Storm Station

Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska

Medium airport in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska
31° 42°/26°
Overcast· Feels like 31°·Light air 3 mph N

Alert. A Special Weather Statement is in force for Eielson Air Force Base until 7 AM today. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book.

Now. Eielson Air Force Base is 31° and overcast at 1 PM. The dew point is 24°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Light air from the north at 3 mph.

The week. The warmest day ahead is Sunday, near 44°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 37°. Snow is likely tomorrow (95%). The first freeze could come tomorrow, a low of 22°.

The sky tonight. The sun sets at 7:20 PM. The Moon is a waning gibbous, 78% lit, and is up all night. The next new Moon is Saturday, Oct 10. The day is 11 hours 26 minutes long, 6 minutes shorter than yesterday.

-UV
-Air quality
88%Humidity
80%Cloud
Now
5:00 AM
31feels31
now, overcast
Today
Sep 30
4226
95%
snow light
Thu
Oct 1
3722
95%
snow light
Fri
Oct 2
3818
partly cloudy day
Sat
Oct 3
4124
19%
mostly clear day
Sun
Oct 4
4427
29%
snow light
Mon
Oct 5
4426
29%
snow light
31°
42°26°
37°22°
38°18°
41°24°
44°27°
44°26°

As of 5:00 AM in Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska.

Airfield

Code
EIL
ICAO
PAEI
IATA
EIL
Field elevation
547 ft
Serves
Fairbanks
Kind
Medium airport
Scheduled service
No
Its own instrument
PAEI
Wind now
Variable at 6 mph, read 30 Sep, 04:55

Runways

RunwayLengthWidthSurfaceHeading, trueWind along it nowCrosswind now
14 / 32 unlit14,530 ft150 ftConcrete159° / 339°--
14325,000 ftN
Runways from their surveyed ends, north up, lengths and positions to scale.

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Eielson Air Force Base, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.0 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Eielson AFBPAEI

At an airfield/0.0 mi away/548 ft/1 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

ManchuMANA2

At a river or reservoir gauge/3.5 mi away/595 ft/48 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Fairbanks 11 NE26494

At a climate reference station/24.2 mi away/1,140 ft/593 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

measured daily2 instruments

North PoleNOPA2

At a cooperative observer's station/9.0 mi away/485 ft/62 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

North Pole 2.6 NEAK-FN-37

In a volunteer observer's own ground/9.8 mi away/496 ft/51 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at North Pole (NOPA2), 9.0 miles from here, read 29 Sep, 23:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Alaska

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Near Eielson Air Force Base

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Near Eielson Air Force Base