248  
FNAK71 PAFC 021839  
FWSAER  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR CITY OF WASILLA 4TH OF JULY PARADE...CITY OF WASILLA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK  
1039 AM AKDT THU JUL 2 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1500 AKDT ON JULY 03.    
DISCUSSION
 
 
A WEAK PATTERN WILL BE IN PLACE FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND AS  
MOSTLY SUNNY CONDITIONS ON FRIDAY GIVE WAY TO INCREASING CLOUD  
COVER AND RAIN OVERNIGHT. A FEW HUNDREDTH ARE EXPECTED WITH A SHORT  
WINDOW OF GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS AS A LOW PASSES ACROSS THE  
NORTHERN GULF. AS IT TRANSITS EAST, CLEARING SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS  
WILL AGAIN PREVAIL ON SATURDAY.  
 
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.  
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).LIGHT WINDS.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (AKDT) 3 PM  
SKY (%).........45  
WEATHER COV.....NONE  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10  
TEMP............60  
RH..............60  
SURFACE WIND....SE 2  
   
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT), BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY AFTER MIDNIGHT (70-80 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS  
LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH UP TO A FEW HUNDRETHS.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.  
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).LIGHT WINDS EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING WEST-SOUTHWEST  
9 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 13 MPH FROM 2100 TO 0100. WINDS  
BECOME LIGHT AND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST IN THE EARLY MORNING.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.05 INCHES.  
 
TIME (AKDT) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM  
SKY (%).........37 63 70 91  
WEATHER COV.....NONE S CHC LIKELY LIKELY  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RAIN RAIN  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 80 90  
TEMP............61 59 53 49  
RH..............59 65 77 86  
SURFACE WIND....S 3 WSW 10G13 WSW 9G13 NW 3G6  
   
INDEPENDENCE DAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY IN THE MORNING (85-95 PERCENT) WITH LIGHT  
RAIN SHOWERS BEFORE 1000. CLEARING SKIES IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.  
MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.01 INCHES.  
 
TIME (AKDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........88 70 40 15  
WEATHER COV.....LIKELY CHANCE NONE NONE  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE  
CHC OF PCPN (%).70 30 10 0  
TEMP............47 52 57 60  
RH..............89 72 65 60  
SURFACE WIND....W 4 SW 4 SW 4G7 SW 4G8  
 

 
FORECASTER...BRAUN  
REQUESTED BY...BETHANY BUCKINGHAM FOLLETT  
TYPE OF REQUEST...OTHER  
.TAG 2616138.0/AER  
.DELDT 07/02/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL BBUCKINGHAM@CITYOFWASILLA.GOV  
 
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