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ALASKA · MATANUSKA-SUSITNA BOROUGH

Susitna

11 people, 70 ft above sea level in Matanuska-Susitna Borough.

70 ftElevation, city center
11People, 2024 estimate
216 sq miLand area
Fog 23°
Fog now Dew point 22° · Calm · high 26°
City of Susitna River Interstate 5 miles
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The Susitna 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 Susitna

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 1:00 PM AKST
RIGHT NOW Birchwood Airport (PABV) · 1:56 PM
Fog
23° Fog Feels like 23° · high of 26° near 2 PM
WindCalmno gusts
Humidity96%falling to 85% this afternoon
Pressure29.32 in →steady
Visibility0 mifog or heavy haze
CloudsClear
UV index0none after dark
Dew point 22° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Snow
Tonight, around midnightin about 10 hours · 36% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINNov. 110.03 in · 3 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 2:15 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 9:08 AM4:25 PM ↓
7 h 17 m of daylight, 5 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 26% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
48
GOODAir 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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TEMPERATURE °F
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CHANCE OF RAIN
79% · 0.03 in Sunday morning 50%
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 18 to 29°

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
26° 18°
20% rain — W 0 A
SUN Nov. 15 Showers likely Showers likely
27° 21°
80% rain 0.01–0.1″ WSW 0 A
MON Nov. 16 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
33° 25°
10% rain — SE 0 C
TUE Nov. 17 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
31° 23°
0% rain — ESE 5 B
WED Nov. 18 Chance of showers Chance of showers
36° 29°
40% rain up to 0.1″ ENE 7 C
THU Nov. 19 Showers likely Showers likely
37° 25°
70% rain 0.01–0.5″ E 5 B
FRI Nov. 20 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
32° 21°
30% rain — NE 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 Susitna about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the Gulf of Alaska three days ago, and over southcentral Alaska a day ago, about 560 miles back along its path. Most of the nine paths traced from around the city agree. Near the ground the air came from southcentral Alaska; at 10,000 feet, from a point about 7,550 miles to the east. 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 Susitna stands on

Susitna’s center stands about 70 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 30 ft to 290 ft, a difference of 260 ft: rolling country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Mount Susitna, about 4,340 ft, 9 miles west-southwest.

Susitna, cut in half from west to east

A section west to east, 24 miles through the town center
0 ft1,000 ft2,000 ft3,000 ft SUSITNA70 ftHigh point of the line3,730 ftSusitna Riverabout 30 ft ← WE →

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 Susitna on the Forecast Network

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ALASKA · MATANUSKA-SUSITNA

Susitna

11 people, 70 ft above sea level in Matanuska-Susitna Borough.

70 ftElevation
11People
216 sq miLand
Fog 23°
FogDew point 22°
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Today in Susitna

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now fog 26° 0%
5p mostly cloudy night 23° 0%
8p mostly cloudy night 21° 0%
11p overcast 20° 24%
2a overcast 20° 23%
5a snow 20° 79%
Snow
NEXT RAINTonight around midnight · 36%
→
Sat20%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
18
26
A
Sun80%
Showers likely Showers likely
21
27
A
Mon10%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
25
33
C
Tue0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
23
31
B
Wed40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
29
36
C
Thu70%
Showers likely Showers likely
25
37
B
Fri30%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
21
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 Susitna stands on

Susitna’s center stands about 70 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 30 ft to 290 ft, a difference of 260 ft: rolling country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Mount Susitna, about 4,340 ft, 9 miles west-southwest.

Susitna, west to east Susitna70 ftSusitna Riverabout 30 ft ← WE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 10×.
Elevation, center70 ft
Within 3 miles30 to 290 ft
Lie of the landRolling (260 ft of relief)
High point nearbyMount Susitna, 4,340 ft, 9 mi west-southwest