Big Lake, AK Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station

Cloudy 31°F
Feels Like 31°F  
Humidity 96% Dew Point 30°F Wind NW 1 MPH Gusts 2 Barometer N/A
Report from a MADIS/MESONET weather station 1.5 mi. E of central Big Lake
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Point Forecast at a Glance

WedDec 3
Wed Dec 3: Freezing Rain, High 34F, Low 25F
20%
34
25
ThuDec 4
Thu Dec 4: Snow, High 29F, Low 16F
30%
29
16
FriDec 5
Fri Dec 5: Mostly Sunny, High 21F, Low 6F
21
6
SatDec 6
Sat Dec 6: Snow, High 13F, Low 4F
30%
13
4
SunDec 7
Sun Dec 7: Partly Sunny, High 12F, Low 3F
12
3
MonDec 8
Mon Dec 8: Partly Sunny, High 10F, Low -1F
10
-1
TueDec 9
Tue Dec 9: Snow, High 7F
50%
7
 

7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

High temperatures drop from 34°F to a low of 7°F, then recover to 7°F by week's end. Unsettled weather expected with snow likely on at least 4 days.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 6°F below the historical average for December. Normal highs for this period are around 24°F with lows around 11°F.

This Date in Weather History

1838 - Cleveland Abbe, an American meteorologist and advocate of time zones, was born on this day. He was trained as an astronomer and appointed the director of the Cincinnati Observatory in 1868. He eventually turned to meteorology and inaugurated a public weather service that served as a model for today's National Weather Service.

More on this and other weather history

Big Lake, AK 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Wednesday Dec 3

Freezing Rain

Day: A slight chance of freezing rain. Patchy freezing fog before 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Snow

Night: A slight chance of freezing rain before 9pm, then a slight chance of snow and freezing rain between 9pm and midnight, then a chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday Dec 4

Snow

Day: A chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 29. Northwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Snow

Night: A chance of snow before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. North wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday Dec 5

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 21. North wind around 5 mph.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 6. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday Dec 6

Snow

Day: A chance of snow after 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 13. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Snow

Night: A chance of snow before 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4.

Sunday Dec 7

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 12.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3.

Monday Dec 8

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 10.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -1.

Tuesday Dec 9

Snow

Day: A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 7.


About Big Lake, AK

Big Lake (Dena'ina: K'enaka Bena)is a census-designated place (CDP) in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States. It is part of the Anchorage, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,833 at the 2020 census, up from 3,350 in 2010.

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