Current Weather
National Weather Service Forecast for 5 Miles S Anchorage, AK
Issued by: National Weather Service Anchorage, AK.
Updated: 1:37 pm AKDT Aug 14, 2026
Tonight Partly Cloudy |
Saturday Partly Sunny |
Saturday Night  Light Rain |
Sunday Rain |
Sunday Night  Rain |
Monday Chance Rain Showers |
Monday Night  Chance Rain Showers |
Tuesday Chance Rain Showers |
| Lo 52 °F | Hi 66 °F | Lo 50 °F | Hi 57 °F | Lo 49 °F | Hi 58 °F | Lo 45 °F | Hi 57 °F |
| Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind 0 to 5 mph. |
| Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. |
| Saturday Night: Isolated rain showers between 7pm and 10pm, then rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. |
| Sunday: Rain. Cloudy, with a high near 57. East wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. |
| Sunday Night: Rain before 1am, then a chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. East wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. |
| Monday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. |
| Monday Night: A chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 45. |
| Tuesday: A chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 57. |
| Tuesday Night: Rain showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 45. |
| Wednesday: Rain showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 56. |
| Wednesday Night: Rain showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 45. |
| Thursday: A chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 57. |
| Thursday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. |
| Friday: Rain showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 58. |
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 | 08/14/2026 8:00 pm | 1 | 6 | 6 |  SSW |
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| hatcher | Gold Cord Mine | 4050 | 08/14/2026 8:00 pm | 60.2 | 67.6 | 51.7 | 86 | 3 | 9 | 10 |  NNE |
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| hatcher | Hatch Peak | 4561 | 08/14/2026 8:00 pm | 63.0 | 65.5 | 53.1 | 78 | 10 | 15 | 15 |  WSW |
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| hatcher | Independence Mine | 3450 | 08/14/2026 7:00 pm | 63.0 | 66.0 | 52.0 | 87 | - | 0 | 0.0 0 |
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| hatcher | Lucky Shot 2,155 Elevation | 2155 | 08/14/2026 6:00 pm | 73.0 | 73.0 | 49.0 | 54 | 12 | 5 | 5 |  W |
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| hatcher | Lucky Shot 4,315 Elevation | 4315 | 08/14/2026 8:00 pm | 62.0 | 64.0 | 54.0 | 71 | 6 | 10 | 15 | W |
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| hatcher | Marmot Ridge | 4500 | 08/14/2026 8:00 pm | 62.6 | 67.9 | 53.9 | 81 | 4 | 9 | 10 |  WNW |
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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 | 08/14/2026 8:00 pm | 64.0 | 66.0 | 56.0 | 55 | 3 | 5 | 11 | SSW |
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| turnagain | Grandview | 1100 | 08/14/2026 8:00 pm | 62.0 | 73.0 | 50.0 | - | 0 | 0.1 0 |
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| turnagain | Granite | 512 | 08/14/2026 7:55 pm | 78.0 | 83.0 | 42.0 | 37 | 0 | 4 | 8 | - | ||
| turnagain | Seattle Ridge | 2400 | 08/14/2026 8:00 pm | 63.9 | 68.9 | 55.3 | 44 | 8 | 11 | 11 |  ENE |
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| turnagain | Summit Lake | 1400 | 08/14/2026 8:00 pm | 65.0 | 76.0 | 47.0 | 80 | - | 0.0 0 |
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| turnagain | Summit Lake DOT | 1348 | 08/14/2026 5:10 pm | 75.2 | 78.4 | 48.9 | 44 | 4 | 7 | 8 |  SW |
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| turnagain | Summit Lake Ridgetop | 3800 | 08/14/2026 8:00 pm | 58.6 | 65.9 | 54.4 | 87 | 11 | 13 | 18 |  S |
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| turnagain | Sunburst | 3812 | 08/14/2026 8:00 pm | 66.2 | 67.0 | 53.8 | 51 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 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 | 08/14/2026 8:00 pm | 50.0 | 58.0 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | - | 0 | ||
| turnagain | Turnagain Pass Center Ridge | 1880 | 08/14/2026 8:00 pm | - | |||||||||
| turnagain | Turnagain Pass DOT | 1020 | 08/14/2026 8:00 pm | -18.2 | 50.0 | -63.8 | 33 | 4 | 6 | 13 | NNE |
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| anchorage | Arctic Valley | 3900 | 08/14/2026 8:00 pm | 62.7 | 67.3 | 54.3 | 63 | 2 | 8 | 17 |  SSE |
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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 | 08/13/2026 12:30 pm | old | old | old | old | old | old | old | old | old | old |
| anchorage | Hillside Home | 1354 | 08/14/2026 8:00 pm | 68.0 | 76.3 | 54.9 | 69 | 5 | 5 | 10 | SW |
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| anchorage | Hillside Snotel (Glen Alps) | 2080 | 08/14/2026 8:00 pm | 67.0 | 71.0 | 48.0 | 76 | - | |||||
| anchorage | Indian Pass | 2350 | 08/14/2026 8:00 pm | 67 | - | ||||||||
| anchorage | Moraine Snotel Site | 2100 | 08/14/2026 8:00 pm | 66.0 | 73.0 | 52.0 | 74 | - | 0 | ||||
| anchorage | Peak Three | 3955 | 08/14/2026 9:00 pm | 59.8 | 63.3 | 53.5 | 61 | 3 | 13 | 15 | S |
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| anchorage | Penguin Peak (AKDOT) | 4200 | 08/14/2026 8:00 pm | 7 | 11 | 12 |  NE |
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| anchorage | S. Fork Eagle R. #2 | 2164 | 08/14/2026 8:45 pm | 62.0 | 71.0 | 48.0 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 9 | - | ||
| girdwood | Alyeska (Base) | 100 | 08/14/2026 8:00 pm | 94.0 | 97.0 | 65.0 | 51 | - | |||||
| girdwood | Alyeska (Max Mtn.) | 3200 | 08/14/2026 7:00 pm | 68.0 | 68.0 | 55.0 | 72 | 3 | 8 | 10 | SSW |
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| girdwood | Alyeska (Mid Mtn) | 1700 | 08/14/2026 8:00 pm | 69.0 | 77.0 | 55.0 | 64 | - | 26 | ||||
| girdwood | Alyeska (Summit) | 3664 | 08/14/2026 8:00 pm | 66.0 | 69.0 | 56.0 | 49 | 3 | 11 | 13 | NE |
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| girdwood | Alyeska (Top of Quad) | 2800 | 08/14/2026 8:00 pm | 67.0 | 68.0 | 56.0 | 6 | 13 | 13 | NE |
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| girdwood | Camp Road @ Whittier Tunnel | 102 | 08/14/2026 8:20 pm | 59.2 | 70.9 | 52.2 | 76 | 2 | 2 | 24 | W |
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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 | 08/14/2026 8:00 pm | 61.3 | 67.5 | 54.4 | 51 | 8 | 10 | 13 |  E |
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| girdwood | Mt. Alyeska (NRCS) | 1539 | 08/14/2026 8:00 pm | 70.0 | 73.0 | 56.0 | - | 0 | |||||
| girdwood | Portage | 10 | 08/14/2026 8:00 pm | 73.0 | 78.0 | 46.0 | 7 | 14 | 19 | SSE |
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| girdwood | Portage (PATO) | 95 | 08/14/2026 8:53 pm | 63.0 | 73.9 | 42.8 | 60 | 10 | 16 | 16 | E |
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| girdwood | Portage DOT | 66 | 08/14/2026 8:20 pm | 68.5 | 79.0 | 45.5 | 56 | 2 | 6 | 15 | SSE |
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| girdwood | Whittier Access Rd Tunnel MP 6.5 | 115 | 08/14/2026 8:20 pm | 63.0 | 78.4 | 43.3 | 69 | 2 | 3 | 9 |  N |
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| girdwood | Whittier Harbor | 13 | 08/14/2026 8:35 pm | 63.0 | 66.0 | 57.0 | 74 | 0 | - | ||||
| seward | Grouse Creek Divide | 700 | 08/14/2026 8:00 pm | 64.0 | 73.0 | 48.0 | - | 0 | 0.0 0 |
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| seward | Lost Lake | 3386 | 08/14/2026 8:00 pm | 61.2 | 64.5 | 54.2 | 72 | 4 | 7 | 10 | SSW |
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| seward | Lost Lake SnoLite | 2030 | 08/14/2026 8:00 pm | 61.2 | 64.5 | 54.2 | 72 | 4 | 6 | 9 | SSW |
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| seward | Moose Pass | 08/14/2026 8:00 pm | 68.0 | 78.0 | 49.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 28 | |||
| seward | Seward Hwy @ Divide MP 11.7 | 709 | 08/14/2026 8:20 pm | 65.3 | 75.2 | 51.6 | 62 | 3 | 9 | 17 | N |
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| seward | Sterling Hwy DOT @ Tern Lake | 686 | 08/14/2026 8:10 pm | 70.7 | 80.4 | 50.2 | 57 | 7 | 12 |  ESE |
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| seward | Sterling Wye Ridgetop | 3700 | 08/14/2026 8:00 pm | 66.7 | 68.5 | 55.2 | 59 | 6 | 7 | 9 | SSW |
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| seward | Wolverine Glacier | 3250 | 08/14/2026 8:00 pm | 59.5 | 63.9 | 52.2 | 71 | 4 | 5 | 10 | E |
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