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ALASKA · KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH

Ninilchik

845 people, 510 ft above sea level in Kenai Peninsula Borough.

510 ftElevation, city center
845People, 2024 estimate
207 sq miLand area
Sunny 33°
Sunny now Dew point 29° · Calm · high 32°
City of Ninilchik River Interstate 5 miles
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The Ninilchik 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 Ninilchik

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 2:00 PM AKST
RIGHT NOW Homer Airport (PAHO) · 2:53 PM
Sunny
33° Sunny Feels like 33° · high of 32° near 3 PM
WindCalmno gusts
Humidity85%rising to 84% by morning
Pressure29.28 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index0none after dark
Dew point 29° · Dry19° by Sunday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Overcast
Tomorrow, about 4 PMin about 24 hours · 99% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT0.1–0.3 inmost likely 0.3; 1 in 10 over 0.4
LAST RAINNov. 40.2 in · 10 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
↑ 9:01 AM4:38 PM ↓
7 h 36 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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partly cloudy day
mostly cloudy night
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overcast
snow
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mostly cloudy night
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partly cloudy day
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TEMPERATURE °F
32°
23°
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34°
28°
CHANCE OF RAIN
99% · 0.12 in Sunday afternoon 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 19 to 30°

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 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
32° 19°
0% rain — NNE 3 A
SUN Nov. 15 Showers likely Showers likely
31° 20°
100% rain 0.1–0.3″ ENE 3 A
MON Nov. 16 Showers likely Showers likely
34° 24°
90% rain 0.02–0.2″ ENE 3 B
TUE Nov. 17 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
34° 23°
10% rain — ENE 1 B
WED Nov. 18 Showers likely Showers likely
37° 28°
90% rain 0.2–0.5″ ENE 5 B
THU Nov. 19 Showers likely Showers likely
38° 25°
70% rain 0.02–0.2″ S 5 B
FRI Nov. 20 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
35° 22°
20% rain — NE 2 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 Ninilchik about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the Gulf of Alaska three days ago, about 560 miles back along its path. Most of the nine paths traced from around the city agree. 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.

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THE GROUND

What Ninilchik stands on

Ninilchik’s center stands about 510 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 330 ft to 980 ft, a difference of 650 ft: hilly country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Ptarmigan Head, about 2,910 ft, 13 miles east-southeast.

Ninilchik, cut in half from northwest to southeast

A section northwest to southeast, 24 miles through the town center
0 ft1,000 ft2,000 ft NINILCHIK510 ftNinilchik Riverabout 150 ftHigh point of the line2,560 ft ← NWSE →

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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ALASKA · KENAI PENINSULA

Ninilchik

845 people, 510 ft above sea level in Kenai Peninsula Borough.

510 ftElevation
845People
207 sq miLand
Sunny 33°
SunnyDew point 29°
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Today in Ninilchik

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now partly cloudy day 32° 0%
6p mostly cloudy night 28° 0%
9p mostly cloudy night 26° 0%
12a mostly cloudy night 25° 0%
3a mostly cloudy night 24° 0%
6a mostly cloudy night 24° 0%
Overcast
NEXT RAINTomorrow about 4 PM · 99%
→
Sat0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
19
32
A
Sun100%
Showers likely Showers likely
20
31
A
Mon90%
Showers likely Showers likely
24
34
B
Tue10%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
23
34
B
Wed90%
Showers likely Showers likely
28
37
B
Thu70%
Showers likely Showers likely
25
38
B
Fri20%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
22
35
B
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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What Ninilchik stands on

Ninilchik’s center stands about 510 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 330 ft to 980 ft, a difference of 650 ft: hilly country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Ptarmigan Head, about 2,910 ft, 13 miles east-southeast.

Ninilchik, northwest to southeast Ninilchik510 ftNinilchik Riverabout 150 ft ← NWSE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 14×.
Elevation, center510 ft
Within 3 miles330 to 980 ft
Lie of the landHilly (650 ft of relief)
High point nearbyPtarmigan Head, 2,910 ft, 13 mi east-southeast