Storm Station
Farmers Loop, Alaska
39°
Mostly clear· Feels like 36°·Light breeze 4 mph E
Mostly clear, with a low around 34. East wind around 5 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
61%Humidity
20%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Farmers Loop, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Fairbanks 5NE - North BiasRSQA2

At a river or reservoir gauge/2.4 mi away/699 ft/61 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

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Wainwright AAFPAFB

At an airfield/4.6 mi away/449 ft/311 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank179of 848

Fairbanks 11 NE26494

At a climate reference station/6.8 mi away/1,140 ft/380 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

East Farmers LoopEFLA2

At a cooperative observer's station/0.3 mi away/702 ft/58 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Fox 3.8 SWAK-FN-44

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.6 mi away/1,245 ft/485 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Wainwright AAF, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 4.6 mi from Farmers Loop. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Wainwright AAF, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PAFBFIG. A THE SKY OVER WAINWRIGHT AAFSECTION, 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEWainwright AAF, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PAFBTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PAFB-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

37.0 F with a dew point of 28.2 F, 70 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,000 ft up.

Chart of the air at Wainwright AAF: temperature 37.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 28.2, 70 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,000 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PAFBFIG. B THE AIR AT WAINWRIGHT AAFTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00020 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 2,000 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 26.3 FTEMPERATURE 37.0 FDEW POINT 28.2 FSPREAD 8.8 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 70 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 POINTTITLEWainwright AAF, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PAFBTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PAFB-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 Wainwright AAF, 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 PAFBFIG. C THE WIND AT WAINWRIGHT AAFPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEWainwright AAF, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PAFBTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PAFB-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Wainwright AAF, 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 Farmers Loop

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