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ALASKA · KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH

Primrose

96 people, 3,850 ft above sea level in Kenai Peninsula Borough.

3,850 ftElevation, city center
96People, 2024 estimate
34 sq miLand area
Sunny 35°
Sunny now Dew point 22° · Calm · high 29°
City of Primrose River Interstate 2 miles
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The Primrose 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 Primrose

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 12:00 PM AKST
RIGHT NOW Seward (PAWD) · 12:53 PM
Sunny
35° Sunny Feels like 35° · high of 29° near 11 PM
WindCalmno gusts
Humidity58%falling to 75% this afternoon
Pressure29.19 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index0none after dark
Dew point 22° · Dry33° by Monday: more humid
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Tonight, about 9 PMin about 8 hours · 100% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINNov. 101.3 in · 4 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
! Winter Weather AdvisoryWinter Weather Advisory issued November 14 at 5:50AM AKST until November 16 at 10:00AM AKST by NWS Anchorage AK
! Winter Weather AdvisoryWinter Weather Advisory issued November 14 at 5:50AM AKST until November 15 at 5:00PM AKST by NWS Anchorage AK
! Winter Weather AdvisoryWinter Weather Advisory issued November 14 at 5:50AM AKST until November 16 at 7:00AM AKST by NWS Anchorage AK
! Winter Weather AdvisoryWinter Weather Advisory issued November 14 at 5:50AM AKST until November 16 at 1:00PM AKST by NWS Anchorage AK
NWS Anchorage and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 1:15 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 8:55 AM4:28 PM ↓
7 h 33 m of daylight, 5 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 26% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
53
MODERATEAir 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
SATURDAY, NOV. 14
SUNDAY, NOV. 15
MONDAY, NOV. 16
TUESDAY, NOV. 17
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mostly cloudy day
mostly cloudy night
overcast
snow
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rain
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mostly cloudy night
mostly cloudy night
showers day
TEMPERATURE °F
27°
29°
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CHANCE OF RAIN
100% · 0.88 in Sunday morning 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 21 to 33° More humid: 29° by Tuesday

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 Chance of showers Chance of showers
29° 26°
40% rain — W 3 A
SUN Nov. 15 Showers likely Showers likely
35° 32°
100% rain 0.6–1.0″ WNW 1 C
MON Nov. 16 Showers likely Showers likely
39° 31°
100% rain 0.2–0.5″ NNE 1 B
TUE Nov. 17 Chance of showers Chance of showers
36° 28°
40% rain — NE 5 B
WED Nov. 18 Showers likely Showers likely
37° 33°
90% rain 0.2–1.0″ E 9 B
THU Nov. 19 Showers likely Showers likely
38° 28°
90% rain 0.1–0.9″ ENE 2 B
FRI Nov. 20 Chance of showers Chance of showers
32° 25°
40% rain up to 0.2″ NNE 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 Primrose about 5,000 feet above the ground was over a point about 230 miles to the west three days ago, and over southcentral Alaska a day ago, about 410 miles back along its path. It came down from about 12,200 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. 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 Primrose stands on

Primrose’s center stands about 3,850 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 430 ft to 5,760 ft, a difference of 5,330 ft: mountain country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Sheep Mountain, about 6,140 ft, 1 miles east-southeast.

Primrose, cut in half from northwest to southeast

A section northwest to southeast, 24 miles through the town center
0 ft2,000 ft4,000 ft6,000 ft PRIMROSE3,850 ftKenai Riverabout 430 ftSleeping Sister Mountain4,050 ftSnow Riverabout 1,180 ft ← NWSE →

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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Primrose

96 people, 3,850 ft above sea level in Kenai Peninsula Borough.

3,850 ftElevation
96People
34 sq miLand
Sunny 35°
SunnyDew point 22°
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Today in Primrose

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 27° 0%
4p mostly cloudy night 28° 0%
7p overcast 28° 11%
10p rain 28° 31%
1a snow 29° 46%
4a snow 29° 76%
Rain
NEXT RAINTonight about 9 PM · 100%
→
Sat40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
26
29
A
Sun100%
Showers likely Showers likely
32
35
C
Mon100%
Showers likely Showers likely
31
39
B
Tue40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
28
36
B
Wed90%
Showers likely Showers likely
33
37
B
Thu90%
Showers likely Showers likely
28
38
B
Fri40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
25
32
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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What Primrose stands on

Primrose’s center stands about 3,850 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 430 ft to 5,760 ft, a difference of 5,330 ft: mountain country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Sheep Mountain, about 6,140 ft, 1 miles east-southeast.

Primrose, northwest to southeast Primrose3,850 ftKenai Riverabout 430 ftSleeping Sister Mountain4,050 ftSnow Riverabout 1,180 ft ← NWSE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 6×.
Elevation, center3,850 ft
Within 3 miles430 to 5,760 ft
Lie of the landMountainous (5,330 ft of relief)
High point nearbySheep Mountain, 6,140 ft, 1 mi east-southeast