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Ester, Alaska

Community in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska

Air quality

The air at Ester

Index 0, good, led by sulfur dioxide. Read at 8 PM from the monitors near it.

0Good
  • Ozone-31 ppb7.2 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.3 ppb7.2 mi

On the radar over Ester, AlaskaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Ester, 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

measured daily2 instruments

Fairbanks 8.2 WAK-FN-34

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.3 mi away/682 ft/102 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Fairbanks INTL Arpt (ASOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 4.6 mi from Ester, Alaska. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 9:53 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 9,500 ft, broken at 14,000 ft, broken at 20,000 ft; the ceiling is 14,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Fairbanks INTL Arpt (ASOS), height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 9,500 feet, broken cloud with its base at 14,000 feet, broken cloud with its base at 20,000 feet, the ceiling at 14,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PAFAFIG. A THE SKY OVER FAIRBANKS INTL ARPT (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 STATION05,00010,00015,00020,00025,00030,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTBKN 20,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 14,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 9,500 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 14,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEFairbanks INTL Arpt (ASOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PAFATYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PAFA-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014, FB-SKY-010, FB-SKY-011, FB-SKY-012

The air

39.0 F with a dew point of 29.0 F, 67 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,300 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 9,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Fairbanks INTL Arpt (ASOS): temperature 39.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 29.0, 67 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,300 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 9,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PAFAFIG. B THE AIR AT FAIRBANKS INTL ARPT (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 STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00020 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 2,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 26.9 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 9,500 FTTEMPERATURE 39.0 FDEW POINT 29.0 FSPREAD 10.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 67 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 POINTTITLEFairbanks INTL Arpt (ASOS), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PAFATYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PAFA-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northeast (20 degrees) at 10 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 24 mph.

Plan of the wind at Fairbanks INTL Arpt (ASOS), north up: blowing from 20 degrees, the north northeast, at 10 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PAFAFIG. C THE WIND AT FAIRBANKS INTL ARPT (ASOS)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 20°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEFairbanks INTL Arpt (ASOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PAFATYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PAFA-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Alaska

18 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Ester

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Near Ester

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