Whittier, AK Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

WEATHER ALERTS - Special Weather Statement

Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station

Mostly Cloudy 19°F
Feels Like 17°F  
Humidity 46% Dew Point 2°F Wind SW 2 MPH Gusts 5 Barometer 29.35 in.
Visibility 12.4 mi.
Report from a MADIS/MESONET weather station 0.2 mi. N of central Whittier
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Point Forecast at a Glance

TueDec 16
Tue Dec 16: Mostly Clear, Low 11F
 
11
WedDec 17
Wed Dec 17: Sunny, High 13F, Low 4F
13
4
ThuDec 18
Thu Dec 18: Sunny, High 10F, Low 5F
10
5
FriDec 19
Fri Dec 19: Sunny, High 14F, Low 14F
14
14
SatDec 20
Sat Dec 20: Sunny, High 16F, Low 10F
16
10
SunDec 21
Sun Dec 21: Mostly Sunny, High 17F, Low 9F
17
9
MonDec 22
Mon Dec 22: Mostly Sunny, High 16F, Low 11F
16
11

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7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

High temperatures remain relatively stable through the week, ranging from 10°F to 17°F. Dry weather expected throughout the week.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 16°F below the historical average for December. Normal highs for this period are around 31°F with lows around 21°F.

This Date in Weather History

1941 - Only two women were employed by the Weather Bureau. By 1945, more than 900 women are employed by the Weather Bureau as observers and forecasters, as a result of filling positions of men during World War II. Eleven days after Pearl Harbor, the Army requested that all weather broadcasts be discontinued. The fear was that the enemy would use this information to plan an attack on the United States.

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Whittier, AK 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Tuesday Dec 16

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 11. West wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Wednesday Dec 17

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 13. West wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Clear

Night: Clear, with a low around 4. West wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Thursday Dec 18

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 10. West wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Clear

Night: Clear, with a low around 5. West wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Friday Dec 19

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 14. West wind around 20 mph.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 14.

Saturday Dec 20

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 16.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 10.

Sunday Dec 21

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 17.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 9.

Monday Dec 22

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 16.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 11.

Tuesday Dec 23

Snow

Day: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 21.


About Whittier, AK

Whittier is a city at the head of the Passage Canal in the Chugach Census Area in the Unorganized Borough of Alaska, about 58 miles (93 km) southeast of Anchorage. The city is located within the Chugach Census Area, established in 2019 when the former Valdez–Cordova Census Area was dissolved. The city's population was 272 at the 2020 census, having increased from 220 in 2010. Almost all of its residents live in the Begich Towers Condominium, earning it the nickname of a "town under one roof". Whittier has an extremely wet climate, receiving an average of 197 inches (5,000 mm) of precipitation per year. It is a port for the Alaska Marine Highway.

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