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Sterling, Alaska

Community in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska

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What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Sterling, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.0 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

SoldotnaPASX

At an airfield/6.9 mi away/108 ft/159 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank577of 1,023

measured daily2 instruments

Station report

The weather at Soldotna, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 6.9 mi from Sterling, Alaska. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 7:56 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 9,500 ft; the ceiling is 9,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Soldotna, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 9,500 feet, the ceiling at 9,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PASXFIG. A THE SKY OVER SOLDOTNASECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 9,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 9,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLESoldotna, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PASXTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PASX-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

42.0 F with a dew point of 41.0 F, 96 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 200 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 9,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Soldotna: temperature 42.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 41.0, 96 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 200 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 9,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PASXFIG. B THE AIR AT SOLDOTNATHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00030 F40 F50 FSATURATES 200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 40.8 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 9,500 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 42.0 F, 41.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 96 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 POINTTITLESoldotna, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PASXTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PASX-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 Soldotna, 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 PASXFIG. C THE WIND AT SOLDOTNAPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLESoldotna, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PASXTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PASX-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Sterling - Longmiere Lake (LONA2), 3.2 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 10:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Alaska

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