Observed 9:40 AM AKDT at PATO

Sunrise, AK weather

Overcast and 41°5°, rain ~7–6 PM (92%).

Forecasts agree

Now 41°5°

Cloudy · Feels like 36°2°

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the southeast. 711–15 mph24 km/h through 10 PM
Dew point: 32°0°; Dry, static shocks likely
UV tomorrow: 1Low; Low all day (peak 1)
Pressure: 30.4 inHg1029 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.03 inHg−1.0 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Dry until 4 PM
Rain today 4 PM–tomorrow night 10 PM (90%, 0.96 in24 mm)
High 42°6° today at 4 PM

This morningNear 35°2° · rain chance 10% · Cloudy
This afternoonUp to 42°6° by 4 PM · Rain 4–6 PM (40%)
TonightDown to 35°2° by 4 AM · Rain all night (80%)
Tomorrow morningUp to 38°3° by 11 AM · Rain all morning (90%)
Tomorrow afternoonNear 41°5° · Rain all afternoon (90%)
Tomorrow nightDown to 34°1° by midnight · Rain 6–10 PM (60%)
Monday morningNear 34°1° · rain chance 10% · 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 10a	Cloudy	33°1° (likely 30°−1° to 34°1°)	23°−5°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	94%	99%	0
Sat 11a	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 31°−1° to 36°2°)	26°−3°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	93%	100%	0
Sat 12p	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 32°0° to 38°3°)	29°−2°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	91%	100%	1
Sat 1p	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 33°1° to 39°4°)	31°−1°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	89%	100%	1
Sat 2p	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 33°1° to 40°4°)	33°1°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	88%	100%	1
Sat 3p	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 34°1° to 41°5°)	34°1°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	87%	100%	1
Sat 4p	Rain	42°6° (likely 34°1° to 42°6°)	36°2°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	86%	100%	1
Sat 5p	Rain	41°5° (likely 33°1° to 41°5°)	35°2°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	85%	100%	0
Sat 6p	Rain	40°4° (likely 33°1° to 40°4°)	34°1°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	85%	98%	0
Sat 7p	Rain	39°4° (likely 33°1° to 39°4°)	33°1°	50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	85%	99%	0
Sat 8p	Rain	38°3° (likely 33°1° to 38°3°)	33°1°	50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	86%	99%	0
Sat 9p	Rain	37°3° (likely 33°1° to 37°3°)	31°−1°	50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	88%	99%	0
Sat 10p	Rain	36°2° (likely 33°1° to 36°2°)	30°−1°	50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	90%	100%	0
Sat 11p	Rain	36°2° (likely 33°1° to 36°2°)	30°−1°	50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	90%	99%	0
Sun 12a	Rain	36°2° (likely 33°1° to 36°2°)	29°−2°	50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	90%	100%	0
Sun 1a	Rain	36°2° (likely 33°1° to 36°2°)	29°−2°	60%, 0.04 in1 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	90%	100%	0
Sun 2a	Rain	36°2° (likely 33°1° to 36°2°)	29°−2°	60%, 0.04 in1 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	90%	100%	0
Sun 3a	Rain	36°2° (likely 33°1° to 36°2°)	29°−2°	60%, 0.04 in1 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	90%	100%	0
Sun 4a	Rain	35°2° (likely 33°1° to 36°2°)	29°−2°	80%, 0.04 in1 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	93%	99%	0
Sun 5a	Rain	35°2° (likely 33°1° to 36°2°)	28°−2°	80%, 0.04 in1 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	94%	99%	0
Sun 6a	Rain	34°1° (likely 33°1° to 36°2°)	28°−2°	80%, 0.04 in1 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	94%	99%	0
Sun 7a	Rain	34°1° (likely 33°1° to 35°2°)	26°−3°	90%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	94%	100%	0
Sun 8a	Rain	35°2° (likely 33°1° to 35°2°)	27°−3°	90%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	95%	100%	0
Sun 9a	Rain	34°1° (likely 33°1° to 34°1°)	27°−3°	90%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	95%	99%	0
Sun 10a	Rain	36°2° (likely 33°1° to 36°2°)	28°−2°	90%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	95%	99%	0
Sun 11a	Rain	38°3° (likely 33°1° to 38°3°)	31°−1°	90%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	94%	99%	0
Sun 12p	Rain	39°4° (likely 33°1° to 39°4°)	32°0°	90%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	93%	99%	0
Sun 1p	Rain	40°4° (likely 33°1° to 40°4°)	36°2°	90%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	91%	98%	1
Sun 2p	Rain	42°6° (likely 34°1° to 42°6°)	37°3°	90%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	89%	81%	1
Sun 3p	Rain	42°6° (likely 34°1° to 42°6°)	38°3°	90%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	88%	87%	0
Sun 4p	Showers	42°6° (likely 33°1° to 42°6°)	42°6°	60%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	87%	89%	0
Sun 5p	Showers	42°6° (likely 33°1° to 42°6°)	42°6°	60%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	87%	92%	0
Sun 6p	Showers	41°5° (likely 33°1° to 41°5°)	41°5°	60%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	87%	95%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 32°0° to 39°4°)	39°4°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	88%	94%	0
Sun 8p	Showers	38°3° (likely 29°−2° to 38°3°)	38°3°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	89%	92%	0
Sun 9p	Showers	37°3° (likely 27°−3° to 37°3°)	37°3°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	91%	72%	0
Sun 10p	Rain	36°2° (likely 25°−4° to 36°2°)	36°2°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	92%	67%	0
Sun 11p	Rain	35°2° (likely 25°−4° to 35°2°)	35°2°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	92%	65%	0
Mon 12a	Rain	34°1° (likely 25°−4° to 34°1°)	34°1°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	92%	71%	0
Mon 1a	Rain	35°2° (likely 25°−4° to 35°2°)	35°2°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	92%	77%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	34°1° (likely 26°−3° to 34°1°)	34°1°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	92%	84%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	34°1° (likely 27°−3° to 34°1°)	34°1°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	92%	96%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	34°1° (likely 28°−2° to 34°1°)	34°1°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	92%	99%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	34°1° (likely 29°−2° to 34°1°)	34°1°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	92%	99%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	34°1° (likely 30°−1° to 34°1°)	34°1°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	92%	88%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly cloudy	33°1° (likely 30°−1° to 33°1°)	33°1°	10%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	92%	76%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly cloudy	34°1° (likely 28°−2° to 34°1°)	34°1°	10%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	93%	88%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	34°1° (likely 29°−2° to 34°1°)	34°1°	10%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	93%	95%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Rain. High 42°6°, low 34°1°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 36°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 42°6°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 38°3°
  50% chance · 0.16 in4.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 35°2°
  80% chance · 0.23 in5.8 mm
Official NWS forecast
Today: A chance of rain after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 42. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tonight: Rain. Cloudy, with a low around 34. Southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
34°1°–42°6°
Low, likely
24°−4°–34°1°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Rain. High 42°6°, low 31°−1°. Rain 0.26 in6.6 mm, 90% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 35°2°
  90% chance · 0.29 in7.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 42°6°
  90% chance · 0.2 in5.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 38°3°
  60% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 34°1°
  20% chance
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain before 4pm, then a chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 42. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 10pm, then a slight chance of rain between 10pm and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
34°1°–42°6°
Low, likely
25°−4°–34°1°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 44°7°, low 31°−1°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 34°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 38°3°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 33°1°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 30°−1°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Northwest wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
37°3°–44°7°
Low, likely
25°−4°–33°1°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
1
Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 47°8°, low 33°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Fog, 30°−1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 37°3°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 31°−1°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 28°−2°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
34°1°–47°8°
Low, likely
23°−5°–34°1°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
1
Wednesday, Oct 28. Snow. High 44°7°, low 34°1°. Snow 0.01 in0.3 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 27°−3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 35°2°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Snow, 32°0°
  50% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 32°0°
  50% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 44.
Night: A chance of rain before 10pm, then a chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
33°1°–44°7°
Low, likely
22°−6°–35°2°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
Thursday, Oct 29. Snow. High 43°6°, low 34°1°. Snow 0–2 in0–5 cm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 32°0°
  40% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Fog, 35°1°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Snow, 34°1°
  60% chance · 0.4 in0.9 cm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 34°1°
  70% chance · 0.4 in1 cm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 43.
Night: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
32°0°–43°6°
Low, likely
28°−2°–36°2°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
1
Friday, Oct 30. Snow. High 43°6°, low 32°0°. Snow 0–2 in0–5 cm, 70% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 34°1°
  70% chance · 0.3 in0.8 cm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Snow, 35°2°
  60% chance · 0.3 in0.7 cm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Fog, 33°0°
  50% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Fog, 29°−1°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain and snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 43.
Night: Rain and snow likely. Cloudy, with a low around 32.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
33°1°–43°6°
Low, likely
27°−3°–35°2°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 42 mph68 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Fog. High 33°1°, low 24°−4°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Fog, 28°−2°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 31°−1°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Fog, 25°−4°
  30% chance · 0.1 in0.3 cm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Fog, 24°−4°
  30% chance · 0.6 in1.5 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
31°−1°–35°2°
Low, likely
20°−7°–29°−2°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Fog. High 28°−2°, low 19°−7°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Fog, 25°−4°
  30% chance · 0.2 in0.4 cm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 26°−3°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 21°−6°
  20% chance · 0.2 in0.4 cm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 21°−6°
  20% chance · 0.5 in1.2 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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
27°−3°–29°−2°
Low, likely
16°−9°–23°−5°
Wind
8 mph14 km/h, gusts 40 mph65 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Fog. High 32°0°, low 20°−7°. Rain 0.26 in6.6 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 24°−4°
  30% chance · 0.5 in1.3 cm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Snow, 31°−1°
  30% chance · 0.4 in1 cm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Snow, 31°−1°
  40% chance · 0.6 in1.6 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
29°−2°–35°2°
Low, likely
15°−9°–25°−4°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
1

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The outlook

Today
38% chance of rain, high 42°, low 34°.
Tomorrow
92% chance of rain, high 42°, low 31°.
Monday
Dry, high 44°, low 31°.
Rest of week
Highs 28–47°; chance of precipitation on Thursday, Friday.

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Sixmile Creek near Hope

3.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 8.9 ft
Flow: 522 cfs

Forecast peak 9.0 ft Sun 10 PM

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

Glacier Creek at Alyeska Highway at Girdwood

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 26.3 ft
Flow: 122 cfs

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

Chickaloon River 7.7 miles above mouth near Sterling

22 mi

Level: 27.4 ft

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

Campbell Creek near Spenard

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 18.0 ft
Flow: 91 cfs

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 9 h 16 min; Losing 5 min 33 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 3 h 41 min less
Golden hour: 5:13–6:47 PM; Morning 8:35–10:09 AM
Blue hour: 6:47–7:04 PM; Morning 8:18–8:35 AM; first light 8:18 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

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

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 7:14 AM · rises 5:26 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking northeast from Sunrise. The highest point on the skyline is about 9,700 ft, 49 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Sunrise, AK weather

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Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Sixmile Creek near Hope

Glacier Creek at Alyeska Highway at Girdwood

Chickaloon River 7.7 miles above mouth near Sterling

Campbell Creek near Spenard

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon