Storm Station
Whittier, Alaska
47° 46°/44°
Rain· Feels like 43°·Gentle breeze 10 mph E
Rain. Cloudy, with a low around 43. East wind 15 to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
0UV Low
-Air quality
96%Humidity
100%Cloud
Now
12:30 AM
47feels43
100%
now, rain
Today
Sep 27
4644
100%
showers
Mon
Sep 28
5240
100%
showers light
Tue
Sep 29
5237
overcast
Wed
Sep 30
4438
96%
drizzle
Thu
Oct 1
4438
83%
snow showers
Fri
Oct 2
4537
76%
drizzle light
Sat
Oct 3
4332
77%
overcast
47°
46°44°
52°40°
52°37°
44°38°
44°38°
45°37°
43°32°

As of 12:30 AM in Whittier, Alaska.

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Whittier, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Whittier MAWSWHMA2

At a river or reservoir gauge/0.3 mi away/3 ft/90 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank742of 844

measured daily2 instruments

Portage Glacier Visitor CenterPORA2

At a cooperative observer's station/5.5 mi away/107 ft/14 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Girdwood 1.8 ENEAK-AB-74

In a volunteer observer's own ground/19.4 mi away/303 ft/210 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Portage Glacier Center (ASOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 5.2 mi from Whittier. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 12:24 AM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 3,000 ft, overcast at 3,400 ft; the ceiling is 3,400 ft; visibility 2.5 mi.

Section of the sky over Portage Glacier Center (ASOS), height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 3,000 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 3,400 feet, the ceiling at 3,400 feet, and visibility of 2.5 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 3,400 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 3,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 3,400 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 2.5 MI0510TITLEPortage Glacier Center (ASOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PATOTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-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 3,000 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 3,000 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, SCT 3,000 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 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PATO-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The column

At 95 ft above sea level, 0 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.82 inHg and the temperature at 58.7 F; it reports 48.0 F, 10.7 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Portage Glacier Center (ASOS) stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 95 feet above sea level with 0 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.82 inches of mercury, and temperature, 58.7 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PATOFIG. D WHERE PORTAGE GLACIER CENTER (ASOS) STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREPORTAGE GLACIER CENTER (ASOS)0 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT95 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE29.82 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE58.7 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED48.0 FTITLEPortage Glacier Center (ASOS), the columnSTATION REPORT · ASOS PATOTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PATO-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Portage Glacier Center (ASOS), in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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