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ALASKA · COPPER RIVER CENSUS AREA

Chisana

A census-designated place, 3,350 ft above sea level in Copper River Census Area.

3,350 ftElevation, city center
79 sq miLand area
Sunny 19°
Sunny now Dew point 17° · Calm · high 13°
City of Chisana River Interstate 2 miles
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The Chisana 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 Chisana

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 2:00 PM AKST
RIGHT NOW Northway Airport (PAOR) · 2:53 PM
Sunny
19° Sunny Feels like 19° · high of 13° near 3 PM
WindCalmno gusts
Humidity92%rising to 95% by morning
Pressure29.30 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index0none after dark
Dew point 17° · Dry-4° by Sunday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow, about 2 PMin about 22 hours · 53% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT0–0.1 inmost likely 0.04; 1 in 10 over 0.2
LAST RAINNov. 10.1 in · 13 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Copper River Census Area
NWS Anchorage and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 3:45 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 8:37 AM3:47 PM ↓
7 h 9 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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CHANCE OF RAIN
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points -4 to 10° ↑ Humid air returns More humid: 13° 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 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
13° -4°
0% rain — SSE 0 A
SUN Nov. 15 Chance of showers Chance of showers
20° 2°
50% rain up to 0.1″ SSE 1 C
MON Nov. 16 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
21° 5°
20% rain — SSW 2 C
TUE Nov. 17 Chance of showers Chance of showers
21° 1°
40% rain up to 0.1″ S 1 C
WED Nov. 18 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
19° 4°
20% rain — SSW 9 C
THU Nov. 19 Chance of showers Chance of showers
26° 6°
30% rain up to 0.08″ SSW 7 C
FRI Nov. 20 Chance of showers Chance of showers
22° 1°
40% rain up to 0.2″ WSW 5 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 Chisana about 5,000 feet above the ground was over a point about 9,060 miles to the east three days ago, and over interior Alaska a day ago, about 11,220 miles back along its path. Most of the nine paths traced from around the city agree. It came down from about 14,300 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. It has stayed over land, which is why it feels dry. 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 Chisana stands on

Chisana’s center stands about 3,350 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 3,160 ft to 5,030 ft, a difference of 1,870 ft: steep hill country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Mount Allen, about 9,270 ft, 14 miles north-northwest.

Chisana, cut in half from southwest to northeast

A section southwest to northeast, 24 miles through the town center
4,000 ft6,000 ft8,000 ft CHISANA3,350 ftHigh point of the line8,810 ftChisana Riverabout 3,250 ft ← SWNE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 3×.

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 · COPPER RIVER

Chisana

A census-designated place, 3,350 ft above sea level in Copper River Census Area.

3,350 ftElevation
79 sq miLand
Sunny 19°
SunnyDew point 17°
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Today in Chisana

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now partly cloudy day 13° 0%
6p partly cloudy night 7° 0%
9p mostly clear night 3° 0%
12a mostly cloudy night -1° 0%
3a mostly cloudy night -2° 0%
6a mostly cloudy night -1° 0%
Mostly cloudy
NEXT RAINTomorrow about 2 PM · 53%
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Sat0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
-4
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Sun50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
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Wed20%
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Thu30%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
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Fri40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
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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 Chisana stands on

Chisana’s center stands about 3,350 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 3,160 ft to 5,030 ft, a difference of 1,870 ft: steep hill country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Mount Allen, about 9,270 ft, 14 miles north-northwest.

Chisana, southwest to northeast Chisana3,350 ftChisana Riverabout 3,250 ft ← SWNE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 7×.
Elevation, center3,350 ft
Within 3 miles3,160 to 5,030 ft
Lie of the landSteep hill country (1,870 ft of relief)
High point nearbyMount Allen, 9,270 ft, 14 mi north-northwest