Storm Station
Skwentna, Alaska
49°
Overcast· Feels like 49°·Light air 3 mph ENE
Rain showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 40. North wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
-UV
-Air quality
73%Humidity
81%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Skwentna, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.1 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Skwentna MawsSKMA2

At a river or reservoir gauge/1.1 mi away/144 ft/63 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank605of 846

measured daily2 instruments

Trapper Creek 10.0 WSWAK-MS-28

In a volunteer observer's own ground/22.0 mi away/851 ft/644 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Skwentna Maws, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 1.1 mi from Skwentna. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 1:30 AM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The air

48.0 F with a dew point of 41.5 F, 78 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,500 ft up.

Chart of the air at Skwentna Maws: temperature 48.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 41.5, 78 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,500 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SKMA2FIG. B THE AIR AT SKWENTNA MAWSTHE 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 1,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 40.0 FTEMPERATURE 48.0 FDEW POINT 41.5 FSPREAD 6.5 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 78 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 POINTTITLESkwentna Maws, the airSTATION REPORT · DCP SKMA2TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SKMA2-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west southwest (240 degrees) at 2 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Skwentna Maws, north up: blowing from 240 degrees, the west southwest, at 2 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SKMA2FIG. C THE WIND AT SKWENTNA MAWSPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 240°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 2 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESkwentna Maws, the windSTATION REPORT · DCP SKMA2TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SKMA2-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 144 ft above sea level, 1 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.77 inHg and the temperature at 58.5 F; it reports 48.0 F, 10.5 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Skwentna Maws stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 144 feet above sea level with 1 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.77 inches of mercury, and temperature, 58.5 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SKMA2FIG. D WHERE SKWENTNA MAWS 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 ATMOSPHERESKWENTNA MAWS1 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT144 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 HERE29.77 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE58.5 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED48.0 FTITLESkwentna Maws, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP SKMA2TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SKMA2-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Skwentna Maws, in 5 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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