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Wrangell, Alaska Weather

Mosquitoes rise from snowmelt. Day 76 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Wrangell weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Wrangell, AK
Wednesday, June 3 at 11:57 PM
62
°
Overcast
Feels like
55°
Humidity
47%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
4:05 AM
Sunset
9:27 PM
Wrangell, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWrangell, AK: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 44 to 55 degrees Fahrenheit with a 100% chance of precipitation at 3 PM.
L 44°H 55°
Wrangell, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Heavy Drizzle
    100%
    0.24″
    66°43°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Rain
    100%
    0.18″
    57°43°-9°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Drizzle
    88%
    0.14″
    47°42°-10°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Drizzle
    50%
    0.05″
    52°43°+5°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Drizzle
    71%
    0.07″
    51°43°-1°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Rain
    65%
    0.07″
    56°42°+5°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    84%
    0.04″
    61°39°+5°
Wrangell, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
190° · veering 149°
Direction
S
190°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 4
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 4 · pk 27 @ 4:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 247SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 149° from the s.
Wrangell, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
972.0
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 28.70 inHg
Now
972.0
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
+0.1
mb
24h
+1.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 969973
965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW972.5969.4971.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Wrangell, AK
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
-4 in 6h

PM scrubbed by 6 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 11.8 µg/m³, PM10 to 16.8 µg/m³. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points).

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
11.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
17μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneModerate
94μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 44
UV peak
2.2 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 44

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 6 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 11.8 µg/m³, PM10 to 16.8 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.70
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
6h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Wrangell, AK
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
154.0mi
UNLIMITED
167 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
23:57 UTC ·Wrangell, AK · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
23:57 UTC ·Wrangell, AK · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Wrangell, AK
Satellite · infrared · animated
Wrangell, AK
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Wrangell, AK
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
11:07 AM
Sunrise
4:05 AM
Daylight
17h 22m
Sunset
9:27 PM
Civil dusk
6:28 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Wrangell, AK
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
8:18 AM
Moonset
2:22 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Wrangell, AK
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Mosquitoes rise from snowmelt

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Wrangell at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: July 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Warm-season window is open

As of June 3, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

ZIP codes in Wrangell

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.