Pioneer 60

Weather & Conditions

Palmer, Alaska — Current Conditions & 7-Day Outlook

56°

Chance Rain Showers · Feels 56°

H 56° / L 42°

Wind 12 mph, gust 22

Precip 15%

Sunrise 7:28 AMSunset 8:11 PM12.7 hrs daylight

Thu

56°

42°

59%

Fri

54°

40°

68%

Sat

55°

38°

48%

Sun

54°

36°

58%

Mon

52°

35°

58%

Tue

52°

34°

16%

Wed

52°

11%

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

56°

Feels 56°

Wind 12 mph, gust 22

Cloud cover 86%

South Summit

~6,014 ft modeled elevation

33°

Feels 25°

Wind 9 mph, gust 15

Cloud cover 83%

Trailhead to Summit

~23° colder at the summit

Based on today’s modeled conditions: 56° at the trailhead vs. 33° 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.