Storm Station
South Van Horn, Alaska
48°
Mostly clear· Feels like 47°·Light breeze 4 mph E
Mostly clear, with a low around 36. East wind around 5 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
51%Humidity
12%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest South Van Horn, 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

14th Avenue @ Eielson StreetFAEA2

Beside a road/1.8 mi away/483 ft/33 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank648of 846

Wainwright AAFPAFB

At an airfield/2.9 mi away/449 ft/1 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank181of 846

Fairbanks 11 NE26494

At a climate reference station/12.2 mi away/1,140 ft/690 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Fairbanks 2.5 WSWAK-FN-49

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.3 mi away/442 ft/8 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

AuroraAURA2

At a cooperative observer's station/4.0 mi away/443 ft/7 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Wainwright AAF, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 2.9 mi from South Van Horn. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 12:55 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

41.0 F with a dew point of 30.0 F, 65 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,500 ft up.

Chart of the air at Wainwright AAF: temperature 41.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 30.0, 65 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,500 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00020 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 2,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 27.7 FTEMPERATURE 41.0 FDEW POINT 30.0 FSPREAD 11.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 65 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 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Wainwright AAF, north up: blowing from 80 degrees, the east, at 5 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 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 AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE 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

Measured at Aurora (AURA2), 4.0 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 21:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Alaska

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

Near South Van Horn

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