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Forecast for Anchorage and Vicinity Current Conditions in Anchorage

400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008

...High wind warning in effect from 3 am to 3 pm akdt thursday for turnagain arm and the hillside...

Tonight... A chance of rain in the evening...then rain likely after midnight. Lows in the 40s. Light winds becoming southeast 5 to 20 mph after midnight. Along turnagain arm and higher elevations... East wind 15 to 30 mph increasing to 35 to 50 mph with gusts to 75 toward morning.

Thursday... Rain likely. Highs in the 50s. East wind 10 to 25 mph. Gusts to 45 mph in the afternoon...mainly south anchorage. Along turnagain arm and higher elevations...east wind 40 to 55 mph with gusts to 75 mph on the hillside and to 85 mph along turnagain arm.

Thursday Night... Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in the upper 30s to mid 40s. East wind 10 to 20 mph. Gusts to 40 mph in the evening...mainly south anchorage. Along turnagain arm and the hillside...east wind 30 to 45 mph with gusts to 60 mph decreasing to 15 to 30 mph with gusts to 45 mph after midnight.

Friday... Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the upper 40s to mid 50s. East wind 5 to 15 mph.

Friday Night... Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows around 40. Light winds.

Saturday... Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs 45 to 55.

Saturday Night through Sunday Night... Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows 35 to 45. Highs 45 to 55.

Monday through Wednesday... Mostly cloudy. Highs 45 to 55. Lows in the 30s.

04:53 PM AKDT Wednesday September 17
 
52°F 
 
 Pressure:   29.62" steady (1003.2 mb)
 RelHum:   69%
 Skies:   Cloudy
 Winds:   NE at 5 mph

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Anchorage Almanac
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  Low High
Today 45°F 53°F
Normals 41 55
Records 23 (1928) 70 (1925)
 
  Precip Snow
Today 0.22" 0.0"
Records 1.20 (1947) 0.0 (MM)
 
  Sunrise Sunset
17 Sep  7:34 AM 8:14 PM
18 Sep  7:36 AM 8:11 PM
 
Daylight today: 12h 40m
Loss of: 5m 39s

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