Petersville, Alaska Weather
Petersville, Alaska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Petersville, Matanuska-Susitna.
Full aviation weather for Petersville is published on the Purkeypile Airport (K01A) page, 91 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Conditions reported at K01A describe the airfield itself. Weather 91 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Petersville specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Petersville.
About Petersville, Alaska
Petersville lies a quiet sprawl beneath the immense Alaskan sky, a place where the land itself seems to hold its breath. It lies 92.7 miles north-north-west of Anchorage, AK (from Anchorage, AK: bearing 343°T), and is situated 24.1 miles west-north-west of Talkeetna. The terrain here is a study in gentle, rolling hills, cloaked in the deep, shadowed green of boreal forests that march towards the distant, snow-dusted peaks. Clear, cold streams, born from the melting ice of higher elevations, snake through the valleys, their waters glinting like scattered mica in the sunlight. The air, especially in the long twilight hours, carries the crisp, clean scent of pine and damp earth, a perfume that clings to everything. Even the silence here has a texture, a profound stillness broken only by the sigh of the wind through the spruce and the distant cry of a hawk. The story of Petersville is one of hardy souls drawn by the promise of the earth and the whisper of precious metals. Though the gold rushes of yesteryear have largely faded, the spirit of self-reliance and a connection to the land endure, shaping the local economy. Many here still find their livelihood in the bounty of the wilderness, whether through hunting, fishing, or the careful cultivation of small gardens that thrive in the short, intense summer. The rhythm of Petersville is dictated by the seasons, a slow turning that allows for a deep appreciation of the natural world. It's a place where the vastness of Alaska feels intimately present, where the grandeur of the landscape is not just a backdrop but a palpable force in the lives of its inhabitants.
Live animated radar for Petersville 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 | Petersville, Matanuska-Susitna, Alaska |
| Coordinates | 62.496389°N, 150.765556°W |
| Timezone | Alaska Time (America/Anchorage) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 99683 |
| Area Code | 907 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Petersville, Alaska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Petersville, Alaska, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. 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 Petersville includes coordinates 62.496389°N, 150.765556°W, situated in Matanuska-Susitna. ZIP code 99683. 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. 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.
