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ALASKA · CHUGACH CENSUS AREA

Valdez

3,715 people, 18 ft above sea level in Chugach Census Area.

18 ftElevation, city center
3,715People, 2024 estimate
213 sq miLand area
Sunny 35°
Sunny now Dew point 23° · ENE 8 mph · high 35°
City of Valdez River Interstate 5 miles
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The Valdez 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 Valdez

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 11:00 AM AKST
RIGHT NOW Valdez 2 (PAVD) · 11:56 AM
Sunny
35° Sunny Feels like 29° · high of 35° near 4 PM
WindENE 8 mphno gusts
Humidity61%falling to 72% this afternoon
Pressure29.24 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index0none after dark
Dew point 23° · Dry35° by Sunday: more humid
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Tonight, about 10 PMin about 10 hours · 44% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAIN—none in 31 days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
! Winter Weather AdvisoryWinter Weather Advisory issued November 14 at 5:50AM AKST until November 15 at 9:00PM AKST by NWS Anchorage AK
NWS Anchorage and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 12:15 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 8:47 AM4:11 PM ↓
7 h 23 m of daylight, 5 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 25% 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
Noon
3p
6p
9p
Mid
3a
6a
9a
Noon
3p
6p
9p
Mid
3a
6a
9a
Noon
3p
6p
9p
Mid
3a
6a
9a
mostly cloudy day
overcast
overcast
rain
mostly cloudy night
overcast
overcast
rain
rain
rain
rain
mostly cloudy night
mostly cloudy night
mostly cloudy night
mostly cloudy night
rain
rain
mostly cloudy night
mostly cloudy night
mostly cloudy night
mostly cloudy night
mostly cloudy night
partly cloudy night
partly cloudy day
TEMPERATURE °F
33°
32°
39°
36°
38°
32°
CHANCE OF RAIN
98% · 0.09 in Sunday afternoon 50%
WIND, MPH
9
9
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3
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 26 to 35°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 34° / 25°
SAT Nov. 14 Chance of showers Chance of showers
35° 30°
40% rain — NNE 9 A
SUN Nov. 15 Showers likely Showers likely
41° 34°
100% rain 0.02–0.1″ NNE 6 B
MON Nov. 16 Chance of showers Chance of showers
41° 30°
40% rain up to 0.07″ ENE 3 B
TUE Nov. 17 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
38° 28°
20% rain — NE 2 B
WED Nov. 18 Showers likely Showers likely
38° 32°
80% rain up to 1.0″ E 3 C
THU Nov. 19 Showers likely Showers likely
41° 31°
90% rain 0.4–1.6″ E 3 B
FRI Nov. 20 Showers likely Showers likely
38° 27°
70% rain up to 0.8″ 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 Valdez about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the Bering Sea three days ago, and over southcentral Alaska a day ago, about 580 miles back along its path. The nine paths traced from around the city fan out, so treat that as a best guess. It came down from about 12,400 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. Near the ground the air came from the Gulf of Alaska; at 10,000 feet, from a point about 9,450 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 Valdez stands on

Valdez’s center stands about 18 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 0 ft to 4,430 ft, a difference of 4,430 ft: mountain country. Open water lies within three miles. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Mount Logan, about 8,290 ft, 14 miles north.

Valdez, cut in half from south to north

A section south to north, 24 miles through the town center
0 ft2,500 ft5,000 ft VALDEZ18 ftMount Kate4,060 ftHigh point of the line6,480 ft ← SN →

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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ON THE NETWORK

Around Valdez on the Forecast Network

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ALASKA · CHUGACH

Valdez

3,715 people, 18 ft above sea level in Chugach Census Area.

18 ftElevation
3,715People
213 sq miLand
Sunny 35°
SunnyDew point 23°
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Today in Valdez

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 33° 12%
3p mostly cloudy day 34° 21%
6p overcast 34° 15%
9p overcast 33° 25%
12a overcast 32° 10%
3a mostly cloudy night 32° 1%
Rain
NEXT RAINTonight about 10 PM · 44%
→
Sat40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
30
35
A
Sun100%
Showers likely Showers likely
34
41
B
Mon40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
30
41
B
Tue20%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
28
38
B
Wed80%
Showers likely Showers likely
32
38
C
Thu90%
Showers likely Showers likely
31
41
B
Fri70%
Showers likely Showers likely
27
38
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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What Valdez stands on

Valdez’s center stands about 18 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 0 ft to 4,430 ft, a difference of 4,430 ft: mountain country. Open water lies within three miles. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Mount Logan, about 8,290 ft, 14 miles north.

Valdez, south to north Valdez18 ftMount Kate4,060 ft ← SN → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 6×.
Elevation, center18 ft
Within 3 miles0 to 4,430 ft
Lie of the landMountainous (4,430 ft of relief)
High point nearbyMount Logan, 8,290 ft, 14 mi north