Pioneer 60

Weather & Conditions

Palmer, Alaska — Current Conditions & 7-Day Outlook

56°

Mostly Sunny · Feels 56°

H 61° / L 46°

Wind 2 mph, gust 2

Precip 4%

Sunrise 7:10 AMSunset 8:34 PM13.4 hrs daylight

Thu

61°

46°

Fri

63°

49°

54%

Sat

62°

46°

77%

Sun

63°

46°

39%

Mon

62°

47°

44%

Tue

62°

45°

74%

Wed

59°

64%

Pioneer Peak — Modeled Mountain Conditions

Mountain conditions can differ dramatically from Palmer and can change rapidly. Modeled forecasts are planning tools, not a substitute for current observations, official alerts, judgment, or appropriate mountain preparation.

Trailhead

~56 ft modeled elevation

58°

Feels 59°

Wind 2 mph, gust 2

Cloud cover 58%

South Summit

~6,014 ft modeled elevation

36°

Feels 28°

Wind 10 mph, gust 15

Cloud cover 56%

Trailhead to Summit

~22° colder at the summit

Based on today’s modeled conditions: 58° at the trailhead vs. 36° at the South Summit. Wind chill and exposure on the ridge can make the difference feel larger — dress in layers regardless of the number.

Upper Pioneer Ridge — pending. We don’t yet have a verified coordinate for the upper ridge (crest ~3,200 ft, trail top ~5,300 ft per Mat-Su Borough trail info) and won’t display modeled conditions for a guessed location. This card will populate once we have a confirmed GPS point from a recon hike or authoritative trail source.

Official Source

All weather data on this page — current conditions, the 7-day outlook, and modeled mountain conditions — comes directly from the National Weather Service, a public U.S. government source. For the latest official alerts and forecasts, weather.gov is always the authoritative reference.