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ALASKA · KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH

Fox River

644 people, 660 ft above sea level in Kenai Peninsula Borough.

660 ftElevation, city center
644People, 2024 estimate
125 sq miLand area
Sunny 32°
Sunny now Dew point 27° · Calm · high 30°
City of Fox River River Interstate 2 miles
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The Fox River 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 Fox River

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 12:00 PM AKST
RIGHT NOW Homer Airport (PAHO) · 12:53 PM
Sunny
32° Sunny Feels like 32° · high of 30° near 1 PM
WindCalmno gusts
Humidity81%falling to 78% this afternoon
Pressure29.29 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index0none after dark
Dew point 27° · Dry16° by Sunday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Tomorrow, about 2 PMin about 25 hours · 99% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT0.1–0.3 inmost likely 0.2; 1 in 10 over 0.5
LAST RAINNov. 40.2 in · 10 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
! Winter Weather AdvisoryWinter Weather Advisory issued November 14 at 5:50AM AKST until November 16 at 10:00AM AKST by NWS Anchorage AK
! Winter Weather AdvisoryWinter Weather Advisory issued November 14 at 5:50AM AKST until November 15 at 5:00PM AKST by NWS Anchorage AK
! Winter Weather AdvisoryWinter Weather Advisory issued November 14 at 5:50AM AKST until November 16 at 7:00AM AKST by NWS Anchorage AK
! Winter Weather AdvisoryWinter Weather Advisory issued November 14 at 5:50AM AKST until November 16 at 1:00PM AKST by NWS Anchorage AK
NWS Anchorage and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 1:15 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 8:59 AM4:38 PM ↓
7 h 38 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
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SUNDAY, NOV. 15
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CHANCE OF RAIN
99% · 0.06 in Sunday afternoon 50%
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 16 to 29°

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
30° 18°
0% rain — NNE 2 A
SUN Nov. 15 Showers likely Showers likely
29° 19°
100% rain 0.1–0.3″ ENE 2 A
MON Nov. 16 Showers likely Showers likely
32° 22°
90% rain 0.02–0.2″ ENE 2 B
TUE Nov. 17 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
32° 21°
10% rain — ENE 5 B
WED Nov. 18 Showers likely Showers likely
37° 28°
90% rain 0.1–0.5″ E 3 B
THU Nov. 19 Showers likely Showers likely
37° 23°
70% rain up to 0.2″ S 3 B
FRI Nov. 20 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
33° 20°
30% rain — NE 1 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 Fox River about 5,000 feet above the ground was over a point about 430 miles to the southwest three days ago, and over the Gulf of Alaska a day ago, about 750 miles back along its path. It came down from about 9,400 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. 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 2014 Nov. 12, 2014

The hottest this week has been

54° on Nov. 12, 2014, the hottest reading for this week of the year since 1932. Next is 54° in 2018.

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54°
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Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Homer Area threaded record since 1932.
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THE GROUND

What Fox River stands on

Fox River’s center stands about 660 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 20 ft to 1,270 ft, a difference of 1,250 ft: steep hill country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Ptarmigan Head, about 2,910 ft, 9 miles north-northwest.

Fox River, cut in half from west to east

A section west to east, 24 miles through the town center
0 ft2,000 ft4,000 ft FOX RIVER660 ftFox Riverabout 50 ftHigh point of the line4,950 ft ← WE →

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.
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THE ALMANAC

Fox River’s year

1991–2020 normals · records since 1932 · Homer Airport, 24 mi southwest

Fox River has a dry-summer subarctic climate. Summer afternoons average 63° in July; winter nights fall to about 19° in January. About 24 inches of rain fall in a normal year.

32°19°35°22°37°23°46°31°54°38°59°45°63°49°63°48°57°42°47°33°38°25°34°21° JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 1234 TODAY FOX RIVER 23.9 in rain a year
Normal high to low, by month Record high to low, by day Rain by month Freezing
July, average63° / 49°high / low, the warmest month
January, average32° / 19°high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year23.9 inwettest months: September and December
Hottest on record81°FJuly 10, 1993
Coldest on record−24°FJanuary 29, 1989
Wettest day on record3.50 inJanuary 24, 1939
Snowiest day on record24.5 inNovember 23, 1945
Nights at or below 32°169and 58 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeDry-summer subarcticKöppen Dsc

AROUND THE RING

1Freeze seasonfrom the first fall freeze, about Sept. 27, to the last in spring, about May 16 (median dates)
2Highs below freezingDec. 28 to Jan. 27; normal highs stay below 32°
3Lows below freezingOct. 19 to April 18; normal lows fall below 32°
4Wettest stretchSeptember through November: 8.8 of the year’s 23.9 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Fox River normally reaches 38° and falls to 25°. The record high is 52°, in 2014; the record low 1°, in 2006. The most rain on this date, 0.67 in, fell in 1940.

MONTH BY MONTH
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal high32°35°37°46°54°59°63°63°57°47°38°34°
Normal low19°22°23°31°38°45°49°48°42°33°25°21°
Rain, inches2.151.821.321.150.780.871.452.313.282.612.873.27
Record high57° (2014)53° (2015)54° (2015)65° (2005)72° (2017)80° (1953)81° (1993)78° (2004)69° (1997)64° (1954)58° (1936)52° (2014)
Record low−24° (1989)−19° (1999)−21° (1971)−9° (1944)6° (1949)27° (1973)34° (1959)31° (1955)20° (1956)2° (1975)−7° (1990)−16° (1964)

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1932 from the Homer Area threaded record (Homer Airport, 24 miles southwest, 600 ft lower). NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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Fox River

644 people, 660 ft above sea level in Kenai Peninsula Borough.

660 ftElevation
644People
125 sq miLand
Sunny 32°
SunnyDew point 27°
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Today in Fox River

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 30° 0%
4p mostly cloudy day 27° 0%
7p mostly cloudy night 24° 0%
10p mostly cloudy night 23° 0%
1a mostly cloudy night 22° 0%
4a mostly cloudy night 21° 0%
Rain
NEXT RAINTomorrow about 2 PM · 99%
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Sat0%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
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Sun100%
Showers likely Showers likely
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Mon90%
Showers likely Showers likely
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Tue10%
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Wed90%
Showers likely Showers likely
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Thu70%
Showers likely Showers likely
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Fri30%
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 2014 · NOV. 12, 2014

54°, the hottest this week of the year has been since 1932.

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What Fox River stands on

Fox River’s center stands about 660 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 20 ft to 1,270 ft, a difference of 1,250 ft: steep hill country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Ptarmigan Head, about 2,910 ft, 9 miles north-northwest.

Fox River, west to east Fox River660 ftFox Riverabout 50 ft ← WE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 7×.
Elevation, center660 ft
Within 3 miles20 to 1,270 ft
Lie of the landSteep hill country (1,250 ft of relief)
High point nearbyPtarmigan Head, 2,910 ft, 9 mi north-northwest
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Fox River’s year

Fox River has a dry-summer subarctic climate. Summer afternoons average 63° in July; winter nights fall to about 19° in January. About 24 inches of rain fall in a normal year.

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 1234 23.9 in
July, average63° / 49° · high / low, the warmest month
January, average32° / 19° · high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year23.9 in · wettest months: September and December
Hottest on record81°F · July 10, 1993
Coldest on record−24°F · January 29, 1989
Wettest day on record3.50 in · January 24, 1939
Snowiest day on record24.5 in · November 23, 1945
Nights at or below 32°169 · and 58 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeDry-summer subarctic · Köppen Dsc
1Freeze season · from the first fall freeze, about Sept. 27, to the last in spring, about May 16 (median dates)
2Highs below freezing · Dec. 28 to Jan. 27; normal highs stay below 32°
3Lows below freezing · Oct. 19 to April 18; normal lows fall below 32°
4Wettest stretch · September through November: 8.8 of the year’s 23.9 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Fox River normally reaches 38° and falls to 25°. The record high is 52°, in 2014; the record low 1°, in 2006. The most rain on this date, 0.67 in, fell in 1940.

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1932 from the Homer Area threaded record (Homer Airport, 24 miles southwest, 600 ft lower). NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.