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ALASKA · KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH

Kasilof

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

110 ftElevation, city center
525People, 2024 estimate
10 sq miLand area
Sunny 35°
Sunny now Dew point 22° · Calm · high 23°
City of Kasilof River Interstate 1 miles
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The Kasilof 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 Kasilof

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 2:00 PM AKST
RIGHT NOW Seward (PAWD) · 2:53 PM
Sunny
35° Sunny Feels like 35° · high of 23° near 3 PM
WindCalmno gusts
Humidity58%rising to 85% by morning
Pressure29.19 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index0none after dark
Dew point 22° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Overcast
Tonight, about 10 PMin about 6 hours · 100% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINNov. 101.4 in · 4 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
! Winter Weather AdvisoryWinter Weather Advisory issued November 14 at 2:48PM AKST until November 15 at 5:00PM AKST by NWS Anchorage AK
! Winter Weather AdvisoryWinter Weather Advisory issued November 14 at 2:48PM AKST until November 16 at 1:00PM AKST by NWS Anchorage AK
! Winter Weather AdvisoryWinter Weather Advisory issued November 14 at 2:48PM AKST until November 16 at 10:00AM AKST by NWS Anchorage AK
! Winter Weather AdvisoryWinter Weather Advisory issued November 14 at 2:48PM AKST until November 16 at 7:00AM AKST by NWS Anchorage AK
NWS Anchorage and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 3:45 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 9:02 AM4:36 PM ↓
7 h 33 m of daylight, 5 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 27% 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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showers day
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TEMPERATURE °F
23°
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CHANCE OF RAIN
100% · 2.45 in Sunday morning 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 15 to 28°

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 Chance of showers Chance of showers
23° 19°
50% rain — WNW 21, gusts 29 A
SUN Nov. 15 Showers likely Showers likely
30° 26°
100% rain 1.6–2.7″ WNW 11 C
MON Nov. 16 Showers likely Showers likely
34° 23°
100% rain 0.4–1.1″ NNE 7 B
TUE Nov. 17 Chance of showers Chance of showers
30° 22°
50% rain up to 0.1″ NW 5 B
WED Nov. 18 Showers likely Showers likely
34° 26°
100% rain 1.6–3.5″ SE 44, gusts 55 B
THU Nov. 19 Showers likely Showers likely
34° 20°
90% rain 0.2–2.3″ NW 15 B
FRI Nov. 20 Chance of showers Chance of showers
27° 18°
40% rain up to 0.6″ NW 8 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 Kasilof about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the Gulf of Alaska three days ago, about 530 miles back along its path. Most of the nine paths traced from around the city agree. Near the ground the air came from southcentral Alaska; at 10,000 feet, from the Gulf of Alaska. 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. 11, 2014

The hottest this week has been

49° on Nov. 11, 2014, the hottest reading for this week of the year since 1899. Next is 48° in 1967.

48°
49°
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Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Kenai Airport record since 1899.
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THE GROUND

What Kasilof stands on

Kasilof’s center stands about 110 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 10 ft to 250 ft, a difference of 240 ft: rolling country.

Kasilof, cut in half from west to east

A section west to east, 24 miles through the town center
0 ft250 ft500 ft KASILOF110 ftHigh point of the line660 ft ← WE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 29×.

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

Kasilof’s year

1991–2020 normals · records since 1899 · Kenai Airport, 17 mi north

Kasilof has a dry-summer subarctic climate. Summer afternoons average 63° in July; winter nights fall to about 7° in January. About 18 inches of rain fall in a normal year.

22°7°28°12°33°14°44°28°55°36°60°44°63°49°63°47°56°40°43°29°30°16°25°11° JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 1234 TODAY KASILOF 18.3 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, average22° / 7°high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year18.3 inwettest months: September and August
Hottest on record89°FJuly 4, 2019
Coldest on record−48°FFebruary 4, 1947
Wettest day on record4.28 inOctober 10, 1986
Snowiest day on record13.3 inJanuary 2, 1960
Nights at or below 32°197and 97 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeDry-summer subarcticKöppen Dsc

AROUND THE RING

1Freeze seasonfrom the first fall freeze, about Sept. 15, to the last in spring, about May 25 (median dates)
2Highs below freezingNov. 7 to March 17; normal highs stay below 32°
3Lows below freezingOct. 9 to April 26; normal lows fall below 32°
4Wettest stretchAugust through October: 8.8 of the year’s 18.3 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Kasilof normally reaches 30° and falls to 16°. The record high is 42°, in 1986; the record low −18°, in 1903. The most rain on this date, 0.62 in, fell in 1961.

MONTH BY MONTH
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal high22°28°33°44°55°60°63°63°56°43°30°25°
Normal low7°12°14°28°36°44°49°47°40°29°16°11°
Rain, inches0.890.830.640.580.791.201.982.683.572.561.411.14
Record high49° (2014)52° (2007)59° (1905)69° (2005)82° (1969)87° (1953)89° (2019)86° (1977)75° (1904)63° (2006)59° (1905)56° (1906)
Record low−47° (1975)−48° (1947)−41° (1971)−22° (1944)12° (1945)26° (1901)27° (1904)24° (1984)11° (1904)−12° (1996)−27° (1994)−43° (1902)

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1899 at Kenai Airport, 17 miles north. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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Kasilof

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

110 ftElevation
525People
10 sq miLand
Sunny 35°
SunnyDew point 22°
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Today in Kasilof

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now windy 23° 0%
6p mostly cloudy night 23° 0%
9p overcast 23° 22%
12a snow 23° 54%
3a snow 23° 77%
6a snow 25° 71%
Overcast
NEXT RAINTonight about 10 PM · 100%
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Sat50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
19
23
A
Sun100%
Showers likely Showers likely
26
30
C
Mon100%
Showers likely Showers likely
23
34
B
Tue50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
22
30
B
Wed100%
Showers likely Showers likely
26
34
B
Thu90%
Showers likely Showers likely
20
34
B
Fri40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
18
27
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
THIS WEEK IN 2014 · NOV. 11, 2014

49°, the hottest this week of the year has been since 1899.

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What Kasilof stands on

Kasilof’s center stands about 110 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 10 ft to 250 ft, a difference of 240 ft: rolling country.

Kasilof, west to east Kasilof110 ft ← WE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 56×.
Elevation, center110 ft
Within 3 miles10 to 250 ft
Lie of the landRolling (240 ft of relief)
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Kasilof’s year

Kasilof has a dry-summer subarctic climate. Summer afternoons average 63° in July; winter nights fall to about 7° in January. About 18 inches of rain fall in a normal year.

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 1234 18.3 in
July, average63° / 49° · high / low, the warmest month
January, average22° / 7° · high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year18.3 in · wettest months: September and August
Hottest on record89°F · July 4, 2019
Coldest on record−48°F · February 4, 1947
Wettest day on record4.28 in · October 10, 1986
Snowiest day on record13.3 in · January 2, 1960
Nights at or below 32°197 · and 97 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeDry-summer subarctic · Köppen Dsc
1Freeze season · from the first fall freeze, about Sept. 15, to the last in spring, about May 25 (median dates)
2Highs below freezing · Nov. 7 to March 17; normal highs stay below 32°
3Lows below freezing · Oct. 9 to April 26; normal lows fall below 32°
4Wettest stretch · August through October: 8.8 of the year’s 18.3 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Kasilof normally reaches 30° and falls to 16°. The record high is 42°, in 1986; the record low −18°, in 1903. The most rain on this date, 0.62 in, fell in 1961.

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1899 at Kenai Airport, 17 miles north. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.