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ALASKA · MATANUSKA-SUSITNA BOROUGH

Chase

19 people, 520 ft above sea level in Matanuska-Susitna Borough.

520 ftElevation, city center
19People, 2024 estimate
169 sq miLand area
Sunny 20°
Sunny now Dew point 15° · Calm · high 25°
City of Chase River Interstate 2 miles
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The Chase 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 Chase

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 2:00 PM AKST
RIGHT NOW Talkeetna Airport (PATK) · 2:53 PM
Sunny
20° Sunny Feels like 20° · high of 25° near 3 PM
WindCalmno gusts
Humidity81%rising to 77% by morning
Pressure29.28 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index0none after dark
Dew point 15° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Wednesday30% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINNov. 120.02 in · 2 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
! Dense Fog AdvisoryDense Fog Advisory issued November 14 at 12:03PM AKST until November 14 at 6:00PM AKST by NWS Anchorage AK
NWS Anchorage and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 3:16 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 9:11 AM4:16 PM ↓
7 h 5 m of daylight, 5 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 27% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
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Air quality index ·
No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 13 to 23°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 28° / 13°
SAT Nov. 14 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
25° 19°
0% rain — N 3 A
SUN Nov. 15 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
28° 23°
0% rain — NNE 0 B
MON Nov. 16 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
33° 23°
20% rain — NE 2 B
TUE Nov. 17 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
31° 21°
10% rain — NNE 5 C
WED Nov. 18 Chance of showers Chance of showers
32° 26°
30% rain up to 0.05″ NNE 8 B
THU Nov. 19 Chance of showers Chance of showers
35° 24°
60% rain up to 0.2″ ESE 6 B
FRI Nov. 20 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
32° 21°
30% rain — NNE 2 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
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Chase about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the Gulf of Alaska three days ago, and over southcentral Alaska a day ago, about 290 miles back along its path. The nine paths traced from around the city fan out, so treat that as a best guess. It came down from about 9,100 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. Near the ground the air came from the Gulf of Alaska; at 10,000 feet, from a point about 7,330 miles to the east. It feels dry all the same. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses and the GFS beyond them, nine paths at each of three heights.

THIS WEEK IN 1956 Nov. 17, 1956

The coldest this week has been

−41° on Nov. 17, 1956, the coldest reading for this week of the year since 1918. Next is −26° in 1918.

−26°
−41°
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Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Talkeetna Area threaded record since 1918.
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THE GROUND

What Chase stands on

Chase’s center stands about 520 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 400 ft to 1,220 ft, a difference of 820 ft: hilly country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Bald Mountain, about 3,610 ft, 15 miles southeast.

Chase, cut in half from south to north

A section south to north, 24 miles through the town center
1,000 ft2,000 ft CHASE520 ftLow point340 ftTalkeetna Riverabout 360 ftSusitna Riverabout 440 ftHigh point of the line2,530 ft ← SN →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 9×.

Heights from Copernicus GLO-90 (a surface model: it includes buildings and tree canopy); summits from USGS GNIS; rivers from USGS NHDPlus HR.
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THE ALMANAC

Chase’s year

1991–2020 normals · records since 1918 · Talkeetna Airport, 9 mi south

Chase has a subarctic climate. Summer afternoons average 69° in July; winter nights fall to about 5° in January. About 26 inches of rain fall in a normal year.

22°5°28°10°35°12°47°26°59°37°67°47°69°52°65°48°56°39°42°26°28°13°23°8° JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 1234 TODAY CHASE 26.5 in rain a year
Normal high to low, by month Record high to low, by day Rain by month Freezing
July, average69° / 52°high / low, the warmest month
January, average22° / 5°high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year26.5 inwettest months: August and September
Hottest on record96°FJune 17, 2013
Coldest on record−53°FDecember 28, 1961
Wettest day on record3.79 inOctober 10, 1986
Snowiest day on record39.0 inApril 1, 1927
Nights at or below 32°207and 101 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeSubarcticKöppen Dfc

AROUND THE RING

1Freeze seasonfrom the first fall freeze, about Sept. 18, to the last in spring, about May 18 (median dates)
2Highs below freezingNov. 2 to March 8; normal highs stay below 32°
3Lows below freezingOct. 5 to May 2; normal lows fall below 32°
4Wettest stretchJuly through September: 12.1 of the year’s 26.5 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Chase normally reaches 28° and falls to 13°. The record high is 45°, in 1976; the record low −20°, in 1918. The most rain on this date, 0.48 in, fell in 1965.

MONTH BY MONTH
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal high22°28°35°47°59°67°69°65°56°42°28°23°
Normal low5°10°12°26°37°47°52°48°39°26°13°8°
Rain, inches1.341.241.081.321.561.712.874.704.482.781.771.66
Record high47° (2014)52° (2004)55° (2016)77° (2003)87° (2003)96° (2013)93° (2019)89° (2002)78° (1957)68° (1954)52° (1926)49° (2009)
Record low−48° (1972)−46° (1947)−43° (1956)−37° (1944)8° (1945)24° (1937)26° (1934)25° (1974)11° (1992)−21° (1956)−41° (1956)−53° (1961)

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1918 from the Talkeetna Area threaded record (Talkeetna Airport, 9 miles south, 170 ft lower). NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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Chase

19 people, 520 ft above sea level in Matanuska-Susitna Borough.

520 ftElevation
19People
169 sq miLand
Sunny 20°
SunnyDew point 15°
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Today in Chase

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 25° 0%
6p mostly cloudy night 23° 0%
9p mostly cloudy night 23° 0%
12a mostly cloudy night 23° 0%
3a mostly cloudy night 23° 0%
6a mostly cloudy night 22° 0%
Rain
NEXT RAINWednesday · 30%
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Chance of showers Chance of showers
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Thu60%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
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Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
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Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
THIS WEEK IN 1956 · NOV. 17, 1956

−41°, the coldest this week of the year has been since 1918.

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What Chase stands on

Chase’s center stands about 520 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 400 ft to 1,220 ft, a difference of 820 ft: hilly country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Bald Mountain, about 3,610 ft, 15 miles southeast.

Chase, south to north Chase520 ftTalkeetna Riverabout 360 ftSusitna Riverabout 440 ft ← SN → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 17×.
Elevation, center520 ft
Within 3 miles400 to 1,220 ft
Lie of the landHilly (820 ft of relief)
High point nearbyBald Mountain, 3,610 ft, 15 mi southeast
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Chase’s year

Chase has a subarctic climate. Summer afternoons average 69° in July; winter nights fall to about 5° in January. About 26 inches of rain fall in a normal year.

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 1234 26.5 in
July, average69° / 52° · high / low, the warmest month
January, average22° / 5° · high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year26.5 in · wettest months: August and September
Hottest on record96°F · June 17, 2013
Coldest on record−53°F · December 28, 1961
Wettest day on record3.79 in · October 10, 1986
Snowiest day on record39.0 in · April 1, 1927
Nights at or below 32°207 · and 101 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeSubarctic · Köppen Dfc
1Freeze season · from the first fall freeze, about Sept. 18, to the last in spring, about May 18 (median dates)
2Highs below freezing · Nov. 2 to March 8; normal highs stay below 32°
3Lows below freezing · Oct. 5 to May 2; normal lows fall below 32°
4Wettest stretch · July through September: 12.1 of the year’s 26.5 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Chase normally reaches 28° and falls to 13°. The record high is 45°, in 1976; the record low −20°, in 1918. The most rain on this date, 0.48 in, fell in 1965.

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1918 from the Talkeetna Area threaded record (Talkeetna Airport, 9 miles south, 170 ft lower). NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.