Storm Station
Knik-Fairview, Alaska
48°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 45°·Light breeze 6 mph ENE
Rain showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 42. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
-UV
-Air quality
66%Humidity
58%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Knik-Fairview, 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

FW8478 WasillaF8478

At a river or reservoir gauge/1.9 mi away/388 ft/151 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank686of 848

Wasilla New ArptPAWS

At an airfield/3.2 mi away/371 ft/134 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank2of 848

measured daily2 instruments

Wasilla 2.7 NWAK-MS-14

In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.5 mi away/493 ft/256 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Palmer - Matanukska Exp FarmPALA2

On a farm or research station/11.3 mi away/167 ft/70 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Wasilla New Arpt, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 3.2 mi from Knik-Fairview. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:56 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 9,500 ft; the ceiling is 9,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Wasilla New Arpt, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 9,500 feet, the ceiling at 9,500 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 9,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 9,500 FTVISIBILITY, 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

46.0 F with a dew point of 40.0 F, 79 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,400 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 9,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Wasilla New Arpt: temperature 46.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 40.0, 79 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,400 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 9,500 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 1,400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 38.6 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 9,500 FTTEMPERATURE 46.0 FDEW POINT 40.0 FSPREAD 6.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 79 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 northeast (40 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Wasilla New Arpt, north up: blowing from 40 degrees, the 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 PAWSFIG. C THE WIND AT WASILLA NEW ARPTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 40°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE 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 Knik-Fairview

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