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ALASKA · ANCHORAGE MUNICIPALITY

Anchorage

289,600 people, 3,990 ft above sea level in Anchorage Municipality.

3,990 ftElevation, city center
289,600People, 2024 estimate
1,707 sq miLand area
Mostly clear 40°
Mostly clear now Dew point 40° · S 7 mph · high 50°
City of Anchorage River Interstate 5 miles
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The Anchorage plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Anchorage

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 11:00 PM AKDT
RIGHT NOW Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (PANC) · 11:53 PM
Mostly clear
40° Mostly clear Feels like 35° · high of 50° near 4 PM
WindS 7 mphno gusts
Humidity100%falling to 54% this afternoon
Pressure29.47 in ↗rising slowly
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsA few cloudsbases near 6,000 ft
UV index0low
Dew point 40° · Dry31° by Thursday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Mostly cloudy
Today, about 8 AMin about 7 hours · 57% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT0–0.1 inmost likely 0.04; 1 in 10 over 0.1
LAST RAINSept. 270.08 in · 2 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Anchorage Municipality
NWS Anchorage and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 12:37 AM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:58 AM7:36 PM ↓
11 h 37 m of daylight, 6 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 92% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
8
GOODAir quality index · coarse particles
No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
TUESDAY, SEPT. 29
TUESDAY, SEPT. 29
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30
THURSDAY, OCT. 1
Mid
3a
6a
9a
Noon
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6p
9p
Mid
3a
6a
9a
Noon
3p
6p
9p
Mid
3a
6a
9a
Noon
3p
6p
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mostly cloudy night
mostly cloudy night
mostly cloudy night
mostly cloudy day
partly cloudy day
partly cloudy day
mostly sunny
partly cloudy night
partly cloudy night
mostly cloudy night
mostly cloudy night
overcast
rain
rain
rain
rain
rain
rain
rain
rain
mostly cloudy day
partly cloudy day
partly cloudy day
partly cloudy night
TEMPERATURE °F
46°
43°
49°
36°
42°
35°
43°
CHANCE OF RAIN
57% · 0.02 in Tuesday morning 50%
WIND, MPH
5
3
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3
8
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12
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8
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 31 to 43° Drier: 32° by Thursday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 51° / 39°
TUE Sept. 29 Chance of showers Chance of showers
50° 34°
60% rain up to 0.1″ N 6 A
WED Sept. 30 Chance of showers Chance of showers
44° 33°
60% rain 0.06–0.4″ N 6 B
THU Oct. 1 Chance of showers Chance of showers
44° 31°
50% rain up to 0.08″ NNE 7 B
FRI Oct. 2 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
45° 32°
20% rain — N 10 B
SAT Oct. 3 Chance of showers Chance of showers
45° 34°
40% rain up to 0.1″ N 13 B
SUN Oct. 4 Chance of showers Chance of showers
46° 36°
60% rain up to 0.3″ N 9 C
MON Oct. 5 Chance of showers Chance of showers
48° 36°
50% rain 0.02–0.2″ NE 8 C
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
Map of a 72-hour back-trajectory: the air now over Anchorage was over southcentral Alaska three days ago.
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Anchorage at 10,000 feet was over southcentral Alaska three days ago, about 220 miles back along its path. It has stayed over land, which is why the air feels dry. Traced hour by hour through GFS analyses of the 700 hPa wind.

THIS WEEK IN 1959 Sept. 29, 1959

The hottest this week has been

65° on Sept. 29, 1959, the hottest reading for this week of the year since 1953. Next is 64° in 2018.

64°
65°
20181959
Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Anchorage Area threaded record since 1953.
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ALASKA · ANCHORAGE

Anchorage

289,600 people, 3,990 ft above sea level in Anchorage Municipality.

3,990 ftElevation
289,600People
1,707 sq miLand
Mostly clear 40°
Mostly clearDew point 40°
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Today in Anchorage

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy night 46° 0%
3a mostly cloudy night 45° 0%
6a mostly cloudy night 44° 12%
9a mostly cloudy day 43° 24%
12p mostly cloudy day 46° 2%
3p partly cloudy day 48° 0%
Mostly cloudy
NEXT RAINToday about 8 AM · 57%
→
Tue60%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
34
50
A
Wed60%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
33
44
B
Thu50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
31
44
B
Fri20%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
32
45
B
Sat40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
34
45
B
Sun60%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
36
46
C
Mon50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
36
48
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
THIS WEEK IN 1959 · SEPT. 29, 1959

65°, the hottest this week of the year has been since 1953.