Loring, Alaska Weather
Loring, Alaska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Loring, Ketchikan Gateway.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Loring.
About Loring, Alaska
Loring clings to the edge of a vast, emerald wilderness, where the Tongass National Forest spills down to meet the restless Pacific. It lies 213.9 miles south-south-east of Juneau, AK (from Juneau, AK: bearing 149°T), and is situated 18.0 miles north of Ketchikan. The air here carries the sharp, briny tang of the sea, undercut by the damp, earthy scent of ancient cedar and spruce. Rain is a frequent visitor, often arriving not as a downpour but as a fine, persistent mist that softens the sharp edges of the world, blurring the distant peaks into shades of bruised violet and charcoal. The land itself is a study in rugged beauty, a place of steep slopes and narrow inlets, where the forest floor is a riot of mosses, ferns, and the occasional burst of vibrant fungi. The history of Loring is etched in the very timber of its few remaining structures, a testament to a once-thriving salmon canning industry. For decades, this remote outpost was a vital hub, its cannery a beating heart that pulsed with the silver bounty of the surrounding waters. Though the great canning operations have long since faded, the spirit of resilience persists, a quiet undercurrent in the lives of its inhabitants. The local economy now leans more on the dwindling but persistent fishing fleets and the burgeoning allure of eco-tourism, drawing those seeking the raw, untamed beauty of Southeast Alaska. The waterways, once highways for industry, now serve as conduits for adventure, their glassy surfaces reflecting the dramatic, cloud-scudded skies of this wild corner of the world.
Live animated radar for Loring and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
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| Location | Loring, Ketchikan Gateway, Alaska |
| Coordinates | 55.6025°N, 131.636111°W |
| Timezone | Alaska Time (America/Sitka) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 99901 |
| Area Code | 907 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Loring, Alaska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Loring, Alaska, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Loring includes coordinates 55.602500°N, 131.636111°W, situated in Ketchikan Gateway. ZIP code 99901. Telephone area code: 907. Timezone: Alaska Time (America/Sitka).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
