Anchorage, Alaska

Local Time: 5:23 PM AKST on November 09, 2009 (GMT -09) — Set My Timezone

Lat/Lon: 61.2° N 149.9° W (Google Map)

Tropical Weather: Tropical Storm Ida (North Atlantic) Tropical Depression Twentyfive (Western Pacific) Tropical Cyclone Four (Arabian Sea)

	Current Conditions

The Spurlocks at Airport Heights, Anchorage, Alaska (PWS)

Updated: 5:23 PM AKST on November 09, 2009

22.6 °F

Scattered Clouds

Windchill:	23 °F
Humidity:	71%
Dew Point:	15 °F
Wind:	Calm
Wind Gust:	0.0 mph
Pressure:	29.60 in (Falling)
Visibility:	10.0 miles
UV:	0 out of 16
Clouds:	Scattered Clouds 20000 ft (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	104 ft

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Flight Rule:	VFR (PAMR)
Wind Speed:	3.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	68° (ENE)
Ceiling:	Unlimited
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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
	Anchorage Merrill	18 °F	Scattered Clouds	4:53 PM AKST
	Elmendorf AFB	19 °F	Scattered Clouds	4:55 PM AKST
	Lake Hood	23 °F	Clear	4:53 PM AKST
	Anchorage	19 °F	Scattered Clouds	4:53 PM AKST

History & Almanac

Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal (PAMR)

29 °F

19 °F

Record (PAMR)

45 °F (1997)

-2 °F (2006)

Yesterday

29.4 °F

24.6 °F

Detailed History and Climate (PAMR)

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Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Klawock	46°F
Dutch Harbor	46°F
Hydaburg	46°F
Annette Island	46°F
Sitka	45°F

State Lows:
Fort Yukon	-27°F
Eagle	-25°F
Chandalar Lake	-25°F
Arctic Village	-25°F
Nuiqsut	-18°F

Astronomy

November 9, 2009

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

8:50 AM AKST

4:35 PM AKST

Civil Twilight

8:00 AM AKST

5:25 PM AKST

Nautical Twilight

7:07 AM AKST

6:18 PM AKST

Astronomical Twilight

6:17 AM AKST

7:08 PM AKST

Moon

No Moon Rise

2:45 PM AKST (11/9)

Length Of Visible Light:

9h 24m

Length of Day

7h 45m

Tomorrow will be 5m 15s shorter.

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Last Quarter, 45% of the Moon is Illuminated


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Anchorage, AK

22.6 °F

Scattered Clouds

at 5:23 PM AKST

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Forecast for Anchorage

Updated: 4:00 PM AKST on November 9, 2009

Active Notice: Public Information Statement (US Severe Weather)

Tonight

Isolated snow showers developing this evening...then snow likely after midnight. Snow accumulation up to 3 inches. Mainly over the hillside and east Anchorage. Lows 10 to 20 above. Variable winds 10 mph.

Tuesday

Partly sunny. Isolated snow showers in the morning. Highs in the mid 20s to lower 30s. Variable winds 10 mph.

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Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of snow after midnight. Lows 10 to 20 above. Variable winds 10 mph.

Veterans Day

Cloudy with a chance of snow. Highs in the mid 20s to lower 30s. Southeast wind 10 to 25 mph. Local gusts to around 35 mph along Turnagain Arm.

Wednesday Night

Snow likely. Lows 10 to 20 above. Southeast wind 15 mph...shifting to west 10 mph after midnight.

Thursday

Mostly cloudy with scattered snow showers. Highs in the 20s.

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Thursday Night through Friday Night

Mostly cloudy. Lows 5 to 15. Highs in the 20s.

Saturday through Monday

Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Highs in the 20s. Lows 5 to 15.

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Scientific Forecaster Discussion (NWS)

Forecast Temperature & Probability of Precipitation

Place:	Tonight:		Tuesday:		Tuesday Night:		Wednesday:
Anchorage	19°F	60%	30°F	10%	17°F	20%	29°F	50%

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Earthquake Activity

City:	Distance to Epicenter:	Magnitude:	Date:
Glacier View, AK	83 miles	3.1	4:07 AM AKST 2009-11-09
Minimum magnitude displayed is 2.5. For more information, visit USGS.

MSN Map of Earthquakes

Sports Weather

NFL:	Date:	Forecast:
Steelers vs. Broncos	6:30 PM MST on November 09, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 49 °F
Bears vs. 49ers	5:20 PM PST on November 12, 2009	Mostly Cloudy, 56 °F
College Football:	Date:	Forecast:
Bobcats vs. Bulls	7:00 PM EST on November 10, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 47 °F
Rockets vs. Chippewas	8:00 PM EST on November 11, 2009	Clear, 43 °F
Football (Soccer):	Date:	Forecast:
A. Naval 1º de Maio vs. Benfica	8:15 PM WET on November 09, 2009	Clear, High 68° F/ 20° C
Marbella vs. Atlético Madrid	7:00 PM CET on November 10, 2009	Scattered Clouds, High 64° F/ 18° C
NASCAR:	Date:	Forecast:
Ford 400	3:30 PM EST on November 22, 2009	Average High 78° F/ 25° C
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Temp.

Dew Point

Humidity

Wind

Pressure

Precipitation

Windchill

Elevation

Updated

Type

NOS_PORTS Anchorage, AK, Anchorage, AK

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°F

East at 6 mph

29.72 in

0.00 in / hr

-12 °F

0 ft

4:42 PM AKST

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The Spurlocks at Airport Heights, Anchorage, AK

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22.6 °F

15 °F

71%

ENE at 0.0 mph

29.60 in

0.00 in / hr

23 °F

104 ft

5:23 PM AKST

Rapid Fire

ENSTAR 3000 Spenard Rd, Anchorage, AK

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26.9 °F

18 °F

70%

North at 2.0 mph

29.63 in

- / hr

27 °F

152 ft

5:18 PM AKST

Normal

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KTUU-TV, Anchorage, AK

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21.0 °F

18 °F

87%

SSE at 0.0 mph

29.12 in

0.00 in / hr

21 °F

115 ft

5:20 PM AKST

Normal

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Northern Lights/ Turnagain, Anchorage, AK

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21.6 °F

14 °F

73%

NNE at 0.0 mph

29.61 in

0.00 in / hr

22 °F

49 ft

5:20 PM AKST

Normal

ENSTAR 401 E. Int'l Airport Rd., Anchorage, AK

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25.1 °F

16 °F

69%

SE at 0.0 mph

29.58 in

- / hr

25 °F

131 ft

5:21 PM AKST

Normal

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APRSWXNET West Turnagain AK , Anchorage, AK

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24 °F

17 °F

73%

ENE at 1 mph

29.59 in

0.00 in / hr

24 °F

19 ft

5:00 PM AKST

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APRSWXNET Anchorage AK , Anchorage, AK

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23 °F

16 °F

73%

SSE at 0 mph

29.59 in

0.00 in / hr

23 °F

62 ft

5:03 PM AKST

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APRSWXNET East Northern Lights AK , Anchorage, AK

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15 °F

11 °F

85%

SSE at 0 mph

29.63 in

0.00 in / hr

15 °F

224 ft

5:02 PM AKST

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East Anchorage, Anchorage, AK

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14.3 °F

11 °F

85%

SSE at 0.0 mph

29.63 in

- / hr

14 °F

228 ft

5:17 PM AKST

Normal

RAWS CAMPBELL CREEK AK, Anchorage, AK

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13 °F

11 °F

90%

ENE at 0 mph

0.00 in / hr

13 °F

157 ft

4:56 PM AKST

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APRSWXNET Anchorage AK , Anchorage, AK

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16 °F

13 °F

86%

NW at 0 mph

29.62 in

0.00 in / hr

16 °F

295 ft

5:04 PM AKST

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Muldoon, Anchorage, AK

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15.5 °F

12 °F

87%

NW at 0.0 mph

29.62 in

0.00 in / hr

15 °F

295 ft

5:23 PM AKST

Rapid Fire

Southeast Anchorage, Anchorage, AK

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18.6 °F

15 °F

84%

NNE at 0.0 mph

29.66 in

0.00 in / hr

19 °F

250 ft

5:22 PM AKST

Normal

Jewel Lake, Anchorage, AK

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21.8 °F

15 °F

76%

East at 0.0 mph

0.00 in / hr

22 °F

115 ft

5:22 PM AKST

Normal

Service High School-AWWU, Anchorage, AK

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17.2 °F

13 °F

82%

ESE at 0.0 mph

29.63 in

0.00 in / hr

17 °F

400 ft

5:23 PM AKST

Normal

Bayshore, Anchorage, AK

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22.5 °F

12 °F

63%

NE at 3.0 mph

30.84 in

0.00 in / hr

22 °F

200 ft

5:20 PM AKST

Normal

Lower/Mid Hillside, Anchorage, AK

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17.2 °F

13 °F

84%

ESE at 0.0 mph

28.94 in

0.00 in / hr

17 °F

402 ft

5:23 PM AKST

Normal

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Southport, Anchorage, AK

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22.2 °F

16 °F

77%

East at 0.0 mph

29.84 in

0.00 in / hr

22 °F

0 ft

5:23 PM AKST

Normal

AKDOT Seward Highway @ Huffman Road, Anchorage, AK

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18 °F

15 °F

88%

SE at 0 mph

0.00 in / hr

18 °F

193 ft

5:02 PM AKST

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Tributary Cir, Anchorage, AK

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18.0 °F

13 °F

81%

North at 0.0 mph

29.62 in

0.00 in / hr

18 °F

188 ft

5:23 PM AKST

Rapid Fire

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AKDOT Glenn Highway @ S Curves MP 9.9, Fort Richardson, Snow/Ice

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15 °F

12 °F

86%

ESE at 2 mph

0.00 in / hr

15 °F

410 ft

4:51 PM AKST

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Upper Hillside, Anchorage, AK

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18.4 °F

ENE at 3.0 mph

29.52 in

0.00 in / hr

18 °F

1354 ft

5:14 PM AKST

Normal

Upper Hillside, Anchorage, AK

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19.0 °F

East at 0.0 mph

29.50 in

0.00 in / hr

19 °F

1354 ft

5:23 PM AKST

Rapid Fire

AKDOT Hillside Road @ Upper Huffman Road, Anchorage, Snow/Ice

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22 °F

7 °F

53%

East at 6 mph

0.00 in / hr

14 °F

1017 ft

4:49 PM AKST

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APRSWXNET Anchorage AK , Anchorage, AK

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19 °F

ENE at 3 mph

29.52 in

0.00 in / hr

19 °F

1377 ft

4:56 PM AKST

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Goldenview, Anchorage, AK

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22.9 °F

15 °F

71%

East at 6.0 mph

29.67 in

0.00 in / hr

15 °F

710 ft

5:23 PM AKST

Normal

RAWS RABBIT CREEK AK, Anchorage, AK

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22 °F

15 °F

74%

SE at 5 mph

0.00 in / hr

15 °F

1479 ft

4:56 PM AKST

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Goldenview Hillside, Anchorage, AK

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20.8 °F

17 °F

86%

East at 0.0 mph

29.52 in

- / hr

21 °F

1090 ft

5:11 PM AKST

Normal

RAWS SITE SUMMIT AK, Eagle River, AK

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21 °F

-2 °F

35%

SW at 3 mph

0.00 in / hr

21 °F

3923 ft

4:53 PM AKST

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APRSWXNET Eagle River AK U, Eagle River, AK

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17 °F

12 °F

82%

ENE at 2 mph

29.58 in

0.00 in / hr

17 °F

577 ft

5:03 PM AKST

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APRSWXNET So Fork Eagle River #2 AK , Eagle River, AK

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11 °F

6 °F

81%

SSE at 0 mph

29.54 in

0.00 in / hr

11 °F

2165 ft

5:01 PM AKST

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AKDOT Seward Highway @ McHugh Creek MP 1, Hope, Snow/Ice

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28 °F

18 °F

65%

ENE at 5 mph

0.00 in / hr

22 °F

85 ft

5:00 PM AKST

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	Public Information Statement
Statement as of 3:40 PM AKST on November 9, 2009 ... Updated snowfall amounts in the Anchorage area... The first measurable snow of the season for the Anchorage NWS forecast office occurred overnight Sunday night. The snow started around 6 PM on the 8th and ended around 4 am on the 9th. This was among the latest first measurable snowfalls on record for Anchorage. The latest first measurable snowfall on record was November 13 (2002)... so Anchorage was only five days away from this record. Light snowfall is in the forecast for Monday night... with another good chance of snow late Wednesday. The following is a report of snow amounts across the area... Anchorage area... 1. 7 miles se of downtown Eagle River 6.7" 2. Potter Valley 5.7" 3. Hillside near omalley trailhead 5.5" 4. Birch and dearmoun 4.5" 5. Homestead elementary Eagle River 4.3" 6. Midtown 3.8" 7. Huffman and Lake Otis 3.7" 8. Dimond and Minnesota 2.7" 8. NWS forecast office 1.3" Mat-su valley... 1. Trunk Rd - Palmer Wasilla Hwy 3.2" 2. Willow 0.5" Girdwoood... 1. Upper timberline drive 3.4"