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ALASKA · MATANUSKA-SUSITNA BOROUGH

Petersville

27 people, 1,630 ft above sea level in Matanuska-Susitna Borough.

1,630 ftElevation, city center
27People, 2024 estimate
462 sq miLand area
Sunny 16°
Sunny now Dew point 12° · Calm · high 25°
City of Petersville River Interstate 5 miles
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The Petersville 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 Petersville

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 1:00 PM AKST
RIGHT NOW Talkeetna Airport (PATK) · 12:53 PM
Sunny
16° Sunny Feels like 16° · high of 25° near 1 PM
WindCalmno gusts
Humidity84%falling to 60% this afternoon
Pressure29.29 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index0none after dark
Dew point 12° · Dry23° by Monday: more humid
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Wednesday30% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINNov. 120.02 in · 2 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 1:45 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 9:15 AM4:20 PM ↓
7 h 4 m of daylight, 6 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
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 13 to 23°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 28° / 13°
SAT Nov. 14 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
25° 19°
0% rain — NNW 3 A
SUN Nov. 15 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
28° 23°
10% rain — NNE 0 B
MON Nov. 16 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
33° 23°
20% rain — NE 2 B
TUE Nov. 17 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
31° 21°
10% rain — NNE 5 C
WED Nov. 18 Chance of showers Chance of showers
32° 26°
30% rain up to 0.05″ NNE 8 B
THU Nov. 19 Chance of showers Chance of showers
35° 24°
60% rain up to 0.2″ ESE 6 B
FRI Nov. 20 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
32° 21°
30% rain — N 2 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 Petersville about 5,000 feet above the ground was over interior Alaska three days ago, and over southcentral Alaska a day ago, about 370 miles back along its path. The nine paths traced from around the city fan out, so treat that as a best guess. Near the ground the air came from southcentral Alaska; at 10,000 feet, from a point about 7,720 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 Petersville stands on

Petersville’s center stands about 1,630 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 1,370 ft to 3,440 ft, a difference of 2,070 ft: mountain country.

Petersville, cut in half from northwest to southeast

A section northwest to southeast, 24 miles through the town center
1,000 ft2,000 ft3,000 ft4,000 ft PETERSVILLE1,630 ftHigh point of the line4,350 ftLow point840 ft ← NWSE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 5×.

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 Petersville on the Forecast Network

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Anchorage AK · 103 MI 103 miles southeast
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ALASKA · MATANUSKA-SUSITNA

Petersville

27 people, 1,630 ft above sea level in Matanuska-Susitna Borough.

1,630 ftElevation
27People
462 sq miLand
Sunny 16°
SunnyDew point 12°
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Today in Petersville

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now partly cloudy day 25° 0%
4p mostly cloudy night 25° 0%
7p mostly cloudy night 23° 0%
10p mostly cloudy night 23° 0%
1a mostly cloudy night 23° 0%
4a mostly cloudy night 23° 0%
Rain
NEXT RAINWednesday · 30%
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Sat0%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
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Sun10%
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Mon20%
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Tue10%
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Wed30%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
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Thu60%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
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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 Petersville stands on

Petersville’s center stands about 1,630 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 1,370 ft to 3,440 ft, a difference of 2,070 ft: mountain country.

Petersville, northwest to southeast Petersville1,630 ft ← NWSE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 10×.
Elevation, center1,630 ft
Within 3 miles1,370 to 3,440 ft
Lie of the landMountainous (2,070 ft of relief)