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Current conditions at

Anchorage, Merrill Field Airport (PAMR)

Lat: 61.22°NLon: 149.85°WElev: 138ft.

Overcast

18°F

-8°C

Humidity 68%
Wind Speed NE 3 mph
Barometer 30.14 in (1021.0 mb)
Dewpoint 9°F (-13°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 18 Feb 7:53 am AKST
Extended Forecast for

Anchorage / Elmendorf Air Force Base AK

  • Today

    Today: Snow, mainly after 9am. Patchy freezing fog before 9am. High near 24. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

    High: 24 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Patchy
    Freezing Fog
    then Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow likely, mainly before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    Low: 12 °F

    Snow Likely
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 19. Light north wind increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 19 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Areas of blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 1. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 1 °F

    Areas Blowing
    Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: Areas of blowing snow. Sunny, with a high near 15. North wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 15 °F

    Areas Blowing
    Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Areas of blowing snow before 9pm. Mostly clear, with a low around -7. North wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    Low: -7 °F

    Areas Blowing
    Snow then
    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 12.

    High: 12 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -4.

    Low: -4 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 15.

    High: 15 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Snow, mainly after 9am. Patchy freezing fog before 9am. High near 24. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Tonight
Snow likely, mainly before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 19. Light north wind increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night
Areas of blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 1. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Friday
Areas of blowing snow. Sunny, with a high near 15. North wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Friday Night
Areas of blowing snow before 9pm. Mostly clear, with a low around -7. North wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 12.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -4.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 15.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 1.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 21.
Monday Night
A chance of snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 9.
Tuesday
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Anchorage / Elmendorf Air Force Base AK
 61.24°N 149.78°W (Elev. 197 ft)
Last Update:
3:47 am AKST Feb 18, 2026
Forecast Valid:
8am AKST Feb 18, 2026-6pm AKST Feb 24, 2026
 
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