Palmer, AK Weather

Matanuska-Susitna Borough9:50 AM AKDT61.60°N, 149.11°WElevation 236 ft
Winter Weather Advisory until 1:00 PM Tue

Current conditions

Light Snow and Fog/Mist
32°
Light Snow and Fog/Mist
Feels like 29°
High 38°·Low 29°
WindE 3 mph
Humidity93%
Dew point30°
Pressure29.04 inHg
Visibility1.5 mi
Cloud cover100%
UV index0 Low
Sunrise8:54 AM
Sunset6:30 PM

Observed at Palmer, Palmer Municipal Airport · 1 hr ago

Forecast

10-day

  • Tuesday

    Snow before 4pm, then rain and snow. Cloudy, with a high near 38. South wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.

  • Tuesday Night

    Rain and snow. Cloudy, with a low around 29. Southwest wind around 0 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

  • Wednesday

    A chance of snow before 1pm, then scattered rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. West wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

National Weather Service forecast updated 7 hrs ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Light Snow 34°93%
  2. 10 AM Light Snow 34°91%
  3. 11 AM Light Snow 35°91%
  4. 12 PM Light Snow 35°91%
  5. 1 PM Light Snow 36°88%
  6. 2 PM Light Snow 36°88%
  7. 3 PM Light Snow 36°88%
  8. 4 PM Rain And Snow 37°93%
  9. 5 PM Rain And Snow 37°93%
  10. 6 PM Rain And Snow 38°93%
  11. 7 PM Rain And Snow Likely 37°70%
  12. 8 PM Rain And Snow Likely 37°70%
  13. 9 PM Rain And Snow Likely 37°70%
  14. 10 PM Chance Light Snow 36°32%
  15. 11 PM Chance Light Snow 36°32%
  16. Wed12 AM Chance Light Snow 35°32%
  17. 1 AM Chance Light Snow 33°42%
  18. 2 AM Chance Light Snow 33°42%
  19. 3 AM Chance Light Snow 32°42%
  20. 4 AM Chance Light Snow 32°29%
  21. 5 AM Chance Light Snow 32°29%
  22. 6 AM Chance Light Snow 31°29%
  23. 7 AM Chance Light Snow 31°25%
  24. 8 AM Chance Light Snow 30°25%

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TonightOct 19 Light Snow Light Snow100%32°
  2. TodayOct 20 Light Snow Light Snow3.7 in snow94%29°38°
  3. WedOct 21 Chance Light Snow Chance Light Snow29%24°35°
  4. ThuOct 22 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny23°35°
  5. FriOct 23 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny20%29°38°
  6. SatOct 24 Slight Chance Rain And Snow Slight Chance Rain And Snow39%32°42°
  7. SunOct 25 Chance Rain And Snow Chance Rain And Snow<0.1 in snow39%32°43°
  8. MonOct 26 Slight Chance Rain And Snow Slight Chance Rain And Snow23%43°
  9. TueOct 27 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny31°37°
  10. WedOct 28 Cloudy Cloudy36°42°

Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.

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Sun & moon

Sunrise 8:54 AM
Sunset 6:30 PM
Daylight 9 h 35 min (−5 min 44 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 70% lit
Moonrise 5:26 PM Moonset 1:07 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low40° / 26°
Record high53° (2002)
Record low12° (2017)
Wettest0.45 in (2022)
Yesterday43° / 33°, 0.30 in
Month to date0.97 in (normal 0.91 in)

Palmer Airport, records since 1997. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

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