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ALASKA · KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH

Soldotna

4,553 people, 100 ft above sea level in Kenai Peninsula Borough.

100 ftElevation, city center
4,553People, 2024 estimate
7 sq miLand area
Sunny 15°
Sunny now Dew point 13° · E 5 mph · high 31°
City of Soldotna River Interstate 1 miles
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The Soldotna 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 Soldotna

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 11:00 AM AKST
RIGHT NOW Soldotna (PASX) · 10:56 AM
Sunny
15° Sunny Feels like 8° · high of 31° near 2 PM
WindE 5 mphno gusts
Humidity91%falling to 72% this afternoon
Pressure29.29 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index0none after dark
Dew point 13° · Dry29° by Monday: more humid
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Overcast
Tomorrow, about 1 PMin about 25 hours · 100% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT0.2–0.4 inmost likely 0.3; 1 in 10 over 0.6
LAST RAINOct. 300.53 in · 15 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
! 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 10:00AM 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 11:45 AM
SUN & MOON
↑ 9:03 AM4:34 PM ↓
7 h 31 m of daylight, 5 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 25% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
51
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
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SUNDAY, NOV. 15
MONDAY, NOV. 16
TUESDAY, NOV. 17
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TEMPERATURE °F
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CHANCE OF RAIN
100% · 0.12 in Sunday afternoon 50%
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 16 to 24° ↑ Humid air returns Drier: 22° 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 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
31° 16°
0% rain — ENE 3 A
SUN Nov. 15 Showers likely Showers likely
30° 18°
100% rain 0.2–0.4″ ENE 1 B
MON Nov. 16 Showers likely Showers likely
35° 20°
70% rain up to 0.07″ E 3 B
TUE Nov. 17 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
34° 18°
0% rain — ENE 5 B
WED Nov. 18 Showers likely Showers likely
38° 26°
60% rain up to 0.2″ ENE 12 B
THU Nov. 19 Showers likely Showers likely
39° 21°
70% rain up to 0.2″ SSE 9 B
FRI Nov. 20 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
35° 18°
20% rain — NE 3 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 Soldotna about 5,000 feet above the ground was over a point about 200 miles to the west three days ago, and over the Gulf of Alaska a day ago, about 430 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from southcentral Alaska; at 10,000 feet, from interior Alaska. 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.

THIS WEEK IN 2014 Nov. 11, 2014

The hottest this week has been

49° on Nov. 11, 2014, the hottest reading for this week of the year since 1899. Next is 48° in 1967.

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Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Kenai Airport record since 1899.
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THE GROUND

What Soldotna stands on

Soldotna’s center stands about 100 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 20 ft to 340 ft, a difference of 320 ft: rolling country.

Soldotna, cut in half from northwest to southeast

A section northwest to southeast, 24 miles through the town center
0 ft100 ft200 ft300 ft SOLDOTNA100 ftKenai Riverabout 40 ftHigh point of the line400 ftFunny Riverabout 280 ft ← NWSE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 49×.

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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THE ALMANAC

Soldotna’s year

1991–2020 normals · records since 1899 · Kenai Airport, 9 mi northwest

Soldotna has a dry-summer subarctic climate. Summer afternoons average 63° in July; winter nights fall to about 7° in January. About 18 inches of rain fall in a normal year.

22°7°28°12°33°14°44°28°55°36°60°44°63°49°63°47°56°40°43°29°30°16°25°11° JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 1234 TODAY SOLDOTNA 18.3 in rain a year
Normal high to low, by month Record high to low, by day Rain by month Freezing
July, average63° / 49°high / low, the warmest month
January, average22° / 7°high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year18.3 inwettest months: September and August
Hottest on record89°FJuly 4, 2019
Coldest on record−48°FFebruary 4, 1947
Wettest day on record4.28 inOctober 10, 1986
Snowiest day on record13.3 inJanuary 2, 1960
Nights at or below 32°197and 97 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeDry-summer subarcticKöppen Dsc

AROUND THE RING

1Freeze seasonfrom the first fall freeze, about Sept. 15, to the last in spring, about May 25 (median dates)
2Highs below freezingNov. 7 to March 17; normal highs stay below 32°
3Lows below freezingOct. 9 to April 26; normal lows fall below 32°
4Wettest stretchAugust through October: 8.8 of the year’s 18.3 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Soldotna normally reaches 30° and falls to 16°. The record high is 42°, in 1986; the record low −18°, in 1903. The most rain on this date, 0.62 in, fell in 1961.

MONTH BY MONTH
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal high22°28°33°44°55°60°63°63°56°43°30°25°
Normal low7°12°14°28°36°44°49°47°40°29°16°11°
Rain, inches0.890.830.640.580.791.201.982.683.572.561.411.14
Record high49° (2014)52° (2007)59° (1905)69° (2005)82° (1969)87° (1953)89° (2019)86° (1977)75° (1904)63° (2006)59° (1905)56° (1906)
Record low−47° (1975)−48° (1947)−41° (1971)−22° (1944)12° (1945)26° (1901)27° (1904)24° (1984)11° (1904)−12° (1996)−27° (1994)−43° (1902)

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1899 at Kenai Airport, 9 miles northwest. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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Soldotna

4,553 people, 100 ft above sea level in Kenai Peninsula Borough.

100 ftElevation
4,553People
7 sq miLand
Sunny 15°
SunnyDew point 13°
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Today in Soldotna

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 25° 0%
2p mostly cloudy day 31° 0%
5p mostly cloudy night 25° 0%
8p mostly cloudy night 22° 0%
11p mostly cloudy night 20° 0%
2a mostly cloudy night 19° 0%
Overcast
NEXT RAINTomorrow about 1 PM · 100%
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Sat0%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
16
31
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Sun100%
Showers likely Showers likely
18
30
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Mon70%
Showers likely Showers likely
20
35
B
Tue0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
18
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B
Wed60%
Showers likely Showers likely
26
38
B
Thu70%
Showers likely Showers likely
21
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B
Fri20%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
18
35
B
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
THIS WEEK IN 2014 · NOV. 11, 2014

49°, the hottest this week of the year has been since 1899.

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What Soldotna stands on

Soldotna’s center stands about 100 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 20 ft to 340 ft, a difference of 320 ft: rolling country.

Soldotna, northwest to southeast Soldotna100 ftKenai Riverabout 40 ft ← NWSE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 93×.
Elevation, center100 ft
Within 3 miles20 to 340 ft
Lie of the landRolling (320 ft of relief)
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Soldotna’s year

Soldotna has a dry-summer subarctic climate. Summer afternoons average 63° in July; winter nights fall to about 7° in January. About 18 inches of rain fall in a normal year.

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 1234 18.3 in
July, average63° / 49° · high / low, the warmest month
January, average22° / 7° · high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year18.3 in · wettest months: September and August
Hottest on record89°F · July 4, 2019
Coldest on record−48°F · February 4, 1947
Wettest day on record4.28 in · October 10, 1986
Snowiest day on record13.3 in · January 2, 1960
Nights at or below 32°197 · and 97 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeDry-summer subarctic · Köppen Dsc
1Freeze season · from the first fall freeze, about Sept. 15, to the last in spring, about May 25 (median dates)
2Highs below freezing · Nov. 7 to March 17; normal highs stay below 32°
3Lows below freezing · Oct. 9 to April 26; normal lows fall below 32°
4Wettest stretch · August through October: 8.8 of the year’s 18.3 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Soldotna normally reaches 30° and falls to 16°. The record high is 42°, in 1986; the record low −18°, in 1903. The most rain on this date, 0.62 in, fell in 1961.

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1899 at Kenai Airport, 9 miles northwest. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.