTL Arpt (ASOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PAKTTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PAKT-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Ketchikan INTL Arpt (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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