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ALASKA · MATANUSKA-SUSITNA BOROUGH

Willow

2,196 people, 3,040 ft above sea level in Matanuska-Susitna Borough.

3,040 ftElevation, city center
2,196People, 2024 estimate
690 sq miLand area
Sunny 20°
Sunny now Dew point 17° · N 5 mph · high 24°
City of Willow River Interstate 5 miles
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The Willow 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 Willow

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 9:00 AM AKST
RIGHT NOW Palmer Municipal Airport (PAAQ) · 9:53 AM
Sunny
20° Sunny Feels like 13° · high of 24° near 8 PM
WindN 5 mphno gusts
Humidity88%falling to 60% this afternoon
Pressure29.25 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index0none after dark
Dew point 17° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Snow
Tonight, about 10 PMin about 12 hours · 79% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINOct. 310.1 in · 14 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
! Dense Fog AdvisoryDense Fog Advisory issued November 14 at 8:58AM AKST until November 14 at 11:00AM AKST by NWS Anchorage AK
NWS Anchorage and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 10:15 AM
SUN & MOON
↑ 9:06 AM4:19 PM ↓
7 h 12 m of daylight, 5 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 25% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
49
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
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SUNDAY, NOV. 15
MONDAY, NOV. 16
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TEMPERATURE °F
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CHANCE OF RAIN
79% · 0.11 in Sunday overnight 50%
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 10 to 21° More humid: 19° 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
24° 21°
50% rain — N 1 A
SUN Nov. 15 Showers likely Showers likely
28° 25°
80% rain — NE 2 B
MON Nov. 16 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
30° 23°
10% rain — NE 3 B
TUE Nov. 17 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
27° 21°
10% rain — NNE 1 B
WED Nov. 18 Chance of showers Chance of showers
29° 25°
40% rain up to 0.1″ E 7 B
THU Nov. 19 Showers likely Showers likely
30° 23°
60% rain 0.03–0.5″ NE 3 B
FRI Nov. 20 Chance of showers Chance of showers
27° 19°
30% rain up to 0.1″ NNE 2 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 Willow about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the Gulf of Alaska three days ago, and over southcentral Alaska a day ago, about 290 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 10,100 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. Near the ground the air came from southcentral Alaska; at 10,000 feet, from a point about 7,610 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 Willow stands on

Willow’s center stands about 3,040 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 1,870 ft to 3,420 ft, a difference of 1,550 ft: steep hill country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Bullion Mountain, about 5,060 ft, 12 miles east-southeast.

Willow, cut in half from west to east

A section west to east, 24 miles through the town center
0 ft2,000 ft4,000 ft WILLOW3,040 ftLow point260 ftHigh point of the line5,540 ft ← WE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 4×.

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 Willow on the Forecast Network

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Knik-Fairview AK · 26 MI 26 miles south Anchorage AK · 50 MI 50 miles south
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ALASKA · MATANUSKA-SUSITNA

Willow

2,196 people, 3,040 ft above sea level in Matanuska-Susitna Borough.

3,040 ftElevation
2,196People
690 sq miLand
Sunny 20°
SunnyDew point 17°
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Today in Willow

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 21° 0%
1p mostly cloudy day 22° 0%
4p mostly cloudy night 22° 0%
7p mostly cloudy night 23° 0%
10p snow 24° 32%
1a snow 25° 38%
Snow
NEXT RAINTonight about 10 PM · 79%
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Sat50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
21
24
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Sun80%
Showers likely Showers likely
25
28
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Mon10%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
23
30
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Tue10%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
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27
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Wed40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
25
29
B
Thu60%
Showers likely Showers likely
23
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B
Fri30%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
19
27
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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 Willow stands on

Willow’s center stands about 3,040 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 1,870 ft to 3,420 ft, a difference of 1,550 ft: steep hill country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Bullion Mountain, about 5,060 ft, 12 miles east-southeast.

Willow, west to east Willow3,040 ft ← WE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 7×.
Elevation, center3,040 ft
Within 3 miles1,870 to 3,420 ft
Lie of the landSteep hill country (1,550 ft of relief)
High point nearbyBullion Mountain, 5,060 ft, 12 mi east-southeast