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Alaska Weather

Right now in Alaska
55°F
Mostly Clear

Observed at Anchorage (the largest city by population in Alaska, used as a state-wide proxy). For per-city forecasts, see the city grid below.

Climate at a glance

Alaska covers a mix of climate zones across 355 cities and towns. Climate-zone composition varies across the state.

The state spans roughly 19.4° of latitude (51.9° N to 71.3° N), from Adak in the south to Utqiagvik in the north. Anchorage is the largest city by population.

Microseason · June 1–5 · Alaska Subarctic

Mosquitoes rise from snowmelt

Swarms of mosquitoes emerge from tundra pools as warming days accelerate snowmelt across the subarctic interior and coast.

Read this microseason across nine climate regions → · See all 72 microseasons

Microseason content for Alaska is drawn from the Alaska Subarctic corpus (100% of the state's cities sit in this region).

All cities in Alaska

355 cities & towns