Current Weather
National Weather Service Forecast for 5 Miles S Anchorage, AK
Issued by: National Weather Service Anchorage, AK.
Updated: 10:02 pm AKDT Aug 09, 2026
Tonight Haze |
Monday Haze then Isolated Rain Showers |
Monday Night  Isolated Rain Showers then Mostly Clear |
Tuesday Partly Sunny then Scattered Rain Showers |
Tuesday Night  Isolated Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy |
Wednesday Mostly Cloudy |
Wednesday Night  Mostly Cloudy |
Thursday Mostly Cloudy |
| Lo 50 °F | Hi 71 °F | Lo 52 °F | Hi 67 °F | Lo 48 °F | Hi 64 °F | Lo 47 °F | Hi 68 °F |
| Tonight: Haze. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. West wind around 0 mph. |
| Monday: Haze before 4pm, then isolated rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Southwest wind around 0 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. |
| Monday Night: Isolated rain showers before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Southeast wind around 0 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. |
| Tuesday: Scattered rain showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. |
| Tuesday Night: Isolated rain showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. |
| Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. |
| Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. |
| Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. |
| Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. |
| Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 69. |
| Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. |
| Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 65. |
| Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. |
| Sunday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. |
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 | 08/09/2026 11:00 pm | 2 | 6 | 8 |  NNE |
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| hatcher | Gold Cord Mine | 4050 | 08/09/2026 11:00 pm | 51.3 | 62.0 | 45.6 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 12 | - | 0 | |
| hatcher | Hatch Peak | 4561 | 08/09/2026 11:00 pm | 51.9 | 56.7 | 46.6 | 98 | 6 | 12 | 20 |  W |
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| hatcher | Independence Mine | 3450 | 08/09/2026 10:00 pm | 54.0 | 58.0 | 46.0 | 99 | - | 0 | 0.0 0 |
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| hatcher | Lucky Shot 2,155 Elevation | 2155 | 08/09/2026 11:00 pm | 56.0 | 67.0 | 46.0 | 88 | 1 | 0 | 6 |  NE |
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| hatcher | Lucky Shot 4,315 Elevation | 4315 | 08/09/2026 11:00 pm | 54.0 | 56.0 | 48.0 | 94 | 1 | 3 | 15 |  NNW |
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| hatcher | Marmot Ridge | 4500 | 08/09/2026 11:00 pm | 52.5 | 57.8 | 46.4 | 96 | 2 | 4 | 14 | NNW |
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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 | 08/09/2026 11:00 pm | 54.0 | 58.0 | 49.0 | 87 | 0 | 2 | 11 | - | ||
| turnagain | Grandview | 1100 | 08/09/2026 11:00 pm | 55.0 | 66.0 | 45.0 | - | 0 | 0.1 0 |
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| turnagain | Granite | 512 | 08/09/2026 10:55 pm | 56.0 | 76.0 | 40.0 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 8 | - | ||
| turnagain | Seattle Ridge | 2400 | 08/09/2026 11:00 pm | 56.1 | 58.0 | 50.3 | 91 | 2 | 3 | 5 |  NW |
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| turnagain | Summit Lake | 1400 | 08/09/2026 11:00 pm | 53.0 | 70.0 | 44.0 | 98 | - | 0.0 0 |
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| turnagain | Summit Lake DOT | 1348 | 08/09/2026 11:20 pm | 54.9 | 71.1 | 44.8 | 93 | 0 | 1 | 7 | - | ||
| turnagain | Summit Lake Ridgetop | 3800 | 08/09/2026 10:00 pm | 52.7 | 56.7 | 48.5 | 93 | 2 | 5 | 11 | NW |
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| turnagain | Sunburst | 3812 | 08/09/2026 11:00 pm | 52.7 | 59.2 | 47.8 | 96 | 2 | 4 | 10 | W |
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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 | 08/09/2026 11:00 pm | 45.0 | 53.0 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | - | 0 | ||
| turnagain | Turnagain Pass Center Ridge | 1880 | 08/09/2026 11:00 pm | 89 | - | 0 | |||||||
| turnagain | Turnagain Pass DOT | 1020 | 08/09/2026 11:00 pm | 50.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 2 | 2 | 10 |  SW |
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| anchorage | Arctic Valley | 3900 | 08/09/2026 11:00 pm | 54.7 | 57.3 | 49.7 | 93 | 6 | 9 | 15 | NNW |
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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 | 08/05/2026 12:50 am | old | old | old | old | old | old | old | old | old | old |
| anchorage | Hillside Home | 1354 | 08/09/2026 11:00 pm | 55.8 | 67.3 | 51.1 | 79 | 5 | 6 | 6 |  S |
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| anchorage | Hillside Snotel (Glen Alps) | 2080 | 08/09/2026 11:00 pm | 50.0 | 64.0 | 44.0 | 98 | - | 0 | ||||
| anchorage | Indian Pass | 2350 | 08/09/2026 11:00 pm | 94 | - | ||||||||
| anchorage | Moraine Snotel Site | 2100 | 08/09/2026 11:00 pm | 55.0 | 68.0 | 49.0 | 96 | - | 0 | ||||
| anchorage | Peak Three | 3955 | 08/09/2026 12:00 am | 52.6 | 55.5 | 48.2 | 89 | 8 | 10 | 15 |  N |
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| anchorage | Penguin Peak (AKDOT) | 4200 | 08/09/2026 11:00 pm | 3 | 4 | 11 | SW |
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| anchorage | S. Fork Eagle R. #2 | 2164 | 08/09/2026 11:50 pm | 51.0 | 65.0 | 45.0 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 9 | - | ||
| girdwood | Alyeska (Base) | 100 | 08/09/2026 10:00 pm | 69.0 | 79.0 | 58.0 | 99 | - | |||||
| girdwood | Alyeska (Max Mtn.) | 3200 | 08/09/2026 10:00 pm | 55.0 | 61.0 | 49.0 | 100 | 4 | 6 | 8 | S |
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| girdwood | Alyeska (Mid Mtn) | 1700 | 08/09/2026 11:00 pm | 57.0 | 68.0 | 52.0 | 91 | - | 28 | ||||
| girdwood | Alyeska (Summit) | 3664 | 08/09/2026 10:00 pm | 56.0 | 61.0 | 49.0 | 89 | 1 | 3 | 12 | W |
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| girdwood | Alyeska (Top of Quad) | 2800 | 08/09/2026 11:00 pm | 56.0 | 61.0 | 49.0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | NNE |
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| girdwood | Camp Road @ Whittier Tunnel | 102 | 08/09/2026 11:20 pm | 54.5 | 66.2 | 54.5 | 86 | 4 | 5 | 5 |  WSW |
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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 | 08/09/2026 10:00 pm | 54.3 | 61.6 | 48.9 | 84 | 7 | 8 | 9 |  WNW |
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| girdwood | Mt. Alyeska (NRCS) | 1539 | 08/09/2026 11:00 pm | 57.0 | 63.0 | 52.0 | - | ||||||
| girdwood | Portage | 10 | 08/09/2026 11:00 pm | 59.0 | 69.0 | 47.0 | 5 | 14 | 15 | W |
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| girdwood | Portage (PATO) | 95 | 08/09/2026 11:45 pm | 48.2 | 69.8 | 48.2 | 93 | 0 | - | ||||
| girdwood | Portage DOT | 66 | 08/09/2026 11:20 pm | 53.1 | 69.1 | 45.9 | 90 | 1 | 2 | 15 |  SSE |
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| girdwood | Whittier Access Rd Tunnel MP 6.5 | 115 | 08/09/2026 11:20 pm | 53.6 | 70.3 | 45.9 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 8 | - | ||
| girdwood | Whittier Harbor | 13 | 08/09/2026 11:35 pm | 57.0 | 62.0 | 55.0 | 89 | 0 | - | ||||
| seward | Grouse Creek Divide | 700 | 08/09/2026 11:00 pm | 53.0 | 67.0 | 50.0 | - | 0 | 0.0 0 |
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| seward | Lost Lake | 3386 | 08/09/2026 11:00 pm | 52.2 | 58.0 | 49.2 | 98 | 8 | 12 | 13 | WNW |
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| seward | Lost Lake SnoLite | 2030 | 08/09/2026 11:00 pm | 52.2 | 58.0 | 49.3 | 98 | 8 | 10 | 11 | WNW |
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| seward | Moose Pass | 08/09/2026 11:00 pm | 58.0 | 72.0 | 52.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 23 | |||
| seward | Seward Hwy @ Divide MP 11.7 | 709 | 08/09/2026 11:20 pm | 53.8 | 67.5 | 50.7 | 82 | 0 | 1 | 14 | - | 2 | |
| seward | Sterling Hwy DOT @ Tern Lake | 686 | 08/09/2026 11:20 pm | 58.8 | 72.9 | 50.0 | 92 | 3 | 4 | 13 | NNE |
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| seward | Sterling Wye Ridgetop | 3700 | 08/09/2026 11:00 pm | 54.2 | 61.2 | 50.0 | 66 | 1 | 2 | 8 | NNW |
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| seward | Wolverine Glacier | 3250 | 08/09/2026 11:00 pm | 52.3 | 59.0 | 46.0 | 91 | 6 | 7 | 14 | W |
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