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Alcan Border, Alaska

Community in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska

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What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Alcan Border, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Tok 70 SE96404

At a climate reference station/8.6 mi away/2,000 ft/120 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

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Tok 70SETNWA2

At a river or reservoir gauge/9.1 mi away/1,999 ft/119 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank250of 1,023

measured daily1 instrument

Port AlcanPACA2

At a cooperative observer's station/1.1 mi away/1,985 ft/105 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank590of 1,023

Station report

The weather at Northway (ASOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 36.4 mi from Alcan Border, Alaska. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:53 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 5,000 ft; the ceiling is 5,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Northway (ASOS), height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 5,000 feet, the ceiling at 5,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PAORFIG. A THE SKY OVER NORTHWAY (ASOS)SECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 5,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 5,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLENorthway (ASOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PAORTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PAOR-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

30.0 F with a dew point of 28.0 F, 92 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 500 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 5,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Northway (ASOS): temperature 30.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 28.0, 92 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 500 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 5,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PAORFIG. B THE AIR AT NORTHWAY (ASOS)THE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00020 F30 F40 FSATURATES 500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 27.5 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 5,000 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 30.0 F, 28.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 92 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLENorthway (ASOS), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PAORTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PAOR-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southwest (220 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Northway (ASOS), north up: blowing from 220 degrees, the southwest, at 5 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PAORFIG. C THE WIND AT NORTHWAY (ASOS)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 220°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLENorthway (ASOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PAORTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PAOR-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Northway (ASOS), in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Port Alcan (PACA2), 1.1 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 Alcan Border

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near Alcan Border

River and lake gauges