Current Weather
National Weather Service Forecast for 5 Miles S Anchorage, AK
Issued by: National Weather Service Anchorage, AK.
Updated: 2:48 am AKDT Oct 25, 2026
Today Light Rain |
Tonight Scattered Rain Showers then Chance Light Snow |
Monday Chance Light Snow then Partly Sunny |
Monday Night  Partly Cloudy |
Tuesday Mostly Sunny |
Tuesday Night  Mostly Clear |
Wednesday Mostly Sunny then Chance Rain And Snow |
Wednesday Night  Chance Rain And Snow |
| Hi 40 °F | Lo 32 °F | Hi 40 °F | Lo 29 °F | Hi 40 °F | Lo 28 °F | Hi 40 °F | Lo 32 °F |
| Today: Rain before 4pm, then scattered rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 40. Southeast wind 0 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. |
| Tonight: Scattered rain showers before 7pm, then a slight chance of rain between 1am and 4am, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. |
| Monday: A chance of snow before 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 40. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. |
| Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. West wind around 5 mph. |
| Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. West wind 0 to 5 mph. |
| Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28. South wind 0 to 5 mph. |
| Wednesday: A chance of rain and snow after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. |
| Wednesday Night: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. |
| Thursday: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. |
| Thursday Night: Rain and snow. Cloudy, with a low around 33. |
| Friday: Rain and snow. Cloudy, with a high near 40. |
| Friday Night: A chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a low around 30. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible. |
| Saturday: A chance of snow before 10am, then a chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible. |
| Saturday Night: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. |
Weather Station Roundup
| Region | Site | Elev | Date | Temp | MxTp 24hr | MnTp 24hr | RH | Spd | Gst | MxGust 24hr | Dir | SnoHt | SWE 24hr_new |
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| hatcher | AKRR Site at Hurricane | 1630 | 10/25/2026 6:00 am | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 173 | 12 | 12 |  N |
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| hatcher | Gold Cord Mine | 4050 | 10/25/2026 6:00 am | 28.8 | 33.5 | 27.9 | 97 | 4 | 8 | 17 |  E |
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| hatcher | Hatch Peak | 4561 | 10/25/2026 6:00 am | 26.4 | 28.7 | 25.7 | 97 | 16 | 22 | 29 |  SE |
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| hatcher | Independence Mine | 3450 | 10/25/2026 5:00 am | 30.0 | 36.0 | 30.0 | 99 | - | 25 | 4.6 0.4 |
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| hatcher | Lucky Shot 2,155 Elevation | 2155 | 10/25/2026 6:00 am | 36.0 | 41.0 | 35.0 | 86 | 11 | 4 | 5 | E |
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| hatcher | Lucky Shot 4,315 Elevation | 4315 | 10/25/2026 6:00 am | 28.0 | 31.0 | 28.0 | 98 | 16 | 24 | 34 | SE |
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| hatcher | Marmot Ridge | 4500 | 10/25/2026 6:00 am | 25.9 | 29.2 | 25.9 | 100 | 11 | 15 | 27 |  ESE |
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| hatcher | Snowbird SnoLite | 4990 | 10/25/2026 6:00 am | 29.0 | 26.0 | 21 | - | ||||||
| turnagain | AKRR Mile 43 | 3700 | 10/25/2026 6:00 am | 30.0 | 31.0 | 29.0 | 88 | 8 | 13 | 17 |  S |
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| turnagain | Grandview | 1100 | 10/25/2026 6:00 am | 35.0 | 41.0 | 35.0 | - | ||||||
| turnagain | Granite | 512 | 10/25/2026 5:55 am | 39.0 | 41.0 | 37.0 | 89 | 1 | 7 | 14 |  ENE |
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| turnagain | Seattle Ridge | 2400 | 10/25/2026 6:00 am | 30.6 | 31.8 | 29.7 | 100 | 9 | 15 | 18 | E |
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| turnagain | Summit Lake | 1400 | 10/25/2026 6:00 am | 33.0 | 38.0 | 33.0 | 99 | - | 1 | 0.5 0 |
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| turnagain | Summit Lake DOT | 1348 | 10/23/2026 5:50 pm | old | old | old | old | old | old | old | old | old | old |
| turnagain | Summit Lake Ridgetop | 3800 | 10/25/2026 6:00 am | 27.2 | 29.4 | 27.0 | 100 | 16 | 21 | 28 | S |
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| turnagain | Sunburst | 3812 | 10/25/2026 6:00 am | 28.0 | 29.6 | 25.8 | 100 | 12 | 25 | 35 | E |
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| turnagain | Tincan SnoLite | 3370 | 10/25/2026 5:00 am | 32.0 | 29.0 | 21 | - | 21 | |||||
| turnagain | Tunnel | 10 | 10/25/2026 6:00 am | 34.0 | 37.0 | 33.0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | - | 0 | ||
| turnagain | Turnagain Pass Center Ridge | 1880 | 10/25/2026 6:00 am | 37.0 | 38.0 | 34.0 | 78 | - | 4 | 0.6 0 |
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| turnagain | Turnagain Pass DOT | 1020 | 10/25/2026 6:30 am | 50.0 | 50.0 | -65.4 | 33 | 4 | 5 | 9 |  NNE |
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| anchorage | Arctic Valley | 3900 | 10/25/2026 6:00 am | 29.1 | 30.9 | 28.2 | 100 | 16 | 26 | 38 | SE |
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| anchorage | Arctic Valley Lodge | 2683 | 05/02/2026 10:38 pm | old | old | old | old | old | old | old | old | old | old |
| anchorage | Bird Point DOT | 62 | 09/02/2026 3:20 am | old | old | old | old | old | old | old | old | old | old |
| anchorage | Hillside Home | 1354 | 10/25/2026 6:00 am | 37.4 | 41.2 | 36.3 | 73 | 11 | 24 | 29 | ESE |
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| anchorage | Hillside Snotel (Glen Alps) | 2080 | 10/25/2026 6:00 am | 37.0 | 39.0 | 36.0 | 81 | - | 4 | 1.3 0 |
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| anchorage | Indian Pass | 2350 | 10/25/2026 6:00 am | 34.0 | 36.0 | 33.0 | 91 | - | 14 | ||||
| anchorage | Moraine Snotel Site | 2100 | 10/25/2026 6:00 am | 40.0 | 43.0 | 40.0 | 66 | - | 4 | 0.7 0.1 |
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| anchorage | Peak Three | 3955 | 10/25/2026 7:00 am | 28.2 | 30.1 | 28.0 | 100 | 17 | 28 | 36 | E |
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| anchorage | Penguin Peak (AKDOT) | 4200 | 10/25/2026 6:00 am | 27.7 | 28.9 | 26.3 | 89 | 17 | 22 | 35 |  NE |
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| anchorage | S. Fork Eagle R. #2 | 2164 | 10/25/2026 6:55 am | 36.0 | 39.0 | 34.0 | 78 | 1 | 3 | 20 | S |
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| girdwood | Alyeska (Base) | 100 | 10/25/2026 6:52 am | 30.2 | 46.0 | 30.2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | - | |||
| girdwood | Alyeska (Max Mtn.) | 3200 | 10/25/2026 5:00 am | 32.0 | 33.0 | 30.0 | 100 | 18 | 26 | 27 | ESE |
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| girdwood | Alyeska (Mid Mtn) | 1700 | 10/25/2026 6:00 am | 36.0 | 36.0 | 34.0 | - | ||||||
| girdwood | Alyeska (Summit) | 3664 | 10/25/2026 6:00 am | 32.0 | 29.0 | 98 | 13 | 26 | 32 | E |
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| girdwood | Alyeska (Top of Quad) | 2800 | 10/15/2026 2:00 pm | old | old | old | old | old | old | old | old | old | old |
| girdwood | Camp Road @ Whittier Tunnel | 102 | 10/25/2026 6:40 am | 40.5 | 40.5 | 36.7 | 92 | 6 | 5 | 9 | ESE |
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| girdwood | Holiday | 3446 | 10/25/2026 6:00 am | 29.3 | 30.2 | 26.0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| girdwood | Mt. Alyeska (NRCS) | 1539 | 10/25/2026 6:00 am | 37.0 | 37.0 | 35.0 | - | 3 | 1.2 0 |
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| girdwood | Portage | 10 | 10/25/2026 6:00 am | 42.0 | 42.0 | 41.0 | 12 | 18 | 27 |  SSE |
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| girdwood | Portage (PATO) | 95 | 10/25/2026 6:53 am | 41.0 | 42.8 | 39.0 | 89 | 9 | 19 | 23 | SSE |
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| girdwood | Portage DOT | 66 | 10/25/2026 6:40 am | 42.8 | 43.2 | 40.3 | 81 | 6 | 12 | 22 | ESE |
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| girdwood | Whittier Access Rd Tunnel MP 6.5 | 115 | 10/25/2026 6:40 am | 44.1 | 44.4 | 39.2 | 75 | 5 | 13 | 21 | ENE |
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| girdwood | Whittier Harbor | 13 | 10/25/2026 6:34 am | 41.0 | 41.0 | 39.0 | 95 | 0 | - | ||||
| seward | Grouse Creek Divide | 700 | 10/25/2026 6:00 am | 37.0 | 40.0 | 36.0 | - | 0 | 0.0 0 |
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| seward | Horse Pasture Advanced | 5348 | 10/25/2026 1:00 am | 0 | 2 | 14 | 23 | SE |
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| seward | Lost Lake | 3386 | 09/08/2026 9:00 am | old | old | old | old | old | old | old | old | old | old |
| seward | Lost Lake SnoLite | 2030 | 10/25/2026 5:00 am | 34.0 | 36.0 | 33.0 | 13 | - | 5 | ||||
| seward | Moose Pass | 10/25/2026 6:00 am | 38.0 | 40.0 | 35.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 13 | |||
| seward | Seward Hwy @ Divide MP 11.7 | 709 | 10/25/2026 6:40 am | 37.8 | 41.4 | 37.2 | 90 | 2 | 2 | 14 | N |
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| seward | Sterling Hwy DOT @ Tern Lake | 686 | 10/25/2026 6:40 am | 40.1 | 43.5 | 38.7 | 93 | 8 | 12 | 17 | E |
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| seward | Sterling Wye Ridgetop | 3700 | 10/13/2026 9:00 pm | old | old | old | old | old | old | old | old | old | old |
| seward | Wolverine Glacier | 3250 | 10/25/2026 6:00 am | 32.0 | 33.6 | 30.2 | 89 | 8 | 10 | 21 | NNE |
Weather Links
Weather Forecasts
- National Weather Service: Anchorage Forecast Office with direct link to the local area forecast
- Southcentral Alaska Mountain Forecast: NWS Recreational forecast issued in winter months for Turnagain, Thompson Pass and Hatcher Pass.
- AOOS Interactive Map: Integrates RWIS, NWS, DOT, FAA Wx stations (including webcams) all into one map.
- Mountainweather.com Alaska page: Online weather forecasting resources, focused on Alaska
Weather Data
- Alaska - Snow Depth: Alaska Pacific River Forecast Center links to snow data graphs
- Alaska - SWE: Alaska Snow Water Equivalent Map
- Alaska Climate Research Center: State wide weather information, including a vast network of weather stations
- AMBCS: AMBCS SNOTEL Site Viewer
- Satellite/Radar Images and Loops: Anchorage Forecast Office direct links to the satellite/radar page
- Upper 6000 FT Winds: Estimated and Forecasted 6000 Ft. Wind and Temperature Data
Alaska Weather Links
- ADOT&PF 511 Driving Conditions: Road conditions and alerts including avalanche related traffic delays
- ADOT&PF Road Weather Information System (RWIS): Highway weather station data and webcams
- Alaska State Park Snow Conditions: Hatcher Pass, Chugach, Nancy Lake and Chena State Park snow conditions