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

Updated: 7:58 pm AKDT Sep 18, 2018

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Turnagain Pass

Overnight Mostly Cloudy Wednesday Mostly Cloudy Wednesday Night Mostly Cloudy Thursday Mostly Cloudy Thursday Night Mostly Cloudy Friday Partly Sunny then Scattered Showers Friday Night Rain Likely then Rain/Snow Likely Saturday Chance Rain/Snow then Chance Rain Saturday Night Chance Rain then Chance Rain/Snow Lo 37 °F Hi 59 °F Lo 35 °F Hi 58 °F Lo 34 °F Hi 56 °F Lo 34 °F Hi 54 °F Lo 32 °F

 

Overnight	Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday	Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night	Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Thursday	Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Thursday Night	Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Calm wind.
Friday	Scattered showers, mainly after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 56. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday Night	Rain likely before 4am, then rain likely, possibly mixed with snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday	A chance of rain and snow before 10am, then a chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54.
Saturday Night	A chance of rain before 4am, then a chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Sunday	A chance of rain and snow before 10am, then rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53.
Sunday Night	A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Monday	Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 52.
Monday Night	Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 40.
Tuesday	Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 52.

 

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: 756 PM AKDT Tue Sep 18 2018 Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Isolated rain showers in the evening. Lows in the upper 30s to upper 40s. Light winds. Wednesday: Mostly cloudy. Isolated rain showers in the morning. Highs around 60. Light winds. Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s to mid 40s. Light winds. Thursday: Mostly cloudy. Highs around 60. Light winds. Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s to mid 40s. Light winds. Friday: Partly sunny with isolated rain showers. Highs 55 to 65. Friday Night: Rain likely. Lows 35 to 45. Saturday Through Sunday: Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Highs in the 50s. Lows 35 to 45. Sunday Night Through Monday Night: Rain likely. Lows in the 40s. Highs in the 50s. Tuesday: Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Highs in the 50s. Zone Forecast: Anchorage Visit your local NWS office at: http://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: 756 PM AKDT Tue Sep 18 2018 Tonight: Mostly cloudy with isolated rain showers. Lows in the 40s. Light winds. Wednesday: Mostly cloudy. Isolated rain showers in the morning. Highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s. Light winds. Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s to mid 40s. Light winds. Thursday: Cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s. Light winds. Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s to mid 40s. Light winds. Friday: Partly sunny with isolated rain showers. Highs 55 to 65. Friday Night: Rain likely. Lows 35 to 45. Saturday And Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Highs 55 to 65. Lows 35 to 45. Sunday Through Tuesday: Rain likely. Highs 55 to 65. Lows 35 to 45. Zone Forecast: Matanuska Valley Visit your local NWS office at: http://www.weather.gov/Anchorage

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Wx Table last Cached 09-19-2018 02:40

FCNFAIC Wx Station Roundup - Low Bandwidth Text Only
(Click on red column title to sort this table and site names to go to data source website.)

Site	Elev	Date	Temp	MxTp 24hr	MnTp 24hr	RH	Spd	Dir	Gst	MxGust 24hr	SnoHt	SWE 24hr_new
Gold Cord Mine	4050	09/19/2018 2:22 am	39.7	48.0	37.4		4	W	10	12
Independence Mine	3450	09/18/2018 12:00 am	40.7	45.7	38.7	92	2	NNW	4	7	-3	0.0 0.1
Marmot Ridge	4500	09/19/2018 2:00 am	37.5	40.6	36.4	99	3	N	9	9
Moraine Snotel Site	2100	09/18/2018 12:00 am	45.4	57.2	44.4	92	0	-	1	4	0	-0.1 0
Arctic Valley	3900	09/19/2018 2:00 am	39.2	43.3	39.0	100	5	NNW	9	17
S. Fork Eagle R. #2	2164	09/19/2018 2:02 am	42.3	53.3	40.3	96	0	-	0	9
Hillside Home	1354	09/19/2018 2:15 am	47.8	55.0	45.8		1	ENE	3	8
Glenalps Snotel	2080	09/18/2018 12:00 am	39.8	50.7	38.4	93	0	-	2	4	0	0.0 0
Indian Pass	2350	09/18/2018 12:00 am	43.2	50.1	43.2	96		-			1	0.2 0
McHugh Creek DOT	85	09/19/2018 1:50 am	55.1	58.2	53.3	99	9	WNW	11	20
Penguin Peak (AKDOT)	4200	09/19/2018 2:00 am	39.0	48.0	38.7	100	3	NW	7	9
Bird Point DOT	62	09/19/2018 1:45 am	52.4	59.6	50.1	88	4	W	7	20
Alyeska (summit)	3664	09/18/2018 5:00 am	42.0	42.0	42.0	13	5	NW	9	9
Alyeska (max mtn.)	3200	09/18/2018 5:00 am	42.0	42.0	42.0	100	3	N	13	13
Alyeska(Top of Quad)	2800	09/18/2018 5:00 am	44.0	45.0	44.0	0	1	NNW	2	2
Alyeska Resort - Mid Mtn	1700	08/07/2018 3:00 pm	old	old	old	old	old	old	old	old	old	old
Alyeska Base	100	09/18/2018 5:00 am	50.0	50.0	50.0	92		-
Mt. Alyeska (NRCS)	1539	09/18/2018 12:00 am	47.3	54.6	46.1			-			-1	-0.3 0
Alyeska Snow Course	2800	03/07/2017 10:42 am	old	old	old	old	old	old	old	old	old	old
Girdwood DOT	31	09/18/2018 5:00 am	50.0	50.0	50.0	89	2	NNE	5	5	1
Portage	10	09/18/2018 5:00 am	46.0	46.0	46.0		2	ESE	4	4	50
Portage DOT	66	09/19/2018 1:50 am	46.0	60.9	43.4	90	1	SW	2	12
Portage (PATO)	95	09/19/2018 2:05 am	44.9	62.9	39.5	93	0	-	0	0
Whittier Access Rd Tunnel MP 6.5	115	09/19/2018 1:50 am	46.0	61.6	42.2	96	2	NNW	3	12
Camp Road @ Whittier Tunnel	102	09/19/2018 1:50 am	53.7	61.6	46.3	80	15	WSW	26	26
Whittier Harbor	13	09/19/2018 1:49 am	56.3	61.3	46.3	72	17	SW	9999
Tunnel	10	09/18/2018 5:00 am	43.0	44.0	43.0		0	-	0	0	-3
Grandview	1100	09/18/2018 12:00 am	43.4	55.1	43.0			-			0	0.1 0
AKRR Mile 43	3700	09/18/2018 5:00 am	40.0	40.0	40.0	93	5	N	7	7
Turnagain Pass DOT	1020	09/19/2018 1:50 am	42.9	57.5	40.6	99	4	WSW	6	11
Turnagain Pass Center Ridge	1880	09/18/2018 12:00 am	45.1	55.5	43.4		0	-	1	5	-1	5.6 0
Seattle Ridge	2400	09/19/2018 2:00 am	44.0	52.4	43.6	98	5	NNW	7	13
Sunburst	3812	09/19/2018 2:00 am	39.5	45.2	39.0	98	3	WSW	6	10
Granite	512	09/19/2018 1:55 am	37.3	66.3	37.3	99	0	-	2	10
Summit Lake DOT	1348	09/19/2018 1:45 am	42.2	59.8	38.6	98	0	-	1	9
Summit Lake MP 45	3800	09/19/2018 2:00 am	39.0	44.3	38.9	95	0	-	1	7
Summit Lake	1400	09/18/2018 12:00 am	41.1	58.0	36.2	99	1	SW	2	7	1	-0.4 0
Sterling Wye MP 37	3700	09/19/2018 2:00 am	39.0	49.0	39.0	100	1	NW	2	5
Sterling Hwy DOT @ Tern Lake	686	09/19/2018 1:45 am	44.9	62.5	39.7	99	0	-	1	11
Moose Pass		09/18/2018 5:00 am	42.0	42.0	42.0		1	WNW	2	2	7
Crown Point	300	09/19/2018 2:00 am	46.6	63.3	41.5	96	1	NNE	2	3	0
Wolverine Glacier	3250	02/28/2018 6:00 am	old	old	old	old	old	old	old	old	old	old
Grouse Creek Divide	700	09/18/2018 12:00 am	41.8	58.8	41.4			-			0	0.1 0
Lost Lake	3722	09/19/2018 2:00 am				95	11	WNW	15	19
Seward Hwy @ Divide MP 11.7	709	09/19/2018 1:50 am	43.6	61.8	43.6	91	2	NNE	5	9

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