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ALASKA · PETERSBURG BOROUGH

Kupreanof

19 people, 20 ft above sea level in Petersburg Borough.

20 ftElevation, city center
19People, 2024 estimate
3 sq miLand area
Sunny 53°
Sunny now Dew point 43° · N 6 mph · high 50°
City of Kupreanof River Interstate 1 miles
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The Kupreanof 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 Kupreanof

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 12:00 PM AKST
RIGHT NOW Petersburg (PAPG) · 11:56 AM
Sunny
53° Sunny Feels like 53° · high of 50° near 12 PM
WindN 6 mphno gusts
Humidity69%falling to 74% this afternoon
Pressure29.17 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index0none after dark
Dew point 43° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow, about 5 AMin about 16 hours · 43% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT0.2–0.6 inmost likely 0.3; 1 in 10 over 0.8
LAST RAINNov. 120.28 in · 2 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Petersburg Borough
NWS Juneau and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 12:45 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:30 AM3:42 PM ↓
8 h 12 m of daylight, 4 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
SATURDAY, NOV. 14
SUNDAY, NOV. 15
MONDAY, NOV. 16
TUESDAY, NOV. 17
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TEMPERATURE °F
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CHANCE OF RAIN
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 38 to 43°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 39° / 32°
SAT Nov. 14 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
50° 45°
30% rain — ESE 7 A
SUN Nov. 15 Showers likely Showers likely
51° 40°
100% rain 0.2–0.6″ ESE 8, gusts 27 B
MON Nov. 16 Showers likely Showers likely
44° 38°
100% rain 0.8–1.5″ SE 9, gusts 28 A
TUE Nov. 17 Showers likely Showers likely
46° 37°
80% rain 0.02–0.5″ ESE 6 B
WED Nov. 18 Chance of showers Chance of showers
44° 34°
30% rain up to 0.1″ E 5 A
THU Nov. 19 Chance of showers Chance of showers
44° 34°
30% rain up to 0.1″ ESE 3 B
FRI Nov. 20 Chance of showers Chance of showers
44° 34°
30% rain up to 0.3″ E 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 Kupreanof about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the open Pacific three days ago, and over British Columbia a day ago, about 1,090 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from the Gulf of Alaska; at 10,000 feet, from the open Pacific. 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 1994 Nov. 12–13, 1994

The wettest two days this week has seen

7.00 inches of rain fell in two days, the most for this week of the year since records began in 1924. The next wettest, 5.87 inches, fell in 1943.

5.87″
7.00″
19431994
Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Petersburg 1 record since 1924.
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THE GROUND

What Kupreanof stands on

Kupreanof’s center stands about 20 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 0 ft to 2,420 ft, a difference of 2,420 ft: mountain country. Open water lies within three miles. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Sherman Peak, about 3,800 ft, 6 miles north-northwest.

Kupreanof, cut in half from northwest to southeast

A section northwest to southeast, 24 miles through the town center
0 ft1,000 ft2,000 ft3,000 ft KUPREANOF20 ftPortage Mountain3,560 ft ← NWSE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 6×.

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

Kupreanof’s year

1991–2020 normals · records since 1924 · Petersburg 1

Kupreanof has a warm-summer humid continental climate. Summer afternoons average 62° in July; winter nights fall to about 27° in January. A normal year brings about 86 inches of snow; with the rain, that comes to about 110 inches of water.

35°27°37°28°40°30°48°35°55°42°60°48°62°51°61°50°56°46°47°39°39°32°35°28° JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 12 TODAY KUPREANOF 110.2 in rain and snowmelt
Normal high to low, by month Record high to low, by day Rain by month Freezing
July, average62° / 51°high / low, the warmest month
January, average35° / 27°high / low, the coldest month
Rain and melted snow110.2 inwettest months: September and October
Snow a year85.6 insnowiest: January
Hottest on record84°FJuly 31, 1933
Coldest on record−19°FJanuary 30, 1947
Wettest day on record6.23 inOctober 26, 1993
Snowiest day on record21.0 inMarch 2, 2007
Climate typeWarm-summer humid continentalKöppen Dfb

AROUND THE RING

1Lows below freezingNov. 13 to April 1; normal lows fall below 32°
2Wettest stretchSeptember through November: 40.5 of the year’s 110.2 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Kupreanof normally reaches 39° and falls to 32°. The record high is 58°, in 1976; the record low 9°, in 1955. The most rain on this date, 2.91 in, fell in 1944.

MONTH BY MONTH
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal high35°37°40°48°55°60°62°61°56°47°39°35°
Normal low27°28°30°35°42°48°51°50°46°39°32°28°
Rain and melt, in11.397.607.606.665.864.985.638.2114.3513.8412.2811.79
Snow, inches20.716.920.01.10.20.00.00.00.00.410.815.5
Record high65° (2018)66° (1992)66° (2019)73° (2004)79° (1995)83° (1992)84° (1933)83° (2013)81° (1938)72° (1938)64° (1970)59° (1944)
Record low−19° (1947)−15° (1968)−6° (1955)10° (1948)21° (1956)29° (1933)37° (1990)32° (1948)22° (1972)12° (1971)−8° (1985)−10° (1964)

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1924 at Petersburg 1, here. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.

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Kupreanof

19 people, 20 ft above sea level in Petersburg Borough.

20 ftElevation
19People
3 sq miLand
Sunny 53°
SunnyDew point 43°
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Today in Kupreanof

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 50° 0%
3p mostly cloudy day 49° 7%
6p mostly cloudy night 48° 0%
9p overcast 47° 27%
12a overcast 48° 3%
3a mostly cloudy night 48° 24%
Mostly cloudy
NEXT RAINTomorrow about 5 AM · 43%
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Sat30%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
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Sun100%
Showers likely Showers likely
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Showers likely Showers likely
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Tue80%
Showers likely Showers likely
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Wed30%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
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Chance of showers Chance of showers
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Chance of showers Chance of showers
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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 1994 · NOV. 12–13, 1994

7.00 inches in two days, the most for this week since 1924.

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What Kupreanof stands on

Kupreanof’s center stands about 20 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 0 ft to 2,420 ft, a difference of 2,420 ft: mountain country. Open water lies within three miles. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Sherman Peak, about 3,800 ft, 6 miles north-northwest.

Kupreanof, northwest to southeast Kupreanof20 ft ← NWSE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 12×.
Elevation, center20 ft
Within 3 miles0 to 2,420 ft
Lie of the landMountainous (2,420 ft of relief)
High point nearbySherman Peak, 3,800 ft, 6 mi north-northwest
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Kupreanof’s year

Kupreanof has a warm-summer humid continental climate. Summer afternoons average 62° in July; winter nights fall to about 27° in January. A normal year brings about 86 inches of snow; with the rain, that comes to about 110 inches of water.

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 12 110.2 in
July, average62° / 51° · high / low, the warmest month
January, average35° / 27° · high / low, the coldest month
Rain and melted snow110.2 in · wettest months: September and October
Snow a year85.6 in · snowiest: January
Hottest on record84°F · July 31, 1933
Coldest on record−19°F · January 30, 1947
Wettest day on record6.23 in · October 26, 1993
Snowiest day on record21.0 in · March 2, 2007
Climate typeWarm-summer humid continental · Köppen Dfb
1Lows below freezing · Nov. 13 to April 1; normal lows fall below 32°
2Wettest stretch · September through November: 40.5 of the year’s 110.2 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Kupreanof normally reaches 39° and falls to 32°. The record high is 58°, in 1976; the record low 9°, in 1955. The most rain on this date, 2.91 in, fell in 1944.

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1924 at Petersburg 1, here. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.