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Observed 1:20 AM AKDT at PAAQ

Glacier View, AK weather

Clear and 27°−3°.

Today: low 19°−7° (likely 5°−15° to 19°−7°), high 28°−2° (likely 22°−6° to 28°−2°).

Forecasts agree

Now 27°−3°

Clear · Feels like 14°−10°

Feels like
14°−10°
Wind chill from 17 mph28 km/h wind · air 27°−3°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h
From the north. Easing to 0 mph0 km/h by 2 AM
Dew point
16°−9°
Dry, static shocks likely
UV tomorrow
1Low
Low all day (peak 1)
Pressure
30.37 inHg1028 hPa
Falling slowly · −0.02 inHg−0.8 hPa next 3 h

Next 2 hours

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

Next 48 hours

Good hours for
  • Dry until tonight 1 AM
  • Hard freeze for the next 48 hours (low 20°−7°)
  • High 28°−2° tonight at 8 PM
  • Rain tonight 1 AM–tomorrow night 10 PM (50%, 0.21 in5.3 mm)
  1. TonightNear 21°−6° · freezing, low 20°−7° · Mostly cloudy
  2. This morningNear 23°−5° · freezing, low 22°−6° · Cloudy
  3. This afternoonNear 26°−3° · rain chance 20% · freezing, low 24°−4° · Mostly cloudy
  4. TonightNear 26°−3° · Rain 1–6 AM (40%) · freezing, low 25°−4°
  5. Tomorrow morningNear 28°−2° · Rain all morning (50%) · freezing, low 27°−3°
  6. Tomorrow afternoonNear 30°−1° · Rain all afternoon (40%) · freezing, low 30°−1°
  7. Tomorrow nightNear 29°−2° · Rain 6–10 PM (40%) · freezing, low 28°−2°
Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
HourConditionsTemperatureFeels likePrecipitationWindHumidityCloud coverUV index
Sat 1aMostly cloudy20°−7° (likely 5°−15° to 20°−7°)20°−7°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h71%71%0
Sat 2aCloudy20°−7° (likely 6°−14° to 20°−7°)20°−7°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h72%75%0
Sat 3aCloudy20°−7° (likely 6°−14° to 20°−7°)20°−7°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h73%83%0
Sat 4aCloudy20°−7° (likely 7°−14° to 20°−7°)21°−6°0%5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h72%80%0
Sat 5aCloudy21°−6° (likely 8°−13° to 21°−6°)21°−6°0%5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h71%88%0
Sat 6aCloudy22°−6° (likely 10°−12° to 22°−6°)22°−6°0%5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h70%93%0
Sat 7aCloudy22°−6° (likely 11°−12° to 22°−6°)22°−6°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h69%97%0
Sat 8aCloudy23°−5° (likely 12°−11° to 23°−5°)23°−5°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h69%96%0
Sat 9aCloudy23°−5° (likely 12°−11° to 23°−5°)23°−5°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h69%88%0
Sat 10aCloudy23°−5° (likely 14°−10° to 23°−5°)23°−5°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h69%77%0
Sat 11aCloudy23°−5° (likely 16°−9° to 23°−5°)23°−5°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h70%91%0
Sat 12pCloudy24°−4° (likely 19°−7° to 24°−4°)24°−4°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h71%88%0
Sat 1pCloudy26°−3° (likely 21°−6° to 26°−3°)26°−3°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h72%79%1
Sat 2pCloudy26°−3° (likely 22°−6° to 26°−3°)26°−3°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h73%77%1
Sat 3pCloudy27°−3° (likely 22°−6° to 27°−3°)27°−3°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph10 km/h74%81%0
Sat 4pCloudy27°−3° (likely 22°−6° to 27°−3°)27°−3°20%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h74%84%1
Sat 5pSnow27°−3° (likely 21°−6° to 27°−3°)27°−3°20%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h73%80%1
Sat 6pCloudy25°−4° (likely 20°−7° to 25°−4°)25°−4°20%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h72%83%0
Sat 7pCloudy26°−3° (likely 19°−7° to 26°−3°)26°−3°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h71%94%0
Sat 8pCloudy28°−2° (likely 19°−7° to 28°−2°)28°−2°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h71%98%0
Sat 9pCloudy26°−3° (likely 19°−7° to 26°−3°)26°−3°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h72%98%0
Sat 10pCloudy26°−3° (likely 20°−7° to 26°−3°)27°−3°5%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h73%99%0
Sat 11pCloudy26°−3° (likely 20°−7° to 26°−3°)27°−3°5%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h73%98%0
Sun 12aCloudy26°−3° (likely 20°−7° to 26°−3°)27°−3°5%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h73%94%0
Sun 1aSnow26°−3° (likely 19°−7° to 26°−3°)27°−3°40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h74%92%0
Sun 2aCloudy27°−3° (likely 19°−7° to 27°−3°)27°−3°40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h76%87%0
Sun 3aCloudy27°−3° (likely 18°−8° to 27°−3°)27°−3°40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h78%88%0
Sun 4aCloudy27°−3° (likely 19°−7° to 27°−3°)27°−3°40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h76%88%0
Sun 5aSnow27°−3° (likely 19°−7° to 27°−3°)27°−3°40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h76%85%0
Sun 6aSnow28°−2° (likely 18°−8° to 28°−2°)28°−2°40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h76%84%0
Sun 7aSnow28°−2° (likely 18°−8° to 28°−2°)28°−2°50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h77%86%0
Sun 8aSnow28°−2° (likely 18°−8° to 28°−2°)28°−2°50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h77%88%0
Sun 9aSnow27°−3° (likely 20°−7° to 27°−3°)27°−3°50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h76%93%0
Sun 10aSnow28°−2° (likely 21°−6° to 28°−2°)28°−2°40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h76%96%0
Sun 11aSnow28°−2° (likely 22°−6° to 28°−2°)29°−2°40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h77%95%0
Sun 12pSnow30°−1° (likely 24°−4° to 30°−1°)30°−1°40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h79%91%1
Sun 1pSnow31°−1° (likely 25°−4° to 31°−1°)31°−1°40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h80%91%1
Sun 2pSnow32°0° (likely 25°−4° to 32°0°)32°0°40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h80%96%1
Sun 3pSnow32°0° (likely 25°−4° to 32°0°)32°0°40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h80%97%1
Sun 4pSnow31°−1° (likely 25°−4° to 31°−1°)31°−1°40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h79%94%1
Sun 5pSnow30°−1° (likely 24°−4° to 30°−1°)30°−1°40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h79%76%0
Sun 6pSnow30°−1° (likely 21°−6° to 30°−1°)30°−1°40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h78%74%0
Sun 7pSnow29°−2° (likely 19°−7° to 29°−2°)29°−2°40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph9 km/h79%72%0
Sun 8pSnow29°−2° (likely 19°−7° to 29°−2°)29°−2°40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h81%67%0
Sun 9pSnow29°−2° (likely 19°−7° to 29°−2°)29°−2°40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h83%67%0
Sun 10pSnow28°−2° (likely 18°−8° to 28°−2°)29°−2°20%5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h85%70%0
Sun 11pSnow28°−2° (likely 18°−8° to 28°−2°)28°−2°20%5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h85%68%0
Mon 12aSnow28°−2° (likely 17°−8° to 28°−2°)28°−2°20%5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h84%75%0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.
  1. Today, Oct 24. Snow. High 28°−2°, low 19°−7°. Snow, 20% chance. Forecasts agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 23°−5°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 27°−3°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 28°−2°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Snow, 26°−3°

      40% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm

    Official NWS forecast

    Today: A slight chance of snow after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.

    Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.

    High, likely
    22°−6°–28°−2°
    Low, likely
    5°−15°–19°−7°
    Wind
    5 mph9 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
    UV peak
    1
  2. Tomorrow, Oct 25. Snow. High 32°0°, low 26°−3°. Snow 0–1 in0–3 cm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Snow, 28°−2°

      50% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Snow, 32°0°

      40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Snow, 29°−2°

      40% chance · 0.04 in1 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Snow, 21°−6°

      20% chance

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A chance of snow before 4pm, then scattered snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 32. West wind around 0 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Night: Scattered snow showers before 10pm, then a slight chance of snow between 10pm and 4am, then isolated snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    25°−4°–32°0°
    Low, likely
    18°−8°–26°−3°
    Wind
    5 mph7 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
  3. Monday, Oct 26. Snow. High 33°1°, low 25°−4°. Snow 0–1 in0–3 cm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Snow, 20°−6°

      40% chance · 0.2 in0.4 cm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Mostly sunny, 29°−2°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 26°−4°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Partly cloudy, 16°−9°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Isolated snow showers before 10am, then a slight chance of snow between 10am and 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 33. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    27°−3°–33°1°
    Low, likely
    16°−9°–25°−4°
    Wind
    8 mph14 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
    UV peak
    1
  4. Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 35°2°, low 27°−3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Mostly sunny, 16°−9°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 27°−3°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 18°−8°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 15°−9°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 35.

    Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    24°−4°–35°2°
    Low, likely
    11°−12°–27°−3°
    Wind
    6 mph9 km/h, gusts 15 mph23 km/h
    UV peak
    1
  5. Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 35°2°, low 28°−2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 15°−9°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 24°−4°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 19°−7°

      20% chance

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 20°−7°

      20% chance · 0.1 in0.3 cm

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 35.

    Night: A slight chance of snow after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    20°−7°–35°2°
    Low, likely
    13°−11°–28°−2°
    Wind
    7 mph10 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
    UV peak
    1
  6. Thursday, Oct 29. Snow. High 34°1°, low 27°−3°. Snow 0–2 in0–5 cm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Partly sunny, 20°−7°

      20% chance · 0.1 in0.3 cm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Partly sunny, 25°−4°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Partly cloudy, 21°−6°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Snow, 19°−7°

      30% chance · 0.2 in0.5 cm

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A slight chance of snow before 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 34.

    Night: A chance of snow after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    22°−6°–34°1°
    Low, likely
    11°−12°–27°−3°
    Wind
    5 mph9 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
    UV peak
    1
  7. Friday, Oct 30. Snow. High 32°0°, low 17°−8°. Snow 0–3 in0–8 cm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Snow, 19°−7°

      40% chance · 0.5 in1.3 cm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Partly sunny, 24°−4°

      50% chance · 0.5 in1.3 cm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 20°−7°

      50% chance · 0.6 in1.6 cm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Snow, 15°−10°

      50% chance · 0.6 in1.5 cm

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    15°−9°–32°0°
    Low, likely
    9°−13°–24°−4°
    Wind
    5 mph8 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
    UV peak
    1
  8. Saturday, Oct 31. Snow. High 22°−6°, low 6°−14°. Snow 0–7 in0–18 cm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Mostly sunny, 14°−10°

      40% chance · 0.9 in2.2 cm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Partly sunny, 17°−8°

      30% chance · 0.3 in0.8 cm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 9°−13°

      30% chance

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 7°−14°

      20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    17°−8°–29°−2°
    Low, likely
    2°−17°–10°−12°
    Wind
    5 mph9 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
    UV peak
    1
  9. Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 17°−8°, low 6°−14°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Partly sunny, 8°−13°

      20% chance · 0.4 in0.9 cm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Partly sunny, 17°−8°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Partly cloudy, 10°−12°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 8°−13°

      20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    15°−9°–19°−7°
    Low, likely
    2°−17°–9°−13°
    Wind
    2 mph3 km/h, gusts 10 mph17 km/h
    UV peak
    1
  10. Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 18°−8°, low 7°−14°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 9°−13°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Partly sunny, 16°−9°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Partly cloudy, 15°−10°

      20% chance · 0.2 in0.5 cm

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    14°−10°–22°−6°
    Low, likely
    7°−14°
    Wind
    5 mph8 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
    UV peak
    1

The outlook

  1. Today

    Dry, high 28°, low 19°.

  2. Tomorrow

    45% chance of snow, high 32°, low 26°, warming up.

  3. Monday

    Dry, high 33°, low 25°.

  4. Rest of week

    Highs 17–35°; chance of precipitation on Saturday.

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Matanuska River near Matanuska Glacier near Chickaloon

3.9 mi
Level
0.7 ft
Flow
297 cfs

Reading from Fri 11:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Sunrise 9:00 AM, sunset 6:08 PM.

Daylight
9 h 9 min
Losing 5 min 42 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 3 h 56 min less
Golden hour
5:00–6:37 PM
Morning 8:31–10:09 AM
Blue hour
6:37–6:55 PM
Morning 8:13–8:31 AM; first light 8:13 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 85% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today
sets 7:09 AM · rises 5:16 PM
Full moon
Oct 25
New moon
Nov 8
Looking south from Glacier View. The highest point on the skyline is about 13,000 ft, 29 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.