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Salcha, Alaska

Community in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska

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What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Salcha, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 7.7 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

North PoleNOPA2

At a cooperative observer's station/16.2 mi away/485 ft/160 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/17.5 mi away/496 ft/149 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Eielson AFB, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.0 mi from Salcha, Alaska. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:55 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 10,000 ft, broken at 17,000 ft; the ceiling is 17,000 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 10,000 feet, broken cloud with its base at 17,000 feet, the ceiling at 17,000 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 STATION05,00010,00015,00020,00025,00030,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONBKN 17,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 10,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 17,000 FTVISIBILITY, 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, FB-SKY-010, FB-SKY-011, FB-SKY-012

The air

35.6 F with a dew point of 28.4 F, 75 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,600 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 10,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Eielson AFB: temperature 35.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 28.4, 75 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,600 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 10,000 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,00020 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 1,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 26.9 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 10,000 FTTEMPERATURE 35.6 FDEW POINT 28.4 FSPREAD 7.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 75 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-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (310 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Eielson AFB, north up: blowing from 310 degrees, the northwest, at 7 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 310°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEEielson AFB, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PAEITYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-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), 16.2 miles from here, read 14 Oct, 23:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Alaska

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