Storm Station
Salcha, Alaska
53°
Clear· Feels like 53°·Gentle breeze 8 mph ESE
Mostly clear, with a low around 38. East wind around 10 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
48%Humidity
10%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Salcha, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 7.7 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Salcha - Lynx RAWSLXRA2

A remote fire weather station/7.7 mi away/1,066 ft/421 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank292of 846

Eielson AFBPAEI

At an airfield/8.0 mi away/548 ft/97 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank181of 846

Fairbanks 11 NE26494

At a climate reference station/32.0 mi away/1,140 ft/495 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

North PoleNOPA2

At a cooperative observer's station/16.2 mi away/485 ft/160 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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North Pole 1.0 NAK-FN-19

In a volunteer observer's own ground/17.5 mi away/496 ft/149 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Eielson AFB, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.0 mi from Salcha. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 12:55 AM 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

50.5 F with a dew point of 25.0 F, 37 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 5,700 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 15,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Eielson AFB: temperature 50.5 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 25.0, 37 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 5,700 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 STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,00014,00016,00010 F20 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 5,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 19.9 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 15,000 FTTEMPERATURE 50.5 FDEW POINT 25.0 FSPREAD 25.5 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 37 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 east southeast (120 degrees) at 13 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Eielson AFB, north up: blowing from 120 degrees, the east southeast, at 13 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate 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 120°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH 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), 16.2 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 Salcha

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