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ALASKA · COPPER RIVER CENSUS AREA

Nelchina

45 people, 2,380 ft above sea level in Copper River Census Area.

2,380 ftElevation, city center
45People, 2024 estimate
47 sq miLand area
Sunny 20°
Sunny now Dew point 17° · E 3 mph · high 18°
City of Nelchina River Interstate 2 miles
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The Nelchina 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 Nelchina

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 2:00 PM AKST
RIGHT NOW Skelton Airport (PAZK) · 2:56 PM
Sunny
20° Sunny Feels like 15° · high of 18° near 3 PM
WindE 3 mphno gusts
Humidity88%rising to 96% by morning
Pressure29.17 in →steady
Visibility8 mihazy
CloudsClear
UV index0none after dark
Dew point 17° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Mostly cloudy
Wednesday30% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAIN—none in 0 days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Copper River Census Area
NWS Anchorage and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 3:17 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 8:56 AM4:07 PM ↓
7 h 11 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
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 14 to 19°

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 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
18° 14°
0% rain — NNE 0 A
SUN Nov. 15 Cloudy Cloudy
19° 14°
10% rain — NNE 4 B
MON Nov. 16 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
22° 14°
30% rain — NE 4 B
TUE Nov. 17 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
21° 12°
10% rain — NW 5 B
WED Nov. 18 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
21° 16°
30% rain — NE 6 C
THU Nov. 19 Chance of showers Chance of showers
25° 14°
50% rain up to 0.2″ W 6 C
FRI Nov. 20 Chance of showers Chance of showers
21° 12°
40% rain up to 0.1″ W 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 Nelchina about 5,000 feet above the ground was over a point about 8,450 miles to the east three days ago, and over interior Alaska a day ago, about 10,360 miles back along its path. Most of the nine paths traced from around the city agree. It came down from about 13,700 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 8,850 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 Nelchina stands on

Nelchina’s center stands about 2,380 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 2,050 ft to 3,800 ft, a difference of 1,750 ft: steep hill country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Slide Mountain, about 3,980 ft, 3 miles northwest.

Nelchina, cut in half from south to north

A section south to north, 24 miles through the town center
2,000 ft3,000 ft4,000 ft5,000 ft NELCHINA2,380 ftHigh point of the line5,120 ftNelchina Riverabout 2,110 ft ← SMendeltna · N →

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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ON THE NETWORK

Around Nelchina on the Forecast Network

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ALASKA · COPPER RIVER

Nelchina

45 people, 2,380 ft above sea level in Copper River Census Area.

2,380 ftElevation
45People
47 sq miLand
Sunny 20°
SunnyDew point 17°
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Today in Nelchina

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 18° 5%
6p mostly cloudy night 16° 1%
9p mostly cloudy night 15° 0%
12a mostly cloudy night 16° 1%
3a overcast 16° 0%
6a mostly cloudy night 16° 0%
Mostly cloudy
NEXT RAINWednesday · 30%
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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.
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What Nelchina stands on

Nelchina’s center stands about 2,380 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 2,050 ft to 3,800 ft, a difference of 1,750 ft: steep hill country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Slide Mountain, about 3,980 ft, 3 miles northwest.

Nelchina, south to north Nelchina2,380 ftNelchina Riverabout 2,110 ft ← SN → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 12×.
Elevation, center2,380 ft
Within 3 miles2,050 to 3,800 ft
Lie of the landSteep hill country (1,750 ft of relief)
High point nearbySlide Mountain, 3,980 ft, 3 mi northwest