FORECAST CITY
Sign in
Shaded-relief map of Farm Loop, Alaska: rivers, roads, the city limits and where the water drains.
ALASKA · MATANUSKA-SUSITNA BOROUGH

Farm Loop

2,747 people, 500 ft above sea level in Matanuska-Susitna Borough.

500 ftElevation, city center
2,747People, 2024 estimate
9 sq miLand area
Sunny 23°
Sunny now Dew point 20° · Calm · high 27°
City of Farm Loop River Interstate 1 miles
Explore the plate Order a print

The Farm Loop 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.

MILE1
TODAY

Today in Farm Loop

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 2:00 PM AKST
RIGHT NOW Palmer Municipal Airport (PAAQ) · 1:53 PM
Sunny
23° Sunny Feels like 23° · high of 27° near 5 PM
WindCalmno gusts
Humidity88%falling to 68% this afternoon
Pressure29.27 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index0none after dark
Dew point 20° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Wednesday40% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINNov. 100.31 in · 4 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 2:45 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 9:02 AM4:19 PM ↓
7 h 16 m of daylight, 5 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 26% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
37
GOODAir quality index · fine particles
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
2p
5p
8p
11p
2a
5a
8a
11a
2p
5p
8p
11p
2a
5a
8a
11a
2p
5p
8p
11p
2a
5a
8a
11a
mostly cloudy day
mostly cloudy night
overcast
overcast
mostly cloudy night
mostly cloudy night
mostly cloudy day
mostly cloudy day
mostly cloudy day
mostly cloudy night
mostly cloudy night
mostly cloudy night
partly cloudy night
mostly cloudy night
partly cloudy day
mostly cloudy day
mostly cloudy day
partly cloudy night
mostly cloudy night
mostly cloudy night
partly cloudy night
partly cloudy night
partly cloudy day
mostly sunny
TEMPERATURE °F
26°
22°
29°
30°
33°
27°
CHANCE OF RAIN
50%
WIND, MPH
0
0
0
3
5
5
3
3
3
6
6
10
12
10
8
7
6
7
5
2
3
2
0
0
HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 18 to 25°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 28° / 15°
SAT Nov. 14 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
27° 20°
30% rain — NNW 0 A
SUN Nov. 15 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
30° 25°
30% rain — ENE 3 C
MON Nov. 16 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
36° 26°
0% rain — ENE 7 C
TUE Nov. 17 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
34° 23°
10% rain — E 5 B
WED Nov. 18 Chance of showers Chance of showers
37° 31°
40% rain up to 0.09″ ENE 21, gusts 30 B
THU Nov. 19 Showers likely Showers likely
38° 25°
60% rain up to 0.4″ ENE 13 B
FRI Nov. 20 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
32° 22°
30% rain — ENE 1 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 Farm Loop about 5,000 feet above the ground was over interior Alaska three days ago, and over southcentral Alaska a day ago, about 540 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 12,300 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 7,220 miles to the east. 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.

THIS WEEK IN 2000 Nov. 11, 2000

The hottest this week has been

49° on Nov. 11, 2000, the hottest reading for this week of the year since 1984. Next is 47° in 2016.

47°
49°
20162000
Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Lazy Mountain record since 1984.
MILE2
THE GROUND

What Farm Loop stands on

Farm Loop’s center stands about 500 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 210 ft to 790 ft, a difference of 580 ft: hilly country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Granite Peak, about 6,600 ft, 14 miles northeast.

Farm Loop, cut in half from northwest to southeast

A section northwest to southeast, 24 miles through the town center
0 ft2,000 ft4,000 ft FARM LOOP500 ftLittle Susitna Riverabout 590 ftMatanuska Riverabout 220 ftHigh point of the line5,330 ft ← NWSE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 4×.

Heights from Copernicus GLO-90 (a surface model: it includes buildings and tree canopy); summits from USGS GNIS; rivers from USGS NHDPlus HR.
MILE5
THE ALMANAC

Farm Loop’s year

1991–2020 normals · records since 1984 · Lazy Mountain, 4 mi east

Farm Loop has a dry-summer subarctic climate. Summer afternoons average 66° in July; winter nights fall to about 9° in January. A normal year brings about 82 inches of snow; with the rain, that comes to about 18 inches of water.

23°9°29°12°34°14°46°25°58°35°64°43°66°48°63°45°55°37°42°26°28°15°24°11° JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 1234 TODAY FARM LOOP 18.0 in rain and snowmelt
Normal high to low, by month Record high to low, by day Rain by month Freezing
July, average66° / 48°high / low, the warmest month
January, average23° / 9°high / low, the coldest month
Rain and melted snow18.0 inwettest months: August and September
Snow a year82.5 insnowiest: December
Hottest on record85°FJune 16, 2015
Coldest on record−38°FJanuary 29, 1989
Wettest day on record2.42 inJuly 21, 1986
Snowiest day on record15.7 inFebruary 28, 1992
Nights at or below 32°217and 102 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeDry-summer subarcticKöppen Dsc

AROUND THE RING

1Freeze seasonfrom the first fall freeze, about Sept. 17, to the last in spring, about May 23 (median dates)
2Highs below freezingNov. 3 to March 13; normal highs stay below 32°
3Lows below freezingSept. 30 to May 5; normal lows fall below 32°
4Wettest stretchJuly through September: 7.9 of the year’s 18.0 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Farm Loop normally reaches 28° and falls to 14°. The record high is 47°, in 2016; the record low −12°, in 1989. The most rain on this date, 0.58 in, fell in 1993.

MONTH BY MONTH
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal high23°29°34°46°58°64°66°63°55°42°28°24°
Normal low9°12°14°25°35°43°48°45°37°26°15°11°
Rain and melt, in1.031.000.870.520.841.371.983.002.921.761.221.48
Snow, inches14.713.611.34.80.90.00.00.00.56.011.918.8
Record high51° (2009)56° (2014)55° (2016)72° (2005)79° (2013)85° (2015)84° (2019)84° (2004)71° (1996)66° (2003)53° (2002)53° (1999)
Record low−38° (1989)−34° (1999)−24° (1992)−11° (1985)20° (2013)29° (1985)35° (2012)28° (2015)12° (1992)−3° (1996)−18° (1989)−26° (1990)

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1984 at Lazy Mountain, 4 miles east, 230 ft higher. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
MILE7
ON THE NETWORK

Around Farm Loop on the Forecast Network

Neighboring plates

Knik-Fairview AK · 18 MI 18 miles southwest Anchorage AK · 32 MI 32 miles south
FORECASTCITY
Map of Farm Loop, Alaska. Explore the plate
ALASKA · MATANUSKA-SUSITNA

Farm Loop

2,747 people, 500 ft above sea level in Matanuska-Susitna Borough.

500 ftElevation
2,747People
9 sq miLand
Sunny 23°
SunnyDew point 20°
1

Today in Farm Loop

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 26° 0%
5p mostly cloudy night 27° 0%
8p mostly cloudy night 26° 0%
11p overcast 25° 26%
2a mostly cloudy night 24° 2%
5a mostly cloudy night 23° 7%
Rain
NEXT RAINWednesday · 40%
→
Sat30%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
20
27
A
Sun30%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
25
30
C
Mon0%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
26
36
C
Tue10%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
23
34
B
Wed40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
31
37
B
Thu60%
Showers likely Showers likely
25
38
B
Fri30%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
22
32
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
THIS WEEK IN 2000 · NOV. 11, 2000

49°, the hottest this week of the year has been since 1984.

2

What Farm Loop stands on

Farm Loop’s center stands about 500 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 210 ft to 790 ft, a difference of 580 ft: hilly country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Granite Peak, about 6,600 ft, 14 miles northeast.

Farm Loop, northwest to southeast Farm Loop500 ftLittle Susitna Riverabout 590 ft ← NWSE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 7×.
Elevation, center500 ft
Within 3 miles210 to 790 ft
Lie of the landHilly (580 ft of relief)
High point nearbyGranite Peak, 6,600 ft, 14 mi northeast
5

Farm Loop’s year

Farm Loop has a dry-summer subarctic climate. Summer afternoons average 66° in July; winter nights fall to about 9° in January. A normal year brings about 82 inches of snow; with the rain, that comes to about 18 inches of water.

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 1234 18.0 in
July, average66° / 48° · high / low, the warmest month
January, average23° / 9° · high / low, the coldest month
Rain and melted snow18.0 in · wettest months: August and September
Snow a year82.5 in · snowiest: December
Hottest on record85°F · June 16, 2015
Coldest on record−38°F · January 29, 1989
Wettest day on record2.42 in · July 21, 1986
Snowiest day on record15.7 in · February 28, 1992
Nights at or below 32°217 · and 102 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeDry-summer subarctic · Köppen Dsc
1Freeze season · from the first fall freeze, about Sept. 17, to the last in spring, about May 23 (median dates)
2Highs below freezing · Nov. 3 to March 13; normal highs stay below 32°
3Lows below freezing · Sept. 30 to May 5; normal lows fall below 32°
4Wettest stretch · July through September: 7.9 of the year’s 18.0 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Farm Loop normally reaches 28° and falls to 14°. The record high is 47°, in 2016; the record low −12°, in 1989. The most rain on this date, 0.58 in, fell in 1993.

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1984 at Lazy Mountain, 4 miles east, 230 ft higher. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.