Storm Station
North Pole, Alaska
40° 57°/36°
Clear· Feels like 40°·Light air 3 mph E
Mostly clear, with a low around 37. East wind around 5 mph.
0UV Low
-Air quality
63%Humidity
1%Cloud
Now
12:30 AM
40feels40
now, clear
Today
Sep 27
5736
overcast
Mon
Sep 28
4736
overcast
Tue
Sep 29
4135
44%
drizzle light
Wed
Sep 30
4433
13%
drizzle light
Thu
Oct 1
3834
22%
snow light
Fri
Oct 2
3831
20%
overcast
Sat
Oct 3
3526
20%
partly cloudy day
40°
57°36°
47°36°
41°35°
44°33°
38°34°
38°31°
35°26°

As of 12:30 AM in North Pole, Alaska.

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest North Pole, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.6 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Badger Road @ Elvira AvenueBREA2

Beside a road/1.5 mi away/494 ft/level with here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank650of 844

North Pole - Chena LakesCLNA2

At a river or reservoir gauge/4.1 mi away/510 ft/16 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank422of 844

Eielson AFBPAEI

At an airfield/9.4 mi away/548 ft/54 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank181of 844

Fairbanks 11 NE26494

At a climate reference station/15.9 mi away/1,140 ft/646 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

North PoleNOPA2

At a cooperative observer's station/0.6 mi away/485 ft/9 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

North Pole 1.0 NAK-FN-19

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.3 mi away/496 ft/2 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Eielson AFB, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 9.4 mi from North Pole. From its report of Sep 26, 2026, 11:55 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 15,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Eielson AFB, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 15,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PAEIFIG. A THE SKY OVER EIELSON AFBSECTION, 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 STATIONFEW 15,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEEielson AFB, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PAEITYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PAEI-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

48.6 F with a dew point of 27.0 F, 43 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 4,900 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 15,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Eielson AFB: temperature 48.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 27.0, 43 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 4,900 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 15,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PAEIFIG. B THE AIR AT EIELSON AFBTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,00014,00010 F20 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 4,900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 22.5 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 15,000 FTTEMPERATURE 48.6 FDEW POINT 27.0 FSPREAD 21.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 43 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 POINTTITLEEielson AFB, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PAEITYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PAEI-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southeast (140 degrees) at 12 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Eielson AFB, north up: blowing from 140 degrees, the southeast, at 12 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PAEIFIG. C THE WIND AT EIELSON AFBPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 140°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 12 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEEielson AFB, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PAEITYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PAEI-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Eielson AFB, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at North Pole (NOPA2), 0.6 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 23:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Alaska

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

Near North Pole

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