Storm Station
Butte, Alaska
49°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 46°·Light breeze 7 mph ENE
Scattered rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
-UV
-Air quality
69%Humidity
51%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Butte, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.4 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

ButteBTEA2

At a river or reservoir gauge/1.4 mi away/67 ft/36 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank596of 848

Palmer Municipal (ASOS)PAAQ

At an airfield/3.9 mi away/233 ft/130 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank64of 848

Glenn Highway @ MP 35.2GTFA2

Beside a road/7.3 mi away/102 ft/1 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

Palmer 2.3 SSEAK-MS-32

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.2 mi away/171 ft/68 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Palmer Job CorpsPMLA2

At a cooperative observer's station/3.8 mi away/216 ft/113 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Palmer Municipal (ASOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 3.9 mi from Butte. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 9,000 ft, overcast at 11,000 ft; the ceiling is 9,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Palmer Municipal (ASOS), height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 9,000 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 11,000 feet, the ceiling at 9,000 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,00017,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 11,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 9,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 9,000 FTVISIBILITY, 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 40.0 F, 76 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,600 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 9,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Palmer Municipal (ASOS): temperature 47.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 40.0, 76 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,600 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 9,000 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 1,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 38.4 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 9,000 FTTEMPERATURE 47.0 FDEW POINT 40.0 FSPREAD 7.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 76 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 (70 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 70 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 70°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 Butte

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