Pelican, Alaska Weather
Pelican, 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 Pelican, Hoonah-Angoon.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Pelican.
About Pelican, Alaska
Pelican clings to the edge of Chichagof Island, a cluster of weathered buildings clinging to a narrow strip of land between the immense, brooding Tongass National Forest and the restless, silver-grey waters of Lisianski Inlet. It lies 70.0 miles west-south-west of Juneau, AK (from Juneau, AK: bearing 251°T), and is situated 30.5 miles west-south-west of Hoonah. The air here carries the sharp, clean scent of salt and spruce, a constant reminder of the wild, untamed forces that shape this corner of Alaska. Jagged peaks, often shrouded in mist, form a dramatic backdrop, their slopes a dense tapestry of emerald green in summer and stark, snow-dusted silhouettes in winter. The constant murmur of the sea is the town’s heartbeat, a rhythm that echoes in the creak of fishing boats and the cry of gulls wheeling overhead. This remote outpost, once a bustling hub for gold miners and later a haven for fishermen, retains a palpable sense of its rugged past. The economy of Pelican is inextricably tied to the bounty of the sea; fishing boats, their hulls scarred by countless voyages, are its lifeline, bringing in salmon, halibut, and crab, their catches fueling the local processors and the kitchens of the few, hardy restaurants. History here is not confined to museums but lives in the weathered wood of the cannery buildings and the stories passed down by generations who have called this challenging landscape home. The isolation breeds a unique character, a quiet resilience etched into the faces of its inhabitants, a community bound by the shared experience of living at the wild edge of the world.
Live animated radar for Pelican 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 | Pelican, Hoonah-Angoon, Alaska |
| Coordinates | 57.960833°N, 136.2275°W |
| Timezone | Alaska Time (America/Juneau) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 99832 |
| Area Code | 907 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Pelican, Alaska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pelican, 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 Pelican includes coordinates 57.960833°N, 136.227500°W, situated in Hoonah-Angoon. ZIP code 99832. Telephone area code: 907. Timezone: Alaska Time (America/Juneau).
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.
