Current Weather
National Weather Service Forecast for 5 Miles S Anchorage, AK
Issued by: National Weather Service Anchorage, AK.
Updated: 2:27 pm AKDT Aug 12, 2026
| This Afternoon  Haze |
Tonight Haze then Isolated Rain Showers |
Thursday Scattered Rain Showers |
Thursday Night  Partly Cloudy |
Friday Mostly Sunny |
Friday Night Partly Cloudy |
Saturday Mostly Sunny |
Saturday Night  Mostly Cloudy then Chance Rain Showers |
| Hi 66 °F | Lo 47 °F | Hi 68 °F | Lo 50 °F | Hi 74 °F | Lo 51 °F | Hi 74 °F | Lo 50 °F |
| This Afternoon: Haze. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. East wind around 5 mph. |
| Tonight: Haze before 7pm, then isolated rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. |
| Thursday: Scattered rain showers before 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. East wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. |
| Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. North wind 0 to 5 mph. |
| Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph. |
| Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph. |
| Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. |
| Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. |
| Sunday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. |
| Sunday Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. |
| Monday: Rain showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 63. |
| Monday Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. |
| Tuesday: Rain showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 62. |
| Tuesday Night: A chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 46. |
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 | 08/12/2026 3:00 pm | 1 | 5 | 7 |  SW |
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| hatcher | Gold Cord Mine | 4050 | 08/12/2026 3:00 pm | 55.8 | 56.8 | 47.4 | 93 | 2 | 4 | 10 |  SE |
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| hatcher | Hatch Peak | 4561 | 08/12/2026 3:00 pm | 52.9 | 54.9 | 46.9 | 87 | 4 | 8 | 13 |  ESE |
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| hatcher | Independence Mine | 3450 | 08/12/2026 2:00 pm | 54.0 | 56.0 | 47.0 | 93 | - | 0 | 0.0 0 |
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| hatcher | Lucky Shot 2,155 Elevation | 2155 | 08/12/2026 3:00 pm | 58.0 | 64.0 | 48.0 | 84 | 10 | 5 | 5 |  W |
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| hatcher | Lucky Shot 4,315 Elevation | 4315 | 08/12/2026 3:00 pm | 52.0 | 54.0 | 48.0 | 97 | 4 | 9 | 9 |  WSW |
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| hatcher | Marmot Ridge | 4500 | 08/12/2026 3:00 pm | 57.5 | 57.5 | 47.3 | 87 | 2 | 5 | 10 |  SSE |
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| hatcher | Snowbird SnoLite | 4990 | 09/02/2025 4:00 pm | old | old | old | old | old | old | old | old | old | old |
| turnagain | AKRR Mile 43 | 3700 | 08/12/2026 3:00 pm | 49.0 | 55.0 | 45.0 | 100 | 4 | 8 | 11 | SSE |
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| turnagain | Grandview | 1100 | 08/12/2026 2:00 pm | 61.0 | 65.0 | 51.0 | - | 0 | 0.1 0 |
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| turnagain | Granite | 512 | 08/12/2026 2:55 pm | 69.0 | 75.0 | 54.0 | 58 | 1 | 3 | 8 |  E |
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| turnagain | Seattle Ridge | 2400 | 08/12/2026 3:00 pm | 53.0 | 58.7 | 46.6 | 89 | 5 | 9 | 13 |  ENE |
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| turnagain | Summit Lake | 1400 | 08/12/2026 2:00 pm | 64.0 | 69.0 | 52.0 | 71 | - | |||||
| turnagain | Summit Lake DOT | 1348 | 08/12/2026 3:00 pm | 64.9 | 68.2 | 53.4 | 59 | 1 | 2 | 10 |  S |
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| turnagain | Summit Lake Ridgetop | 3800 | 08/12/2026 3:00 pm | 51.1 | 56.8 | 45.3 | 100 | 2 | 7 | 14 | SE |
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| turnagain | Sunburst | 3812 | 08/12/2026 3:00 pm | 51.7 | 56.9 | 46.7 | 91 | 1 | 5 | 7 |  NNE |
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| turnagain | Tincan SnoLite | 3370 | 07/04/2026 6:00 am | old | old | old | old | old | old | old | old | old | old |
| turnagain | Tunnel | 10 | 08/12/2026 3:00 pm | 49.0 | 52.0 | 43.0 | 1 | 5 | 8 |  N |
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| turnagain | Turnagain Pass Center Ridge | 1880 | 08/12/2026 2:00 pm | 78 | - | 0 | |||||||
| turnagain | Turnagain Pass DOT | 1020 | 08/12/2026 3:00 pm | 50.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 7 | 10 | 12 |  NE |
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| anchorage | Arctic Valley | 3900 | 08/12/2026 3:00 pm | 56.1 | 58.0 | 49.0 | 95 | 2 | 7 | 12 | E |
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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 | 08/12/2026 3:00 pm | 66.2 | 67.6 | 57.9 | 66 | 14 | 18 | 23 | E |
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| anchorage | Hillside Home | 1354 | 08/12/2026 3:00 pm | 54.7 | 64.4 | 51.1 | 97 | 2 | 6 | 7 | NE |
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| anchorage | Hillside Snotel (Glen Alps) | 2080 | 08/12/2026 2:00 pm | 52.0 | 64.0 | 51.0 | 100 | - | 0 | ||||
| anchorage | Indian Pass | 2350 | 08/12/2026 2:00 pm | 85 | - | ||||||||
| anchorage | Moraine Snotel Site | 2100 | 08/12/2026 2:00 pm | 57.0 | 63.0 | 52.0 | 97 | - | 0 | ||||
| anchorage | Peak Three | 3955 | 08/12/2026 3:00 pm | 50.5 | 58.3 | 48.5 | 100 | 5 | 10 | 10 | E |
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| anchorage | Penguin Peak (AKDOT) | 4200 | 08/12/2026 3:00 pm | 5 | 8 | 10 | NE |
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| anchorage | S. Fork Eagle R. #2 | 2164 | 08/12/2026 3:20 pm | 56.0 | 65.0 | 50.0 | 91 | 2 | 4 | 7 |  NW |
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| girdwood | Alyeska (Base) | 100 | 08/12/2026 3:00 pm | 78.0 | 87.0 | 69.0 | 74 | - | |||||
| girdwood | Alyeska (Max Mtn.) | 3200 | 08/12/2026 3:00 pm | 51.0 | 60.0 | 47.0 | 100 | 2 | 8 | 10 |  SSW |
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| girdwood | Alyeska (Mid Mtn) | 1700 | 08/12/2026 3:00 pm | 58.0 | 70.0 | 53.0 | 84 | - | 28 | ||||
| girdwood | Alyeska (Summit) | 3664 | 08/12/2026 3:00 pm | 53.0 | 63.0 | 47.0 | 96 | 4 | 13 | 16 | NE |
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| girdwood | Alyeska (Top of Quad) | 2800 | 08/12/2026 3:00 pm | 52.0 | 61.0 | 47.0 | 2 | 5 | 15 | SSW |
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| girdwood | Camp Road @ Whittier Tunnel | 102 | 08/12/2026 3:00 pm | 59.5 | 59.7 | 53.2 | 71 | 5 | 7 | 7 | ENE |
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| girdwood | Girdwood DOT | 31 | 09/11/2024 8:00 am | old | old | old | old | old | old | old | old | old | old |
| girdwood | Holiday | 3446 | 08/12/2026 3:00 pm | 47.6 | 57.5 | 44.6 | 100 | 8 | 12 | 17 | ESE |
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| girdwood | Mt. Alyeska (NRCS) | 1539 | 08/12/2026 2:00 pm | 56.0 | 64.0 | 53.0 | - | 0 | |||||
| girdwood | Portage | 10 | 08/12/2026 3:00 pm | 64.0 | 65.0 | 55.0 | 12 | 19 | 26 | S |
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| girdwood | Portage (PATO) | 95 | 08/12/2026 3:15 pm | 62.6 | 53.6 | 22 | - | ||||||
| girdwood | Portage DOT | 66 | 08/12/2026 3:00 pm | 65.7 | 66.2 | 54.5 | 65 | 10 | 17 | 25 | ESE |
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| girdwood | Whittier Access Rd Tunnel MP 6.5 | 115 | 08/12/2026 3:00 pm | 65.5 | 65.5 | 54.3 | 58 | 13 | 15 | 15 | ESE |
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| girdwood | Whittier Harbor | 13 | 08/12/2026 3:05 pm | 58.0 | 60.0 | 54.0 | 84 | 0 | - | ||||
| seward | Grouse Creek Divide | 700 | 08/12/2026 2:00 pm | 58.0 | 59.0 | 52.0 | - | 0 | 0.0 0 |
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| seward | Lost Lake | 3386 | 08/12/2026 3:00 pm | 48.9 | 56.7 | 43.4 | 98 | 3 | 7 | 9 | SSE |
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| seward | Lost Lake SnoLite | 2030 | 08/12/2026 3:00 pm | 48.9 | 56.7 | 43.4 | 98 | 3 | 6 | 8 | SSE |
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| seward | Moose Pass | 08/12/2026 3:00 pm | 63.0 | 64.0 | 54.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 22 | |||
| seward | Seward Hwy @ Divide MP 11.7 | 709 | 08/12/2026 3:00 pm | 58.8 | 60.8 | 53.6 | 65 | 3 | 9 | 14 | N |
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| seward | Sterling Hwy DOT @ Tern Lake | 686 | 08/12/2026 3:00 pm | 62.1 | 66.0 | 55.2 | 71 | 12 | 15 | 16 | ESE |
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| seward | Sterling Wye Ridgetop | 3700 | 08/12/2026 3:00 pm | 53.0 | 61.5 | 47.0 | 65 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ESE |
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| seward | Wolverine Glacier | 3250 | 08/12/2026 3:00 pm | 46.8 | 48.7 | 44.2 | 100 | 9 | 9 | 11 | ENE |
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