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Lituya Mountain Weather Forecast

Saint Elias Mountains · United States
Issued: 9 pm Mon 12 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed night, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, near gales from the S by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu night, min -18°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu night, light winds from the SE by Sat afternoon).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
700
700
700
700
750
700
900
800
750
650
650
700
650
1600
1950
650
km/h
40
SW
25
SW
15
SW
25
WSW
25
SSW
30
S
20
SSE
50
S
50
S
35
SSE
30
SW
30
SW
20
SW
10
S
10
ESE
15
SSE
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Snowflake cm
23
9
1
4
2
5
24
8
25
59
18
1
—
—
1
42
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-16
-16
-16
-15
-15
-12
-8
-9
-10
-11
-16
-18
-17
-17
-17
-16
min °C
-16
-16
-16
-16
-15
-14
-13
-9
-12
-14
-18
-18
-18
-17
-18
-17
 chill °C
-29
-26
-24
-25
-25
-25
-22
-20
-24
-24
-30
-30
-28
-24
-24
-24
Freezing level m
1050
1100
1100
1050
1200
1300
1250
1850
1900
1400
1050
1050
850
1050
950
1050
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Sunrise
—
7:41
—
—
7:43
—
—
7:45
—
—
7:48
—
—
7:50
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:08
—
—
6:06
—
—
6:04
—
—
6:00
—
—
5:58
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Lituya Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Lituya Mountain is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed night, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, near gales from the S by Wed night).

Lituya Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu night, min -18°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu night, light winds from the SE by Sat afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Lituya Mountain at the specific elevation of 3634 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Lituya Mountain. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Alaska United States.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
SHIP1018
65 km S
-m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
-
14
Light winds from the S
(14 kph at 170).
Fairweather Grounds Buoy
68 km S
3m alt.
58 minutes ago
9°C
4
Calm
(4 kph at 80).
BUOY-CSXA2
82 km SE
3m alt.
46 minutes ago
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 220).
BUOY-CSPA2
82 km SE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
0

(0 kph at —)
BUOY-GEXA2
90 km SE
3m alt.
46 minutes ago
9°C
17
Light winds from the SSE
(17 kph at 160).
SHIP881
65 km S
-m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
-
14
Light winds from the S
(14 kph at 170).
SHIP2105
65 km S
-m alt.
3 hours ago
10°C
-
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 280).
SHIP217
65 km S
-m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
-
14
Light winds from the S
(14 kph at 170).
SHIP1393
65 km S
-m alt.
48 minutes ago
9°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
SHIP1552
65 km S
-m alt.
48 minutes ago
9°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.