Alaska Weather Information Line

Juneau: 790-6850 Anchorage: 266-5145 Fairbanks: 458-3745 Other Areas Within Alaska: 1-800-472-0391 Areas Outside of Alaska: 1-907-266-5145

The National Weather Service Alaska Region has established the AWL as a service to all Alaskans, providing toll-free telephone access to weather information throughout the state. This service is available outside of Alaska, but it is not toll-free.

• Forecasts are issued on a regular basis, updated when required and recorded by National Weather Service staff or, alternatively, automated by an NWS text-to-speech system, providing accurate and timely weather information.
• Public Forecasts include area (zone), motoring, and recreational forecasts as well as information for the major cities in Alaska.
• Marine Forecasts are issued for all coastal marine areas.
• Geographical coverage is by sections of Alaska: Northern, Southwestern, Southcentral, and Southeastern.

General Instructions:

Dial the Alaska Weather Information Line. Listen to the menu options and make your selection for the area you want.

Once you are familiar with the menu options you can enter the numbers at any time without listening to the entire message.

Example: The forecast for Icy Strait can be obtained by pressing 4 2 2