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Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska

Community in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska

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What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Harding-Birch Lakes, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.0 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

North PoleNOPA2

At a cooperative observer's station/26.2 mi away/485 ft/297 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank49of 1,023

North Pole 1.0 NAK-FN-19

In a volunteer observer's own ground/27.5 mi away/496 ft/286 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Eielson AFB, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 18.0 mi from Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 12,000 ft, scattered at 14,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Eielson AFB, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 12,000 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 14,000 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 STATION05,00010,00015,00020,00025,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONSCT 14,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 12,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEEielson AFB, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PAEITYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PAEI-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

31.0 F with a dew point of 27.0 F, 85 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 900 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 12,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Eielson AFB: temperature 31.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 27.0, 85 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 900 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 12,000 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 900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 26.1 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 12,000 FTTEMPERATURE 31.0 FDEW POINT 27.0 FSPREAD 4.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 85 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 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PAEI-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Eielson AFB, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, 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 STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEEielson AFB, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PAEITYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-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), 26.2 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 23:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Alaska

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