Richardson Hwy @ Thompson Pass MP 25.7RHRA2
Beside a road/0.1 mi away/2,900 ft/80 ft above here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
Mountain passes/Alaska/Thompson Pass
Thompson Pass, Alaska
Mountain pass in Chugach Census Area, Alaska, at 2,820 ft29°
32°/30°
Mostly cloudy·
Feels like 23°·Light breeze 6 mph ENE
Coming up. Snow is likely tonight, from about 10 PM, the chance peaking at 86% around 12 AM.
Now. Thompson Pass is 29° and mostly cloudy at 8 PM. With the wind it feels like 23°. The dew point is 29°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Light breeze from the east-northeast at 6 mph.
Today and tonight. Tonight holds near 28°, under cloud. A freeze: protect plants and pipes.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Tuesday, near 33°, and the coolest Thursday, near 22°. Rain or snow is likely tomorrow (89%), Monday (99%), Tuesday (98%) and Wednesday (81%). Rain is possible Sunday (46%). The first freeze could come tomorrow, a low of 26°.
The sky now. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 35% lit, and stays below the horizon until dawn. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. Look for Saturn, bright in the east-southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. Cloud is forecast to cover most of the night, so the sky will be hard to see. The day is 10 hours 2 minutes long, 5 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
-Air quality
100%Humidity
75%Cloud
Now
8:00 PM
29feels23
19%
Today
Oct 16
3230
60%
Sat
Oct 17
2926
89%
Sun
Oct 18
2824
46%
Mon
Oct 19
3127
99%
Tue
Oct 20
3330
98%
Wed
Oct 21
2826
81%
Thu
Oct 22
2220
28%
29°
32°30°
29°26°
28°24°
31°27°
33°30°
28°26°
22°20°
As of 8:00 PM in Thompson Pass, Alaska.
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Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Mountain pass
- Height
- 2,820 ft
- Area
- Chugach Census Area
- State
- Alaska
- Latitude
- 61.1286° N
- Longitude
- 145.7297° W
What is measuring near here
The 4 instruments nearest Thompson Pass, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.1 miles away.
measured now3 instruments
Upper Tsaina River SnotelUPPA2
A snow pillow on a mountain/5.1 mi away/1,750 ft/1,070 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
ValdezPAVD
At an airfield/17.3 mi away/121 ft/2,699 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
measured daily1 instrument
ValdezVCOA2
At a cooperative observer's station/20.9 mi away/75 ft/2,745 ft below here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
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Snow on the ground
Elsewhere in Alaska
18 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
Near Thompson Pass
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Valdezcity, 21 mi
- Tonsinacommunity, 35 mi
- Tatitlekcommunity, 36 mi
- Cordovacity, 41 mi
- Kenny Lakecommunity, 48 mi
- Chitinacommunity, 49 mi
- Willow Creekcommunity, 53 mi
- Prince William Soundfeature, 60 mi
- Copper Centercommunity, 60 mi
- Silver Springscommunity, 63 mi
- Chugach Mountainsfeature, 64 mi
- Tazlinacommunity, 66 mi
Mountain passes near Thompson Pass
- Marshall Pass8 mi
- Bates Pass25 mi
- Anderson Pass33 mi
- Kimball Pass35 mi
- Dixie Pass70 mi
- Hayes River Pass73 mi
- Tahneta Pass74 mi
- Kuskulana Pass75 mi