Weather in Valdez

14-day forecast · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 4:20 pm (AKDT)

Now · clear sky 42 °F

Feels like: 37 °F
Low / high: 27 / 43 °F
Rain: 0%
Wind: 1 mph SE

↘ 30.36 inHg · falling

Today in Valdez: overcast, 27 °F to 43 °F, with a 0% chance of rain and calm. Tomorrow, light rain, 33 °F to 43 °F and a 89% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Wednesday 28, at 43 °F.

Measured now at the airport

Valdez (PAVD), 3.3 mi away · 24 min ago

Visibility9.9 mi or more

WeatherNothing to note

Temperature40 °F

Wind3 mph from the west-southwest

It's what the airport's weather station measured, not a forecast: on the coast, wind and fog can be different. Airports report every 30 or 60 minutes.

Airport METAR report, via NOAA's Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov). Sources and licenses

Temperatures for the next 14 days

43° 27°
Today
43° 33°
Thu 29
39° 37°
Fri 30
41° 36°
Sat 31
38° 29°
Sun 1
38° 33°
Mon 2
39° 38°
Tue 3
39° 38°
Wed 4
42° 38°
Thu 5
39° 31°
Fri 6
36° 29°
Sat 7
40° 36°
Sun 8
38° 26°
Mon 9
39° 31°
Tue 10

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	High tides	Model
Today · 28	Overcast	27 / 43 °F	0%	4 mph E	3:25 am · 2:52 pm	ECMWF
Thu 29	Light rain	33 / 43 °F	89% · 0.14 in	2 mph E	4:13 am · 3:33 pm	ECMWF
Fri 30	Rain	37 / 39 °F	100% · 3.44 in	4 mph E	5:09 am · 4:21 pm	ECMWF
Sat 31	Rain	36 / 41 °F	100% · 0.89 in	4 mph E	6:20 am · 5:21 pm	ECMWF
Sun 1	Light drizzle	29 / 38 °F	63% · 0.02 in	4 mph ENE	6:41 am · 5:50 pm	ECMWF
Mon 2	Light drizzle	33 / 38 °F	69% · 0.01 in	4 mph ENE	7:54 am · 7:30 pm	ECMWF
Tue 3	Light rain	38 / 39 °F	94% · 1.20 in	4 mph NE	8:53 am · 8:52 pm	ECMWF
Wed 4	Rain	38 / 39 °F	96% · 1.31 in	4 mph ENE	9:41 am · 9:58 pm	ECMWF
Thu 5	Heavy drizzle	38 / 42 °F	88% · 0.17 in	3 mph ENE	10:22 am · 10:55 pm	ECMWF
Fri 6	Light rain	31 / 39 °F	94% · 1.13 in	2 mph ENE	10:58 am · 11:45 pm	ECMWF
Sat 7	Light drizzle	29 / 36 °F	82% · 0.02 in	9 mph ENE	11:31 am	ECMWF
Sun 8	Heavy drizzle	36 / 40 °F	70% · 0.31 in	5 mph E	12:30 am · 12:02 pm	ECMWF
Mon 9	Heavy drizzle	26 / 38 °F	67% · 0.16 in	7 mph ENE	1:11 am · 12:33 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Drizzle	31 / 39 °F	66% · 0.43 in	8 mph ENE	1:49 am · 1:03 pm	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. High tides: our own tide calculation.

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	Clear	Partly cloudy
Temperature	29°	28°	27°	28°	38°	43°	39°	35°
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)	4 ENE	4 ENE	4 ENE	3 ENE	2 E	1 ESE	1 SE	1 E
Humidity	77%	78%	74%	75%	59%	58%	64%	62%
UV	0	0	0	0	1	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°	43°	39°	41°	38°	38°	39°
AIFS	42°	43°	42°	43°	42°	42°	45°
GFS	41°	41°	39°	39°	39°	39°	40°
ICON	47°	42°	41°	42°	41°	41°	40°
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	medium

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	0	0.14 in	3.44 in	0.89 in	0.02 in	0.01 in	1.19 in
AIFS	0	0.19 in	3.12 in	0.72 in	0.35 in	0.22 in	0.50 in
GFS	0	0.50 in	4.76 in	1.42 in	0.31 in	0.11 in	0.94 in
ICON	0	0.01 in	2.47 in	0.04 in	0	0.01 in	0.58 in
Confidence	high	medium	high	medium	low	low	medium

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	411	215	436	436	413	416	425
AIFS	4	6	9	6	4	5	7
GFS	85	65	69	47	76	76	811
ICON	1015	715	820	513	813	817	615
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

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%	89%	100%	100%	63%	69%	94%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	0%	100%	100%	100%	77%	65%	65%

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 a bit wetter.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	Well above +10.3 °F	Well above +104%	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	Well above +8.1 °F	Normal	23° / 20°
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	Well above +6.3 °F	Normal	20° / 16°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	Well above +5.6 °F	Normal	19° / 15°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	Above +4.0 °F	A bit above +20%	18° / 14°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain
November	Above +2.7 °F	Normal
December	Above +4.9 °F	Normal
January	Above +4.5 °F	Normal
February	Above +4.5 °F	Normal
March	Well above +5.8 °F	Normal

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.

Valdez climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Valdez is from June to August: highs of 62 °F to 65 °F, about 16 rainy days a month and 5 hours of sunshine a day.

24° 14°

JanJ
28° 16°

FebF
31° 18°

MarM
42° 28°

AprA
52° 36°

MayM
62° 46°

JunJ
65° 49°

JulJ
63° 47°

AugA
55° 40°

SepS
42° 29°

OctO
28° 18°

NovN
26° 17°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves
JanuaryJan	24°	14°	2.63 in	16	0.8	41°	2.4 ft
FebruaryFeb	28°	16°	2.28 in	15	1.5	39°	2.2 ft
MarchMar	31°	18°	1.99 in	14	4.4	39°	1.8 ft
AprilApr	42°	28°	1.67 in	14	5.4	41°	1.5 ft
MayMay	52°	36°	2.71 in	14	5.8	46°	1.3 ft
JuneJun	62°	46°	2.65 in	14	5.8	53°	1.1 ft
JulyJul	65°	49°	3.46 in	17	3.4	57°	1.1 ft
AugustAug	63°	47°	4.04 in	17	3.9	57°	1.3 ft
SeptemberSep	55°	40°	5.06 in	19	2.9	53°	1.7 ft
OctoberOct	42°	29°	4.28 in	19	2.3	49°	1.9 ft
NovemberNov	28°	18°	3.52 in	17	1.1	45°	2.3 ft
DecemberDec	26°	17°	3.10 in	19	0.2	43°	2.5 ft

Month	Water	Waves
Jan	41°	2.4 ft
Feb	39°	2.2 ft
Mar	39°	1.8 ft
Apr	41°	1.5 ft
May	46°	1.3 ft
Jun	53°	1.1 ft
Jul	57°	1.1 ft
Aug	57°	1.3 ft
Sep	53°	1.7 ft
Oct	49°	1.9 ft
Nov	45°	2.3 ft
Dec	43°	2.5 ft

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

A normal year brings 37.40 in of rain on about 193 days and about 1,150 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

Now42 °Ffeels like 37 °F

Tomorrow33 / 43 °F

It's 42 °F now (feels like 37 °F). Today, 27 °F to 43 °F; tomorrow, 33 °F to 43 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 0%
Thu 29 89% 0.14 in
Fri 30 100% 3.44 in
Sat 31 100% 0.89 in
Sun 1 63% 0.02 in
Mon 2 69% 0.01 in
Tue 3 94% 1.20 in

Today the chance of rain reaches 0%. The next day with likely rain is Thursday 29: 89% and 0.14 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.00 in; last 3 days, 0.11 in; last 7 days, 0.69 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity62%

Dew point30 °F

Humidity is 62% now and the dew point is 30 °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

Now15 migood

Clouds0%

Visibility is good now (15 mi). No fog expected today.

The model gives visibility up to about 15 mi: beyond that, the horizon is clear.

UV index

Now0

Today's peak1low

Thu 29: 1 · 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 Anglers expect normal activity
↘ Falling · now Anglers say fish feed more before the change

29.5030.0030.50 29.42

Falling now (−0.03 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: −0.94 inHg. Falling pressure: anglers say fish feed more before the change. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityGood · 38

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	Partly cloudy	30 / 42 °F	0	6 mph ENE
Mon 26	Light drizzle	33 / 40 °F	0.07 in	3 mph ENE
Sun 25	Drizzle	38 / 40 °F	0.46 in	2 mph E
Sat 24	Light drizzle	31 / 40 °F	0.16 in	5 mph ENE
Fri 23	Overcast	24 / 39 °F	0	7 mph ENE
Thu 22	Partly cloudy	26 / 36 °F	0	7 mph ENE
Wed 21	Light drizzle	32 / 41 °F	0.09 in	5 mph ENE

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Tue 20	Rain	34 / 43 °F	1.18 in	8 mph E
Mon 19	Rain	37 / 39 °F	1.94 in	5 mph NE
Sun 18	Light drizzle	29 / 41 °F	0.02 in	5 mph ENE
Sat 17	Light rain	34 / 44 °F	0.48 in	5 mph ENE
Fri 16	Light rain	38 / 43 °F	0.26 in	2 mph ENE
Thu 15	Light rain	41 / 44 °F	0.97 in	7 mph ENE
Wed 14	Heavy drizzle	38 / 43 °F	0.24 in	5 mph ENE
Tue 13	Light rain	37 / 39 °F	0.96 in	3 mph ENE
Mon 12	Light rain	37 / 41 °F	0.67 in	2 mph NE
Sun 11	Rain	38 / 41 °F	1.61 in	6 mph E
Sat 10	Light rain	38 / 42 °F	1.00 in	2 mph ENE
Fri 9	Light drizzle	30 / 47 °F	0.00 in	6 mph ENE
Thu 8	Overcast	35 / 49 °F	0	6 mph ENE
Wed 7	Light drizzle	41 / 47 °F	0.06 in	2 mph E
Tue 6	Drizzle	43 / 47 °F	0.38 in	2 mph ENE
Mon 5	Light rain	41 / 47 °F	0.98 in	4 mph NE
Sun 4	Rain	38 / 44 °F	1.64 in	6 mph ENE
Sat 3	Light rain	26 / 41 °F	0.47 in	8 mph ENE
Fri 2	Light drizzle	30 / 42 °F	0.01 in	5 mph ENE
Thu 1	Light rain	35 / 40 °F	0.68 in	2 mph E
Wed 30	Rain	39 / 44 °F	1.20 in	4 mph ENE
Tue 29	Drizzle	37 / 51 °F	0.17 in	3 mph E
Mon 28	Partly cloudy	38 / 53 °F	0	4 mph E

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 ValdezQuestions

What's the weather like today in Valdez?

Overcast, from 27 °F to 43 °F, with calm and a 0% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Valdez?

On Thursday 29 the chance of rain is 89% (0.14 in): light rain.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 27 °F and a high of 43 °F; the warmest day, Wednesday 28.

What's the UV index today?

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

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 30.36 inHg and falling: −0.08 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Valdez?

The best time to visit Valdez is from June to August: highs of 62 °F to 65 °F, about 16 rainy days a month and 5 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Valdez in October?

In October, Valdez normally sees highs of 42 °F and lows of 29 °F, with about 19 rainy days (4.28 in for the month) and 2 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 49 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Valdez?

The warmest is July, with average highs of 65 °F, and the coldest January, with lows of 14 °F. The wettest is September (5.06 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 10 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 4:20 pm (local time).

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