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Farmers Loop, Alaska

Community in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska

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What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Farmers Loop, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Fox 3.8 SWAK-FN-44

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.6 mi away/1,245 ft/485 ft above here

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Station report

The weather at Wainwright AAF, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 4.6 mi from Farmers Loop, Alaska. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 7:55 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 5,000 ft, broken at 12,000 ft; the ceiling is 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Wainwright AAF, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 5,000 feet, broken cloud with its base at 12,000 feet, the ceiling at 12,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PAFBFIG. A THE SKY OVER WAINWRIGHT AAFSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,00017,50020,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONBKN 12,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 5,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEWainwright AAF, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PAFBTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PAFB-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

41.7 F with a dew point of 29.3 F, 61 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,800 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 5,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Wainwright AAF: temperature 41.7 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 29.3, 61 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,800 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 5,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PAFBFIG. B THE AIR AT WAINWRIGHT AAFTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,00020 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 2,800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 26.7 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 5,000 FTTEMPERATURE 41.7 FDEW POINT 29.3 FSPREAD 12.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 61 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 POINTTITLEWainwright AAF, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PAFBTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PAFB-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east northeast (70 degrees) at 8 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Wainwright AAF, north up: blowing from 70 degrees, the east northeast, at 8 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 PAFBFIG. C THE WIND AT WAINWRIGHT AAFPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 70°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWainwright AAF, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PAFBTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PAFB-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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