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ALASKA · KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH

Homer

6,136 people, 110 ft above sea level in Kenai Peninsula Borough.

110 ftElevation, city center
6,136People, 2024 estimate
14 sq miLand area
Sunny 28°
Sunny now Dew point 25° · Calm · high 34°
City of Homer River Interstate 1 miles
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The Homer 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 Homer

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 11:00 AM AKST
RIGHT NOW Homer Airport (PAHO) · 11:53 AM
Sunny
28° Sunny Feels like 28° · high of 34° near 2 PM
WindCalmno gusts
Humidity88%falling to 66% this afternoon
Pressure29.29 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index0none after dark
Dew point 25° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Snow
Tomorrow, about 4 PMin about 28 hours · 98% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT0.05–0.8 inmost likely 0.3; 1 in 10 over 1.1
LAST RAINNov. 120.05 in · 2 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 12:15 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 8:59 AM4:41 PM ↓
7 h 41 m of daylight, 5 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 25% 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
Noon
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partly cloudy day
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mostly cloudy night
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mostly cloudy night
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overcast
overcast
snow
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rain
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mostly cloudy night
mostly cloudy night
partly cloudy night
partly cloudy night
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TEMPERATURE °F
31°
25°
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28°
34°
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CHANCE OF RAIN
98% · 0.30 in Sunday afternoon 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 20 to 30°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 38° / 25°
SAT Nov. 14 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
34° 23°
0% rain — N 8 A
SUN Nov. 15 Showers likely Showers likely
33° 24°
100% rain 0.05–0.8″ N 6 A
MON Nov. 16 Showers likely Showers likely
36° 27°
80% rain 0.06–0.2″ WNW 6 B
TUE Nov. 17 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
37° 27°
10% rain — NNE 5 B
WED Nov. 18 Showers likely Showers likely
42° 32°
90% rain 0.3–1.1″ ESE 13 B
THU Nov. 19 Showers likely Showers likely
41° 28°
70% rain 0.01–0.4″ S 9 B
FRI Nov. 20 Chance of showers Chance of showers
37° 25°
30% rain — NNE 5 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 Homer about 5,000 feet above the ground was over a point about 200 miles to the southwest three days ago, and over the Gulf of Alaska a day ago, about 460 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 southcentral Alaska; at 10,000 feet, from the Bering Sea. 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.

54°
54°
20182014
Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Homer Area threaded record since 1932.
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THE GROUND

What Homer stands on

Homer’s center stands about 110 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 0 ft to 1,150 ft, a difference of 1,150 ft: steep hill country. Open water lies within three miles. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Bald Mountain, about 1,960 ft, 11 miles northeast.

Homer, cut in half from southwest to northeast

A section southwest to northeast, 24 miles through the town center
0 ft500 ft1,000 ft1,500 ft HOMER110 ftHigh point of the line1,530 ft ← SWFritz Creek · NE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 13×.

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

Homer’s year

1991–2020 normals · records since 1932 · Homer Airport, 2 mi east

Homer 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 HOMER 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 Homer 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, 2 miles east). NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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ALASKA · KENAI PENINSULA

Homer

6,136 people, 110 ft above sea level in Kenai Peninsula Borough.

110 ftElevation
6,136People
14 sq miLand
Sunny 28°
SunnyDew point 25°
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Today in Homer

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 31° 0%
3p partly cloudy day 33° 0%
6p mostly cloudy night 30° 0%
9p mostly cloudy night 28° 0%
12a mostly cloudy night 27° 0%
3a mostly cloudy night 26° 0%
Snow
NEXT RAINTomorrow about 4 PM · 98%
→
Sat0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
23
34
A
Sun100%
Showers likely Showers likely
24
33
A
Mon80%
Showers likely Showers likely
27
36
B
Tue10%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
27
37
B
Wed90%
Showers likely Showers likely
32
42
B
Thu70%
Showers likely Showers likely
28
41
B
Fri30%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
25
37
B
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 Homer stands on

Homer’s center stands about 110 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 0 ft to 1,150 ft, a difference of 1,150 ft: steep hill country. Open water lies within three miles. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Bald Mountain, about 1,960 ft, 11 miles northeast.

Homer, southwest to northeast Homer110 ft ← SWNE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 24×.
Elevation, center110 ft
Within 3 miles0 to 1,150 ft
Lie of the landSteep hill country (1,150 ft of relief)
High point nearbyBald Mountain, 1,960 ft, 11 mi northeast
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Homer’s year

Homer 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 Homer 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, 2 miles east). NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.