This page shows live weather and camera information for situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing and must not be used for flight planning or navigation.
Conditions can change quickly and are not guaranteed, and nothing here guarantees travel. Whether to fly, or to cross the lake, is solely the decision of the pilot in command and the boat captain.
Pilots: always confirm with aviationweather.gov or 1-800-WX-BRIEF before flight.
Katmai Travel Conditions
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Pulling the latest King Salmon observation from the National Weather Service.
Now · live observation (PAKN)
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Morning window · 7:30–9:00 (forecast)
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Water taxi / boat · Naknek Lake
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No-go: wind > 20 mph or lake fog
Fog watch · temp–dewpoint convergence
Temp–dewpoint spread (smaller = fog risk)
≤2°F — fog likely3–4°F — fog possible≥5°F — clearing
Threshold watch
Today through the afternoon
3-day outlook
Live cameras
King Salmon · FAA airport cam (PAKN)● LIVE
Live FAA feed — North / East / South / West auto-refresh. Compare the live view to the "clear-day" reference: the distance markers (0.6 mi, 1.3 mi) tell you how far you can see.
Kat's River View · Brooks River bear cam (Katmai)● LIVE
explore.org disables embedding its bear cams on other sites (that's the “153” error — the owner’s setting, not fixable on our end). This shows the live frame, auto-updating every ~15 s; tap it to watch the full live video.
Route wind · King Salmon → Brooks (Windy)
Live surface wind over the floatplane route. Winds in knots.