Weather in Girdwood

14-day forecast · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 9:20 pm (AKDT)

Now · partly cloudy 33 °F

Feels like: 26 °F
Low / high: 33 / 43 °F
Rain: 0%
Wind: 5 mph ENE

→ 30.25 inHg · steady

Today in Girdwood: overcast, 33 °F to 43 °F, with a 0% chance of rain and a light breeze from the east-northeast (5 mph). Tomorrow, heavy drizzle, 35 °F to 41 °F and a 100% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Tuesday 3, at 43 °F.

Temperatures for the next 14 days

43° 33°
Today
41° 35°
Thu 29
41° 37°
Fri 30
41° 36°
Sat 31
41° 36°
Sun 1
42° 38°
Mon 2
43° 40°
Tue 3
41° 38°
Wed 4
42° 38°
Thu 5
40° 36°
Fri 6
41° 25°
Sat 7
43° 40°
Sun 8
40° 29°
Mon 9
44° 29°
Tue 10

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Model
Today · 28	Overcast	33 / 43 °F	0%	6 mph E	ECMWF
Thu 29	Heavy drizzle	35 / 41 °F	100% · 0.19 in	11 mph ESE	ECMWF
Fri 30	Rain	37 / 41 °F	100% · 2.60 in	16 mph E	ECMWF
Sat 31	Drizzle	36 / 41 °F	65% · 0.06 in	5 mph E	ECMWF
Sun 1	Light drizzle	36 / 41 °F	26% · 0.02 in	3 mph E	ECMWF
Mon 2	Drizzle	38 / 42 °F	86% · 0.09 in	13 mph ESE	ECMWF
Tue 3	Rain	40 / 43 °F	90% · 1.37 in	15 mph E	ECMWF
Wed 4	Light drizzle	38 / 41 °F	67% · 0.02 in	4 mph E	ECMWF
Thu 5	Light rain	38 / 42 °F	82% · 0.57 in	16 mph ESE	ECMWF
Fri 6	Light rain	36 / 40 °F	84% · 0.54 in	6 mph ESE	ECMWF
Sat 7	Drizzle	25 / 41 °F	69% · 0.12 in	6 mph ENE	ECMWF
Sun 8	Drizzle	40 / 43 °F	65% · 0.51 in	12 mph E	ECMWF
Mon 9	Drizzle	29 / 40 °F	67% · 0.13 in	6 mph ENE	ECMWF
Tue 10	Light drizzle	29 / 44 °F	65% · 0.05 in	2 mph ENE	ECMWF

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore.

Today, every 3 hours

Time	12:00 am	3:00 am	6:00 am	9:00 am	12:00 pm	3:00 pm	6:00 pm	9:00 pm
Sky	Clear	Clear	Clear	Clear	Clear sky	Clear sky	Partly cloudy	Partly cloudy
Temperature	40°	39°	38°	37°	40°	42°	38°	33°
Chance of rain	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Rain	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in
Wind (mph)	2 ENE	1 ENE	2 ENE	2 E	4 E	5 E	5 E	5 ENE
Humidity	45%	48%	50%	54%	55%	61%	69%	75%
UV	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Model	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF

Do the models agree?

Medium confidence

They broadly agree, but not quite on rain tomorrow: take it with some caution.

What 4 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

HighRainWind

Do the models agree? · High
High (°F)	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	43°	41°	41°	41°	41°	42°	43°
AIFS	39°	39°	38°	39°	38°	37°	40°
GFS	40°	39°	40°	41°	40°	39°	41°
ICON	44°	41°	43°	43°	43°	44°	44°
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	medium	high

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	0	0.19 in	2.60 in	0.06 in	0.02 in	0.09 in	1.37 in
AIFS	0.01 in	0.57 in	2.01 in	0.29 in	0.29 in	0.20 in	0.79 in
GFS	0	0.11 in	2.30 in	0.27 in	0.07 in	0.09 in	1.36 in
ICON	0	0.14 in	2.94 in	0.17 in	0.04 in	0.53 in	4.14 in
Confidence	high	medium	high	medium	low	medium	medium

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	620	1144	1660	524	322	1349	1565
AIFS	4	9	9	4	3	6	7
GFS	1012	1417	1936	911	79	911	1742
ICON	915	1630	1732	915	59	1528	1936
Confidence	high	medium	medium	high	high	medium	medium

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	0%	100%	100%	65%	26%	86%	90%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	2%	100%	100%	90%	64%	75%	90%

Each model's day runs midnight to midnight local time; models that reach fewer days are left blank. Rain: daily total. Wind: the day's highest average wind and, in small type, the strongest gust. Highlighted: values that stand out from the rest. The chance of rain comes from many runs of the same model with slightly different starting data.

Outlook

How the coming weeks and months compare with what is normal for the time of year. It is a trend, not a day-by-day forecast.

Next few weeks, compared with normal: much warmer and wetter.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	Well above +13.7 °F	Well above +152%	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	Well above +11.3 °F	Above +60%	25° / 19°
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	Well above +10.1 °F	A bit above +35%	21° / 15°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	Well above +8.6 °F	A bit above +37%	20° / 15°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	Well above +5.9 °F	A bit above +30%	18° / 13°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain
November	A bit above +2.3 °F	Normal
December	Above +5.0 °F	A bit above +27%
January	Above +4.9 °F	Normal
February	Above +5.2 °F	A bit above +24%
March	Well above +6.7 °F	A bit above +46%

Weeks: ECMWF 46-day (average of its scenarios), against the normal of the last 20 years for those dates. Months: ECMWF SEAS5. Rain: total against normal. The further ahead, the closer it gets to normal and the less detail it can give.

Girdwood climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Girdwood is from June to July: highs of 67 °F, about 14 rainy days a month and 5 hours of sunshine a day.

27° 16°

JanJ
30° 18°

FebF
35° 19°

MarM
45° 29°

AprA
55° 37°

MayM
65° 47°

JunJ
67° 51°

JulJ
65° 49°

AugA
57° 42°

SepS
43° 30°

OctO
31° 19°

NovN
29° 18°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water
JanuaryJan	27°	16°	2.37 in	13	0.9	31°
FebruaryFeb	30°	18°	2.09 in	12	1.8	31°
MarchMar	35°	19°	1.58 in	12	4.5	31°
AprilApr	45°	29°	1.28 in	11	5.3	32°
MayMay	55°	37°	1.46 in	12	6.7	36°
JuneJun	65°	47°	1.69 in	13	6.4	48°
JulyJul	67°	51°	2.66 in	16	3.9	55°
AugustAug	65°	49°	3.46 in	17	4.4	57°
SeptemberSep	57°	42°	5.19 in	17	3.3	54°
OctoberOct	43°	30°	3.96 in	16	2.7	47°
NovemberNov	31°	19°	2.96 in	15	1.3	39°
DecemberDec	29°	18°	3.03 in	16	0.2	32°

Month	Water
Jan	31°
Feb	31°
Mar	31°
Apr	32°
May	36°
Jun	48°
Jul	55°
Aug	57°
Sep	54°
Oct	47°
Nov	39°
Dec	32°

Days: rainy days in the month. Sun: hours a day.

A normal year brings 31.74 in of rain on about 168 days and about 1,250 hours of sunshine.

1991–2020 averages. Highs, lows and rainfall: TerraClimate; rainy days (0.04 in or more): NASA POWER (MERRA-2); sunshine hours: estimated from solar radiation; water: NOAA OISST; waves (average height): ERA5, 2011–2020. Normals are not a forecast: any given year can turn out very different. Sources and licenses

Temperature

Now33 °Ffeels like 26 °F

Tomorrow35 / 41 °F

It's 33 °F now (feels like 26 °F). Today, 33 °F to 43 °F; tomorrow, 35 °F to 41 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 0%
Thu 29 100% 0.19 in
Fri 30 100% 2.60 in
Sat 31 65% 0.06 in
Sun 1 26% 0.02 in
Mon 2 86% 0.09 in
Tue 3 90% 1.37 in

Today the chance of rain reaches 0%. The next day with likely rain is Thursday 29: 100% and 0.19 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.00 in; last 3 days, 0.05 in; last 7 days, 0.48 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity75%

Dew point26 °F

Humidity is 75% now and the dew point is 26 °F.

The dew point is the temperature at which the air becomes saturated: the higher it is, the heavier the air feels.

Visibility and fog

Now0.3 mifoggy

Clouds69%

Visibility is foggy now (0.3 mi). There may be fog today at 9:00 pm, 10:00 pm, 11:00 pm.

UV index

Now0

Today's peak1low

Thu 29: 0 · Fri 30: 0 · Sat 31: 0

Index	Level	What to do
0–2	low	No special protection needed.
3–5	moderate	Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.
6–7	high	Sunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.
8–10	very high	Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.
11+	extreme	Avoid the sun between 11 am and 5 pm; protect yourself even if it is cloudy.

Reflection off water and sand adds radiation: protect yourself more on a boat or at the beach.

Barometric pressure

↗ Rising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
→ Steady · now Anglers expect normal activity
↘ Falling Anglers say fish feed more before the change

29.5030.0030.50 29.23

Steady now (−0.02 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: −1.02 inHg. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityGood · 33

Saharan dustNo

Previous days

The weather over the last 30 days, as the models analyzed it. Tap a day to see it hour by hour.

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Tue 27	Overcast	32 / 45 °F	0	4 mph N
Mon 26	Light drizzle	37 / 46 °F	0.05 in	3 mph NE
Sun 25	Drizzle	37 / 41 °F	0.33 in	5 mph E
Sat 24	Drizzle	33 / 41 °F	0.11 in	6 mph E
Fri 23	Overcast	26 / 40 °F	0	7 mph E
Thu 22	Overcast	22 / 35 °F	0	2 mph N
Wed 21	Light drizzle	29 / 35 °F	0.01 in	4 mph NW

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Tue 20	Light rain	31 / 40 °F	0.61 in	6 mph WNW
Mon 19	Light rain	38 / 40 °F	0.81 in	9 mph E
Sun 18	Light drizzle	30 / 42 °F	0.00 in	6 mph ENE
Sat 17	Overcast	35 / 44 °F	0	4 mph NW
Fri 16	Drizzle	39 / 45 °F	0.11 in	4 mph ESE
Thu 15	Rain	42 / 47 °F	0.80 in	10 mph E
Wed 14	Light rain	36 / 43 °F	0.44 in	11 mph E
Tue 13	Drizzle	39 / 42 °F	0.20 in	4 mph ESE
Mon 12	Light drizzle	39 / 44 °F	0.06 in	5 mph ESE
Sun 11	Light rain	39 / 45 °F	0.35 in	9 mph ESE
Sat 10	Light rain	41 / 45 °F	0.52 in	13 mph ESE
Fri 9	Drizzle	32 / 47 °F	0.05 in	8 mph E
Thu 8	Overcast	36 / 48 °F	0	5 mph NNW
Wed 7	Light drizzle	41 / 47 °F	0.01 in	4 mph E
Tue 6	Drizzle	41 / 45 °F	0.22 in	2 mph ESE
Mon 5	Light drizzle	44 / 48 °F	0.15 in	4 mph ESE
Sun 4	Light drizzle	44 / 48 °F	0.14 in	5 mph E
Sat 3	Drizzle	26 / 44 °F	0.17 in	6 mph ENE
Fri 2	Overcast	27 / 42 °F	0	5 mph NE
Thu 1	Drizzle	31 / 41 °F	0.21 in	3 mph WNW
Wed 30	Heavy drizzle	36 / 44 °F	0.24 in	4 mph E
Tue 29	Light drizzle	37 / 53 °F	0.08 in	4 mph NNW
Mon 28	Light drizzle	38 / 54 °F	0.01 in	4 mph N

These are the models at the start of each day (ECMWF and GFS; waves from Météo-France), not readings from a weather station: there can be differences at specific spots.

Questions about the weather in GirdwoodQuestions

What's the weather like today in Girdwood?

Overcast, from 33 °F to 43 °F, with a light breeze from the east-northeast (5 mph) and a 0% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Girdwood?

On Thursday 29 the chance of rain is 100% (0.19 in): heavy drizzle.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 33 °F and a high of 43 °F; the warmest day, Tuesday 3.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 1 (low). No special protection needed.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 30.25 inHg and steady: −0.18 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Girdwood?

The best time to visit Girdwood is from June to July: highs of 67 °F, about 14 rainy days a month and 5 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Girdwood in October?

In October, Girdwood normally sees highs of 43 °F and lows of 30 °F, with about 16 rainy days (3.96 in for the month) and 3 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 47 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Girdwood?

The warmest is July, with average highs of 67 °F, and the coldest January, with lows of 16 °F. The wettest is September (5.19 in) and the driest, April.

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Weather: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0, with the best model for each spot and lead time (NOAA HRRR and NBM in the U.S., Météo-France AROME, DWD ICON-EU, ECMWF IFS and NOAA GFS); ECMWF grid point 4.9 mi away. The comparison also uses ICON (DWD), AIFS (ECMWF) and ARPEGE (Météo-France). Outlook: ECMWF 46-day and SEAS5. Chance of rain from ensemble models (ECMWF, GEFS and NBM). UV, air quality and pollen: CAMS (Copernicus).

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 9:20 pm (local time).

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