Storm Station
Ester, Alaska
46°
Mostly clear· Feels like 46°·Light air 3 mph E
Mostly clear, with a low around 37. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
52%Humidity
13%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Ester, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.3 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Fairbanks INTL Arpt (ASOS)PAFA

At an airfield/4.6 mi away/453 ft/331 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank62of 846

Fairbanks - Creamers FieldSCFA2

At a river or reservoir gauge/6.9 mi away/440 ft/344 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank419of 846

Fairbanks 11 NE26494

At a climate reference station/15.5 mi away/1,140 ft/356 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Fairbanks 8.2 WAK-FN-34

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.3 mi away/682 ft/102 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Fairbanks INTL Arpt (ASOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 4.6 mi from Ester. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 12:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 14,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Fairbanks INTL Arpt (ASOS), height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 14,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PAFAFIG. A THE SKY OVER FAIRBANKS INTL ARPT (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 STATION05,00010,00015,00020,00025,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTFEW 14,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEFairbanks INTL Arpt (ASOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PAFATYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PAFA-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

39.0 F with a dew point of 32.0 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 14,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Fairbanks INTL Arpt (ASOS): temperature 39.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 32.0, 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 14,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PAFAFIG. B THE AIR AT FAIRBANKS INTL ARPT (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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,00020 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 1,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 30.5 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 14,000 FTTEMPERATURE 39.0 FDEW POINT 32.0 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 POINTTITLEFairbanks INTL Arpt (ASOS), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PAFATYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PAFA-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (310 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Fairbanks INTL Arpt (ASOS), north up: blowing from 310 degrees, the northwest, 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 PAFAFIG. C THE WIND AT FAIRBANKS INTL ARPT (ASOS)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 310°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEFairbanks INTL Arpt (ASOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PAFATYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PAFA-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

-in

Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Alaska

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

Near Ester

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