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ALASKA · COPPER RIVER CENSUS AREA

Chitina

101 people, 1,340 ft above sea level in Copper River Census Area.

1,340 ftElevation, city center
101People, 2024 estimate
85 sq miLand area
Sunny 15°
Sunny now Dew point 13° · Calm · high 19°
City of Chitina River Interstate 2 miles
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The Chitina 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 Chitina

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 12:00 PM AKST
RIGHT NOW Gulkana Airport (PAGK) · 11:53 AM
Sunny
15° Sunny Feels like 15° · high of 19° near 12 PM
WindCalmno gusts
Humidity91%falling to 92% this afternoon
Pressure29.27 in →steady
Visibility9 mihazy
CloudsClear
UV index0none after dark
Dew point 13° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow, about 4 PMin about 27 hours · 60% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT0–0.01 inmost likely 0; 1 in 10 over 0.03
LAST RAIN—none in 0 days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Copper River Census Area
NWS Anchorage and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 12:45 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 8:42 AM4:00 PM ↓
7 h 17 m of daylight, 5 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 26% 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
SATURDAY, NOV. 14
SUNDAY, NOV. 15
MONDAY, NOV. 16
TUESDAY, NOV. 17
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TEMPERATURE °F
19°
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CHANCE OF RAIN
60% · 0.00 in Sunday afternoon 50%
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 13 to 20°

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 cloudy Mostly cloudy
19° 12°
20% rain — WNW 1 A
SUN Nov. 15 Showers likely Showers likely
21° 15°
60% rain — E 1 C
MON Nov. 16 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
26° 18°
30% rain — SSE 1 C
TUE Nov. 17 Chance of showers Chance of showers
26° 17°
40% rain up to 0.06″ SE 1 C
WED Nov. 18 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
28° 23°
20% rain — SE 7 C
THU Nov. 19 Chance of showers Chance of showers
35° 23°
50% rain up to 0.2″ SE 6 C
FRI Nov. 20 Chance of showers Chance of showers
30° 18°
50% rain up to 0.2″ ENE 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 Chitina about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the Gulf of Alaska three days ago, and over southcentral Alaska a day ago, about 560 miles back along its path. The nine paths traced from around the city fan out, so treat that as a best guess. Near the ground the air came from the Gulf of Alaska; at 10,000 feet, from a point about 9,810 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.

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THE GROUND

What Chitina stands on

Chitina’s center stands about 1,340 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 940 ft to 2,080 ft, a difference of 1,140 ft: steep hill country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Iron Mountain, about 6,540 ft, 7 miles northeast.

Chitina, cut in half from southwest to northeast

A section southwest to northeast, 24 miles through the town center
0 ft2,000 ft4,000 ft6,000 ft CHITINA1,340 ftChitina Riverabout 500 ftIron Mountain6,540 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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ON THE NETWORK

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Chitina

101 people, 1,340 ft above sea level in Copper River Census Area.

1,340 ftElevation
101People
85 sq miLand
Sunny 15°
SunnyDew point 13°
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Today in Chitina

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 19° 0%
3p mostly cloudy day 17° 1%
6p mostly cloudy night 16° 2%
9p mostly cloudy night 16° 8%
12a mostly cloudy night 16° 0%
3a mostly cloudy night 15° 0%
Mostly cloudy
NEXT RAINTomorrow about 4 PM · 60%
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Sat20%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
12
19
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Sun60%
Showers likely Showers likely
15
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C
Mon30%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
18
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C
Tue40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
17
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Wed20%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
23
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Thu50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
23
35
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Fri50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
18
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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 Chitina stands on

Chitina’s center stands about 1,340 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 940 ft to 2,080 ft, a difference of 1,140 ft: steep hill country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Iron Mountain, about 6,540 ft, 7 miles northeast.

Chitina, southwest to northeast Chitina1,340 ftChitina Riverabout 500 ftIron Mountain6,540 ft ← SWNE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 6×.
Elevation, center1,340 ft
Within 3 miles940 to 2,080 ft
Lie of the landSteep hill country (1,140 ft of relief)
High point nearbyIron Mountain, 6,540 ft, 7 mi northeast