Valdez, AK Weather Forecast
Chugach Census Area, Alaska
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Valdez, with free alerts the moment it counts.
The next few hours
Taller, warmer bars mean heavier rain. Dotted means no reading for that hour.
Hour by hour
Sunrise and sunset
Next five days, scored 0 to 100The first day or two use the HRRR and NBM cloud layers. Later days only have total cloud, so treat them as a rough guide.
Know when sunset at this place will be worth a photo
We score every sunrise and sunset here from the cloud, haze and smoke forecast, and let you know when one is likely to light up. Sunrise the evening before, sunset a few hours ahead.
Seven-day outlook
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Valdez, AK at a glance
Valdez is home to about 3,805 people in Chugach Census Area, across 213 square miles. It ranks 15th by population of 25 places in Alaska with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Cordova, 44 miles away.
- County
- Chugach Census Area
- Population
- 3,805 2023 est.
- Land area
- 213 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 18
- Forecast point
- 61.0836°N, 146.3172°W
How well can the network see Valdez?
The nearest Doppler radar is PAIH (Middleton Island, AK), to the S. Its lowest scan passes about 11,400 ft above Valdez. At that range the beam overshoots the base of a storm. If a warning for Valdez looks unsupported on radar, trust the warning.
The closest weather station is PAVD (Valdez Arpt). Close enough that its readings are the conditions in town.
Forecasts near Valdez
- Cordova, AK44 mi
- Anchorage, AK99 mi
- Palmer, AK99 mi
- Wasilla, AK110 mi
- Houston, AK121 mi
- Seward, AK124 mi
- North Pole, AK256 mi
- Fairbanks, AK263 mi
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