Temperature
42 F at 6 PM; 46 F at its warmest, 2 PM, and 32 F at its coolest, 5 AM.
- Now
- 42F
- 6 PM
- Highest
- 46F
- 2 PM
- Lowest
- 32F
- 5 AM
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Ladd Army Airfield, Alaska
Medium airport in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska41°
42°/30°
Mostly cloudy·
Feels like 36°·Light breeze 8 mph ENE
Now. Ladd Army Airfield is 41° and mostly cloudy at 8 PM. With the wind it feels like 36°. The dew point is 29°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Light breeze from the east-northeast at 8 mph.
Today and tonight. Tonight falls to about 29° by 8 AM, under a mostly clear sky. A freeze: protect plants and pipes.
The week. The warmest day ahead is tomorrow, near 41°, and the coolest Sunday, near 32°. Rain is likely Wednesday (62%). Rain is possible Tuesday (43%). The first freeze could come tomorrow, a low of 28°.
The sky now. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 26% lit, and stays below the horizon until dawn. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. Look for Saturn, bright in the east-southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. 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 46 minutes long, 6 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
-Air quality
61%Humidity
75%Cloud
Now
8:00 PM
41feels36
now, partly cloudy
Today
Oct 15
4230
11%
Fri
Oct 16
4128
28%
Sat
Oct 17
3628
20%
Sun
Oct 18
3223
partly cloudy day
Mon
Oct 19
3621
11%
Tue
Oct 20
3624
43%
Wed
Oct 21
3225
62%
41°
42°30°
41°28°
36°28°
32°23°
36°21°
36°24°
32°25°
As of 8:00 PM in Ladd Army Airfield, Alaska.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- FBK
- ICAO
- PAFB
- IATA
- FBK
- Field elevation
- 454 ft
- Serves
- Fairbanks
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Scheduled service
- No
- Its own instrument
- PAFB
- Wind now
- From 70° at 8 mph, read 15 Oct, 19:55
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 / 25 unlit | 8,575 ft | 150 ft | Asphalt | 89° / 269° | 8 mph head, on 07 | 3 mph from the left |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Wainwright AAF (PAFB), Ladd Army Airfield's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 29 F, the air 60% saturated; the humidity ran from 48% at 2 PM to 89% at 9 PM Wednesday.
- Dew point now
- 29F
- 6 PM
- Humidity now
- 60%
- Humidity, range
- 48 to 89%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
10 mph from the east northeast at 6 PM; at its strongest 15 mph, 4 PM, and no gust reported.
- Now
- 10mph
- from the east northeast
- Strongest
- 15mph
- 4 PM
- Highest gust
- -
- none reported
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
29.32 inHg at 6 PM, falling 0.04 inHg over 3 hours; 0.57 inHg lower than a day before.
- Now
- 29.32inHg
- 6 PM
- 3 hours
- -0.04inHg
- falling
- 24 hours
- -0.57inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 8 miles at 11 AM; 10 miles or more now.
- Now
- 10+mi
- Lowest
- 8mi
- 11 AM
- 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 3,000 ft at 4 PM; a base was reported in 14 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- -
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 3,000ft
- 4 PM
- 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
- -
- Hours with some
- 0
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
Wainwright AAF: every reading, the last 7 days, 30 days and the year, and how well it reports
What is measuring near here
The 6 instruments nearest Ladd Army Airfield, 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 now4 instruments
Wainwright AAFPAFB
At an airfield/0.0 mi away/449 ft/5 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Fort WainwrightFRBA2
At a river or reservoir gauge/0.1 mi away/446 ft/8 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
Richardson Highway @ Badger InterchangeRBIA2
Beside a road/2.1 mi away/522 ft/68 ft above here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
Fairbanks 11 NE26494
At a climate reference station/9.6 mi away/1,140 ft/686 ft above here
temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip
measured daily2 instruments
Fairbanks 2.5 WSWAK-FN-49
In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.4 mi away/442 ft/12 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
AuroraAURA2
At a cooperative observer's station/4.6 mi away/443 ft/11 ft below 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 Aurora (AURA2), 4.6 miles from here, read 14 Oct, 21:00. measured daily
Elsewhere in Alaska
18 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
Near Ladd Army Airfield
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- South Van Horncommunity, 3 mi
- Fairbankscity, 3 mi
- Farmers Loopcommunity, 5 mi
- Steele Creekcommunity, 5 mi
- Collegecommunity, 7 mi
- Badgercommunity, 8 mi
- Foxcommunity, 8 mi
- North Polecity, 10 mi
- Chena Ridgecommunity, 10 mi
- Goldstreamcommunity, 10 mi
- Estercommunity, 11 mi
- Moose Creekcommunity, 16 mi
Airports near Ladd Army Airfield
- Fairbanks International AirportFAI, 7 mi
- Eielson Air Force BaseEIL, 19 mi
- Nenana Municipal AirportENN, 48 mi
- Minto Al Wright Airport51Z, 56 mi
- Clear AirportZ84, 58 mi
- Allen Army AirfieldBIG, 81 mi
- Denali National Park AirportINR, 86 mi
- Rampart AirportRMP, 87 mi