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Eielson AFB, Alaska

Community in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska

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What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Eielson AFB, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.3 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

ManchuMANA2

At a river or reservoir gauge/2.2 mi away/595 ft/16 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank233of 1,025

measured daily2 instruments

North PoleNOPA2

At a cooperative observer's station/9.0 mi away/485 ft/94 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank44of 1,025

North Pole 2.6 NEAK-FN-37

In a volunteer observer's own ground/9.4 mi away/496 ft/83 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Eielson AFB, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 1.3 mi from Eielson AFB, Alaska. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 1:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 8,000 ft; the ceiling is 8,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Eielson AFB, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 8,000 feet, the ceiling at 8,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PAEIFIG. A THE SKY OVER EIELSON AFBSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONOVC 8,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 8,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEEielson AFB, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PAEITYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-PAEI-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

33.3 F with a dew point of 30.6 F, 90 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 600 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 8,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Eielson AFB: temperature 33.3 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 30.6, 90 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 600 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 8,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PAEIFIG. B THE AIR AT EIELSON AFBTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00020 F30 F40 FSATURATES 600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 30.0 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 8,000 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 33.3 F, 30.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 90 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 POINTTITLEEielson AFB, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PAEITYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-PAEI-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southwest (230 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Eielson AFB, north up: blowing from 230 degrees, the southwest, at 6 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 PAEIFIG. C THE WIND AT EIELSON AFBPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 230°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEEielson AFB, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PAEITYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-PAEI-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Eielson AFB, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at North Pole (NOPA2), 9.0 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 23:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Alaska

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Near Eielson AFB

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Near Eielson AFB

River and lake gauges