Observed 5:53 PM AKDT at PAWD

Primrose, AK weather

Overcast and 44°7°, snow tonight, 6–8 in15–20 cm.

Forecasts agree

Now 44°7°

Cloudy

Wind: Calm; Up to 10 mph16 km/h through 6 AM
Dew point: 41°5°; Comfortable · down to 29°−2° by 7 PM (dry)
UV tomorrow: 1Low; Low all day (peak 1)
Pressure: 30.28 inHg1025 hPa; Falling · −0.04 inHg−1.5 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

5°3° warmer than this time yesterday (39°4° then, 44°7° now)

Good hours for

Snow until tomorrow 1 PM (100%, 1–12 in3–30 cm)
Below freezing tonight 8 PM–2 AM (low 32°0°)
Below freezing tonight 3–8 AM (low 32°0°)
Rain tomorrow 1–7 PM (80%, 0.18 in4.6 mm)
Below freezing tomorrow night 8 PM–noon (low 29°−2°)

TonightNear 33°1° · Snow all night (100%) · freezing, low 32°0°
Tomorrow morningNear 33°1° · Snow all morning (100%) · freezing, low 32°0°
Tomorrow afternoonNear 35°2° · Snow noon–1 PM (100%)
Tomorrow nightDown to 29°−2° by midnight · Rain 6–7 PM (40%) · freezing, low 29°−2°
Monday morningNear 30°−1° · rain chance 10% · freezing, low 29°−2° · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonNear 34°1° · Partly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 6p	Snow	33°1° (likely 28°−2° to 33°1°)	27°−3°	70%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	85%	100%	0
Sat 7p	Snow	33°1° (likely 28°−2° to 33°1°)	26°−3°	80%, snow 0.2 in0.5 cm	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	86%	100%	0
Sat 8p	Snow	32°0° (likely 28°−2° to 32°0°)	25°−4°	80%, snow 0.2 in0.5 cm	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	86%	100%	0
Sat 9p	Snow	32°0° (likely 28°−2° to 32°0°)	25°−4°	80%, snow 0.2 in0.5 cm	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	87%	100%	0
Sat 10p	Snow	32°0° (likely 28°−2° to 32°0°)	23°−5°	80%, snow 0.2 in0.5 cm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	88%	100%	0
Sat 11p	Snow	32°0° (likely 27°−3° to 32°0°)	23°−5°	80%, snow 0.2 in0.5 cm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	89%	100%	0
Sun 12a	Snow	32°0° (likely 27°−3° to 32°0°)	23°−5°	80%, snow 0.2 in0.5 cm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	89%	100%	0
Sun 1a	Snow	32°0° (likely 27°−3° to 32°0°)	23°−5°	80%, snow 0.2 in0.5 cm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	89%	100%	0
Sun 2a	Snow	33°1° (likely 27°−3° to 33°1°)	25°−4°	80%, snow 0.2 in0.5 cm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	89%	98%	0
Sun 3a	Snow	32°0° (likely 27°−3° to 32°0°)	24°−4°	80%, snow 0.2 in0.5 cm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	88%	99%	0
Sun 4a	Snow	32°0° (likely 27°−3° to 32°0°)	24°−4°	100%, snow 0.6 in1.5 cm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	86%	99%	0
Sun 5a	Snow	32°0° (likely 27°−3° to 32°0°)	24°−4°	100%, snow 0.6 in1.5 cm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	86%	99%	0
Sun 6a	Snow	32°0° (likely 26°−3° to 32°0°)	24°−4°	100%, snow 0.6 in1.5 cm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	88%	99%	0
Sun 7a	Snow	32°0° (likely 26°−3° to 32°0°)	23°−5°	100%, snow 0.6 in1.5 cm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	89%	99%	0
Sun 8a	Snow	33°1° (likely 26°−3° to 33°1°)	24°−4°	100%, snow 0.6 in1.5 cm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	88%	99%	0
Sun 9a	Snow	32°0° (likely 27°−3° to 32°0°)	23°−5°	100%, snow 0.6 in1.5 cm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	87%	99%	0
Sun 10a	Snow	33°1° (likely 27°−3° to 33°1°)	25°−4°	100%, snow 0.3 in0.8 cm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	86%	99%	0
Sun 11a	Snow	34°1° (likely 27°−3° to 34°1°)	27°−3°	100%, snow 0.3 in0.8 cm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	85%	100%	0
Sun 12p	Snow	34°1° (likely 28°−2° to 34°1°)	27°−3°	100%, snow 0.3 in0.8 cm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	85%	100%	1
Sun 1p	Snow	35°2° (likely 28°−2° to 35°2°)	29°−2°	80%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	84%	99%	1
Sun 2p	Snow	36°2° (likely 28°−2° to 36°2°)	30°−1°	80%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	82%	99%	1
Sun 3p	Snow	36°2° (likely 28°−2° to 36°2°)	30°−1°	80%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	81%	92%	1
Sun 4p	Snow	36°2° (likely 28°−2° to 36°2°)	36°2°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	95%	0
Sun 5p	Snow	36°2° (likely 28°−2° to 36°2°)	36°2°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	82%	86%	0
Sun 6p	Snow	34°1° (likely 27°−3° to 34°1°)	34°1°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	84%	72%	0
Sun 7p	Mostly cloudy	33°1° (likely 25°−4° to 33°1°)	33°1°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	87%	64%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly cloudy	32°0° (likely 24°−4° to 32°0°)	32°0°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	88%	54%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly cloudy	31°−1° (likely 22°−6° to 31°−1°)	31°−1°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	89%	62%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly cloudy	30°−1° (likely 20°−7° to 30°−1°)	30°−1°	10%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	90%	64%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly cloudy	30°−1° (likely 19°−7° to 30°−1°)	30°−1°	10%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	90%	66%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly cloudy	29°−2° (likely 17°−8° to 29°−2°)	29°−2°	10%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	90%	76%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	30°−1° (likely 17°−8° to 30°−1°)	30°−1°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	90%	86%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	30°−1° (likely 16°−9° to 30°−1°)	30°−1°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	89%	80%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	29°−2° (likely 16°−9° to 29°−2°)	29°−2°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	88%	83%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	29°−2° (likely 17°−8° to 29°−2°)	29°−2°	10%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	88%	96%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	29°−2° (likely 17°−8° to 29°−2°)	29°−2°	10%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	88%	97%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	29°−2° (likely 18°−8° to 29°−2°)	29°−2°	10%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	89%	94%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly cloudy	29°−2° (likely 20°−7° to 29°−2°)	29°−2°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	89%	82%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly cloudy	29°−2° (likely 20°−7° to 29°−2°)	29°−2°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	89%	92%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	29°−2° (likely 20°−7° to 29°−2°)	29°−2°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	88%	87%	0
Mon 10a	Mostly cloudy	30°−1° (likely 20°−7° to 30°−1°)	30°−1°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	87%	52%	0
Mon 11a	Mostly cloudy	31°−1° (likely 21°−6° to 31°−1°)	31°−1°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	86%	53%	1
Mon 12p	Mostly cloudy	33°1° (likely 23°−5° to 33°1°)	33°1°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	85%	71%	1
Mon 1p	Partly sunny	34°1° (likely 24°−4° to 34°1°)	34°1°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	83%	82%	1
Mon 2p	Partly sunny	35°2° (likely 25°−4° to 35°2°)	35°2°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	81%	61%	1
Mon 3p	Partly sunny	35°2° (likely 26°−3° to 35°2°)	35°2°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	79%	56%	1
Mon 4p	Mostly sunny	35°2° (likely 27°−3° to 35°2°)	35°2°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	78%	41%	1
Mon 5p	Mostly sunny	34°1° (likely 26°−3° to 34°1°)	34°1°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	80%	43%	1

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Snow. High 29°−2°, low 32°0°. Snow < 1 in< 2 cm, 90% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Snow, 32°0°
  80% chance · 1 in2.5 cm
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 32°0°
  100% chance · 2 in5.1 cm
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Snow. Cloudy, with a low around 32. Southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
28°−2°–31°−1°
Low, likely
18°−8°–32°0°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Snow. High 36°2°, low 27°−3°. Snow 1–3 in3–8 cm, 100% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 33°1°
  100% chance · 3 in7.6 cm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Snow, 36°2°
  100% chance · 0.3 in0.8 cm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Snow, 32°0°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 29°−2°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Snow before 4pm, then scattered snow showers. Cloudy, with a high near 36. East wind 0 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Night: Scattered snow showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. North wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
29°−2°–36°2°
Low, likely
19°−7°–27°−3°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 36°2°, low 26°−3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 29°−2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 35°2°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 23°−5°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 22°−6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 36. West wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Northwest wind 0 to 15 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
27°−3°–36°2°
Low, likely
16°−9°–26°−3°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
1
Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 39°4°, low 27°−3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 21°−6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 30°−1°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 23°−5°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 22°−6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
29°−2°–39°4°
Low, likely
14°−10°–27°−3°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
2
Wednesday, Oct 28. Snow. High 36°2°, low 29°−2°. Snow 0–2 in0–5 cm, 40% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 21°−6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 28°−2°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Snow, 25°−4°
  50% chance · 0.7 in1.7 cm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 24°−5°
  50% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of snow after 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 36.
Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
27°−3°–36°2°
Low, likely
15°−9°–29°−2°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
1
Thursday, Oct 29. Snow. High 36°2°, low 30°−1°. Snow 0–3 in0–8 cm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 24°−4°
  40% chance · 0.1 in0.4 cm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Snow, 28°−2°
  50% chance · 0.3 in0.8 cm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Snow, 28°−2°
  80% chance · 0.6 in1.4 cm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 27°−3°
  80% chance · 1 in2.6 cm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
Night: Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. New snow accumulation of around one inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
26°−3°–36°2°
Low, likely
19°−7°–30°−1°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 44 mph70 km/h
Friday, Oct 30. Snow. High 36°2°, low 28°−2°. Snow 1–8 in3–20 cm, 80% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 27°−3°
  80% chance · 1.5 in3.8 cm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Snow, 29°−2°
  70% chance · 0.7 in1.7 cm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Snow, 28°−2°
  60% chance · 0.11 in2.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 24°−5°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Snow. Cloudy, with a high near 36. New snow accumulation of around one inch possible.
Night: Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
26°−3°–36°2°
Low, likely
19°−7°–30°−1°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 50 mph81 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Snow. High 34°1°, low 20°−7°. Snow < 1 in< 2 cm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 24°−4°
  50% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Snow, 27°−3°
  50% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Snow, 22°−5°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 19°−7°
  40% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 34.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
25°−4°–34°1°
Low, likely
13°−11°–24°−4°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Snow showers. High 23°−5°, low 14°−10°. Snow 0–4 in0–10 cm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 17°−8°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Snow, 20°−6°
  30% chance · 0.7 in1.7 cm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Snow, 20°−7°
  40% chance · 1.4 in3.6 cm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 22°−6°
  40% chance · 2.4 in6.1 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
21°−6°–25°−4°
Low, likely
11°−12°–17°−8°
Wind
4 mph7 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Snow. High 27°−3°, low 20°−7°. Snow 1–15 in3–38 cm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 24°−4°
  40% chance · 2.1 in5.4 cm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Snow, 26°−3°
  40% chance · 0.6 in1.5 cm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Snow, 23°−5°
  40% chance · 0.7 in1.8 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
21°−6°–31°−1°
Low, likely
17°−8°–23°−5°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 47 mph76 km/h
UV peak
1

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The outlook

Today
88% chance of snow, high 29°, low 32°.
Tomorrow
99% chance of snow, high 36°, low 27°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 36°, low 26°.
Rest of week
Highs 23–39°; chance of precipitation on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday.

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Snow River near Seward

3.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.2 ft
Flow: 506 cfs

Forecast peak 6.3 ft Sun 10 PM

Reading from Sat 4 PM · NWS gauge page

Resurrection River at Exit Glacier Road near Seward

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 11.2 ft
Flow: 729 cfs

Forecast peak 11.5 ft Mon 4 AM

Reading from Sat 5 PM · NWS gauge page

Kenai River at Cooper Landing

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.7 ft
Flow: 1,880 cfs

Forecast peak 7.7 ft Sat 10 PM

Reading from Sat 4 PM · NWS gauge page

Grouse Creek at Grouse Lake Outlet near Seward

10 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.8 ft
Flow: 16 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 9 h 20 min; Losing 5 min 23 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 3 h 34 min less
Golden hour: 5:16–6:47 PM; Morning 8:33–10:05 AM
Blue hour: 6:47–7:04 PM; Morning 8:16–8:33 AM; first light 8:16 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 99% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 7:12 AM · rises 5:27 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking northeast from Primrose. The highest point on the skyline is about 5,800 ft, 2 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Primrose, AK weather

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Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Snow River near Seward

Resurrection River at Exit Glacier Road near Seward

Kenai River at Cooper Landing

Grouse Creek at Grouse Lake Outlet near Seward

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon