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ALASKA · KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH

Hope

161 people, 30 ft above sea level in Kenai Peninsula Borough.

30 ftElevation, city center
161People, 2024 estimate
52 sq miLand area
Sunny 29°
Sunny now Dew point 25° · WNW 7 mph · high 30°
City of Hope River Interstate 2 miles
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The Hope 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 Hope

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 1:00 PM AKST
RIGHT NOW Portage Glacier (PATO) · 1:30 PM
Sunny
29° Sunny Feels like 22° · high of 30° near 1 PM
WindWNW 7 mphgusts 20
Humidity85%falling to 75% this afternoon
Pressure29.25 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index0none after dark
Dew point 25° · Dry36° by Monday: more humid
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Overcast
Tonight, about 7 PMin about 5 hours · 100% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINNov. 120.08 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 1:45 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 8:59 AM4:26 PM ↓
7 h 26 m of daylight, 5 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 26% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
47
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
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TUESDAY, NOV. 17
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CHANCE OF RAIN
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 23 to 36° More humid: 32° by Tuesday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 33° / 22°
SAT Nov. 14 Showers likely Showers likely
30° 26°
80% rain — W 8 A
SUN Nov. 15 Showers likely Showers likely
37° 34°
100% rain 1.8–2.7″ W 6 C
MON Nov. 16 Showers likely Showers likely
42° 32°
100% rain 0.9–2.1″ E 7 A
TUE Nov. 17 Showers likely Showers likely
37° 29°
70% rain up to 0.2″ NNE 3 C
WED Nov. 18 Showers likely Showers likely
39° 35°
90% rain 0.6–2.8″ E 16, gusts 40 B
THU Nov. 19 Showers likely Showers likely
40° 30°
90% rain 0.3–2.7″ E 8 B
FRI Nov. 20 Chance of showers Chance of showers
35° 26°
50% rain up to 0.7″ NW 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 Hope about 5,000 feet above the ground was over a point about 260 miles to the southwest three days ago, and over the Gulf of Alaska a day ago, about 440 miles back along its path. Most of the nine paths traced from around the city agree. It came down from about 12,000 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 7,420 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.

THIS WEEK IN 1967 Nov. 13, 1967

The hottest this week has been

50° on Nov. 13, 1967, the hottest reading for this week of the year since 1953. Next is 47° in 1979.

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Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Anchorage Area threaded record since 1953.
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THE GROUND

What Hope stands on

Hope’s center stands about 30 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 10 ft to 3,260 ft, a difference of 3,250 ft: mountain country. Open water lies within three miles. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Mount Williwaw, about 5,340 ft, 13 miles north-northeast.

Hope, cut in half from northwest to southeast

A section northwest to southeast, 24 miles through the town center
0 ft2,000 ft4,000 ft HOPE30 ftHigh point of the line4,340 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.
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THE ALMANAC

Hope’s year

1991–2020 normals · records since 1953 · Anchorage Ted Stevens International Airport, 22 mi northwest

Hope has a dry-summer subarctic climate. Summer afternoons average 66° in July; winter nights fall to about 11° in January. A normal year brings about 78 inches of snow; with the rain, that comes to about 16 inches of water.

23°11°27°15°33°19°45°30°56°40°63°48°66°53°64°51°56°43°42°31°29°18°25°14° JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 1234 TODAY HOPE 16.4 in rain and snowmelt
Normal high to low, by month Record high to low, by day Rain by month Freezing
July, average66° / 53°high / low, the warmest month
January, average23° / 11°high / low, the coldest month
Rain and melted snow16.4 inwettest months: September and August
Snow a year77.9 insnowiest: December
Hottest on record90°FJuly 4, 2019
Coldest on record−34°FJanuary 5, 1975
Wettest day on record2.76 inAugust 21, 1997
Snowiest day on record22.0 inMarch 17, 2002
Nights at or below 32°186and 104 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 5 (median dates)
2Highs below freezingNov. 4 to March 16; normal highs stay below 32°
3Lows below freezingOct. 13 to April 21; normal lows fall below 32°
4Wettest stretchAugust through October: 7.9 of the year’s 16.4 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Hope normally reaches 29° and falls to 18°. The record high is 45°, in 1961; the record low −8°, in 1973. The most rain on this date, 0.37 in, fell in 1965.

MONTH BY MONTH
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal high23°27°33°45°56°63°66°64°56°42°29°25°
Normal low11°15°19°30°40°48°53°51°43°31°18°14°
Rain and melt, in0.750.860.690.430.651.021.822.933.101.821.191.16
Snow, inches12.413.411.04.00.30.00.00.00.45.612.618.2
Record high50° (2014)49° (2014)53° (2016)69° (2005)77° (2002)85° (1969)90° (2019)82° (1978)73° (1957)64° (2006)54° (2002)51° (2019)
Record low−34° (1975)−28° (1999)−24° (1971)−4° (1985)17° (1964)33° (1961)36° (1964)31° (1984)19° (1992)−5° (1956)−21° (1956)−30° (1964)

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1953 from the Anchorage Area threaded record (Anchorage Ted Stevens International Airport, 22 miles northwest). NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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ALASKA · KENAI PENINSULA

Hope

161 people, 30 ft above sea level in Kenai Peninsula Borough.

30 ftElevation
161People
52 sq miLand
Sunny 29°
SunnyDew point 25°
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Today in Hope

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 30° 0%
4p overcast 30° 0%
7p snow 29° 36%
10p snow 29° 78%
1a snow 29° 86%
4a snow 30° 97%
Overcast
NEXT RAINTonight about 7 PM · 100%
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Sat80%
Showers likely Showers likely
26
30
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Sun100%
Showers likely Showers likely
34
37
C
Mon100%
Showers likely Showers likely
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42
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Tue70%
Showers likely Showers likely
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C
Wed90%
Showers likely Showers likely
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Thu90%
Showers likely Showers likely
30
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B
Fri50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
26
35
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
THIS WEEK IN 1967 · NOV. 13, 1967

50°, the hottest this week of the year has been since 1953.

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What Hope stands on

Hope’s center stands about 30 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 10 ft to 3,260 ft, a difference of 3,250 ft: mountain country. Open water lies within three miles. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Mount Williwaw, about 5,340 ft, 13 miles north-northeast.

Hope, northwest to southeast Hope30 ft ← NWSE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 8×.
Elevation, center30 ft
Within 3 miles10 to 3,260 ft
Lie of the landMountainous (3,250 ft of relief)
High point nearbyMount Williwaw, 5,340 ft, 13 mi north-northeast
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Hope’s year

Hope has a dry-summer subarctic climate. Summer afternoons average 66° in July; winter nights fall to about 11° in January. A normal year brings about 78 inches of snow; with the rain, that comes to about 16 inches of water.

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 1234 16.4 in
July, average66° / 53° · high / low, the warmest month
January, average23° / 11° · high / low, the coldest month
Rain and melted snow16.4 in · wettest months: September and August
Snow a year77.9 in · snowiest: December
Hottest on record90°F · July 4, 2019
Coldest on record−34°F · January 5, 1975
Wettest day on record2.76 in · August 21, 1997
Snowiest day on record22.0 in · March 17, 2002
Nights at or below 32°186 · and 104 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 5 (median dates)
2Highs below freezing · Nov. 4 to March 16; normal highs stay below 32°
3Lows below freezing · Oct. 13 to April 21; normal lows fall below 32°
4Wettest stretch · August through October: 7.9 of the year’s 16.4 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Hope normally reaches 29° and falls to 18°. The record high is 45°, in 1961; the record low −8°, in 1973. The most rain on this date, 0.37 in, fell in 1965.

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1953 from the Anchorage Area threaded record (Anchorage Ted Stevens International Airport, 22 miles northwest). NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.