Kenai River at Soldotna
18 mi- Level
- 6.8 ft
- Flow
- 4,030 cfs
Forecast peak 6.7 ft Sat 4 AM
Reading from Sat 2 AM · NWS gauge page
Observed 3:50 AM AKDT at PAEN
Nikiski, AK weather
Mostly clear and 30°−1°, rain ~4–3 PM (97%).
Today: low 30°−1°, high 41°5°.
Now 30°−1°
Mostly clear · Feels like 27°−3°
- Wind
- 3 mph5 km/h
- From the north-northeast. Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 4 PM
- Dew point
- 28°−2°
- Dry · up to 37°3° by 4 PM (comfortable)
- Humidity
- 93%
- Air 30°−1°, dew point 28°−2° · frost likely
Next 48 hours
Good hours for
TonightNear 30°−1° · freezing, low 30°−1°
This morningUp to 36°2° by 11 AM · rain chance 20% · freezing, low 30°−1°
This afternoonNear 40°4° · Rain 4–6 PM (70%)
TonightNear 38°3° · Rain all night (90%)
Tomorrow morningNear 38°3° · Rain all morning (100%)
Tomorrow afternoonNear 41°5° · Rain noon–4 PM (80%)
Tomorrow nightDown to 34°1° by midnight · rain chance 10%
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 4a | Cloudy | 30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 30°−1°) | 30°−1° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from SE | 86% | — | — |
| Sat 5a | Cloudy | 30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 30°−1°) | 30°−1° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from SE | 84% | — | — |
| Sat 6a | Cloudy | 30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 30°−1°) | 30°−1° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from SE | 86% | — | — |
| Sat 7a | Cloudy | 30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 30°−1°) | 30°−1° | 10% | 0 mph0 km/h | 89% | — | 0 |
| Sat 8a | Cloudy | 30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 30°−1°) | 30°−1° | 10% | 0 mph0 km/h | 90% | — | 0 |
| Sat 9a | Cloudy | 32°0° (likely 32°0° to 32°0°) | 32°0° | 10% | 0 mph0 km/h | 90% | — | 0 |
| Sat 10a | Rain | 33°1° (likely 33°1° to 33°1°) | 33°1° | 20% | 0 mph0 km/h | 90% | — | 0 |
| Sat 11a | Rain | 36°2° (likely 36°2° to 36°2°) | 36°2° | 20% | 0 mph0 km/h | 88% | — | 0 |
| Sat 12p | Rain | 38°3° (likely 38°3° to 38°3°) | 38°3° | 20% | 0 mph0 km/h | 86% | — | 0 |
| Sat 1p | Rain | 39°4° (likely 39°4° to 39°4°) | 39°4° | 30% | 0 mph0 km/h | 84% | — | 0 |
| Sat 2p | Rain | 40°4° (likely 40°4° to 40°4°) | 40°4° | 30% | 0 mph0 km/h | 84% | — | 0 |
| Sat 3p | Rain | 41°5° (likely 41°5° to 41°5°) | 41°5° | 30% | 0 mph0 km/h | 84% | — | 0 |
| Sat 4p | Rain | 41°5° (likely 41°5° to 41°5°) | 41°5° | 70%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 0 mph0 km/h | 86% | — | — |
| Sat 5p | Rain | 41°5° (likely 41°5° to 41°5°) | 41°5° | 70%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 0 mph0 km/h | 89% | — | — |
| Sat 6p | Rain | 39°4° (likely 39°4° to 39°4°) | 39°4° | 70%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 0 mph0 km/h | 92% | — | — |
| Sat 7p | Rain | 38°3° (likely 38°3° to 38°3°) | 38°3° | 60%, 0.04 in1 mm | 0 mph0 km/h | 94% | — | — |
| Sat 8p | Rain | 38°3° (likely 38°3° to 38°3°) | 38°3° | 60%, 0.04 in1 mm | 0 mph0 km/h | 95% | — | — |
| Sat 9p | Rain | 37°3° (likely 37°3° to 37°3°) | 37°3° | 60%, 0.04 in1 mm | 0 mph0 km/h | 94% | — | — |
| Sat 10p | Rain | 36°2° (likely 36°2° to 36°2°) | 37°3° | 60%, 0.04 in1 mm | 0 mph0 km/h | 94% | — | — |
| Sat 11p | Rain | 36°2° (likely 36°2° to 36°2°) | 36°2° | 60%, 0.04 in1 mm | 0 mph0 km/h | 94% | — | — |
| Sun 12a | Rain | 36°2° (likely 36°2° to 36°2°) | 36°2° | 60%, 0.04 in1 mm | 0 mph0 km/h | 94% | — | — |
| Sun 1a | Rain | 36°2° (likely 36°2° to 36°2°) | 36°2° | 70%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 0 mph0 km/h | 94% | — | — |
| Sun 2a | Rain | 36°2° (likely 36°2° to 36°2°) | 36°2° | 70%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 0 mph0 km/h | 94% | — | — |
| Sun 3a | Rain | 36°2° (likely 36°2° to 36°2°) | 36°2° | 70%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 0 mph0 km/h | 93% | — | — |
| Sun 4a | Rain | 36°2° (likely 36°2° to 36°2°) | 36°2° | 90%, 0.09 in2.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SE | 99% | — | — |
| Sun 5a | Rain | 36°2° (likely 36°2° to 36°2°) | 36°2° | 90%, 0.09 in2.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SE | 100% | — | — |
| Sun 6a | Rain | 36°2° (likely 36°2° to 36°2°) | 36°2° | 90%, 0.09 in2.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SE | 99% | — | — |
| Sun 7a | Rain | 36°2° (likely 36°2° to 36°2°) | 30°−1° | 100%, 0.11 in2.8 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SE | 97% | — | — |
| Sun 8a | Rain | 36°2° (likely 36°2° to 36°2°) | 31°−1° | 100%, 0.11 in2.8 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SE | 97% | — | — |
| Sun 9a | Rain | 37°3° (likely 37°3° to 37°3°) | 31°−1° | 100%, 0.11 in2.8 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SE | 96% | — | — |
| Sun 10a | Rain | 38°3° (likely 38°3° to 38°3°) | 38°3° | 80%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SE | 96% | — | — |
| Sun 11a | Rain | 39°4° (likely 39°4° to 39°4°) | 39°4° | 80%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SE | 96% | — | — |
| Sun 12p | Rain | 40°4° (likely 40°4° to 40°4°) | 40°4° | 80%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SE | 96% | — | — |
| Sun 1p | Showers | 40°4° (likely 40°4° to 40°4°) | 41°5° | 50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from S | 95% | — | — |
| Sun 2p | Showers | 41°5° (likely 41°5° to 41°5°) | 41°5° | 50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from S | 93% | — | — |
| Sun 3p | Showers | 42°6° (likely 42°6° to 42°6°) | 42°6° | 50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from S | 91% | — | — |
| Sun 4p | Mostly cloudy | 42°6° (likely 42°6° to 42°6°) | 42°6° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from S | 91% | — | — |
| Sun 5p | Mostly cloudy | 42°6° (likely 42°6° to 42°6°) | 42°6° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from S | 94% | — | — |
| Sun 6p | Mostly cloudy | 40°4° (likely 40°4° to 40°4°) | 40°4° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from S | 97% | — | — |
| Sun 7p | Mostly cloudy | 38°3° (likely 38°3° to 38°3°) | 38°3° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from S | 100% | — | — |
| Sun 8p | Mostly cloudy | 37°3° (likely 37°3° to 37°3°) | 37°3° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from S | 100% | — | — |
| Sun 9p | Mostly cloudy | 36°2° (likely 36°2° to 36°2°) | 36°2° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from S | 100% | — | — |
| Sun 10p | Mostly cloudy | 35°2° (likely 35°2° to 35°2°) | 28°−2° | 5% | 10 mph16 km/h from S | 99% | — | — |
| Sun 11p | Mostly cloudy | 35°2° (likely 35°2° to 35°2°) | 28°−2° | 5% | 10 mph16 km/h from S | 99% | — | — |
| Mon 12a | Mostly cloudy | 34°1° (likely 34°1° to 34°1°) | 27°−3° | 5% | 10 mph16 km/h from S | 98% | — | — |
| Mon 1a | Mostly cloudy | 36°2° (likely 36°2° to 36°2°) | 29°−2° | 5% | 10 mph16 km/h from S | 98% | — | — |
| Mon 2a | Mostly cloudy | 36°2° (likely 36°2° to 36°2°) | 28°−2° | 5% | 10 mph16 km/h from S | 98% | — | — |
| Mon 3a | Mostly cloudy | 36°2° (likely 36°2° to 36°2°) | 28°−2° | 5% | 10 mph16 km/h from S | 97% | — | — |
Days ahead
Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)
Today, Oct 24. Rain. High 41°5°, low 30°−1°. Typical 39°4° / 24°−4°. Rain, 70% chance. One forecast only.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 30°−1°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Rain, 41°5°70% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Rain, 38°3°70% chance · 0.22 in5.6 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Rain, 36°2°90% chance · 0.4 in10 mm
Official NWS forecast
Today: Rain likely after 10am. Cloudy, with a high near 41. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tonight: Cloudy, with a low around 30. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
- High, likely
- 41°5°
- Low, likely
- 30°−1°
- Typical high / low
- 39°4° / 24°−4°
- Wind
- 5 mph8 km/h
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Rain. High 42°6°, low 34°1°. Typical 38°3° / 24°−4°. Rain, 100% chance. One forecast only.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Rain, 36°2°100% chance · 0.52 in13 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Rain, 42°6°80% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Mostly cloudy, 37°3°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Mostly cloudy, 34°1°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain before 1pm, then scattered rain showers between 1pm and 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
- High, likely
- 42°6°
- Low, likely
- 34°1°
- Typical high / low
- 38°3° / 24°−4°
- Wind
- 5 mph8 km/h
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 45°7°, low 35°2°. Typical 38°3° / 23°−5°. Dry. One forecast only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
- High, likely
- 45°7°
- Low, likely
- 35°2°
- Typical high / low
- 38°3° / 23°−5°
- Wind
- 15 mph24 km/h
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 43°6°, low 34°1°. Typical 37°3° / 23°−5°. Dry. One forecast only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 43.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
- High, likely
- 43°6°
- Low, likely
- 34°1°
- Typical high / low
- 37°3° / 23°−5°
- Wind
- 5 mph8 km/h
Wednesday, Oct 28. Snow. High 42°6°, low 34°1°. Typical 37°3° / 22°−6°. Snow, 50% chance. One forecast only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain and snow after 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42.
Night: A chance of rain before 4am, then a chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
- High, likely
- 42°6°
- Low, likely
- 34°1°
- Typical high / low
- 37°3° / 22°−6°
- Wind
- 5 mph8 km/h
Thursday, Oct 29. Snow. High 42°6°, low 35°2°. Typical 36°2° / 22°−6°. Snow, 50% chance. One forecast only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42.
Night: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 35.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
- High, likely
- 42°6°
- Low, likely
- 35°2°
- Typical high / low
- 36°2° / 22°−6°
- Wind
- 5 mph8 km/h
Friday, Oct 30. Rain. High 43°6°, low 0°−18°. Typical 36°2° / 21°−6°. Rain, 60% chance. One forecast only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 43.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
- High, likely
- 43°6°
- Low, likely
- 0°−18°
- Typical high / low
- 36°2° / 21°−6°
- Wind
- 10 mph16 km/h
The outlook
Today
66% chance of rain, high 41°, low 30°.
Tomorrow
97% chance of rain, high 42°, low 34°.
Monday
Dry, high 45°, low 35°, warming up.
Rest of week
Highs 42–43°; chance of precipitation on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.
What changed since yesterday
No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.
Radar
Radar data: NOAA MRMS, rendered by forecast.blue
Radar loads when scrolled into view
Rivers
NOAA river gauges within 25 mi
Below flood stage
Swanson River at Oil Field Service Road Bridge near Kenai
12 mi- Level
- 22.9 ft
Reading from Sat 2 AM · NWS gauge page
Funny River 1.3 miles above Kenai River near Sterling
21 mi- Level
- 27.1 ft
Reading from Sat 2 AM · NWS gauge page
Moose River 5 mi above Kenai River near Sterling
21 mi- Level
- 25.9 ft
Reading from Sat 2 AM · NWS gauge page
For your home
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
Heating this week
About 78% less heating than a typical week.
This week 55Typical 245
Heating degree days, base 65°F
Heat-pump hours, next 7 days
- h below 47°F
- 47
- h below 17°F
- 0
- h below 5°F
- 0
47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 47 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.
Comfort
Dry air outside (dew point 28°F). Indoor air will run dry too — a humidifier keeping indoor relative humidity in the 30–50% range is more comfortable and cuts static shocks, without going so high it fogs cold windows.
Open the windows?
No stretch in the next few days is comfortable enough outside, by temperature, dew point and air quality.
Is this typical?
Kenai Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1899–2026
Oct 24, today vs a typical year
Today’s expected high is 2°1° warmer than typical.
- Normal high / low
- 39°4° / 24°−4°
- Forecast high / low
- 41°5° / 30°−1°
- Record high
- 51°11° in 2009
- Record low
- −6°−21° in 2001
Last 7 days vs normal
On average 0° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).
- +2°+1°SunOct 18
- +2°+1°MonOct 19
- +6°+3°TueOct 20
- ±0°WedOct 21
- −3°−2°ThuOct 22
- −7°−4°FriOct 23
- —SatOct 24
Nikiski weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sun & moon
Sun
Sunrise 9:10 AM, sunset 6:26 PM.
- Daylight
- 9 h 17 min
- Losing 5 min 23 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 3 h 39 min less
- Golden hour
- 5:21–6:54 PM
- Morning 8:42–10:15 AM
- Blue hour
- 6:54–7:11 PM
- Morning 8:25–8:42 AM; first light 8:25 AM
Stars tonight? Unknown
Cloud forecast not available for tonight.
Moon
Waxing gibbous
96% lit · growing
- Today
- sets 7:21 AM · rises 5:34 PM
- Full moon
- Oct 25
- New moon
- Nov 8
