Temperature
43 F at 6 PM; 47 F at its warmest, 3 PM, and 34 F at its coolest, 8 PM Wednesday.
- Now
- 43F
- 6 PM
- Highest
- 47F
- 3 PM
- Lowest
- 34F
- 8 PM Wednesday
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Bryant Army Airfield, Alaska
Small airport in Anchorage Municipality, Alaska43°
48°/35°
Mostly cloudy·
Feels like 41°·Light breeze 4 mph E
Now. Bryant Army Airfield is 43° and mostly cloudy at 7 PM. The dew point is 39°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Light breeze from the east at 4 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 44° by 7 PM. Tonight falls to about 36° by 8 AM, under a mostly clear sky. Frost can form on the ground in sheltered spots. No rain is expected for the rest of the day.
The week. The warmest day ahead is tomorrow, near 46°, and the coolest Wednesday, near 38°. Rain is likely Tuesday (74%). Rain is possible Monday (43%) and Wednesday (44%). The first freeze could come Saturday, a low of 32°.
The sky now. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 26% lit, and sets at 7:27 PM. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. After dark, 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 10 hours 6 minutes long, 5 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
-Air quality
83%Humidity
71%Cloud
Now
7:00 PM
43feels41
14%
Today
Oct 15
4835
44%
Fri
Oct 16
4635
13%
Sat
Oct 17
4132
14%
Sun
Oct 18
4028
partly cloudy day
Mon
Oct 19
4031
43%
Tue
Oct 20
4132
74%
Wed
Oct 21
3831
44%
43°
48°35°
46°35°
41°32°
40°28°
40°31°
41°32°
38°31°
As of 7:00 PM in Bryant Army Airfield, Alaska.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- FRN
- ICAO
- PAFR
- IATA
- FRN
- Field elevation
- 378 ft
- Serves
- Fort Richardson
- Kind
- Small airport
- Scheduled service
- No
- Its own instrument
- PAFR
- Wind now
- From 120° at 6 mph, read 15 Oct, 18:55
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 / 35 unlit | 4,175 ft | 100 ft | Asphalt | - | - | - |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Ft. Richardson (PAFR), Bryant Army Airfield's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 39 F, the air 85% saturated; the humidity ran from 72% at 3 PM to 96% at 9 PM Wednesday.
- Dew point now
- 39F
- 6 PM
- Humidity now
- 85%
- Humidity, range
- 72 to 96%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
6 mph from the east southeast at 6 PM; at its strongest 7 mph, 11 AM, and no gust reported.
- Now
- 6mph
- from the east southeast
- Strongest
- 7mph
- 11 AM
- Highest gust
- -
- none reported
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
29.23 inHg at 6 PM, rising 0.06 inHg over 3 hours; 0.50 inHg lower than a day before.
- Now
- 29.23inHg
- 6 PM
- 3 hours
- +0.06inHg
- rising
- 24 hours
- -0.50inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 4 miles at 1 PM; 9 miles now.
- Now
- 9mi
- Lowest
- 4mi
- 1 PM
- 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 400 ft at 2 PM; a base was reported in 23 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- -
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 400ft
- 2 PM
- Hours with a base reported
- 23
How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001
Precipitation
0.03 in measured in the gauge, the most, 0.03 in, in the hour to 1 PM.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.03in
- Wettest hour
- 0.03in
- 1 PM
- Hours with some
- 2
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
Ft. Richardson: 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 Bryant 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 now3 instruments
Ft. RichardsonPAFR
At an airfield/0.0 mi away/397 ft/19 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Glenn Highway @ S Curves MP 9.9GERA2
Beside a road/1.1 mi away/410 ft/32 ft above here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
Grazelka Range RawsGRZA2
A remote fire weather station/1.7 mi away/459 ft/81 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Anchorage - Fort RichardsonFRWA2
At a cooperative observer's station/2.7 mi away/513 ft/135 ft above here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
Eagle River 1.8 SWAK-AB-83
In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.7 mi away/467 ft/89 ft above here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
-
Snow on the ground
Elsewhere in Alaska
18 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
Near Bryant Army Airfield
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Anchoragecity, 9 mi
- Point MacKenziecommunity, 14 mi
- Knik-Fairviewcommunity, 18 mi
- Turnagain Armfeature, 20 mi
- Big Lakecommunity, 20 mi
- Meadow Lakescommunity, 23 mi
- Wasillacity, 23 mi
- Houstoncity, 24 mi
- Hopecommunity, 25 mi
- South Lakescommunity, 25 mi
- Gatewaycommunity, 25 mi
- Knik Rivercommunity, 25 mi
Airports near Bryant Army Airfield
- Elmendorf Air Force BaseEDF, 5 mi
- Merrill FieldMRI, 7 mi
- Birchwood AirportBCV, 11 mi
- Lake Hood Seaplane BaseLHD, 12 mi
- Ted Stevens Anchorage International AirportANC, 13 mi
- Wasilla AirportIYS, 21 mi
- Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal AirportPAQ, 29 mi
- Wasilla Creek Airpark05AK, 32 mi