Gakona, Alaska

Local Time: 2:50 AM AKST (GMT -09) — Set My Timezone	Lat/Lon: 62.3° N 145.3° W (Google Map)

	Current Conditions

Gulkana, Alaska (Airport)

Updated: 1:53 AM AKST on November 21, 2009

-16 °F

Overcast

Windchill:	-17 °F
Humidity:	74%
Dew Point:	-22 °F
Wind:	Calm
Pressure:	29.60 in (Falling)
Visibility:	10.0 miles
UV:	0 out of 16
Clouds:	Overcast 6000 ft (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	1578 ft

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Flight Rule:	VFR (PAGK)
Wind Speed:	0.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	N/A
Ceiling:	6000 ft
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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
»	Gulkana	-16 °F	Overcast	1:53 AM AKST
	Snowshoe Lake	This station is not reporting.
	Paxson	This station is not reporting.
	Slana	This station is not reporting.

History & Almanac

Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal

12 °F

-1 °F

Record

41 °F (1967)

-36 °F (1963)

Yesterday

-15 °F

-33 °F

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Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Annette Island	41°F
Hydaburg	39°F
Dutch Harbor	39°F
Atka	37°F
Ketchikan	37°F

State Lows:
Bettles	-45°F
Fort Yukon	-41°F
Tanana	-36°F
Galena	-36°F
McGrath	-35°F

Astronomy

November 21, 2009

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

9:13 AM AKST

3:41 PM AKST

Civil Twilight

8:15 AM AKST

4:38 PM AKST

Nautical Twilight

7:17 AM AKST

5:36 PM AKST

Astronomical Twilight

6:24 AM AKST

6:29 PM AKST

Moon

1:34 PM AKST

8:01 PM AKST

Length Of Visible Light:

8h 22m

Length of Day

6h 27m

Tomorrow will be 4m 54s shorter.

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Gakona, AK

-16 °F

Overcast

at 1:53 AM AKST

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Forecast for Copper River Basin

Updated: 4:00 PM AKST on November 20, 2009

Active Notice: Record Report (US Severe Weather)

Tonight

Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow...mainly near the Chugach Mountains. Lows 20 below to 30 below except around 10 below through the passes. Light winds.

Saturday

Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow west of Glennallen. Highs zero to 10 above. Light winds.

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Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow in the evening...then isolated snow showers after midnight. Lows 5 below to 5 above. Light winds except southeast 10 to 15 mph along the Copper River.

Sunday

Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of snow. Highs 10 to 15 above. Variable wind 10 mph except southeast 10 to 20 mph along the Copper River.

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Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy. Lows 5 below to 5 above. Variable wind to 10 mph.

Monday

Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of snow. Highs in the teens.

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Monday Night through Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Lows zero to 10 above. Highs 15 to 25.

Wednesday through Friday

Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Highs in the teens. Lows zero to 10 above.

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Scientific Forecaster Discussion (NWS)

Forecast Temperature & Probability of Precipitation

Place:	Tonight:		Saturday:		Saturday Night:		Sunday:
Glennallen	-25°F	20%	1°F	0%	-7°F	40%	12°F	20%

= Probability of Precipitation

Earthquake Activity

City:	Distance to Epicenter:	Magnitude:	Date:
Nelchina, AK	60 miles	2.6	5:20 PM AKST 2009-11-19
Minimum magnitude displayed is 2.5. For more information, visit USGS.

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Sports Weather

NFL:	Date:	Forecast:
Colts vs. Ravens	1:00 PM EST on November 22, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 56 °F
Redskins vs. Cowboys	12:00 PM CST on November 22, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 63 °F
College Football:	Date:	Forecast:
Tar Heels vs. Eagles	12:00 PM EST on November 21, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 56 °F
Terrapins vs. Seminoles	12:00 PM EST on November 21, 2009	Chance of Rain, 68 °F
Football (Soccer):	Date:	Forecast:
Karlsruher SC vs. FC Hansa Rostock	1:00 PM CET on November 21, 2009	Chance of Rain, High 55° F/ 13° C
FSV Frankfurt vs. Rot-Weiß Oberhausen	1:00 PM CET on November 21, 2009	Chance of Rain, High 59° F/ 15° C
NASCAR:	Date:	Forecast:
Ford 400	3:30 PM EST on November 22, 2009	Chance of Rain, 83 °F
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Humidity

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Pressure

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Windchill

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APRSWXNET Gulkana AK , Gakona, AK

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

-17 °F

-24 °F

68%

North at 0 mph

29.33 in

0.00 in / hr

-17 °F

1650 ft

2:33 AM AKST

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Copper Bluff Subdivision, Gakona, AK

Gakona Alaska, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

-16.9 °F

-24 °F

68%

North at 0.0 mph

29.60 in

0.00 in / hr

-17 °F

1655 ft

2:45 AM AKST

Normal

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RAWS KLAWASI AK, Gakona, AK

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

-8 °F

-13 °F

78%

West at 0 mph

0.00 in / hr

-8 °F

3100 ft

1:56 AM AKST

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AKDOT Glenn Highway @ MP 176, Glennallen, Dry

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

-14 °F

-18 °F

83%

West at 2 mph

0.00 in / hr

-14 °F

2158 ft

1:25 AM AKST

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Klutina River, Copper Center, AK

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-17.7 °F

-24 °F

70%

North at 0.0 mph

28.51 in

0.00 in / hr

-18 °F

1100 ft

2:50 AM AKST

Rapid Fire

DDMET Glennallen, AK, Glennallen, AK

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

-19 °F

-21 °F

89%

North at mph

29.55 in

0.00 in / hr

-19 °F

1919 ft

2:25 AM AKST

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	Record Report
Statement as of 4:30 PM AKST on November 20, 2009 ... Record temperatures this week... At the Valdez National Weather Service office the temperature fell to 8 degrees this morning. This breaks the old record of 9 degrees set in 1981... 1982 and 1993. On Thursday November 19th the lowest minimum temperature was 5 degrees which tied the previous record set back in 1982. Also on this date the maximum temperature only reached 15 degrees which also tied the record low maximum set back in 1982. On Wednesday November 18th the maximum temperature only reached 16 degrees which tied the previous record low maximum set back in 1974. On Tuesday November 17th the maximum temperature only reached 20 degrees which tied the previous record low maximum set back in 2003 and 1985. Also on Tuesday the minimum temperature of 9 degrees tied the previous lowest minimum set back in 1985.