Storm Station
Buffalo Soapstone, Alaska
50°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 50°·Light breeze 8 mph E
A chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 41. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
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59%Humidity
73%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Buffalo Soapstone, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.9 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Palmer 4N - Spring CreekSCPA2

At a river or reservoir gauge/1.9 mi away/561 ft/255 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank537of 846

Palmer Municipal (ASOS)PAAQ

At an airfield/6.3 mi away/233 ft/583 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank62of 846

Hatcher Pass 15HPSA2

Beside a road/6.9 mi away/2,388 ft/1,572 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

Palmer 6.9 NNWAK-MS-23

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.3 mi away/749 ft/67 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Palmer Municipal (ASOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 6.3 mi from Buffalo Soapstone. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 12:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 8,000 ft, scattered at 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Palmer Municipal (ASOS), height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 8,000 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 12,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PAAQFIG. A THE SKY OVER PALMER MUNICIPAL (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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,00017,50020,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTSCT 12,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 8,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEPalmer Municipal (ASOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PAAQTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PAAQ-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

47.0 F with a dew point of 37.0 F, 68 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,300 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 8,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Palmer Municipal (ASOS): temperature 47.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 37.0, 68 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,300 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 8,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PAAQFIG. B THE AIR AT PALMER MUNICIPAL (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 STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 2,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 34.8 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 8,000 FTTEMPERATURE 47.0 FDEW POINT 37.0 FSPREAD 10.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 68 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 POINTTITLEPalmer Municipal (ASOS), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PAAQTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PAAQ-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east northeast (60 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Palmer Municipal (ASOS), north up: blowing from 60 degrees, the east northeast, at 6 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 PAAQFIG. C THE WIND AT PALMER MUNICIPAL (ASOS)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 60°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEPalmer Municipal (ASOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PAAQTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PAAQ-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Alaska

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Near Buffalo Soapstone

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