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Shaded-relief map of Chignik Lake, Alaska: rivers, roads, the city limits and where the water drains.
ALASKA · LAKE AND PENINSULA BOROUGH

Chignik Lake

61 people, 5 ft above sea level in Lake and Peninsula Borough.

5 ftElevation, city center
61People, 2024 estimate
12 sq miLand area
Sunny 34°
Sunny now Dew point 20° · WSW 13 mph · high 33°
City of Chignik Lake River Interstate 1 miles
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The Chignik Lake 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 Chignik Lake

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 3:00 PM AKST
RIGHT NOW Chignik Airport (PAJC) · 3:56 PM
Sunny
34° Sunny Feels like 25° · high of 33° near 4 PM
WindWSW 13 mphgusts 21
Humidity56%rising to 72% by morning
Pressure29.54 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index0none after dark
Dew point 20° · Dry29° by Sunday: more humid
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Showers
Tuesday, about 10 AMin about 66 hours · 34% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT0.3–0.6 inmost likely 0.4; 1 in 10 over 0.9
LAST RAINNov. 50.04 in · 9 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Lake and Peninsula Borough
NWS Anchorage and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 4:15 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 9:11 AM5:28 PM ↓
8 h 16 m of daylight, 4 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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CHANCE OF RAIN
34% · 0.00 in Tuesday morning 50%
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 18 to 29° ↑ Humid air returns More humid: 29° by Tuesday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 80° / 62°
SAT Nov. 14 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
33° 29°
0% rain — NW 9 A
SUN Nov. 15 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
37° 30°
20% rain — ENE 1 A
MON Nov. 16 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
35° 31°
20% rain — NW 27, gusts 53 A
TUE Nov. 17 Showers likely Showers likely
42° 40°
100% rain 0.3–0.6″ SSE 16, gusts 29 B
WED Nov. 18 Showers likely Showers likely
42° 35°
80% rain 0.08–0.6″ SW 13, gusts 26 B
THU Nov. 19 Chance of showers Chance of showers
37° 33°
40% rain up to 0.1″ W 6 A
FRI Nov. 20 Chance of showers Chance of showers
37° 34°
40% rain up to 0.1″ W 6 B
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 Chignik Lake about 5,000 feet above the ground was over a point about 9,440 miles to the east three days ago, and over the open Pacific a day ago, about 14,120 miles back along its path. It came down from about 18,700 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. Near the ground the air came from a point about 760 miles to the north; at 10,000 feet, from the Pacific north of Hawaii. 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.

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THE GROUND

What Chignik Lake stands on

Chignik Lake’s center stands barely above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 0 ft to 1,800 ft, a difference of 1,800 ft: steep hill country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Virgin Peak, about 3,570 ft, 13 miles southeast.

Chignik Lake, cut in half from northwest to southeast

A section northwest to southeast, 24 miles through the town center
0 ft1,000 ft2,000 ft CHIGNIK LAKE5 ftWest Fork Chignik Riverabout 30 ftHigh point of the line2,740 ft ← NWSE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 7×.

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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ALASKA · LAKE AND PENINSULA

Chignik Lake

61 people, 5 ft above sea level in Lake and Peninsula Borough.

5 ftElevation
61People
12 sq miLand
Sunny 34°
SunnyDew point 20°
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Today in Chignik Lake

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly sunny 33° 0%
7p partly cloudy night 30° 0%
10p mostly clear night 29° 0%
1a partly cloudy night 29° 0%
4a mostly cloudy night 31° 2%
7a partly cloudy night 33° 0%
Showers
NEXT RAINTuesday about 10 AM · 34%
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Sat0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
29
33
A
Sun20%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
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37
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Mon20%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
31
35
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Tue100%
Showers likely Showers likely
40
42
B
Wed80%
Showers likely Showers likely
35
42
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Thu40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
33
37
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Fri40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
34
37
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Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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What Chignik Lake stands on

Chignik Lake’s center stands barely above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 0 ft to 1,800 ft, a difference of 1,800 ft: steep hill country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Virgin Peak, about 3,570 ft, 13 miles southeast.

Chignik Lake, northwest to southeast Chignik Lake5 ftWest Fork Chignik Riverabout 30 ft ← NWSE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 13×.
Elevation, center5 ft
Within 3 miles0 to 1,800 ft
Lie of the landSteep hill country (1,800 ft of relief)
High point nearbyVirgin Peak, 3,570 ft, 13 mi southeast