Station Name: Yakutat, Yakutat Bay
Data Source: NOAA Tides and Currents

Elevation Above Sea Level: 23 feet

Sensor Depth: -8 feet

Nearest Address:
324 Max Italio Dr
Yakutat, AK 99689
Yakutat City and Borough County

GPS Coordinates: 59.548333, -139.733056

Nearby Water Temperatures

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.

Winter Weather Advisory issued March 14 at 9:28AM AKDT until March 15 at 11:00AM AKDT by NWS Juneau AK

Effective: Sat March 14, 2026, 9:28 AM
Expires: Sat March 14, 2026, 6:00 PM

...NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS OVER NE GULF COAST SATURDAY... .Snow showers will develop into an organized band across the NE Gulf through the day Saturday. Advisory level snowfall rates of around 1 inch per 3 hours is expected from Yakutat to Sitka, with lighter rates inland. If snow showers train over one location for an extended period of time, visibility could drop to a half mile at times with greater accumulations. Snow showers will taper off early Sunday ahead of a stronger low pressure system that will track northward and bring steady snow back into the area with heavier rates. * WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 4 to 6 inches. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. * WHERE...City and Borough of Yakutat. * WHEN...From 1 PM this afternoon to 11 AM AKDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be difficult. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Greatest snowfall rates expected late Saturday night.

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.

Winter Weather Advisory issued March 14 at 2:38PM AKDT until March 15 at 2:00PM AKDT by NWS Juneau AK

Effective: Sat March 14, 2026, 2:38 PM
Expires: Sat March 14, 2026, 10:45 PM

...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL RETURNS SUNDAY INTO MONDAY... .Bands of snow showers are currently pushing into the NE Gulf as of Saturday afternoon with widely varying conditions. Advisory level snowfall rates of around 1 inch per 3 hours is expected from Yakutat to Sitka, with lighter rates inland. If snow showers train over one location for an extended period of time, visibility could drop to a half mile at times with greater accumulations. This wave of showers is separate from a stronger low pressure system that is expected to track northward across the panhandle starting Sunday morning and continuing through Monday. Steady snowfall will return with heaviest rates across the northern and central Alaska Panhandle starting Sunday morning and continuing into Monday. Current forecast snowfall accumulations within the Winter Storm Warnings are between 6 to 14 inches, with locally higher amounts expected through Monday evening. For southern panhandle communities in Winter Weather Advisories, expecting snowfall accumulations of 3 to 6 inches, highest totals within interior Prince of Wales Island. The main forecast challenge for the southern panhandle will be the timing and transition period to a rain and snow mix, or potentially all rain by Sunday afternoon with temperatures reaching into the upper 30s to low 40s along the coast as the front pushes northward, limiting potential snowfall accumulations. Snow showers will then continue behind this system with widely variable accumulations through the rest of the week. * WHAT...Snow. Additional snow accumulations of 5 to 8 inches. * WHERE...City and Borough of Yakutat. * WHEN...Until 2 PM AKDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Scattered snow showers will continue through Saturday afternoon. Greatest snowfall rates expected late Saturday night into early Sunday morning.

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. Mariners should prepare their vessels for heavy snow.