City in Alaska

Anchorage Weather Forecast

Anchorage weather: 55°F, partly cloudy. Hourly forecast, 14-day outlook, UV, air quality and the best time to visit.

☁️ 55°F now🕔 6:06 AM local📅 Best: June👥 290.000

7-day forecast for Anchorage

Daily highs and lows, precipitation and UV.

DayConditionsHigh / LowPrecipWindUV
Fri, Aug 21🌦️ Drizzle63° / 52°64% · 0,2 in8 mph5
Sat, Aug 22🌧️ Heavy drizzle55° / 51°100% · 0,4 in5 mph2
Sun, Aug 23🌦️ Light drizzle64° / 49°85% · 0,0 in7 mph4
Mon, Aug 24☁️ Overcast63° / 49°18%9 mph3
Tue, Aug 25🌦️ Drizzle67° / 56°61% · 0,1 in16 mph1
Wed, Aug 26🌦️ Drizzle64° / 50°52% · 0,0 in7 mph4
Thu, Aug 27🌧️ Heavy drizzle61° / 50°25% · 0,3 in10 mph1

Weekend outlook

Saturday, Aug 22

🌧️ 55° / 51°

Heavy drizzle · 100% rain · wind 5 mph

Sunday, Aug 23

🌦️ 64° / 49°

Light drizzle · 85% rain · wind 7 mph

Is today a good day to visit?

Activity scores from 0 to 10 based on temperature, rain, wind, sun and visibility.

Sightseeing8
Outdoors7.4
Beach day3.7
Swimming2.4
Hiking8.4
Running8.4
Cycling8.3
Camping7.5
Fishing9.9
Photography6.8
Stargazing5.6
Family time7.4
Driving7.8
Flying out7.8

What to pack, what to skip

Pack for the next 7 days
  • A packable rain shell - 5 of the next 7 days carry a real chance of rain
Worth avoiding
  • If your dates are flexible, avoid January, November and December - historically the least comfortable months here.

Active alerts for Anchorage

⚠️Fri, Aug 28: damaging gusts to 41 mph.

Derived from the forecast. No official alert feed is wired for this country yet.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Anchorage?

Anchorage is a city in Alaska. Its coordinates are 61.2181, -149.9003. It lies in North America.

What is the weather like in Anchorage right now?

It is currently 55°F (13°C) with partly cloudy. Humidity is 93% and wind is 1 mph.

When is the best time to visit Anchorage?

June offer the most comfortable conditions in Anchorage, which has a subarctic climate. January, November and December are usually the hardest months for outdoor plans.

What time zone is Anchorage in?

Anchorage observes America/Anchorage (UTC-08:00). The local time is 6:06 AM.

How many people live in Anchorage?

Anchorage has a population of approximately 290.000.

What is the nearest airport to Anchorage?

The closest airports are Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC), 4 mi away.

What are the top things to do in Anchorage?

Popular options include Kenai Fjords National Park, Lake Clark National Park, Mount Foraker, Denali, Denali National Park and Wrangell-St. Elias National Park.

What places are in Anchorage?

Anchorage covers 1 places in this atlas, including Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport.

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Data sources and methodology

Place dataUSPOTUS Atlas dataset (cities-us) - coordinates, hierarchy and facts.
Forecast and observationsOpen-Meteo (ECMWF and national models).
Air quality and pollenCopernicus CAMS via Open-Meteo. US AQI scale.
Climate averagesERA5 reanalysis via the Open-Meteo archive, aggregated over 3 years.
Official alertsUS National Weather Service.
MethodScores, comparisons and advice on this page are computed from the inputs above. Distances are straight-line. Nothing is estimated where data is missing - the block is simply not shown.

Last updated August 21, 2026 at 6:06 AM local time. Live blocks refresh every 15 minutes; climate averages monthly.

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