Sunrise, Alaska Weather
Sunrise, 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 Sunrise, Kenai Peninsula.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Sunrise.
About Sunrise, Alaska
Sunrise, a place where the land breathes deep, unfolds against a backdrop of rugged, spruce-clad slopes that tumble down to the steel-grey embrace of Turnagain Arm. It lies 27.8 miles south-east of Anchorage, AK (from Anchorage, AK: bearing 145°T), and is situated 37.4 miles south-south-east of Point MacKenzie. Here, the air, crisp and carrying the faint tang of salt and pine, seems to hum with a quiet, persistent energy. The terrain is a study in contrasts: weathered planks of buildings lean against the formidable power of the Alaskan wild, their paint faded like old memories against the vibrant green of the forest and the stark, snow-dusted peaks that loom in the distance. The very earth feels ancient, a silent witness to the slow, inexorable work of glaciers and seasons, and the light, particularly in the long summer evenings, casts a golden benediction over the landscape, softening the harsh edges and imbuing everything with a fleeting, ethereal beauty. The history of Sunrise is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of those who sought their fortune and their lives amidst this formidable beauty. Once a bustling hub of gold fever, the echoes of pickaxes and hopeful shouts still seem to linger in the wind, a testament to the raw ambition that drew people to this remote frontier. Today, the local economy still draws sustenance from the bounty of the surrounding waters, with fishing boats bobbing gently in the sheltered inlets, their nets a promise of sustenance. The character of Sunrise is one of resilient pragmatism, a community forged by the challenges and rewards of living in close communion with nature, where the rhythm of the tides and the changing of the seasons dictate the pulse of daily life.
Live animated radar for Sunrise 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 | Sunrise, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska |
| Coordinates | 60.889722°N, 149.421111°W |
| Timezone | Alaska Time (America/Anchorage) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 99605 |
| Area Code | 907 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Sunrise, Alaska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sunrise, 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 Sunrise includes coordinates 60.889722°N, 149.421111°W, situated in Kenai Peninsula. ZIP code 99605. 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.
