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

Updated: 10:00 pm AKDT Sep 16, 2019

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Turnagain Pass

Overnight Partly Cloudy Tuesday Mostly Sunny Tuesday Night Heavy Rain Wednesday Heavy Rain Wednesday Night Showers Likely then Mostly Cloudy Thursday Chance Showers Thursday Night Chance Showers Friday Showers Likely Friday Night Showers Lo 39 °F Hi 55 °F Lo 45 °F Hi 53 °F Lo 37 °F Hi 50 °F Lo 41 °F Hi 49 °F Lo 41 °F

 

Overnight	Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. West wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday	Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning.
Tuesday Night	Rain. The rain could be heavy at times. Low around 45. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Wednesday	Rain before 7am, then showers, mainly after 7am. The rain could be heavy at times. High near 53. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Wednesday Night	Showers likely, mainly before 7pm. Cloudy, with a low around 37. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday	A 50 percent chance of showers after 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. East wind around 5 mph.
Thursday Night	A 30 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 41.
Friday	Showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 49.
Friday Night	Showers. Cloudy, with a low around 41.
Saturday	Showers. Cloudy, with a high near 49.
Saturday Night	Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Sunday	Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46.
Sunday Night	Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Monday	Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46.

 

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

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NWS FORECAST FOR ANCHORAGE ZONE 101 NWS Forecast for: Anchorage Issued by: National Weather Service Anchorage, AK Last Update: 734 PM AKDT Mon Sep 16 2019 Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows in the 40s. Light winds. Tuesday: Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s to lower 60s. Light winds. Tuesday Night: Rain. Lows around 50. Northeast wind 15 mph. Along turnagain arm and higher elevations...southeast wind 15 to 30 mph increasing to 35 to 50 mph after midnight. Wednesday: Rain showers. Highs in the 50s. South wind 15 mph. Along turnagain arm and higher elevations...southeast wind 25 to 40 mph becoming south 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Wednesday Night: Cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Lows in the lower to mid 40s. Variable wind 10 mph. Thursday: Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Highs in the 50s. Thursday Night Through Friday Night: Rain showers likely. Lows in the 40s. Highs in the 50s. Saturday Through Sunday: Rain showers likely. Highs in the 50s. Lows in the 40s. Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Lows 35 to 45. Monday: Rain showers likely. Highs 45 to 55. 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: 734 PM AKDT Mon Sep 16 2019 Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Isolated rain showers in the evening. Lows in the 40s. Light winds. Tuesday: Mostly sunny in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. Highs around 60. Variable wind to 10 mph. Tuesday Night: Rain. Lows around 50. East wind 15 mph. Gusts to 35 mph after midnight. Wednesday: Rain showers. Highs in the mid 50s to lower 60s. East wind 10 to 15 mph with gusts to 35 mph in the morning becoming light. Wednesday Night: Cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Lows in the upper 30s to mid 40s. Light winds. Thursday: Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Highs 55 to 65. Thursday Night Through Saturday: Rain showers likely. Lows in the 40s. Highs in the 50s. Saturday Night And Sunday: Rain showers likely. Lows 35 to 45. Highs in the 50s. Sunday Night And Monday: Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Lows 35 to 45. Highs in the 50s. Zone Forecast: Matanuska Valley Visit your local NWS office at: https://www.weather.gov/Anchorage

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Wx Table last Cached 09-17-2019 00:21

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	05/20/2019 6:02 am	old	old	old	old	old	old	old	old	old	old
Independence Mine	3450	09/16/2019 12:00 am	42.0	48.2	39.8	98	1	NNW	4	10	0	-0.1 0
Marmot Ridge	4500	09/16/2019 12:00 am	38.4	43.7	38.0	99	7	NW	17	19
Moraine Snotel Site	2100	09/16/2019 12:00 am	41.4	53.8	36.6	92	1	E	3	4	-1	-0.1 0
Arctic Valley	3900	09/16/2019 12:00 am	41.2	44.9	38.1	100	9	W	15	23
S. Fork Eagle R. #2	2164	09/16/2019 12:02 am	40.3	53.3	40.3	96	0	-	9999
Hillside Home	1354	05/20/2019 6:00 am	old	old	old	old	old	old	old	old	old	old
Glenalps Snotel	2080	09/16/2019 12:00 am	42.2	56.2	41.9	97	1	SSE	3	5	0	0.0 0
Indian Pass	2350	09/16/2019 12:00 am	41.1	50.1	39.9	93		-			0	0.0 0
McHugh Creek DOT	85	09/16/2019 11:40 pm	56.6	61.1	49.9	96	14	SE	16	24
Penguin Peak (AKDOT)	4200	09/16/2019 11:00 pm	40.9	44.4	36.2	91	3	SSW	7	12
Bird Point DOT	62	09/16/2019 11:45 pm	51.4	61.6	47.2	95	0	-	1	23
Alyeska (summit)	3664	09/16/2019 11:00 pm	44.0	45.0	39.0	13	4	W	8	16
Alyeska (max mtn.)	3200	09/16/2019 11:00 pm	44.0	45.0	40.0	100	3	N	13	14
Alyeska(Top of Quad)	2800	09/16/2019 3:14 am	-459.4	-459.4	-459.4	0	0	-	0	0
Alyeska Resort - Mid Mtn	1700	11/06/2018 9:00 am	old	old	old	old	old	old	old	old	old	old
Alyeska Base	100	09/16/2019 11:00 pm	49.0	60.0	45.0	94		-
Mt. Alyeska (NRCS)	1539	09/16/2019 12:00 am	47.6	51.5	43.7			-			0	0.1 0
Alyeska Snow Course	2800	03/07/2017 10:42 am	old	old	old	old	old	old	old	old	old	old
Girdwood DOT	31	09/16/2019 11:00 pm	50.0	61.0	45.0	94	2	NNE	7	20	1
Portage	10	09/16/2019 11:00 pm	44.0	62.0	43.0		1	SW	4	16	2
Portage DOT	66	09/16/2019 11:40 pm	43.4	59.6	43.3	95	1	SW	3	9
Portage (PATO)	95	09/16/2019 12:05 am	43.1	57.5	42.4	100	0	-	0	18
Whittier Access Rd Tunnel MP 6.5	115	07/26/2019 6:10 pm	old	old	old	old	old	old	old	old	old	old
Camp Road @ Whittier Tunnel	102	09/16/2019 11:40 pm	52.4	59.1	47.0	85	14	W	19	30
Whittier Harbor	13	09/16/2019 11:50 pm	59.3	60.3	48.3	62	15	WSW	9999
Tunnel	10	09/16/2019 11:00 pm	42.0	61.0	42.0		0	-	0	4	-4
Grandview	1100	09/16/2019 12:00 am	43.1	51.1	43.1			-			-1	0.4 0
AKRR Mile 43	3700	09/16/2019 11:00 pm	45.0	45.0	36.0	67	7	NNW	17	29
Turnagain Pass DOT	1020	09/16/2019 11:40 pm	43.3	55.3	40.6	9999	6	W	10	10
Turnagain Pass Center Ridge	1880	09/16/2019 12:00 am	45.7	54.8	42.0		1	SSE	3	8	2	0.3 0
Seattle Ridge	2400	09/16/2019 11:00 pm		-148.0	-148.0	-100	3	W	6	9
Sunburst	3812	09/16/2019 12:00 am	41.7	45.2	35.8	85	8	WSW	13	19
Granite	512	09/16/2019 11:55 pm	39.3	60.3	39.3	100	0	-	1	7
Summit Lake DOT	1348	09/16/2019 11:45 pm	41.5	53.3	41.5	97	1	SSW	1	10
Summit Lake MP 45	3800	09/16/2019 12:00 am	43.9	43.9	36.1	68	3	NNW	5	14
Summit Lake	1400	09/16/2019 12:00 am	37.1	52.8	37.1	99	0	-	2	11	0	-0.1 0
Sterling Wye MP 37	3700	09/16/2019 12:00 am	42.6	46.6	37.2	97	2	W	4	12
Sterling Hwy DOT @ Tern Lake	686	09/16/2019 11:45 pm	44.5	59.1	44.2	99	2	NNW	4	12
Moose Pass		09/16/2019 11:00 pm	45.0	56.0	45.0		1	SSE	2	10	15
Crown Point	300	05/24/2019 10:00 am	old	old	old	old	old	old	old	old	old	old
Wolverine Glacier	3250	09/16/2019 11:00 pm	47.8	47.9	40.2	58	16	NW	9999
Grouse Creek Divide	700	09/16/2019 12:00 am	41.1	55.0	41.1			-			0	0.1 0
Lost Lake	3722	09/16/2019 12:00 am	42.6	44.0	37.2	91	11	NW	16	35
Seward Hwy @ Divide MP 11.7	709	09/16/2019 11:40 pm	44.5	58.7	44.5	91	2	NNE	3	9

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