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ALASKA · KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH

Kodiak

5,399 people, 700 ft above sea level in Kodiak Island Borough.

700 ftElevation, city center
5,399People, 2024 estimate
4 sq miLand area
Sunny 34°
Sunny now Dew point 22° · NW 20 mph · high 33°
City of Kodiak River Interstate 1 miles
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The Kodiak 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 Kodiak

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 9:00 AM AKST
RIGHT NOW Kodiak Airport (PADQ) · 9:53 AM
Sunny
34° Sunny Feels like 23° · high of 33° near 12 PM
WindNW 20 mphgusts 31
Humidity61%falling to 69% this afternoon
Pressure29.22 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index0none after dark
Dew point 22° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Showers
Tuesday30% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINNov. 120.24 in · 2 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Kodiak Island Borough
NWS Anchorage and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 10:15 AM
SUN & MOON
↑ 8:53 AM4:55 PM ↓
8 h 2 m of daylight, 4 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
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 15 to 26°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 41° / 30°
SAT Nov. 14 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
33° 23°
0% rain — NW 17, gusts 28 A
SUN Nov. 15 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
32° 22°
0% rain — WNW 8 B
MON Nov. 16 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
33° 26°
20% rain — WNW 10 B
TUE Nov. 17 Chance of showers Chance of showers
35° 29°
30% rain up to 0.07″ W 3 B
WED Nov. 18 Showers likely; warmer Showers likely; warmer
44° 33°
90% rain 0.2–1.4″ SSE 18, gusts 28 A
THU Nov. 19 Chance of showers Chance of showers
39° 30°
30% rain up to 0.1″ SW 9 C
FRI Nov. 20 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
37° 28°
20% rain — NW 7 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 Kodiak about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the Bering Sea three days ago, about 610 miles back along its path. It came down from about 9,300 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. Near the ground the air came from interior 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. 11–12, 2014

The wettest two days this week has seen

4.63 inches of rain fell in two days, the most for this week of the year since records began in 1913. The next wettest, 3.66 inches, fell in 1996.

3.66″
4.63″
19962014
Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Kodiak Area threaded record since 1913.
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THE GROUND

What Kodiak stands on

Kodiak’s center stands about 700 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 0 ft to 1,800 ft, a difference of 1,800 ft: steep hill country. Open water lies within three miles. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Elbow Mountain, about 2,980 ft, 13 miles west.

Kodiak, cut in half from west to east

A section west to east, 24 miles through the town center
0 ft1,000 ft2,000 ft KODIAK700 ftHigh point of the line2,480 ftBuskin Riverabout 60 ftMill Bay60 ft ← W · Womens BayE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 8×.

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

Kodiak’s year

1991–2020 normals · records since 1913 · Kodiak Airport, 4 mi southwest

Kodiak has a warm-summer humid continental climate. Summer afternoons average 63° in August; winter nights fall to about 26° in January. A normal year brings about 70 inches of snow; with the rain, that comes to about 78 inches of water.

36°26°38°27°39°28°45°34°52°40°57°46°62°50°63°50°57°44°48°36°41°30°37°27° JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 12 TODAY KODIAK 78.3 in rain and snowmelt
Normal high to low, by month Record high to low, by day Rain by month Freezing
August, average63° / 50°high / low, the warmest month
January, average36° / 26°high / low, the coldest month
Rain and melted snow78.3 inwettest months: October and December
Snow a year70.3 insnowiest: December
Hottest on record86°FAugust 16, 2019
Coldest on record−16°FJanuary 28, 1989
Wettest day on record7.44 inOctober 31, 1991
Snowiest day on record21.5 inJanuary 7, 1947
Nights at or below 32°133and 29 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeWarm-summer humid continentalKöppen Dfb

AROUND THE RING

1Freeze seasonfrom the first fall freeze, about Sept. 30, to the last in spring, about May 17 (median dates)
2Lows below freezingNov. 2 to April 11; normal lows fall below 32°
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Kodiak normally reaches 41° and falls to 30°. The record high is 59°, in 2013; the record low 9°, in 1977. The most rain on this date, 1.75 in, fell in 1976.

MONTH BY MONTH
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal high36°38°39°45°52°57°62°63°57°48°41°37°
Normal low26°27°28°34°40°46°50°50°44°36°30°27°
Rain and melt, in8.356.314.826.145.855.174.514.907.558.857.068.81
Snow, inches14.514.412.36.20.50.00.00.00.00.76.115.6
Record high54° (1963)60° (1923)57° (1963)70° (1918)80° (1968)86° (1953)83° (2019)86° (2019)80° (1929)74° (1929)60° (1929)65° (2021)
Record low−16° (1989)−12° (1971)−6° (1971)7° (1977)18° (1945)30° (1968)35° (1927)34° (1998)26° (1992)7° (1917)0° (1971)−9° (1916)

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1913 from the Kodiak Area threaded record (Kodiak Airport, 4 miles southwest, 680 ft lower). NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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ALASKA · KODIAK ISLAND

Kodiak

5,399 people, 700 ft above sea level in Kodiak Island Borough.

700 ftElevation
5,399People
4 sq miLand
Sunny 34°
SunnyDew point 22°
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Today in Kodiak

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 31° 0%
1p partly cloudy day 33° 0%
4p mostly sunny 32° 0%
7p mostly clear night 29° 0%
10p mostly clear night 27° 0%
1a mostly clear night 27° 0%
Showers
NEXT RAINTuesday · 30%
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Sat0%
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Mon20%
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Tue30%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
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Wed90%
Showers likely; warmer Showers likely; warmer
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Thu30%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
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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. 11–12, 2014

4.63 inches in two days, the most for this week since 1913.

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What Kodiak stands on

Kodiak’s center stands about 700 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 0 ft to 1,800 ft, a difference of 1,800 ft: steep hill country. Open water lies within three miles. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Elbow Mountain, about 2,980 ft, 13 miles west.

Kodiak, west to east Kodiak700 ft ← WE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 15×.
Elevation, center700 ft
Within 3 miles0 to 1,800 ft
Lie of the landSteep hill country (1,800 ft of relief)
High point nearbyElbow Mountain, 2,980 ft, 13 mi west
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Kodiak’s year

Kodiak has a warm-summer humid continental climate. Summer afternoons average 63° in August; winter nights fall to about 26° in January. A normal year brings about 70 inches of snow; with the rain, that comes to about 78 inches of water.

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 12 78.3 in
August, average63° / 50° · high / low, the warmest month
January, average36° / 26° · high / low, the coldest month
Rain and melted snow78.3 in · wettest months: October and December
Snow a year70.3 in · snowiest: December
Hottest on record86°F · August 16, 2019
Coldest on record−16°F · January 28, 1989
Wettest day on record7.44 in · October 31, 1991
Snowiest day on record21.5 in · January 7, 1947
Nights at or below 32°133 · and 29 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeWarm-summer humid continental · Köppen Dfb
1Freeze season · from the first fall freeze, about Sept. 30, to the last in spring, about May 17 (median dates)
2Lows below freezing · Nov. 2 to April 11; normal lows fall below 32°
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Kodiak normally reaches 41° and falls to 30°. The record high is 59°, in 2013; the record low 9°, in 1977. The most rain on this date, 1.75 in, fell in 1976.

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1913 from the Kodiak Area threaded record (Kodiak Airport, 4 miles southwest, 680 ft lower). NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.