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ALASKA · MATANUSKA-SUSITNA BOROUGH

Lazy Mountain

1,506 people, 2,700 ft above sea level in Matanuska-Susitna Borough.

2,700 ftElevation, city center
1,506People, 2024 estimate
59 sq miLand area
Sunny 23°
Sunny now Dew point 20° · Calm · high 27°
City of Lazy Mountain River Interstate 2 miles
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The Lazy Mountain 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 Lazy Mountain

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 1:00 PM AKST
RIGHT NOW Palmer Municipal Airport (PAAQ) · 1:53 PM
Sunny
23° Sunny Feels like 23° · high of 27° near 5 PM
WindCalmno gusts
Humidity88%falling to 68% this afternoon
Pressure29.27 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index0none after dark
Dew point 20° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Wednesday40% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINNov. 100.31 in · 4 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
! Dense Fog AdvisoryDense Fog Advisory issued November 14 at 12:03PM AKST until November 14 at 6:00PM AKST by NWS Anchorage AK
NWS Anchorage and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 2:15 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 9:02 AM4:18 PM ↓
7 h 16 m of daylight, 5 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 26% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
48
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
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 18 to 25°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 28° / 15°
SAT Nov. 14 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
27° 20°
30% rain — N 0 A
SUN Nov. 15 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
30° 25°
30% rain — ENE 3 C
MON Nov. 16 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
36° 26°
0% rain — ENE 7 C
TUE Nov. 17 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
34° 23°
10% rain — E 5 B
WED Nov. 18 Chance of showers Chance of showers
37° 31°
40% rain up to 0.09″ ENE 21, gusts 30 B
THU Nov. 19 Showers likely Showers likely
38° 25°
60% rain up to 0.4″ ENE 13 B
FRI Nov. 20 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
32° 22°
30% rain — ENE 1 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 Lazy Mountain about 5,000 feet above the ground was over interior Alaska three days ago, and over southcentral Alaska a day ago, about 410 miles back along its path. The nine paths traced from around the city fan out, so treat that as a best guess. It came down from about 12,800 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 8,420 miles to the east. It has stayed over land, which is why it feels dry. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses and the GFS beyond them, nine paths at each of three heights.

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THE GROUND

What Lazy Mountain stands on

Lazy Mountain’s center stands about 2,700 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 390 ft to 5,170 ft, a difference of 4,780 ft: mountain country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Granite Peak, about 6,600 ft, 12 miles north.

Lazy Mountain, cut in half from west to east

A section west to east, 24 miles through the town center
0 ft2,500 ft5,000 ft LAZY MOUNTAIN2,700 ftNorth Lakes460 ftFarm Loop470 ftMatanuska Riverabout 230 ftHigh point of the line6,670 ft ← W · North LakesE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 3×.

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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ON THE NETWORK

Around Lazy Mountain on the Forecast Network

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ALASKA · MATANUSKA-SUSITNA

Lazy Mountain

1,506 people, 2,700 ft above sea level in Matanuska-Susitna Borough.

2,700 ftElevation
1,506People
59 sq miLand
Sunny 23°
SunnyDew point 20°
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Today in Lazy Mountain

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 26° 0%
5p mostly cloudy night 27° 0%
8p mostly cloudy night 26° 2%
11p overcast 25° 29%
2a mostly cloudy night 24° 6%
5a mostly cloudy night 23° 10%
Rain
NEXT RAINWednesday · 40%
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Sat30%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
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27
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Sun30%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
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Mon0%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
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Tue10%
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Wed40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
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Thu60%
Showers likely Showers likely
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Fri30%
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.
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What Lazy Mountain stands on

Lazy Mountain’s center stands about 2,700 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 390 ft to 5,170 ft, a difference of 4,780 ft: mountain country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Granite Peak, about 6,600 ft, 12 miles north.

Lazy Mountain, west to east Lazy Mountain2,700 ftMatanuska Riverabout 230 ft ← WE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 6×.
Elevation, center2,700 ft
Within 3 miles390 to 5,170 ft
Lie of the landMountainous (4,780 ft of relief)
High point nearbyGranite Peak, 6,600 ft, 12 mi north