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National Weather Service Forecast for: 6 Miles ENE Silvertip AK Issued by: National Weather Service Anchorage, AK

Updated: 5:44 pm AKDT Mar 25, 2019

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Turnagain Pass

Tonight Partly Cloudy Tuesday Mostly Sunny Tuesday Night Mostly Clear Wednesday Mostly Sunny Wednesday Night Partly Cloudy Thursday Sunny Thursday Night Partly Cloudy Friday Mostly Sunny Friday Night Mostly Cloudy Lo 28 °F Hi 39 °F Lo 28 °F Hi 41 °F Lo 32 °F Hi 42 °F Lo 30 °F Hi 41 °F Lo 28 °F

 

Tonight	Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Tuesday	Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night	Mostly clear, with a low around 28. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.
Wednesday	Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. Calm wind.
Wednesday Night	Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.
Thursday	Sunny, with a high near 42. East wind around 5 mph.
Thursday Night	Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Friday	Mostly sunny, with a high near 41.
Friday Night	Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Saturday	Mostly sunny, with a high near 41.
Saturday Night	Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Sunday	Mostly sunny, with a high near 41.
Sunday Night	Partly cloudy, with a low around 24.
Monday	Mostly sunny, with a high near 39.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for 6 Miles ENE Silvertip AK.

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Show NWS Developmental Mountain Forecast

NWS Developmental Mountain Forecast 000 SXUS41 PAFC 252340 RECAER Southcentral Alaska Mountain Forecast NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Anchorage AK 340 PM AKDT Mon Mar 25 2019 The Eastern Turnagain Arm Mountain Forecast covers the mountains (above 1000 ft) surrounding eastern Turnagain Arm...including Alyeska Resort and Turnagain Pass. This forecast is for use in snow safety activities and emergency management. Tonight Tue Temp at 1000` 30 F 35-42 F Temp at 3000` 32 F 28-36 F Chance of precip 0% 0% Precip amount (above 1000 FT) 0.00 in 0.00 in Snow amount (above 1000 FT) 0 in 0 in Snow level sea level 2400 ft Wind 3000` ridges NW 0-10 mph NW 0-11 mph Remarks...None. && The Thompson Pass Mountain Forecast covers the mountains (above 1000 ft) surrounding Keystone Canyon through Thompson Pass to Worthington Glacier. This forecast is for use in snow safety activities and emergency management. Tonight Tue Temp at 1000` 29 F 44 F Temp at 3000` 32 F 25-35 F Chance of precip 0% 0% Precip amount (above 1000 FT) 0.00 in 0.00 in Snow amount (above 1000 FT) 0 in 0 in Snow level sea level 1800 ft Wind 3000` ridges NE 0-25 mph NE 10-30 mph Remarks...None. && The Hatcher Pass Mountain Forecast covers the mountains in the Hatcher Pass Recreation Area. This forecast is for use in snow safety activities and emergency management. Tonight Tue Temp at 1000` 24 F 33-39 F Temp at 3000` 29 F 34 F Chance of precip 0% 0% Precip amount (above 1000 FT) 0.00 in 0.00 in Snow amount (above 1000 FT) 0 in 0 in Snow level sea level 1100 ft Wind 3000` ridges LGT/VAR E -2-11 mph Remarks...None. &&

Show Current NWS Forecast for Anchorage

NWS FORECAST FOR ANCHORAGE ZONE 101 NWS Forecast for: Anchorage Issued by: National Weather Service Anchorage, AK Last Update: 528 PM AKDT Mon Mar 25 2019 Tonight: Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Patchy fog and freezing fog after midnight. Lows in the upper 20s to mid 30s. Light winds. Tuesday: Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly sunny. Patchy fog and freezing fog in the morning. Highs in the 40s. Light winds. Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy. Patchy freezing fog after midnight. Lows in the upper 20s to mid 30s. Light winds. Wednesday: Partly cloudy. Patchy freezing fog in the morning. Highs in the 40s. Light winds. Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s to mid 30s. Light winds. Thursday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the 40s. Thursday Night: Mostly clear. Lows 25 to 35. Friday Through Saturday: Partly cloudy. Highs in the 40s. Lows 25 to 35. Saturday Night Through Monday: Mostly clear. Lows 25 to 35. Highs in the 40s. Zone Forecast: Anchorage Visit your local NWS office at: https://www.weather.gov/Anchorage

Show Current NWS Forecast for Hatcher Pass

NWS FORECAST FOR ZONE 111 MATANUSKA VALLEY & HATCHERS NWS Forecast for: Matanuska Valley Issued by: National Weather Service Anchorage, AK Last Update: 528 PM AKDT Mon Mar 25 2019 Tonight: Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the upper 20s to mid 30s. Light winds. Tuesday: Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly sunny. Patchy fog and freezing fog in the morning. Highs in the mid 40s to lower 50s. Light winds. Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy. Patchy fog and freezing fog after midnight. Lows in the upper 20s to mid 30s. Light winds. Wednesday: Partly cloudy. Patchy fog and freezing fog in the morning. Highs in the mid 40s to lower 50s. Light winds. Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the lower to mid 30s. Variable wind 10 mph. Thursday: Mostly sunny. Highs 45 to 55. Thursday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the 30s. Friday: Partly cloudy with a chance of rain. Highs 45 to 55. Friday Night: Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows 25 to 35. Saturday: Partly cloudy. Highs 45 to 55. Saturday Night Through Monday: Mostly clear. Lows 25 to 35. Highs 45 to 55. Zone Forecast: Matanuska Valley Visit your local NWS office at: https://www.weather.gov/Anchorage

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Wx Table last Cached 03-25-2019 22:00

FCNFAIC Wx Station Roundup - Low Bandwidth Text Only
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Site	Elev	Date	Temp	MxTp 24hr	MnTp 24hr	RH	Spd	Dir	Gst	MxGust 24hr	SnoHt	SWE 24hr_new
Gold Cord Mine	4050	03/25/2019 9:49 pm	24.8	41.9	23.2		5	NNW	7	13
Independence Mine	3450	03/25/2019 9:00 pm	28.2	39.3	26.2	67	4	NNW	7	10	44	12.4 0
Marmot Ridge	4500	03/25/2019 9:00 pm	24.4	32.6	22.4	82	1	WSW	3	18
Moraine Snotel Site	2100	03/25/2019 9:00 pm	34.7	44.2	31.0	69	1	NE	5	7	10	3.6 0
Arctic Valley	3900	03/25/2019 10:00 pm	26.8	33.1	25.0	94	4	NNE	6	36
S. Fork Eagle R. #2	2164	03/25/2019 8:47 pm	30.3	41.3	30.3	86	0	-	2	16
Hillside Home	1354	03/25/2019 9:45 pm	35.1	45.1	35.1		3	NE	4	31
Glenalps Snotel	2080	03/25/2019 9:00 pm	30.4	44.0	30.4	81	0	-	2	12	17	5.9 0
Indian Pass	2350	03/25/2019 9:00 pm	30.9	41.1	28.9	82		-			52	18.8 0.2
McHugh Creek DOT	85	03/25/2019 8:50 pm	41.8	51.2	38.6	88	1	SE	4	40
Penguin Peak (AKDOT)	4200	03/25/2019 9:00 pm	26.1	31.3	24.2	98	0	-	0	0
Bird Point DOT	62	03/25/2019 8:45 pm	41.3	49.0	40.4	72	3	W	6	26
Alyeska (summit)	3664	03/25/2019 9:00 pm	28.0	32.0	27.0	14	0	-	0	0
Alyeska (max mtn.)	3200	03/25/2019 9:00 pm	29.0	35.0	28.0	100	4	N	13	14
Alyeska(Top of Quad)	2800	03/25/2019 9:00 pm	31.0	36.0	30.0	0	1	NE	4	19
Alyeska Resort - Mid Mtn	1700	11/06/2018 9:00 am	old	old	old	old	old	old	old	old	old	old
Alyeska Base	100	03/25/2019 9:00 pm	39.0	48.0	33.0	79		-
Mt. Alyeska (NRCS)	1539	03/25/2019 9:00 pm	36.8	40.4	34.6			-			41	15.6 0
Alyeska Snow Course	2800	03/07/2017 10:42 am	old	old	old	old	old	old	old	old	old	old
Girdwood DOT	31	03/25/2019 9:00 pm	39.0	49.0	33.0	81	2	NNE	4	11	-1
Portage	10	03/25/2019 9:00 pm	36.0	55.0	32.0		3	SW	6	23	64
Portage DOT	66	03/25/2019 8:50 pm	35.5	49.0	32.8	84	0	-	2	17
Portage (PATO)	95	03/25/2019 9:05 pm	30.5	46.7	30.5	9999	0	-	0	16
Whittier Access Rd Tunnel MP 6.5	115	03/25/2019 8:50 pm	36.1	45.4	35.2	88	2	NNW	2	12
Camp Road @ Whittier Tunnel	102	03/25/2019 8:50 pm	37.7	47.8	35.7	86	0	-	0	5
Whittier Harbor	13	03/25/2019 8:50 pm	38.3	43.3	36.3	87	0	-	9999
Tunnel	10	03/14/2019 10:00 am	old	old	old	old	old	old	old	old	old	old
Grandview	1100	03/25/2019 9:00 pm	33.0	40.2	31.0			-			38	15.8 0
AKRR Mile 43	3700	03/08/2019 2:00 pm	old	old	old	old	old	old	old	old	old	old
Turnagain Pass DOT	1020	03/25/2019 8:50 pm	32.5	42.4	29.9	74	4	W	4	6
Turnagain Pass Center Ridge	1880	03/25/2019 9:00 pm	34.3	42.0	31.2		1	ESE	2	7	71	24.6 0.4
Seattle Ridge	2400	03/25/2019 9:00 pm	31.1	34.0	29.1	98	4	N	5	16
Sunburst	3812	03/25/2019 9:00 pm	26.6	30.1	24.2	70	5	W	8	23
Granite	512	03/25/2019 8:55 pm	32.3	52.3	27.3	86	0	-	4	7
Summit Lake DOT	1348	03/25/2019 8:45 pm	32.8	47.9	27.4	64	0	-	1	9
Summit Lake MP 45	3800	03/25/2019 9:00 pm	27.4	29.1	24.6	60	1	NW	3	12
Summit Lake	1400	03/25/2019 9:00 pm	31.4	44.0	26.5	81	0	-	1	7	24	7.8 0
Sterling Wye MP 37	3700	03/25/2019 9:00 pm	27.5	31.7	26.0	69	2	NNW	2	10
Sterling Hwy DOT @ Tern Lake	686	03/25/2019 8:45 pm	37.0	43.6	33.7	79	1	N	2	16
Moose Pass		03/25/2019 9:00 pm	32.0	49.0	27.0		2	S	3	17	9
Crown Point	300	03/25/2019 9:00 pm	33.4	44.8	28.1	87	0	-	1	4	1
Wolverine Glacier	3250	03/25/2019 8:00 pm	28.9	32.8	25.4	76	9	WSW	9999
Grouse Creek Divide	700	03/25/2019 9:00 pm	31.6	43.3	31.6			-			32	11.3 0
Lost Lake	3722	03/07/2019 9:00 am	old	old	old	old	old	old	old	old	old	old
Seward Hwy @ Divide MP 11.7	709	03/25/2019 8:50 pm	32.8	43.6	31.7	87	1	NNE	1	12

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