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Sunrise, Alaska

Community in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska

On the radar over Sunrise, AlaskaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Sunrise, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.4 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Kenai 29 ENE26563

At a climate reference station/35.9 mi away/282 ft/172 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank684of 1,023

measured daily2 instruments

Girdwood 1.4 NEAK-AB-70

In a volunteer observer's own ground/11.8 mi away/158 ft/48 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Girdwood - Alyeska BaseAYBA2

At a cooperative observer's station/12.0 mi away/411 ft/301 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Portage Glacier Center (ASOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 20.7 mi from Sunrise, Alaska. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 7:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 2,200 ft, overcast at 3,500 ft; the ceiling is 3,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Portage Glacier Center (ASOS), height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 2,200 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 3,500 feet, the ceiling at 3,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PATOFIG. A THE SKY OVER PORTAGE GLACIER CENTER (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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 3,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 2,200 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 3,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEPortage Glacier Center (ASOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PATOTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PATO-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

39.0 F with a dew point of 38.0 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 2,200 ft.

Chart of the air at Portage Glacier Center (ASOS): temperature 39.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 38.0, 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 2,200 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PATOFIG. B THE AIR AT PORTAGE GLACIER CENTER (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 STATION01,0002,0003,00030 F40 F50 FSATURATES 200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 37.8 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 2,200 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 39.0 F, 38.0 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 POINTTITLEPortage Glacier Center (ASOS), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PATOTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PATO-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 Portage Glacier Center (ASOS), 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 PATOFIG. C THE WIND AT PORTAGE GLACIER CENTER (ASOS)PLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEPortage Glacier Center (ASOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PATOTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PATO-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Girdwood - Alyeska Base (AYBA2), 12.0 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 14:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Alaska

18 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Sunrise

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near Sunrise

River and lake gauges