Weather for Ketchikan, Alaska
Current Weather
Humidity: 93%
Feels Like: 42.2°F
Wind: SSE 8.3 mph
Wind Gusts: 15.2 mph
Precipitation: 0.02 in
Cloud Cover: 100%
Visibility: 8 mi
UV Index: 0
Weather Forecast
Fri
H: 47°F
L: 43°F
Sat
H: 45°F
L: 38°F
Sun
H: 44°F
L: 37°F
Air Quality
Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.
Astronomical
Best Times for Fishing or Hunting
Major Periods
9:02 AM - 11:32 AM9:24 PM - 11:54 PM
Minor Periods
3:41 AM - 5:11 AM2:08 PM - 3:38 PM
Small Craft Advisory issued November 6 at 6:07AM AKST until November 7 at 5:00PM AKST by NWS Juneau AK
Effective: Fri November 6, 2026, 6:07 AM
Expires: Fri November 6, 2026, 6:15 PM
Southeast Alaska Inside Waters from Dixon Entrance to Skagway Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one-third of the combined windwave and swell height. UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft, except 12 ft near ocean entrances. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft, except 8 ft near ocean entrances. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt becoming N in the afternoon. Gusts to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Rain in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE gale to 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...SE gale to 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TUE...SE gale to 40 kt. Seas 17 ft.
Small Craft Advisory issued November 6 at 5:42AM AKST until November 7 at 6:00PM AKST by NWS Juneau AK
Effective: Fri November 6, 2026, 5:42 AM
Expires: Fri November 6, 2026, 1:45 PM
* WHAT...Northeast winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt and seas 6 to 9 ft expected. * WHERE...Clarence Strait. * WHEN...From noon to 6 PM AKST Saturday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
Small Craft Advisory issued November 6 at 3:20AM AKST until November 7 at 5:00PM AKST by NWS Juneau AK
Effective: Fri November 6, 2026, 3:20 AM
Expires: Fri November 6, 2026, 6:30 PM
Southeast Alaska Inside Waters from Dixon Entrance to Skagway Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one-third of the combined windwave and swell height. .TODAY...S wind 25 kt diminishing to 20 kt. Gusts to 40 kt early in the morning, Seas 8 ft subsiding to 5 ft in the afternoon. Near ocean entrances, seas 13 ft subsiding to 9 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft, except 8 ft near ocean entrances. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt becoming N in the afternoon. Gusts to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Rain in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE gale to 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...SE gale to 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TUE...SE gale to 40 kt. Seas 17 ft.
Weather Forecast
Average Temperature: 44.7°F
Average Humidity: 84%
Wind: 23.9 mph
UV Index: 0.2
Astronomical
Best Times for Fishing or Hunting
Major Periods
9:02 AM - 11:32 AM9:24 PM - 11:54 PM
Minor Periods
3:41 AM - 5:11 AM2:08 PM - 3:38 PM
Weather Forecast
Average Temperature: 40.3°F
Average Humidity: 87%
Wind: 12.1 mph
UV Index: 0.2
Astronomical
Best Times for Fishing or Hunting
Major Periods
9:46 AM - 12:16 PM10:09 PM - 12:39 AM
Minor Periods
5:03 AM - 6:33 AM2:17 PM - 3:47 PM
Weather Forecast
Average Temperature: 40.8°F
Average Humidity: 90%
Wind: 11 mph
UV Index: 0.4
Astronomical
Best Times for Fishing or Hunting
Major Periods
10:33 AM - 1:03 PM10:56 PM - 1:26 AM
Minor Periods
6:26 AM - 7:56 AM2:29 PM - 3:59 PM