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Active Weather for Alaska and Hawaii; Snow across the North

A strong storm approaching Alaska this weekend will bring heavy snow, blizzard conditions and bitterly cold temperatures. Meanwhile, a stalled front near Hawaii may bring flooding and even blizzard conditions for the Big Island Summits this weekend. Across the northern Plains and Great Lakes, accumulating snow some high winds are forecast. Read More >

Current conditions at

Anchorage, Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (PANC)

Lat: 61.17°NLon: 150°WElev: 144ft.

Light Snow Fog/Mist

3°F

-16°C

Humidity 76%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.16 in (1021.7 mb)
Dewpoint -3°F (-19°C)
Visibility 5.00 mi
Last update 3 Dec 7:53 pm AKST
Extended Forecast for

Anchorage / Elmendorf Air Force Base AK

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Flurries before 3am. Patchy freezing fog. Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around -11. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph.

    Flurries and
    Patchy
    Freezing Fog

    Low: -11 °F

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy freezing fog before noon. Increasing clouds, with a high near 8. Calm wind.

    Patchy
    Freezing Fog
    then Partly
    Sunny

    High: 8 °F

  • Saturday
    Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. Calm wind.

    Mostly Cloudy

    Low: 2 °F

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Snow likely, mainly after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 22. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Partly Sunny
    then Snow
    Likely

    High: 22 °F

  • Sunday
    Night

    Sunday Night: Snow. Low around 17. Light southeast wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Snow

    Low: 17 °F

  • Monday

    Monday: Snow likely, mainly before 9am. Cloudy, with a high near 31. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Snow Likely

    High: 31 °F

  • Monday
    Night

    Monday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18.

    Chance Snow

    Low: 18 °F

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A chance of snow before 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 22.

    Chance Snow

    High: 22 °F

  • Tuesday
    Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3.

    Mostly Cloudy

    Low: 3 °F

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Flurries before 3am. Patchy freezing fog. Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around -11. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph.
Saturday
Patchy freezing fog before noon. Increasing clouds, with a high near 8. Calm wind.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. Calm wind.
Sunday
Snow likely, mainly after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 22. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday Night
Snow. Low around 17. Light southeast wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday
Snow likely, mainly before 9am. Cloudy, with a high near 31. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18.
Tuesday
A chance of snow before 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 22.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3.
Wednesday
A chance of snow after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 10.
Wednesday Night
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1.
Thursday
A chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 18.
Thursday Night
A chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 7.
Friday
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 17.
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Point Forecast:
Anchorage / Elmendorf Air Force Base AK
 61.24°N 149.78°W (Elev. 197 ft)
Last Update:
6:18 pm AKST Dec 3, 2021
Forecast Valid:
8pm AKST Dec 3, 2021-6pm AKST Dec 10, 2021
 
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