Hot in Parts of the West; Cold Blast Coming to the Central U.S.

Hot to extremely hot temperatures are in place much of this week across parts of California and the interior Northwest U.S. A blast of cold air will drop across the central and eastern U.S. later this week bringing below to well below normal temperatures. Read More >

Last Update: 316 PM AKDT Sun Aug 31 2025

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Anchorage, AK Local Forecast Office

Marine Zone Forecast

Synopsis: A 986 mb low about 280 nm NW of St. Paul Island moves to 100 nm NW of St. Lawrence Island at 1009 mb Tue afternoon. Its initial front lingers across the Alaska Peninsula and Bristol Bay through mid- Mon morning, then pushes inland of Southwest Alaska through Tue morning. A series of fronts, behind the initial front, move across the Bering Sea through Tue afternoon.

Tonight

W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Patchy fog.

Mon

SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Patchy fog.

Mon Night

SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.

Tue

Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.

Tue Night

N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

Wed

NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.