Pioneer 60

Weather & Conditions

Palmer, Alaska — Current Conditions & 7-Day Outlook

23°

Mostly Cloudy then Chance Light Snow · Feels 26°

H 35° / L 22°

Wind 2 mph, gust 5

Precip 0%

Sunrise 8:43 AMSunset 4:35 PM7.9 hrs daylight

Sat

35°

22°

41%

Sun

31°

24°

Mon

34°

26°

53%

Tue

37°

26°

53%

Wed

33°

24°

Thu

32°

22°

Fri

31°

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

19°

Feels 25°

Wind 1 mph, gust 5

Cloud cover 69%

South Summit

~6,014 ft modeled elevation

20°

Feels 19°

Wind 3 mph, gust 6

Cloud cover 70%

Trailhead to Summit

~1° warmer at the summit

Based on today’s modeled conditions: 19° at the trailhead vs. 20° 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.