As of 22:56 AKDT

Weather in Ptarmigan, AK

18°Current weather

Ptarmigan, Thursday, 22 October, 22:56

Partly cloudy. Feels like 9°. High 26°, low 18°.

Pressure30.36 inHg
Wind6.4 mph N
Humidity92%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point16°

Monthly outlook for Ptarmigan, AK: average high 35.2°, average low 26.9°. That is 5.8° above the climate normal for October. Precipitation is expected on 9 days (about 7.4 inches), against a normal of 9 days and 3.2 inches. The warmest day looks like 29 October (39.3°), the coolest 23 October (17.6°).

35.2°/26.9°
Average high / low
+5.8°
Above normal
9 / 9
Wet days / normal
7.4 in
Precipitation this month

Ten-day blocks vs climate normal

PeriodForecast highNormalDifference
22 October – 31 October35.7°25.6°+5.6°
1 November – 10 November34.4°22.2°+6.8°
11 November – 20 Novemberat normal18.2°—

October records over 66 years

52.7°1 October 2018All-time high
-17°18 October 1997All-time low
Fri, 2330° / 18°0Clear
30 °Clear

Ptarmigan, Friday, 23 October

Clear. High 30°, low 18°.

Pressure30.50 inHg
Wind2.5 mph SW
Humidity79%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point15°
Sat, 2433° / 23°0Overcast
33 °Overcast

Ptarmigan, Saturday, 24 October

Overcast. High 33°, low 23°.

Pressure30.42 inHg
Wind4.2 mph SW
Humidity86%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point21°
Sun, 2538° / 33°0.07Light snow
38 °Light snow

Ptarmigan, Sunday, 25 October

Light snow. High 38°, low 33°.

Pressure30.21 inHg
Wind6.6 mph SW
Humidity100%
Visibility0.1 mi
Dew point31°
Mon, 2638° / 30°0.04Light snow
38 °Light snow

Ptarmigan, Monday, 26 October

Light snow. High 38°, low 30°.

Pressure30.33 inHg
Wind3.8 mph SW
Humidity98%
Visibility1.5 mi
Dew point31°
Tue, 2739° / 31°0Clear
39 °Clear

Ptarmigan, Tuesday, 27 October

Clear. High 39°, low 31°.

Pressure30.45 inHg
Wind7.8 mph N
Humidity79%
Visibility—
Dew point32°
Wed, 2839° / 32°0Overcast
39 °Overcast

Ptarmigan, Wednesday, 28 October

Overcast. High 39°, low 32°.

Pressure30.27 inHg
Wind7.5 mph N
Humidity62%
Visibility—
Dew point26°
Thu, 2939° / 28°0.76Snow
39 °Snow

Ptarmigan, Thursday, 29 October

Snow. High 39°, low 28°.

Pressure29.94 inHg
Wind10.2 mph S
Humidity100%
Visibility—
Dew point39°
Fri, 3039° / 35°3.06Heavy snow
39 °Heavy snow

Ptarmigan, Friday, 30 October

Heavy snow. High 39°, low 35°.

Pressure29.50 inHg
Wind12.9 mph S
Humidity99%
Visibility—
Dew point37°
Sat, 3135° / 26°0.93Snow
35 °Snow

Ptarmigan, Saturday, 31 October

Snow. High 35°, low 26°.

Pressure29.62 inHg
Wind8.8 mph S
Humidity97%
Visibility—
Dew point34°
Sun, 0130° / 22°0.01Light snow
30 °Light snow

Ptarmigan, Sunday, 1 November

Light snow. High 30°, low 22°.

Pressure30.00 inHg
Wind2.6 mph S
Humidity96%
Visibility—
Dew point28°
Mon, 0229° / 22°0Overcast
29 °Overcast

Ptarmigan, Monday, 2 November

Overcast. High 29°, low 22°.

Pressure29.97 inHg
Wind7.7 mph N
Humidity87%
Visibility—
Dew point24°
Tue, 0336° / 27°0.69Snow
36 °Snow

Ptarmigan, Tuesday, 3 November

Snow. High 36°, low 27°.

Pressure29.88 inHg
Wind4.9 mph NE
Humidity97%
Visibility—
Dew point33°
Wed, 0435° / 29°1.02Snow
35 °Snow

Ptarmigan, Wednesday, 4 November

Snow. High 35°, low 29°.

Pressure29.47 inHg
Wind5.9 mph NE
Humidity97%
Visibility—
Dew point32°
Thu, 0538° / 28°0.65Snow
38 °Snow

Ptarmigan, Thursday, 5 November

Snow. High 38°, low 28°.

Pressure29.41 inHg
Wind8.1 mph NE
Humidity96%
Visibility—
Dew point30°
Fri, 0638° / 29°0.13Snow
38 °Snow

Ptarmigan, Friday, 6 November

Snow. High 38°, low 29°.

Pressure29.80 inHg
Wind6 mph S
Humidity97%
Visibility—
Dew point33°
From day 17 onward the outlook is built from 60-year climate statistics
Sat, 0721° / 11°0.08Climate normal
21 °Climate normal

Ptarmigan, Saturday, 7 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high21°
Average low11°
Average precipitation0.08 in
Chance of precipitation43%
Record high37° (2002)
Record low-13° (2006)
Sun, 0820° / 11°0.22Climate normal
20 °Climate normal

Ptarmigan, Sunday, 8 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high20°
Average low11°
Average precipitation0.22 in
Chance of precipitation43%
Record high35° (2019)
Record low-14° (1975)
Mon, 0921° / 12°0.26Climate normal
21 °Climate normal

Ptarmigan, Monday, 9 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high21°
Average low12°
Average precipitation0.26 in
Chance of precipitation53%
Record high39° (2023)
Record low-17° (1989)
Tue, 1021° / 13°0.25Climate normal
21 °Climate normal

Ptarmigan, Tuesday, 10 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high21°
Average low13°
Average precipitation0.25 in
Chance of precipitation53%
Record high37° (1976)
Record low-16° (1989)
Wed, 1121° / 12°0.23Climate normal
21 °Climate normal

Ptarmigan, Wednesday, 11 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high21°
Average low12°
Average precipitation0.23 in
Chance of precipitation52%
Record high35° (2018)
Record low-21° (1989)
Thu, 1221° / 11°0.19Climate normal
21 °Climate normal

Ptarmigan, Thursday, 12 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high21°
Average low11°
Average precipitation0.19 in
Chance of precipitation55%
Record high39° (2018)
Record low-30° (1989)
Fri, 1320° / 11°0.16Climate normal
20 °Climate normal

Ptarmigan, Friday, 13 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high20°
Average low11°
Average precipitation0.16 in
Chance of precipitation50%
Record high38° (2018)
Record low-22° (1989)
Sat, 1419° / 10°0.15Climate normal
19 °Climate normal

Ptarmigan, Saturday, 14 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high19°
Average low10°
Average precipitation0.15 in
Chance of precipitation40%
Record high36° (2022)
Record low-25° (1989)
Sun, 1518° / 9°0.11Climate normal
18 °Climate normal

Ptarmigan, Sunday, 15 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high18°
Average low9°
Average precipitation0.11 in
Chance of precipitation45%
Record high34° (1976)
Record low-17° (2011)
Mon, 1617° / 8°0.13Climate normal
17 °Climate normal

Ptarmigan, Monday, 16 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high17°
Average low8°
Average precipitation0.13 in
Chance of precipitation47%
Record high33° (1979)
Record low-13° (1973)
Tue, 1717° / 7°0.16Climate normal
17 °Climate normal

Ptarmigan, Tuesday, 17 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high17°
Average low7°
Average precipitation0.16 in
Chance of precipitation45%
Record high34° (1964)
Record low-15° (1969)
Wed, 1817° / 7°0.2Climate normal
17 °Climate normal

Ptarmigan, Wednesday, 18 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high17°
Average low7°
Average precipitation0.2 in
Chance of precipitation45%
Record high37° (1964)
Record low-16° (2015)
Thu, 1916° / 6°0.17Climate normal
16 °Climate normal

Ptarmigan, Thursday, 19 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high16°
Average low6°
Average precipitation0.17 in
Chance of precipitation45%
Record high38° (1964)
Record low-24° (2015)
Fri, 2017° / 6°0.17Climate normal
17 °Climate normal

Ptarmigan, Friday, 20 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high17°
Average low6°
Average precipitation0.17 in
Chance of precipitation45%
Record high38° (2019)
Record low-24° (2011)

About the monthly outlook

How accurate is a 30-day forecast?

The first 16 days come from weather models — reliable for the first 3–5 days and progressively less so after that. Days 17 through 30 for Ptarmigan, AK are built from the climate normal, the 60-year average, so they show typical weather for those dates rather than a specific forecast.

What does "above normal" mean?

We compare the forecast against the climate normal for those exact calendar days, computed from 60 years of observations. The deviation shows how much the coming month differs from a typical one.

Where do the 66-year records come from?

They are real temperature extremes recorded in Ptarmigan, AK since 1960: the highest and lowest reading for each calendar date, with the year it happened.

How often is it updated?

The forecast portion refreshes every hour; the climate portion is based on long-term data and stays stable.