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Anchorage, Alaska weather · now

55°

Partly Cloudy

High / Low
67° / 53°
Wind
17 mph NW
Humidity
94%
No precipitation expected in the next 1.6 hours.
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Sun 5:58 AM 10:11 PM 16h 13m
Moon Waning Crescent 3% lit

Current weather and 7-day forecast for Anchorage, Alaska, sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Expect haze today. Today's high is 67° with a low near 53°.

What to wear today

Long sleeves or short — your call

Sweet spot at 67°F. Most people will be comfortable in either.

Next 24 hours

50° 60° 70° ↑ 67° ↓ 54° 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM 12 AM 3 AM 6 AM

  1. 9 AM

    59°

    6%

  2. 11 AM

    62°

    2%

  3. 1 PM

    64°

    3%

  4. 3 PM

    66°

    3%

  5. 5 PM

    66°

    6%

  6. 7 PM

    65°

    3%

  7. 9 PM

    61°

    3%

  8. 11 PM

    57°

    7%

  9. 1 AM

    54°

    10%

  10. 3 AM

    54°

    10%

  11. 5 AM

    56°

    15%

  12. 7 AM

    56°

    17%

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7 days

  1. Today 8/11 Haze 15% 67° · 53°
    1. 9 AM 59° Haze 6%
    2. 10 AM 61° Haze 2%
    3. 11 AM 62° Haze 2%
    4. 12 PM 63° Haze 2%
    5. 1 PM 64° Haze 3%
    6. 2 PM 66° Haze 3%
    7. 3 PM 66° Haze 3%
    8. 4 PM 67° Haze 6%
    9. 5 PM 66° Haze 6%
    10. 6 PM 66° Haze 6%
    11. 7 PM 65° Haze 3%
    12. 8 PM 63° Haze 3%
    13. 9 PM 61° Haze 3%
    14. 10 PM 59° Mostly Cloudy 7%
    15. 11 PM 57° Mostly Cloudy 7%
  2. Wed 8/12 Isolated Rain Showers then Partly Sunny 17% 68° · 53°
    1. 12 AM 55° Mostly Cloudy 7%
    2. 1 AM 54° Mostly Cloudy 10%
    3. 2 AM 54° Mostly Cloudy 10%
    4. 3 AM 54° Mostly Cloudy 10%
    5. 4 AM 56° Isolated Rain Showers 15%
    6. 5 AM 56° Isolated Rain Showers 15%
    7. 6 AM 56° Isolated Rain Showers 15%
    8. 7 AM 56° Isolated Rain Showers 17%
    9. 8 AM 57° Isolated Rain Showers 17%
    10. 9 AM 58° Isolated Rain Showers 17%
    11. 10 AM 60° Mostly Cloudy 14%
    12. 11 AM 61° Mostly Cloudy 14%
    13. 12 PM 62° Mostly Cloudy 14%
    14. 1 PM 64° Partly Sunny 12%
    15. 2 PM 65° Partly Sunny 12%
    16. 3 PM 66° Partly Sunny 12%
    17. 4 PM 68° Mostly Sunny 9%
    18. 5 PM 67° Mostly Sunny 9%
    19. 6 PM 66° Partly Cloudy 9%
    20. 7 PM 66° Mostly Cloudy 6%
    21. 8 PM 64° Mostly Cloudy 6%
    22. 9 PM 62° Mostly Cloudy 6%
    23. 10 PM 61° Mostly Cloudy 6%
    24. 11 PM 59° Mostly Cloudy 6%
  3. Thu 8/13 Partly Sunny 11% 70° · 55°
    1. 12 AM 58° Mostly Cloudy 6%
    2. 1 AM 56° Mostly Cloudy 6%
    3. 2 AM 55° Mostly Cloudy 6%
    4. 3 AM 54° Mostly Cloudy 6%
    5. 4 AM 54° Mostly Cloudy 10%
    6. 5 AM 54° Mostly Cloudy 10%
    7. 6 AM 54° Mostly Cloudy 10%
    8. 7 AM 54° Partly Sunny 11%
    9. 8 AM 56° Partly Sunny 11%
    10. 9 AM 58° Partly Sunny 11%
    11. 10 AM 61° Partly Sunny 7%
    12. 11 AM 63° Partly Sunny 7%
    13. 12 PM 65° Partly Sunny 7%
    14. 1 PM 66° Mostly Sunny 4%
    15. 2 PM 67° Mostly Sunny 4%
    16. 3 PM 68° Mostly Sunny 4%
    17. 4 PM 69° Mostly Sunny 2%
    18. 5 PM 69° Mostly Sunny 2%
    19. 6 PM 68° Partly Cloudy 2%
    20. 7 PM 68° Partly Cloudy 2%
    21. 8 PM 66° Partly Cloudy 2%
    22. 9 PM 64° Partly Cloudy 2%
    23. 10 PM 62° Partly Cloudy 2%
    24. 11 PM 61° Partly Cloudy 2%
  4. Fri 8/14 Mostly Sunny 4% 71° · 55°
    1. 12 AM 60° Partly Cloudy 2%
    2. 1 AM 57° Partly Cloudy 1%
    3. 2 AM 57° Partly Cloudy 1%
    4. 3 AM 56° Partly Cloudy 1%
    5. 4 AM 56° Partly Cloudy 1%
    6. 5 AM 55° Partly Cloudy 1%
    7. 6 AM 55° Mostly Sunny 1%
    8. 7 AM 55° Mostly Sunny 1%
    9. 8 AM 57° Mostly Sunny 1%
    10. 9 AM 59° Mostly Sunny 1%
    11. 10 AM 62° Mostly Sunny
    12. 11 AM 64° Mostly Sunny
    13. 12 PM 66° Mostly Sunny
    14. 1 PM 68° Mostly Sunny
    15. 2 PM 69° Mostly Sunny
    16. 3 PM 70° Mostly Sunny
    17. 4 PM 71° Mostly Sunny
    18. 5 PM 71° Mostly Sunny
    19. 6 PM 71° Partly Cloudy
    20. 7 PM 70° Partly Cloudy
    21. 8 PM 68° Partly Cloudy
    22. 9 PM 65° Partly Cloudy
    23. 10 PM 63° Partly Cloudy
    24. 11 PM 60° Partly Cloudy
  5. Sat 8/15 Mostly Sunny 24% 71° · 55°
    1. 12 AM 59° Partly Cloudy
    2. 1 AM 58° Partly Cloudy
    3. 2 AM 58° Partly Cloudy
    4. 3 AM 57° Partly Cloudy
    5. 4 AM 57° Partly Cloudy 4%
    6. 5 AM 56° Partly Cloudy 4%
    7. 6 AM 55° Mostly Sunny 4%
    8. 7 AM 56° Mostly Sunny 4%
    9. 8 AM 57° Mostly Sunny 4%
    10. 9 AM 60° Mostly Sunny 4%
    11. 10 AM 62° Mostly Sunny 4%
    12. 11 AM 64° Mostly Sunny 4%
    13. 12 PM 66° Mostly Sunny 4%
    14. 1 PM 68° Mostly Sunny 4%
    15. 2 PM 69° Mostly Sunny 4%
    16. 3 PM 70° Mostly Sunny 4%
    17. 4 PM 71° Mostly Sunny 2%
    18. 5 PM 71° Mostly Sunny 2%
    19. 6 PM 71° Partly Cloudy 2%
    20. 7 PM 70° Partly Cloudy 2%
    21. 8 PM 67° Partly Cloudy 2%
    22. 9 PM 65° Partly Cloudy 2%
    23. 10 PM 62° Partly Cloudy 9%
    24. 11 PM 60° Partly Cloudy 9%
  6. Sun 8/16 Slight Chance Rain Showers 28% 68° · 54°
    1. 12 AM 58° Partly Cloudy 9%
    2. 1 AM 57° Partly Cloudy 9%
    3. 2 AM 56° Partly Cloudy 9%
    4. 3 AM 56° Partly Cloudy 9%
    5. 4 AM 56° Slight Chance Rain Showers 24%
    6. 5 AM 55° Slight Chance Rain Showers 24%
    7. 6 AM 55° Slight Chance Rain Showers 24%
    8. 7 AM 55° Slight Chance Rain Showers 24%
    9. 8 AM 56° Slight Chance Rain Showers 24%
    10. 9 AM 59° Slight Chance Rain Showers 24%
    11. 10 AM 61° Slight Chance Rain Showers 21%
    12. 11 AM 63° Slight Chance Rain Showers 21%
    13. 12 PM 64° Slight Chance Rain Showers 21%
    14. 1 PM 66° Slight Chance Rain Showers 21%
    15. 2 PM 67° Slight Chance Rain Showers 21%
    16. 3 PM 68° Slight Chance Rain Showers 21%
    17. 4 PM 68° Slight Chance Rain Showers 18%
    18. 5 PM 68° Slight Chance Rain Showers 18%
    19. 6 PM 68° Slight Chance Rain Showers 18%
    20. 7 PM 66° Slight Chance Rain Showers 18%
    21. 8 PM 65° Slight Chance Rain Showers 18%
    22. 9 PM 63° Slight Chance Rain Showers 18%
    23. 10 PM 61° Slight Chance Rain Showers 22%
    24. 11 PM 59° Slight Chance Rain Showers 22%
  7. Mon 8/17 Chance Rain Showers 40% 68° · 53°
    1. 12 AM 57° Slight Chance Rain Showers 22%
    2. 1 AM 56° Slight Chance Rain Showers 22%
    3. 2 AM 56° Slight Chance Rain Showers 22%
    4. 3 AM 55° Slight Chance Rain Showers 22%
    5. 4 AM 55° Chance Rain Showers 28%
    6. 5 AM 56° Chance Rain Showers 28%
    7. 6 AM 55° Chance Rain Showers 28%
    8. 7 AM 55° Chance Rain Showers 28%
    9. 8 AM 57° Chance Rain Showers 28%
    10. 9 AM 59° Chance Rain Showers 28%
    11. 10 AM 60° Slight Chance Rain Showers 22%
    12. 11 AM 62° Slight Chance Rain Showers 22%
    13. 12 PM 63° Slight Chance Rain Showers 22%
    14. 1 PM 65° Slight Chance Rain Showers 22%
    15. 2 PM 65° Slight Chance Rain Showers 22%
    16. 3 PM 66° Slight Chance Rain Showers 22%
    17. 4 PM 66° Slight Chance Rain Showers 21%
    18. 5 PM 66° Slight Chance Rain Showers 21%
    19. 6 PM 65° Slight Chance Rain Showers 21%
    20. 7 PM 64° Slight Chance Rain Showers 21%
    21. 8 PM 63° Slight Chance Rain Showers 21%
Extended outlook days 8–16
  1. Tue 8/18 Drizzle 31% 62° · 57°
  2. Wed 8/19 Drizzle 40% 59° · 57°
  3. Thu 8/20 Cloudy 51% 65° · 55°
  4. Fri 8/21 Drizzle 59% 61° · 55°
  5. Sat 8/22 Drizzle 56% 65° · 53°
  6. Sun 8/23 Drizzle 45% 65° · 53°
  7. Mon 8/24 Partly Cloudy 39% 65° · 52°
  8. Tue 8/25 Drizzle 39% 62° · 50°
  9. Wed 8/26 Cloudy 36% — · —

Days 8+ from the Open-Meteo multi-model ensemble — treat as a guide; accuracy drops past day 7.

Best day this week

Mild temps, low rain chance, clearer skies.

Friday, 8/14

Mostly Sunny, 71° / 55°

  1. Tomorrow68°53°
  2. Thu70°55°
  3. Fri71°55°
  4. Sat71°55°
  5. Sun68°54°
  6. Mon68°53°

Best time to head outside

Picks the upcoming daytime hour with the most favorable conditions for each activity. Factors in temperature, wind, precipitation timing, and pollen.

How well did we do?

Average miss by lead time.

Each morning we save the day's predicted high/low. As later days arrive, we grade what we said against what the station actually recorded.

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  1. Sat, Aug 8±8°
    High69°61°+8°
    Low53°60°-7°
  2. Fri, Aug 7pending
    High65°——
    Low51°——
  3. Tue, Aug 4pending
    High64°——
    Low50°——

Climate normals

What weather to expect in Anchorage

Anchorage in August typically averages 64° highs and 51° lows, with about 18 days of rain. The hottest stretch is July (average high 66°); the coldest is January (average low 13°). September is the wettest month on average.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainy days
Jan23°13°17
Feb26°15°7
Mar32°15°11
Apr45°30°19
May54°39°22
Jun65°49°12
Jul66°53°15
Aug64°51°18
Sep55°45°23
Oct43°33°19
Nov26°17°14
Dec22°14°13

Normals derived from the past two years of observations via Open-Meteo's historical archive.

More for Anchorage

Detailed forecast (NWS)

Today
Haze and patchy fog. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. West wind 0 to 5 mph.
Wednesday
Isolated rain showers before 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. West wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 70. West wind 0 to 5 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.

Forecast details

NWS gridpoint
AER 143,236
Radar station
PAHG
Time zone
America/Anchorage
Coordinates
61.218, -149.900