Station Name: Ketchikan
Data Source: NOAA Tides and Currents

Elevation Above Sea Level: 13 feet

Sensor Depth: -11 feet

Nearest Address:
1300 Stedman St
Ketchikan, AK 99901
Ketchikan Gateway County

GPS Coordinates: 55.331944, -131.626111

Nearby Water Temperatures

Winter Weather Advisory issued March 13 at 6:02AM AKDT until March 13 at 4:00PM AKDT by NWS Juneau AK

Effective: Fri March 13, 2026, 6:02 AM
Expires: Fri March 13, 2026, 2:15 PM

...A BAND OF ORGANIZED SHOWERS WILL MOVE OVER SOUTHERN PANHANDLE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY... .Semi organized bands of showers will primarily move across Prince of Wales Island and the southern inner channels into Friday. Shower activity will have highly variable accumulations due to the varying intensity & scattered nature of the snow showers. * WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 4 inches. * WHERE...Ketchikan Gateway Borough. * WHEN...Until 4 PM AKDT this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery conditions. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Due to the scattered nature & varying intensity of these snow showers, snow accumulations and impacts will be highly variable across the region.

Slow down and use caution while traveling. People are urged to prepare their property before the onset of winter weather.

Special Weather Statement issued March 13 at 2:12PM AKDT by NWS Juneau AK

Effective: Fri March 13, 2026, 2:12 PM
Expires: Sat March 14, 2026, 12:00 PM

An incoming front will bring widespread moderate to heavy snowfall back across the southern panhandle starting Sunday morning. As the front pushes inland, forecasters are expecting a transition period to a rain and snow mix, or potentially all rain, across Prince of Wales Island, Annette Island, and Ketchikan by Sunday afternoon with temperatures reaching into the upper 30s to low 40s along the coast. Winds will increase through the early afternoon, with strongest wind gusts up to 65 mph across southern portions of Prince of Wales Island, diminishing into early Sunday evening. Current snowfall forecast amounts of 3 to 6 inches are expected through Monday afternoon, with higher amounts possible within interior Prince of Wales Island. After the main storm system dissipates Monday evening, an active snow pattern will continue though most of next week as a large area of low pressure over the Gulf of Alaska sends persistent but intermittent bands of snow showers across the area. Snowfall accumulations will be highly variable Tuesday onward, but forecasters cannot rule out some places seeing an additional 4 to 10 inches of snowfall through Friday.

Winter Weather Advisory issued March 13 at 12:15PM AKDT until March 13 at 10:00PM AKDT by NWS Juneau AK

Effective: Fri March 13, 2026, 12:15 PM
Expires: Fri March 13, 2026, 8:15 PM

...POTENTIAL FOR MORE SNOW OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE THROUGH THIS EVENING... .A weakening area of low pressure just west of southern Baranof Island will continue drifting to the south through tonight. On the east side of this low pressure system, bands of snowfall will move southwest to northeast across the southern Alaska Panhandle. While the snow is not expected to make travel difficult, slick roads and periods of reduced visibility could briefly impact travel by land or air through this evening. The snow showers should become less numerous as the evening progresses and the area of low pressure weakens. * WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 4 inches. * WHERE...Ketchikan Gateway Borough. * WHEN...Until 10 PM AKDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery conditions. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The snow will come in bands with brief periods of reduced visibility. The snow should start to diminish by late evening as the area of low pressure over the region weakens.

Slow down and use caution while traveling.

Winter Weather Advisory issued March 13 at 6:02AM AKDT until March 13 at 1:00PM AKDT by NWS Juneau AK

Effective: Fri March 13, 2026, 6:02 AM
Expires: Fri March 13, 2026, 1:00 PM

...A BAND OF ORGANIZED SHOWERS WILL MOVE OVER SOUTHERN PANHANDLE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY... .Semi organized bands of showers will primarily move across Prince of Wales Island and the southern inner channels into Friday. Shower activity will have highly variable accumulations due to the varying intensity & scattered nature of the snow showers. * WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 5 inches. * WHERE...Prince of Wales Island. * WHEN...Until 1 PM AKDT this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Travel could be difficult. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Due to the scattered nature & varying intensity of these snow showers, snow accumulations and impacts will be highly variable across the region.

Slow down and use caution while traveling. People are urged to prepare their property before the onset of winter weather. For the latest road conditions, where available, call 5 1 1 or visit 511.alaska.gov.

Special Weather Statement issued March 13 at 2:12PM AKDT by NWS Juneau AK

Effective: Fri March 13, 2026, 2:12 PM
Expires: Sat March 14, 2026, 12:00 PM

An incoming front will bring widespread moderate to heavy snowfall back across the northern Alaska Panhandle starting Sunday morning and continuing into Monday as it pushes inland near Cape Fairweather. Current forecast snowfall accumulations with this first front are between 6 and 12 inches, with locally higher amounts expected through Monday afternoon. After this storm system dissipates Monday evening, an active snow pattern will continue though next week as a large low pressure system in the Gulf of Alaska sends persistent but intermittent bands of snow showers across the area. Snowfall accumulations will be highly variable Tuesday onward, but forecasters cannot rule out some places seeing an additional 8 to 14 inches of snowfall through Friday.