Weather in Point Lay

14-day forecast · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 4:48 pm (AKDT)

Now · snow 34 °F

Feels like: 25 °F
Low / high: 34 / 37 °F
Rain: 100% · 0.26 in
Wind: 11 mph E

↘ 29.50 inHg · falling

Today in Point Lay: snow, 34 °F to 37 °F, with a 100% chance of rain (0.26 in) and a gentle breeze from the east (11 mph). Tomorrow, snow, 29 °F to 34 °F and a 100% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Wednesday 28, at 37 °F.

Measured now at the airport

Point Lay (PPIZ), 0.6 mi away · 52 min ago

Visibility9.9 mi or more

WeatherRain

Temperature37 °F

Wind14 mph from the east

It's what the airport's weather station measured, not a forecast: on the coast, wind and fog can be different. Airports report every 30 or 60 minutes.

Airport METAR report, via NOAA's Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov). Sources and licenses

Temperatures for the next 14 days

37° 34°
Today
34° 29°
Thu 29
28° 27°
Fri 30
33° 28°
Sat 31
29° 16°
Sun 1
17° 4°
Mon 2
21° 16°
Tue 3
25° 13°
Wed 4
23° 13°
Thu 5
20° 15°
Fri 6
15° 13°
Sat 7
15° 13°
Sun 8
18° 15°
Mon 9
17° 15°
Tue 10

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	Model
Today · 28	Snow	34 / 37 °F	100% · 0.26 in	16 mph SSE	3.2 ft	ECMWF
Thu 29	Snow	29 / 34 °F	100% · 0.10 in	25 mph SW	4.7 ft	ECMWF
Fri 30	Snow	27 / 28 °F	94% · 0.17 in	16 mph ENE	2.3 ft	ECMWF
Sat 31	Light snow	28 / 33 °F	34% · 0.06 in	15 mph W	3.6 ft	ECMWF
Sun 1	Snow	16 / 29 °F	27% · 0.17 in	11 mph SW	3.1 ft	ECMWF
Mon 2	Light drizzle	4 / 17 °F	16% · 0.00 in	20 mph E	2.4 ft	ECMWF
Tue 3	Light snow	16 / 21 °F	14% · 0.02 in	25 mph E	3.5 ft	ECMWF
Wed 4	Light snow	13 / 25 °F	10% · 0.03 in	18 mph E	2.4 ft	ECMWF
Thu 5	Overcast	13 / 23 °F	10%	22 mph ENE	3.6 ft	ECMWF
Fri 6	Overcast	15 / 20 °F	11%	22 mph ENE	4.3 ft	ECMWF
Sat 7	Light snow	13 / 15 °F	18% · 0.01 in	19 mph ENE	3.7 ft	ECMWF
Sun 8	Light snow	13 / 15 °F	10% · 0.02 in	19 mph ENE	3.7 ft	ECMWF
Mon 9	Light snow	15 / 18 °F	12%	21 mph ENE	4.2 ft	ECMWF
Tue 10	Light snow	15 / 17 °F	8%	21 mph ENE	4.2 ft	ECMWF

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore.

Today, every 3 hours

Time	12:00 am	3:00 am	6:00 am	9:00 am	12:00 pm	3:00 pm	6:00 pm	9:00 pm
Sky	Overcast	Light drizzle	Light drizzle	Overcast	Light drizzle	Light snow	Snow	Drizzle
Temperature	37°	36°	36°	37°	37°	34°	34°	35°
Chance of rain	8%	35%	25%	4%	45%	89%	100%	100%
Rain	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.02 in	0.03 in	0.02 in
Wind (mph)	16 S	14 S	11 SSE	11 SSE	12 SSE	10 ESE	10 E	8 ESE
Humidity	84%	89%	89%	85%	83%	92%	92%	91%
UV	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Model	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF

Do the models agree?

Medium confidence

They broadly agree, but not quite on rain today: take it with some caution.

What 4 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

HighRainWind

Do the models agree? · High
High (°F)	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	37°	34°	28°	33°	29°	17°	20°
AIFS	37°	34°	28°	30°	27°	17°	23°
GFS	35°	33°	27°	28°	28°	19°	20°
ICON	36°	33°	29°	31°	28°	21°	26°
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	medium

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	0.26 in	0.10 in	0.17 in	0.06 in	0.17 in	0.00 in	0.01 in
AIFS	0.25 in	0.13 in	0.15 in	0.09 in	0.07 in	0	0
GFS	0.06 in	0.10 in	0.06 in	0.12 in	0.05 in	0	0
ICON	0.29 in	0.09 in	0.06 in	0.02 in	0.02 in	0	0.02 in
Confidence	medium	high	high	medium	medium	high	high

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	1626	2540	1624	1522	1118	2034	2538
AIFS	16	26	14	8	8	5	13
GFS	1222	2939	1628	913	1217	611	1121
ICON	1421	2642	1827	1319	915	2233	2945
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	low	low

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	100%	100%	94%	34%	27%	16%	14%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	77%	90%	84%	35%	23%	29%	23%

Each model's day runs midnight to midnight local time; models that reach fewer days are left blank. Rain: daily total. Wind: the day's highest average wind and, in small type, the strongest gust. Highlighted: values that stand out from the rest. The chance of rain comes from many runs of the same model with slightly different starting data.

Outlook

How the coming weeks and months compare with what is normal for the time of year. It is a trend, not a day-by-day forecast.

Next few weeks, compared with normal: warmer, normal rain and a slightly warmer sea.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	Above +4.9 °F	Normal	Above +2.2 °F	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	Above +4.7 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.6 °F	21° / 19°
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	Above +3.4 °F	Normal	A bit above +0.5 °F	18° / 16°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	A bit above +1.6 °F	Normal	Normal −0.2 °F	13° / 10°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	A bit below −1.1 °F	Normal	Normal −0.2 °F	8° / 5°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea
November	Above +3.2 °F	Normal	Normal +0.2 °F
December	Normal +0.2 °F	Normal	Normal 0.0 °F
January	Normal +0.7 °F	Normal	Normal 0.0 °F
February	A bit above +1.8 °F	Normal	Normal 0.0 °F
March	Above +3.6 °F	Normal	Normal 0.0 °F

Weeks: ECMWF 46-day (average of its scenarios), against the normal of the last 20 years for those dates. Months: ECMWF SEAS5. Rain: total against normal. The further ahead, the closer it gets to normal and the less detail it can give.

Point Lay climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Point Lay is from June to July and from March to April: highs of -1 °F to 54 °F, about 5 rainy days a month and 8 hours of sunshine a day.

-6° -17°

JanJ
-7° -18°

FebF
-1° -15°

MarM
15° 3°

AprA
32° 23°

MayM
47° 36°

JunJ
54° 43°

JulJ
51° 42°

AugA
44° 36°

SepS
31° 23°

OctO
17° 5°

NovN
0° -10°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water
JanuaryJan	-6°	-17°	0.34 in	3	0.0	29°
FebruaryFeb	-7°	-18°	0.36 in	4	3.2	29°
MarchMar	-1°	-15°	0.46 in	2	5.9	29°
AprilApr	15°	3°	0.39 in	3	7.5	30°
MayMay	32°	23°	0.37 in	5	6.2	31°
JuneJun	47°	36°	0.30 in	5	9.7	34°
JulyJul	54°	43°	1.02 in	8	7.4	42°
AugustAug	51°	42°	1.27 in	10	3.5	44°
SeptemberSep	44°	36°	0.91 in	8	3.3	42°
OctoberOct	31°	23°	0.66 in	8	2.7	35°
NovemberNov	17°	5°	0.50 in	5	0.0	31°
DecemberDec	0°	-10°	0.35 in	3	0.0	29°

Month	Water
Jan	29°
Feb	29°
Mar	29°
Apr	30°
May	31°
Jun	34°
Jul	42°
Aug	44°
Sep	42°
Oct	35°
Nov	31°
Dec	29°

Days: rainy days in the month. Sun: hours a day.

A normal year brings 6.95 in of rain on about 63 days and about 1,500 hours of sunshine.

1991–2020 averages. Highs, lows and rainfall: TerraClimate; rainy days (0.04 in or more): NASA POWER (MERRA-2); sunshine hours: estimated from solar radiation; water: NOAA OISST; waves (average height): ERA5, 2011–2020. Normals are not a forecast: any given year can turn out very different. Sources and licenses

Temperature

Now34 °Ffeels like 25 °F

Tomorrow29 / 34 °F

It's 34 °F now (feels like 25 °F). Today, 34 °F to 37 °F; tomorrow, 29 °F to 34 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 100% 0.26 in
Thu 29 100% 0.10 in
Fri 30 94% 0.17 in
Sat 31 34% 0.06 in
Sun 1 27% 0.17 in
Mon 2 16% 0.00 in
Tue 3 14% 0.02 in

Today the chance of rain reaches 100%, with 0.26 in in total. The next day with likely rain is Thursday 29: 100% and 0.10 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.08 in; last 3 days, 0.19 in; last 7 days, 0.60 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity94%

Dew point32 °F

Humidity is 94% now and the dew point is 32 °F. The temperature is very close to the dew point: fog may form.

The dew point is the temperature at which the air becomes saturated: the higher it is, the heavier the air feels.

Visibility and fog

Now13 migood

Clouds100%

Visibility is good now (13 mi). There may be fog today at 11:00 pm.

UV index

Now0

Today's peak0low

Thu 29: 0 · Fri 30: 0 · Sat 31: 0

Index	Level	What to do
0–2	low	No special protection needed.
3–5	moderate	Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.
6–7	high	Sunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.
8–10	very high	Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.
11+	extreme	Avoid the sun between 11 am and 5 pm; protect yourself even if it is cloudy.

Reflection off water and sand adds radiation: protect yourself more on a boat or at the beach.

Barometric pressure

↗ Rising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
→ Steady Anglers expect normal activity
↘ Falling · now Anglers say fish feed more before the change

29.0029.50 29.01

Falling now (−0.12 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: −0.50 inHg. Falling pressure: anglers say fish feed more before the change. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityGood · 30

Saharan dustNo

Previous days

The weather over the last 30 days, as the models analyzed it. Tap a day to see it hour by hour.

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Tue 27	Light drizzle	26 / 38 °F	0.06 in	19 mph SSE
Mon 26	Light snow	28 / 34 °F	0.05 in	11 mph WSW
Sun 25	Snow	35 / 37 °F	0.21 in	20 mph S
Sat 24	Light snow	30 / 37 °F	0.05 in	27 mph S
Fri 23	Snow	28 / 33 °F	0.08 in	16 mph SSE
Thu 22	Light snow	30 / 32 °F	0.07 in	22 mph SW
Wed 21	Light snow	26 / 30 °F	0.02 in	22 mph SSW

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Tue 20	Snow	30 / 32 °F	0.09 in	11 mph WNW
Mon 19	Snow	28 / 33 °F	0.13 in	19 mph SW
Sun 18	Snow	27 / 33 °F	0.24 in	23 mph SW
Sat 17	Light snow	24 / 29 °F	0.08 in	17 mph WSW
Fri 16	Overcast	18 / 26 °F	0	19 mph ENE
Thu 15	Overcast	8 / 17 °F	0	19 mph ENE
Wed 14	Partly cloudy	8 / 16 °F	0	12 mph ENE
Tue 13	Light snow	17 / 27 °F	0.03 in	15 mph ENE
Mon 12	Snow	27 / 34 °F	0.22 in	18 mph NE
Sun 11	Light drizzle	33 / 35 °F	0.11 in	6 mph SSE
Sat 10	Snow	33 / 37 °F	0.07 in	15 mph S
Fri 9	Heavy snow	31 / 36 °F	0.33 in	13 mph SE
Thu 8	Light snow	20 / 31 °F	0.00 in	13 mph SSE
Wed 7	Overcast	17 / 25 °F	0	11 mph SE
Tue 6	Overcast	20 / 27 °F	0	10 mph ENE
Mon 5	Overcast	17 / 26 °F	0	12 mph ENE
Sun 4	Overcast	21 / 31 °F	0	11 mph E
Sat 3	Snow	27 / 35 °F	0.08 in	11 mph S
Fri 2	Light snow	20 / 29 °F	0.01 in	8 mph SE
Thu 1	Light snow	22 / 26 °F	0.06 in	8 mph SSE
Wed 30	Snow	24 / 31 °F	0.15 in	17 mph NNE
Tue 29	Snow	28 / 32 °F	0.10 in	17 mph N
Mon 28	Snow	32 / 33 °F	0.04 in	17 mph NNE

These are the models at the start of each day (ECMWF and GFS; waves from Météo-France), not readings from a weather station: there can be differences at specific spots.

Questions about the weather in Point LayQuestions

What's the weather like today in Point Lay?

Snow, from 34 °F to 37 °F, with a gentle breeze from the east (11 mph) and a 100% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Point Lay?

On Thursday 29 the chance of rain is 100% (0.10 in): snow.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 4 °F and a high of 37 °F; the warmest day, Wednesday 28.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 0 (low). No special protection needed.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 29.50 inHg and falling: −0.38 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Point Lay?

The best time to visit Point Lay is from June to July and from March to April: highs of -1 °F to 54 °F, about 5 rainy days a month and 8 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Point Lay in October?

In October, Point Lay normally sees highs of 31 °F and lows of 23 °F, with about 8 rainy days (0.66 in for the month) and 3 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 35 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Point Lay?

The warmest is July, with average highs of 54 °F, and the coldest February, with lows of -18 °F. The wettest is August (1.27 in) and the driest, June.

More about Point Lay today

Weather near Point Lay

Only places with a different forecast: spots a few miles apart share the same model cell and wouldn't add anything.

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Weather: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0, with the best model for each spot and lead time (NOAA HRRR and NBM in the U.S., Météo-France AROME, DWD ICON-EU, ECMWF IFS and NOAA GFS); ECMWF grid point 6.3 mi away. The comparison also uses ICON (DWD), AIFS (ECMWF) and ARPEGE (Météo-France). Outlook: ECMWF 46-day and SEAS5. Chance of rain from ensemble models (ECMWF, GEFS and NBM). UV, air quality and pollen: CAMS (Copernicus).

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 4:48 pm (local time).

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