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

Updated: 4:37 am AKDT Jul 16, 2018

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Turnagain Pass

Today Isolated Showers then Showers Likely Tonight Showers Likely Tuesday Scattered Showers Tuesday Night Mostly Clear Wednesday Sunny Wednesday Night Partly Cloudy Thursday Mostly Sunny Thursday Night Mostly Cloudy Friday Mostly Cloudy Hi 60 °F Lo 46 °F Hi 66 °F Lo 44 °F Hi 72 °F Lo 46 °F Hi 62 °F Lo 45 °F Hi 55 °F

 

Today	Showers likely, mainly after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tonight	Showers likely, mainly before 10pm. Cloudy, with a low around 46. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday	Scattered showers, mainly before 10am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday Night	Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Wednesday	Sunny, with a high near 72. Calm wind.
Wednesday Night	Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Calm wind.
Thursday	Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.
Thursday Night	Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Friday	Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55.
Friday Night	A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Saturday	A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57.
Saturday Night	A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Sunday	A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60.

 

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: 402 AM AKDT Mon Jul 16 2018 Today: Mostly cloudy. Isolated rain showers in the afternoon. Highs in the 60s. Variable wind to 10 mph. Tonight: Mostly cloudy with scattered rain showers. Lows in the upper 40s to mid 50s. Variable wind 10 mph except southeast 10 to 25 mph along turnagain arm and higher elevations. Tuesday: Mostly cloudy with isolated rain showers in the morning, then mostly sunny in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s to lower 70s. Light winds. Tuesday Night: Clear. Lows around 50. Light winds. Wednesday: Sunny. Highs in the 70s. Light winds. Wednesday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the 50s. Thursday: Partly cloudy. Highs 65 to 75. Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy. Lows 45 to 55. Friday And Friday Night: Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain showers. Highs in the 60s. Lows 45 to 55. Saturday Through Sunday: Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Highs in the 60s. Lows 45 to 55. Zone Forecast: Anchorage Visit your local NWS office at: http://www.weather.gov/Anchorage

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NWS FORECAST FOR ZONE 111 MATANUSKA VALLEY & HATCHERS NWS Forecast for: Matanuska Valley Issued by: National Weather Service Anchorage, AK Last Update: 402 AM AKDT Mon Jul 16 2018 Today: Mostly cloudy. Isolated rain showers in the afternoon. Highs in the 60s. Variable wind 10 mph. Tonight: Scattered rain showers in the evening, then numerous rain showers after midnight. Lows in the upper 40s to mid 50s. South wind 15 mph in the evening becoming light. Tuesday: Cloudy in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. Isolated rain showers. Highs in the mid 60s to lower 70s. Light winds. Tuesday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s to lower 50s. Light winds. Wednesday: Sunny. Highs in the 70s. Light winds. Wednesday Night: Mostly clear. Lows 45 to 55. Thursday: Partly cloudy. Highs 65 to 75. Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy. Lows 45 to 55. Friday And Friday Night: Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Highs in the 60s. Lows 45 to 55. Saturday: Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Highs in the 60s. Saturday Night And Sunday: Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Lows 45 to 55. Highs 65 to 75. Zone Forecast: Matanuska Valley Visit your local NWS office at: http://www.weather.gov/Anchorage

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Wx Table last Cached 07-16-2018 06:51

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	07/16/2018 6:34 am	41.2	48.6	40.5		0	-	3	12
Independence Mine	3450	07/15/2018 12:00 am	43.9	47.4	43.4	92	1	WNW	3	13	-1	0.0 0.1
Marmot Ridge	4500	07/16/2018 6:00 am	38.5	43.4	36.6	99	2	WNW	4	10
Moraine Snotel Site	2100	07/15/2018 12:00 am	47.2	57.3	47.2	88	0	-	2	4	0	-0.1 0
Arctic Valley	3900	07/16/2018 6:00 am	42.0	46.8	40.0	93	7	SW	11	18
S. Fork Eagle R. #2	2164	07/16/2018 6:01 am	45.3	55.3	41.3	96	0	-	0	10
Hillside Home	1354	07/16/2018 6:31 am	52.3	61.0	48.4		3	E	7	12
Glenalps Snotel	2080	07/15/2018 12:00 am	40.3	58.1	40.3	88	1	S	2	6	0	0.0 0
Indian Pass	2350	07/16/2018 2:00 am	43.3	52.1	41.2	9999	9999	N	9999
McHugh Creek DOT	85	07/16/2018 5:50 am	55.7	66.1	54.4	98	9999	N	9999
Penguin Peak (AKDOT)	4200	07/16/2018 6:00 am	-1.3	25.3	-148.0	100	6	N	10	18
Bird Point DOT	62	07/16/2018 5:45 am	54.2	66.3	53.2	80	6	ENE	8	19
Alyeska (summit)	3664	07/16/2018 6:00 am	44.0	51.0	38.0	13	0	-	2	14
Alyeska (max mtn.)	3200	07/16/2018 6:00 am	45.0	51.0	40.0	97	1	N	13	14
Alyeska(Top of Quad)	2800	07/16/2018 6:00 am	46.0	52.0	41.0	0	1	NNE	4	12
Alyeska Resort - Mid Mtn	1700	07/16/2018 6:00 am	49.0	60.0	45.0	86		-			4
Alyeska Base	100	07/16/2018 6:00 am	52.0	65.0	51.0	87		-
Mt. Alyeska (NRCS)	1539	07/15/2018 12:00 am	50.9	58.3	45.6			-			0	-0.2 0
Alyeska Snow Course	2800	03/07/2017 10:42 am	old	old	old	old	old	old	old	old	old	old
Girdwood DOT	31	07/16/2018 6:00 am	52.0	66.0	50.0	89	2	NNE	4	10	0
Portage	10	07/16/2018 6:00 am	49.0	74.0	49.0		3	SE	6	13	40
Portage DOT	66	07/16/2018 5:50 am	49.7	65.4	49.0	89	0	-	1	12
Portage (PATO)	95	07/16/2018 6:05 am	50.3	61.1	46.7	82	3	ESE	0	0
Whittier Access Rd Tunnel MP 6.5	115	07/16/2018 5:50 am	48.5	64.0	48.5	99	1	E	2	9
Camp Road @ Whittier Tunnel	102	07/16/2018 5:50 am	50.1	63.2	49.7	95	1	NW	1	11
Whittier Harbor	13	07/16/2018 5:50 am	51.3	61.3	49.3	93	0	-	9999
Tunnel	10	07/16/2018 6:00 am	50.0	67.0	47.0		0	-	0	6	-4
Grandview	1100	07/16/2018 2:00 am	48.8	56.5	45.0	9999	9999	N	9999
AKRR Mile 43	3700	07/16/2018 6:00 am	42.0	46.0	32.0	86	6	SSE	9	21
Turnagain Pass DOT	1020	07/16/2018 5:50 am	47.6	60.4	47.4	96	1	SW	3	11
Turnagain Pass Center Ridge	1880	07/16/2018 2:00 am	49.0	59.8	43.6	9999	9999	N	9999	8
Seattle Ridge	2400	07/16/2018 6:00 am	46.6	53.4	39.7	85	4	SE	5	17
Sunburst	3812	07/16/2018 6:00 am	42.0	49.5	34.7	86	1	WSW	5	23
Granite	512	07/16/2018 5:55 am	46.3	66.3	46.3	99	0	-	2	8
Summit Lake DOT	1348	07/16/2018 5:45 am	44.5	57.3	43.3	98	0	-	1	13
Summit Lake MP 45	3800	07/16/2018 6:00 am	42.8	45.4	35.3	78	3	WNW	6	12
Summit Lake	1400	07/15/2018 12:00 am	47.3	63.5	46.3	97	0	-	1	12	1	-0.5 0
Sterling Wye MP 37	3700	07/16/2018 6:00 am	44.3	49.2	37.1	75	1	NW	2	10
Sterling Hwy DOT @ Tern Lake	686	07/16/2018 5:45 am	45.6	62.7	44.2	99	0	-	1	15
Moose Pass		07/16/2018 6:00 am	45.0	67.0	45.0		1	SE	2	12	19
Crown Point	300	07/16/2018 6:00 am	47.5	66.3	45.7	94	0	-	1	4	4
Wolverine Glacier	3250	02/28/2018 6:00 am	old	old	old	old	old	old	old	old	old	old
Grouse Creek Divide	700	07/15/2018 12:00 am	47.0	62.0	47.0			-			0	0.1 0
Seward Hwy @ Divide MP 11.7	709	07/16/2018 4:10 am	48.1	54.8	46.5	89	0	-	1	6

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