Storm Station
Big Lake, Alaska
51°
Overcast· Feels like 51°·Light air 3 mph E
Rain showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 40. North wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
-UV
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59%Humidity
78%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Big Lake, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.0 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Big Lake RAWSBGQA2

A remote fire weather station/2.0 mi away/293 ft/134 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank203of 846

Wasilla New ArptPAWS

At an airfield/9.8 mi away/371 ft/212 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank1of 846

measured daily2 instruments

Houston 0.9 SAK-AB-63

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.8 mi away/278 ft/119 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Eagle River Gakona CircleERTA2

At a cooperative observer's station/18.3 mi away/567 ft/408 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank744of 846

Station report

The weather at Wasilla New Arpt, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 9.8 mi from Big Lake. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 12:56 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 Wasilla New Arpt, 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 PAWSFIG. A THE SKY OVER WASILLA NEW ARPTSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEWasilla New Arpt, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PAWSTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PAWS-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

49.0 F with a dew point of 37.0 F, 63 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,700 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 11,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Wasilla New Arpt: temperature 49.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 37.0, 63 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,700 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 11,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PAWSFIG. B THE AIR AT WASILLA NEW ARPTTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 2,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 34.4 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 11,000 FTTEMPERATURE 49.0 FDEW POINT 37.0 FSPREAD 12.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 63 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 POINTTITLEWasilla New Arpt, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PAWSTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PAWS-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east (80 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Wasilla New Arpt, north up: blowing from 80 degrees, the east, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PAWSFIG. C THE WIND AT WASILLA NEW ARPTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 80°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWasilla New Arpt, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PAWSTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PAWS-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Alaska

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

Near Big Lake

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