Storm Station
Sterling, Alaska
47°
Light rain· Feels like 44°·Light breeze 8 mph E
Scattered rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. South wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
-UV
-Air quality
74%Humidity
100%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Sterling, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.0 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

GW4901 SoldotnaG4901

At a river or reservoir gauge/5.6 mi away/89 ft/178 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank597of 848

SoldotnaPASX

At an airfield/6.9 mi away/108 ft/159 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank2of 848

Kenai 29 ENE26563

At a climate reference station/19.6 mi away/282 ft/15 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Soldotna 5.1 EAK-KP-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.0 mi away/305 ft/38 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Sterling - Longmiere LakeLONA2

At a cooperative observer's station/3.2 mi away/262 ft/5 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Soldotna, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 6.9 mi from Sterling. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:56 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 5,000 ft, broken at 7,000 ft; the ceiling is 7,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Soldotna, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 5,000 feet, broken cloud with its base at 7,000 feet, the ceiling at 7,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PASXFIG. A THE SKY OVER SOLDOTNASECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTBKN 7,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 5,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 7,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLESoldotna, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PASXTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PASX-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

45.0 F with a dew point of 40.0 F, 83 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,100 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 5,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Soldotna: temperature 45.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 40.0, 83 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,100 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 5,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PASXFIG. B THE AIR AT SOLDOTNATHE 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 1,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 38.9 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 5,000 FTTEMPERATURE 45.0 FDEW POINT 40.0 FSPREAD 5.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 83 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 POINTTITLESoldotna, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PASXTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PASX-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 Soldotna, 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 PASXFIG. C THE WIND AT SOLDOTNAPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLESoldotna, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PASXTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PASX-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Sterling - Longmiere Lake (LONA2), 3.2 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 10:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Alaska

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Near Sterling

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