Storm Station
Sunrise, Alaska
47°
Light rain· Feels like 38°·Strong breeze 28 mph ESE
Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Southeast wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
-UV
-Air quality
87%Humidity
86%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Sunrise, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.4 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Girdwood - Seward HwySRPA2

At a river or reservoir gauge/9.6 mi away/1,001 ft/891 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank394of 846

Kenai 29 ENE26563

At a climate reference station/35.9 mi away/282 ft/172 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Girdwood 1.4 NEAK-AB-70

In a volunteer observer's own ground/11.8 mi away/158 ft/48 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Girdwood - Alyeska BaseAYBA2

At a cooperative observer's station/12.0 mi away/411 ft/301 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Portage Glacier Center (ASOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 20.7 mi from Sunrise. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 1:05 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 2,500 ft, overcast at 3,200 ft; the ceiling is 3,200 ft; visibility 4 mi.

Section of the sky over Portage Glacier Center (ASOS), height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 2,500 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 3,200 feet, the ceiling at 3,200 feet, and visibility of 4 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PATOFIG. A THE SKY OVER PORTAGE GLACIER CENTER (ASOS)SECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 3,200 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 2,500 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 3,200 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 4 MI0510TITLEPortage Glacier Center (ASOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PATOTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PATO-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

48.0 F with a dew point of 43.0 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 2,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Portage Glacier Center (ASOS): temperature 48.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 43.0, 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 2,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PATOFIG. B THE AIR AT PORTAGE GLACIER CENTER (ASOS)THE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 1,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 41.9 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 2,500 FTTEMPERATURE 48.0 FDEW POINT 43.0 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 POINTTITLEPortage Glacier Center (ASOS), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PATOTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PATO-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east (100 degrees) at 12 mph, gusting 35 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 46 mph.

Plan of the wind at Portage Glacier Center (ASOS), north up: blowing from 100 degrees, the east, at 12 miles an hour, gusting 35; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PATOFIG. C THE WIND AT PORTAGE GLACIER CENTER (ASOS)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 100°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 12 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE32GUST, 35 MPH8GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEPortage Glacier Center (ASOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PATOTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PATO-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Portage Glacier Center (ASOS), 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 Sunrise

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