Ester has real winters
Ester has cold, snowy winters and cool summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 72°, a January night drops to -15°, and about 61 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. In November, a normal day reaches 11° and a normal night drops to -5°.
Getting the latest forecast from the National Weather Service…
What stands out about Ester’s weather
Read from 30 years of NOAA records. Each one opens the full story on the Climate page.
Where today sits in Ester’s year
Typical highs and lows month by month, from 30 years of NOAA records.
Weather talk
Road reports, first frosts and storm memories from neighbors in Ester.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Forecast, conditions and alerts: National Weather Service. Climate: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020. Temperatures and rainfall come from the nearest weather station. Snow, frost dates and day counts: the NOAA station at University Exp Stn, AK (6 mi, snow) and Ester, AK (2 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.