Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Kodiak, AK

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Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Anchorage AK 448 PM AKDT Tue Apr 14 2026

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 through 3: Tonight through Friday)...

A beautiful April day is underway across Southcentral Alaska as upper-level ridging amplifies. Temperatures continue to warm in many locations to near the warmest they've been all calendar year, with many locations in the mid 40s as of this afternoon.

Starting tomorrow, a series of shortwave troughs amid southwest flow aloft will begin moving atop the ridge and into Southcentral.
The first front and associated precipitation reaches Kodiak Island tonight before then spreading across the Kenai Peninsula and the rest of the area during the day on Wednesday. Lingering cold air will keep most precipitation as snow during the morning hours, but expect lingering precipitation, mainly in the Susitna Valley, to mix with rain in the afternoon. The Copper Valley will also get snow in the afternoon, so expect a quick drop in temperatures in the afternoon for areas under snow showers. Amounts will be very light with most locations outside of the mountains not expecting more than a few hundredths to one tenth of an inch liquid equivalent or trace to an inch of snow.

Precipitation looks to diminish Wednesday night as ridging builds in wake of this system, but another front, tied to a more potent low in the eastern Bering, shifts into Southcentral again on Thursday and Thursday night. There remains some timing differences with various model runs, but Kodiak Island looks to get the next wave of precip sometime Thursday morning before the rest of Southcentral gets it later into the day and into the overnight period. Snow levels will be similar to the previous day's system, though perhaps a few hundred feet higher initially due to the timing. Locations at elevation should remain most/all snow with this next wave.

Precipitation will linger for the Prince William Sound region and many of the mountain ranges across Southcentral Alaska as the upper-level trough opens up and shifts east on Friday. Lower elevations, Anchorage included, may receive light additional precip. Snow accumulation with this late Thursday-Friday will be highest across the Thompson Pass area, where 6+ inches may accrue.
Mentasta Pass, Isabel Pass, McCarthy Rd, and other higher elevation areas will likely receive accumulating snow as well before tapering off somewhat on Saturday.
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