Wrangell, Alaska Weather
Wrangell, 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 Wrangell, Wrangell.
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About Wrangell, Alaska
Wrangell, a place where the emerald embrace of Tongass National Forest spills down to meet the restless Pacific, breathes a cool, salt-tinged air. It lies 147.6 miles south-south-east of Juneau, AK (from Juneau, AK: bearing 148°T), and is situated 32.1 miles south-east of Petersburg. The landscape here is a dramatic symphony of granite peaks, their shoulders often cloaked in mist, and the deep, dark waters of the Inside Passage, which serve as Wrangell's primary thoroughfares. Jagged islands, cloaked in dense, ancient rainforest, punctuate the horizon, their silhouettes softened by the perpetual, ethereal twilight that often graces this northern latitude. The very ground beneath your feet feels alive, a rich loam carpeted with mosses and ferns, a testament to the relentless, life-giving rain. The history of Wrangell is as layered as the sedimentary rock formations that guard its shores, a story etched by indigenous peoples, Russian traders, and American pioneers. For centuries, the Tlingit have called this land home, their ancestral ties woven into the very fabric of the island, evidenced by the totems that stand as silent sentinels. Later, the fur trade and the allure of gold brought a transient influx, but it is the enduring spirit of resourcefulness that defines Wrangell's economy today. Fishing fleets, their colorful hulls bobbing in the harbor, are the lifeblood of the community, their nets bringing in the bounty of the abundant seas, while logging, though diminished, still whispers of the island's arboreal wealth. The ferry terminal, a nexus of arrivals and departures, hums with a quiet purpose, connecting Wrangell to the wider world and reinforcing its identity as a vital, if remote, outpost.
Live animated radar for Wrangell and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Wrangell, Wrangell, Alaska |
| Coordinates | 56.470833°N, 132.376667°W |
| Timezone | Alaska Time (America/Sitka) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 99929, 99903 |
| Area Code | 907 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Wrangell, Alaska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wrangell, 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 Wrangell includes coordinates 56.470833°N, 132.376667°W, situated in Wrangell. ZIP code 99929, 99903. 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.
