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South Lakes, Alaska

Community in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska

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What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest South Lakes, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.9 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Glenn Highway @ MP 35.2GTFA2

Beside a road/3.5 mi away/102 ft/264 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

Palmer 7.1 WSWAK-MS-21

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.1 mi away/232 ft/134 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Palmer - Matanukska Exp FarmPALA2

On a farm or research station/2.5 mi away/167 ft/199 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Palmer Municipal (ASOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 7.5 mi from South Lakes, Alaska. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 8:53 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 4,200 ft; the ceiling is 4,200 ft; visibility 5 mi.

Section of the sky over Palmer Municipal (ASOS), height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 4,200 feet, the ceiling at 4,200 feet, and visibility of 5 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PAAQFIG. A THE SKY OVER PALMER MUNICIPAL (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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETBKN 4,200 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 4,200 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 5 MI0510TITLEPalmer Municipal (ASOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PAAQTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PAAQ-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

44.0 F with a dew point of 39.0 F, 82 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,100 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 4,200 ft.

Chart of the air at Palmer Municipal (ASOS): temperature 44.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 39.0, 82 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,100 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 4,200 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PAAQFIG. B THE AIR AT PALMER MUNICIPAL (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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00030 F40 F50 FSATURATES 1,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 37.9 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 4,200 FTTEMPERATURE 44.0 FDEW POINT 39.0 FSPREAD 5.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 82 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 POINTTITLEPalmer Municipal (ASOS), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PAAQTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PAAQ-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east (100 degrees) at 17 mph, gusting 29 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 40 mph.

Plan of the wind at Palmer Municipal (ASOS), north up: blowing from 100 degrees, the east, at 17 miles an hour, gusting 29; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PAAQFIG. C THE WIND AT PALMER MUNICIPAL (ASOS)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 100°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 17 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 29 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEPalmer Municipal (ASOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PAAQTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PAAQ-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Alaska

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Near South Lakes

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