Temperature
33 F at 12 AM; 34 F at its warmest, 1 PM Thursday, and 23 F at its coolest, 4 AM Thursday.
- Now
- 33F
- 12 AM
- Highest
- 34F
- 1 PM Thursday
- Lowest
- 23F
- 4 AM Thursday
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Tok Junction Airport, Alaska
Small airport in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska31°
38°/22°
Mostly cloudy·
Feels like 31°·Light air 1 mph E
Now. Tok Junction Airport is 31° and mostly cloudy at 1 AM. The dew point is 27°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Light air from the east at 1 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 37° by 3 PM. Tonight falls to about 20° by 6 AM, under a mostly clear sky. A freeze: protect plants and pipes. No rain is expected for the rest of the day.
The week. The warmest day ahead is tomorrow, near 34°, and the coolest Thursday, near 26°. Rain is likely Wednesday (53%). Rain is possible Tuesday (48%). The first freeze could come tomorrow, a low of 18°.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:11 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 34% lit, and sets at 7:05 PM. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. The sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 9 hours 50 minutes long, 7 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
-Air quality
92%Humidity
75%Cloud
Now
1:00 AM
31feels31
now, partly cloudy
Today
Oct 16
3822
overcast
Sat
Oct 17
3418
partly cloudy day
Sun
Oct 18
3020
partly cloudy day
Mon
Oct 19
2915
10%
Tue
Oct 20
3017
48%
Wed
Oct 21
3018
53%
Thu
Oct 22
2615
20%
31°
38°22°
34°18°
30°20°
29°15°
30°17°
30°18°
26°15°
As of 1:00 AM in Tok Junction Airport, Alaska.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- 6K8
- ICAO
- PFTO
- IATA
- TKJ
- Field elevation
- 1,639 ft
- Serves
- Tok
- Kind
- Small airport
- Scheduled service
- Yes
- Its own instrument
- PFTO
- Wind now
- Calm, read 16 Oct, 00:56
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 / 25 unlit | 2,509 ft | 50 ft | Asphalt | 99° / 279° | Calm | Calm |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Tok Junction (PFTO), Tok Junction Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 31 F, the air 92% saturated; the humidity ran from 81% at 7 AM Thursday to 92% at 12 AM.
- Dew point now
- 31F
- 12 AM
- Humidity now
- 92%
- Humidity, range
- 81 to 92%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
Calm at 12 AM; at its strongest 5 mph, 7 PM Thursday, and no gust reported.
- Now
- 0mph
- calm
- Strongest
- 5mph
- 7 PM Thursday
- Highest gust
- -
- none reported
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
29.40 inHg at 12 AM, falling 0.03 inHg over 3 hours; 0.43 inHg lower than a day before.
- Now
- 29.40inHg
- 12 AM
- 3 hours
- -0.03inHg
- falling
- 24 hours
- -0.43inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 4 miles at 8 AM Thursday; 10 miles or more now.
- Now
- 10+mi
- Lowest
- 4mi
- 8 AM Thursday
- Hours under a mile
- 0
How it is measured: Fog types, Field Book FB-WAT-020
Cloud base
The lowest cloud base came down to 2,100 ft at 11 AM Thursday; a base was reported in 14 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- -
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 2,100ft
- 11 AM Thursday
- Hours with a base reported
- 14
How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001
Precipitation
None measured in the gauge in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Wettest hour
- 0.00in
- 8 AM Thursday
- Hours with some
- 7
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
Tok Junction: every reading, the last 7 days, 30 days and the year, and how well it reports
What is measuring near here
The 5 instruments nearest Tok Junction Airport, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.0 miles away.
measured now3 instruments
Tok JunctionPFTO
At an airfield/0.0 mi away/1,644 ft/5 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Tok RAWSTKFA2
A remote fire weather station/1.3 mi away/1,657 ft/18 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
Beside a road/25.7 mi away/1,959 ft/320 ft above here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
measured daily2 instruments
Tok 1.7 NEAK-SF-3
In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.7 mi away/1,657 ft/18 ft above here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Tok #2TOAA2
At a cooperative observer's station/1.9 mi away/1,654 ft/15 ft above here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
0in
Snow on the ground
Measured at Tok #2 (TOAA2), 1.9 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 17:30. measured daily
Elsewhere in Alaska
18 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
Near Tok Junction Airport
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Tokcommunity, 2 mi
- Tanacrosscommunity, 13 mi
- Tetlincommunity, 19 mi
- Mentasta Lakecommunity, 36 mi
- Dot Lakecommunity, 39 mi
- Dot Lake Villagecommunity, 41 mi
- Northwaycommunity, 41 mi
- Slanacommunity, 53 mi
- Dry Creekcommunity, 57 mi
- Nabesnacommunity, 63 mi
- Chickencommunity, 63 mi
- Healy Lakecommunity, 72 mi
Airports near Tok Junction Airport
- Northway AirportORT, 41 mi
- Chicken AirportCKX, 59 mi
- Allen Army AirfieldBIG, 96 mi
- Gulkana AirportGKN, 113 mi
- Eagle AirportEAA, 114 mi
- May Creek AirportMYK, 138 mi
- Eielson Air Force BaseEIL, 156 mi
- Central AirportCEM, 164 mi