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South Van Horn, Alaska

Community in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska

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What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest South Van Horn, 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 2.5 WSWAK-FN-49

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.3 mi away/442 ft/8 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

AuroraAURA2

At a cooperative observer's station/4.0 mi away/443 ft/7 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank23of 1,023

Station report

The weather at Wainwright AAF, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 2.9 mi from South Van Horn, Alaska. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 11,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Wainwright AAF, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 11,000 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,00017,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTFEW 11,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, 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-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

33.8 F with a dew point of 29.0 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 11,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Wainwright AAF: temperature 33.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 29.0, 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 11,000 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00020 F30 F40 FSATURATES 1,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 27.9 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 11,000 FTTEMPERATURE 33.8 FDEW POINT 29.0 FSPREAD 4.8 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 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 (80 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Wainwright AAF, north up: blowing from 80 degrees, the east, 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 PAFBFIG. C THE WIND AT WAINWRIGHT AAFPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 80°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE 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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Snow on the ground

Measured at Aurora (AURA2), 4.0 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 21:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Alaska

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Near South Van Horn

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