McCarthy, Alaska Weather
McCarthy, Alaska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for McCarthy, Copper River.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for McCarthy.
About McCarthy, Alaska
McCarthy exists as a raw jewel at the edge of immensity, a scattering of buildings clinging to the banks of the Copper River, its waters a restless, glacial grey. It lies 231.7 miles east of Anchorage, AK (from Anchorage, AK: bearing 83°T), and is situated 115.7 miles east-north-east of Valdez. Mountains, immense and ancient, rise like slumbering titans on all sides, their peaks often veiled in mist or crowned with the stark white of eternal snow. The air here possesses a keen, bracing clarity, carrying the scent of spruce and damp earth, a perpetual reminder of the wildness that presses in from every direction. The landscape itself feels both formidable and inviting, a place where human endeavor is dwarfed by the sheer, unyielding power of nature. This remote outpost, born from the feverish dreams of prospectors and miners, carries the echo of a more boisterous past. The Kennecott Mine, a hulking monument to bygone industry, looms nearby, a ghost of copper wealth that once pulsed through these valleys. Today, McCarthy’s economy is a subtler thing, sustained by the steady stream of adventurers drawn to the unparalleled grandeur of Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve. The days here unfold with a certain unhurried cadence, dictated less by the clock and more by the changing light, the migratory patterns of caribou, or the slow, deliberate melt of the glaciers that feed the river.
Live animated radar for McCarthy and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | McCarthy, Copper River, Alaska |
| Coordinates | 61.433333°N, 142.921667°W |
| Timezone | Alaska Time (America/Anchorage) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 99566 |
| Area Code | 907 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This McCarthy, Alaska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for McCarthy, 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 McCarthy includes coordinates 61.433333°N, 142.921667°W, situated in Copper River. ZIP code 99566. Telephone area code: 907. Timezone: Alaska Time (America/Anchorage).
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.
