Ester, Alaska

Local Time: 6:06 PM AKDT on July 05, 2009 (GMT -08) — Set My Timezone

Lat/Lon: 64.9° N 148.2° W (Google Map)

Tropical Weather: Invest 94 (East Pacific)

	Current Conditions

Goldstream Valley, Fairbanks, Alaska (PWS)

Updated: 6:06 PM AKDT on July 05, 2009

77.9 °F

Smoke

Humidity:	30%
Dew Point:	44 °F
Wind:	Calm
Wind Gust:	0.0 mph
Pressure:	29.62 in (Falling)
Heat Index:	78 °F
Visibility:	6.0 miles
UV:	2 out of 16
Clouds:	Mostly Cloudy 3500 ft Mostly Cloudy 7000 ft (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	414 ft

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Flight Rule:	VFR (PAFA)
Wind Speed:	6.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	264° (West)
Ceiling:	3500 ft
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Nearby Airports

City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
	Fairbanks	77 °F	Smoke	5:53 PM AKDT
	Fairbanks Ft. Wainwright	79 °F	Smoke	5:55 PM AKDT
	Nenana	78 °F	Haze	5:53 PM AKDT
	Fairbanks Eiels	77 °F	Light Rain	6:00 PM AKDT

History & Almanac

Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal (PAFA)

74 °F

52 °F

Record (PAFA)

91 °F (1986)

40 °F (1905)

Yesterday

82 °F

54 °F

Yesterday's Cooling Degree Days: 3

Detailed History and Climate (PAFA)

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Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Haines	84°F
McCarthy	82°F
Talkeetna	82°F
Skwentna	82°F
Juneau	82°F

State Lows:
Wainwright	37°F
Barrow	37°F
Deadhorse	37°F
Barter Island	37°F
Ketchikan	37°F

Astronomy

July 5, 2009

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

3:21 AM AKDT

12:31 AM AKDT

Civil Twilight

Nautical Twilight

Astronomical Twilight

Moon

No Moon Rise

No Moon Set

Length Of Visible Light:

24h 00m

Length of Day

21h 10m

Tomorrow will be 5m 39s shorter.

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Waxing Gibbous, 98% of the Moon is Illuminated


Today	7 / 7 Full	7 / 15 Last Quarter	7 / 21 New	7 / 28 First Quarter

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Ester, AK

77.9 °F

Smoke

at 6:06 PM AKDT

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Forecast for Middle Tanana Valley

Updated: 7:04 PM EDT on July 5, 2009

No Active Advisories (US Severe Weather)

Now

Showers and thunderstorms northeast of Fairbanks near Chena Hot Springs resort are moving southeast. Gusty winds and small hail could be associated with these storms. Rainfall amounts up to one quarter of an inch are possible. Several fires such as Lunch Lake...Minto flats south and Bear Creek are well west of Fairbanks...but the smoke will remain in the area through tonight.

Tonight

Partly cloudy. Isolated evening thunderstorms over the hills north and east of Fairbanks. Areas of smoke. Lows 50 to 60. West winds to 10 mph.

Monday

Partly cloudy. Areas of smoke. Highs around 80. West winds to 10 mph.

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Monday Night

Partly cloudy. Areas of smoke. Lows 50 to 60. West winds to 10 mph.

Tuesday

Partly cloudy. Highs 80 to 85. Light winds.

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Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy. Lows 50 to 60. Light winds.

Wednesday

Partly cloudy. Highs near 80.

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Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy. Lows near 55.

Thursday

Mostly cloudy. Highs near 75.

Thursday Night

Mostly cloudy. Lows near 55.

Friday

Partly cloudy. Highs near 75.

Friday Night

Increasing clouds with a chance of showers. Lows near 55.

Saturday

Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs near 75.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy. Lows near 50.

Sunday

Partly cloudy. Highs near 75.

Alternate Computer Forecast: AVN MOS Weather Graph

Scientific Forecaster Discussion (NWS)

Forecast Temperature & Probability of Precipitation

Place:	Tonight:		Monday:		Monday Night:		Tuesday:
Fairbanks	58°F	0%	80°F	0%	57°F	0%	83°F	0%

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Earthquake Activity

City:	Distance to Epicenter:	Magnitude:	Date:
Livengood, AK	32 miles	2.8	6:30 PM AKDT 2009-07-03
Minimum magnitude displayed is 2.5. For more information, visit USGS.

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Sports Weather

NFL:	Date:	Forecast:
Bills vs. Titans	8:00 PM EDT on August 09, 2009	Average High 81° F/ 27° C
Redskins vs. Ravens	7:30 PM EDT on August 13, 2009	Average High 84° F/ 28° C
MLB:	Date:	Forecast:
Diamondbacks vs. Rockies	1:10 PM MDT on July 05, 2009	Chance of a Thunderstorm, 76 °F
Orioles vs. Angels	12:35 PM PDT on July 05, 2009	Clear, 81 °F
Football (Soccer):	Date:	Forecast:
Kansas City vs. New England	9:00 PM BST on July 11, 2009	Average High 66° F/ 18° C
Houston vs. Seattle	1:00 PM PDT on July 11, 2009	Chance of Rain, 74 °F
NASCAR:	Date:	Forecast:
LifeLock.com 400	7:16 PM CDT on July 11, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 81 °F
Allstate 400 at The Brickyard	2:19 PM EDT on July 26, 2009	Average High 85° F/ 29° C
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