Temperature
30 F at 12 AM; 34 F at its warmest, 3 PM Thursday, and 21 F at its coolest, 2 AM Thursday.
- Now
- 30F
- 12 AM
- Highest
- 34F
- 3 PM Thursday
- Lowest
- 21F
- 2 AM Thursday
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Northway Airport, Alaska
Medium airport in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska29°
37°/22°
Overcast·
Feels like 29°·Calm 0 mph ENE
Now. Northway Airport is 29° and overcast at 1 AM. The dew point is 26°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. The air is calm.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 36° 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 33°, and the coolest Thursday, near 28°. Rain is possible Tuesday (37%) and Wednesday (41%). The first freeze could come tomorrow, a low of 18°.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:08 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 34% lit, and sets at 7:18 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 52 minutes long, 6 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
-Air quality
92%Humidity
100%Cloud
Now
1:00 AM
29feels29
now, overcast
Today
Oct 16
3722
overcast
Sat
Oct 17
3318
partly cloudy day
Sun
Oct 18
3119
15%
Mon
Oct 19
3015
partly cloudy day
Tue
Oct 20
3216
37%
Wed
Oct 21
3318
41%
Thu
Oct 22
2815
15%
29°
37°22°
33°18°
31°19°
30°15°
32°16°
33°18°
28°15°
As of 1:00 AM in Northway Airport, Alaska.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- ORT
- ICAO
- PAOR
- IATA
- ORT
- Field elevation
- 1,715 ft
- Serves
- Northway
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Scheduled service
- Yes
- Its own instrument
- PAOR
- Wind now
- Calm, read 16 Oct, 00:53
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 / 23 unlit | 5,100 ft | 100 ft | Gravel | 76° / 256° | Calm | Calm |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Northway (ASOS) (PAOR), Northway Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 28 F, the air 92% saturated; the humidity ran from 82% at 3 PM Thursday to 92% at 12 AM.
- Dew point now
- 28F
- 12 AM
- Humidity now
- 92%
- Humidity, range
- 82 to 92%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
4 mph from the east northeast at 1 AM; at its strongest 4 mph, 1 AM, and no gust reported.
- Now
- 4mph
- from the east northeast
- Strongest
- 4mph
- 1 AM
- Highest gust
- -
- none reported
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
29.41 inHg at 1 AM, steady over 3 hours; 0.41 inHg lower than a day before.
- Now
- 29.41inHg
- 1 AM
- 3 hours
- +0.00inHg
- steady
- 24 hours
- -0.41inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 3 miles at 9 AM Thursday; 10 miles or more now.
- Now
- 10+mi
- Lowest
- 3mi
- 9 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 900 ft at 1 PM Thursday; a base was reported in 20 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- 12,000ft
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 900ft
- 1 PM Thursday
- Hours with a base reported
- 20
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
- 7 AM Thursday
- Hours with some
- 5
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
Northway (ASOS): 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 Northway 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 now4 instruments
Northway (ASOS)PAOR
At an airfield/0.0 mi away/1,722 ft/7 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Beside a road/18.3 mi away/1,959 ft/244 ft above here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
At a river or reservoir gauge/18.6 mi away/2,014 ft/299 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
Tok 70 SE96404
At a climate reference station/28.0 mi away/2,000 ft/285 ft above here
temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip
measured daily1 instrument
Port AlcanPACA2
At a cooperative observer's station/37.4 mi away/1,985 ft/270 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 Port Alcan (PACA2), 37.4 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 07:00. measured daily
Elsewhere in Alaska
18 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
Near Northway Airport
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Northwaycommunity, 1 mi
- Tetlincommunity, 23 mi
- Alcan Bordercommunity, 36 mi
- Tokcommunity, 43 mi
- Nabesnacommunity, 53 mi
- Tanacrosscommunity, 53 mi
- Mentasta Lakecommunity, 56 mi
- Chisanacommunity, 59 mi
- Slanacommunity, 64 mi
- Dot Lakecommunity, 80 mi
- Chickencommunity, 80 mi
- Dot Lake Villagecommunity, 81 mi
Airports near Northway Airport
- Tok Junction Airport6K8, 41 mi
- Chicken AirportCKX, 76 mi
- May Creek AirportMYK, 115 mi
- Gulkana AirportGKN, 125 mi
- Eagle AirportEAA, 128 mi
- Allen Army AirfieldBIG, 137 mi
- Valdez Pioneer FieldVDZ, 188 mi
- Eielson Air Force BaseEIL, 197 mi