Forecast Details for Chitina, AK

Recent Locations: Piru, CA Harlem, GA Chitina, AK

This Afternoon: Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. South wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Tonight: Snow showers likely, mainly before 7pm, then a chance of snow after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Thursday: A chance of snow before 4pm, then rain and snow likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 40. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Thursday Night: Rain and snow, becoming all snow after 10pm. Low around 32. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Friday: Snow likely before 1pm, then rain and snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Friday Night: Rain and snow likely before 10pm, then snow likely after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Saturday: Snow likely, mainly before 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday Night: A chance of snow before 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.

Sunday: A chance of snow after 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41.

Sunday Night: Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.

Monday: Snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42.

Monday Night: Snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.

Tuesday: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41.

Want more detail? Get the Complete 7 Day and Night Detailed Forecast!

Current U.S. National Radar--Current

The Current National Weather Radar is shown below with a UTC Time (subtract 5 hours from UTC to get Eastern Time).

National Weather Forecast--Current

The Current National Weather Forecast and National Weather Map are shown below.

National Weather Forecast for Tomorrow

Tomorrow National Weather Forecast and Tomorrow National Weather Map are show below.

North America Water Vapor (Moisture)

This map shows recent moisture content over North America. Bright and colored areas show high moisture (ie, clouds); brown indicates very little moisture present; black indicates no moisture.

Weather Topic: What are Hole Punch Clouds?

Home - Education - Cloud Types - Hole Punch Clouds

Hole Punch Clouds Next Topic: Mammatus Clouds

A hole punch cloud is an unusual occurrence when a disk-shaped hole appears in a cirrostratus, cirrocumulus, or altocumulus cloud.

When part of the cloud forms ice crystals, water droplets in the surrounding area of the cloud evaporate. The effect of this process produces a large elliptical gap in the cloud. The hole punch cloud formation is rare, but it is not specific to any geographic area.

Other names which have been used to describe this phenomena include fallstreak hole, skypunch, and cloud hole.

Next Topic: Mammatus Clouds

Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?

Home - Education - Cloud Types - Nimbostratus Clouds

Nimbostratus Clouds Next Topic: Precipitation

A nimbostratus cloud is similar to a stratus cloud in its formless, smooth appearance. However, a nimbostratus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud, because it is thicker.

Unlike a stratus cloud, a nimbostratus cloud typically brings with it the threat of moderate to heavy precipitation. In some cases, the precipitation may evaporate before reaching the ground, a phenomenon known as virga.

Next Topic: Precipitation