Palmer, AK Weather Forecast
Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Palmer, with free alerts the moment it counts.
The next few hours
Taller, warmer bars mean heavier rain. Dotted means no reading for that hour.
Hour by hour
Sunrise and sunset
Next five days, scored 0 to 100The first day or two use the HRRR and NBM cloud layers. Later days only have total cloud, so treat them as a rough guide.
Know when sunset at this place will be worth a photo
We score every sunrise and sunset here from the cloud, haze and smoke forecast, and let you know when one is likely to light up. Sunrise the evening before, sunset a few hours ahead.
Seven-day outlook
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Palmer, AK at a glance
Palmer is home to about 6,378 people in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, across 5.1 square miles. It ranks 8th by population of 25 places in Alaska with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Wasilla, 11 miles away.
- County
- Matanuska-Susitna Borough
- Population
- 6,378 2023 est.
- Land area
- 5.1 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 1,257
- Forecast point
- 61.5972°N, 149.1147°W
How well can the network see Palmer?
The nearest Doppler radar is PAHG (Anchorage, AK), to the SW. Its lowest scan passes about 9,000 ft above Palmer. At that range the beam overshoots the base of a storm. If a warning for Palmer looks unsupported on radar, trust the warning.
The closest weather station is PAAQ (Palmer Muni). Close enough that its readings are the conditions in town.
Forecasts near Palmer
- Wasilla, AK11 mi
- Houston, AK23 mi
- Anchorage, AK30 mi
- Valdez, AK99 mi
- Kenai, AK100 mi
- Soldotna, AK101 mi
- Seward, AK102 mi
- Homer, AK157 mi
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