Yukon River at Galena
0.9 mi- Level
- 99.4 ft
- Flow
- 155,000 cfs
Reading from Sat 2 AM · NWS gauge page
Appearance
Ends in 12 h 3 min
Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
What
South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected.
Impacts
High winds may move loose debris, damage property and cause power outages. Travel could be difficult.
Additional details
A brief period of wet snow will quickly transition to rain Friday afternoon. Wind will increase Friday morning with peak gusts occurring between 4 PM Friday and 4AM Saturday.
Precautionary actions
People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown around or damaged by the wind.
Areas: Lower Koyukuk Valley; Middle Yukon Valley; Lower Yukon and Innoko Valleys
See it on weather.gov (opens in a new tab)Observed 3:40 AM AKDT at PAGA
Rainy and 36°2°, 14°8° warmer than a typical Oct 24, rain ~4 AM–6 PM (99%).
Today: low 29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 35°2°), high 39°4° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°).
Now 36°2°
Rain · Feels like 25°−4°
Heavy snow now, through the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 3a | Snow | 35°2° (likely 34°1° to 37°3°) | 23°−5° | 100%, snow 0.6 in1.5 cm | 25 mph40 km/h from SE, gusts 35 mph56 km/h | 94% | 99% | 0 |
| Sat 4a | Rain | 37°3° (likely 35°2° to 37°3°) | 27°−3° | 100%, 0.07 in1.8 mm | 20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 32 mph52 km/h | 95% | 99% | 0 |
| Sat 5a | Rain | 38°3° (likely 35°2° to 38°3°) | 27°−3° | 100%, 0.07 in1.8 mm | 20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 30 mph48 km/h | 94% | 95% | 0 |
| Sat 6a | Rain | 38°3° (likely 35°2° to 38°3°) | 27°−3° | 100%, 0.07 in1.8 mm | 20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 28 mph45 km/h | 94% | 99% | 0 |
| Sat 7a | Rain | 38°3° (likely 35°2° to 38°3°) | 29°−2° | 100%, 0.07 in1.8 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 26 mph42 km/h | 92% | 98% | 0 |
| Sat 8a | Rain | 38°3° (likely 35°2° to 38°3°) | 28°−2° | 100%, 0.07 in1.8 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph38 km/h | 94% | 81% | 0 |
| Sat 9a | Rain | 38°3° (likely 35°2° to 38°3°) | 28°−2° | 100%, 0.07 in1.8 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph37 km/h | 95% | 91% | 0 |
| Sat 10a | Rain | 38°3° (likely 35°2° to 38°3°) | 29°−2° | 100%, 0.04 in1 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h | 94% | 95% | 0 |
| Sat 11a | Rain | 38°3° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°) | 30°−1° | 100%, 0.04 in1 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h | 93% | 98% | 0 |
| Sat 12p | Rain | 38°3° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°) | 30°−1° | 100%, 0.04 in1 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h | 94% | 99% | 1 |
| Sat 1p | Rain | 38°3° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°) | 30°−1° | 90%, 0.04 in1 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h | 93% | 96% | 1 |
| Sat 2p | Rain | 39°4° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°) | 30°−1° | 90%, 0.04 in1 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h | 93% | 99% | 1 |
| Sat 3p | Rain | 39°4° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°) | 30°−1° | 90%, 0.04 in1 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h | 94% | 99% | 1 |
| Sat 4p | Rain | 38°3° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°) | 30°−1° | 50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h | 95% | 98% | 0 |
| Sat 5p | Rain | 39°4° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°) | 31°−1° | 50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 94% | 97% | 0 |
| Sat 6p | Rain | 39°4° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°) | 31°−1° | 50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h | 94% | 94% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Rain | 38°3° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°) | 32°0° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 94% | 90% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Rain | 38°3° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°) | 31°−1° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 94% | 89% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Rain | 38°3° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°) | 31°−1° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 93% | 88% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Mostly cloudy | 37°3° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°) | 30°−1° | 10% | 10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 94% | 84% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Mostly cloudy | 37°3° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°) | 30°−1° | 10% | 10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 95% | 61% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Mostly cloudy | 36°2° (likely 34°1° to 37°3°) | 29°−2° | 10% | 10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h | 95% | 74% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Cloudy | 36°2° (likely 34°1° to 37°3°) | 30°−1° | 20% | 10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 95% | 97% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Cloudy | 36°2° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°) | 30°−1° | 20% | 10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 97% | 90% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Cloudy | 37°3° (likely 34°1° to 37°3°) | 30°−1° | 20% | 10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 95% | 93% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Cloudy | 37°3° (likely 33°1° to 37°3°) | 30°−1° | 30% | 10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 95% | 94% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Rain | 37°3° (likely 33°1° to 37°3°) | 30°−1° | 30% | 10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 95% | 92% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Cloudy | 37°3° (likely 34°1° to 37°3°) | 30°−1° | 30% | 10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 94% | 97% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Rain | 37°3° (likely 34°1° to 37°3°) | 30°−1° | 30% | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 94% | 98% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Cloudy | 36°2° (likely 34°1° to 37°3°) | 29°−2° | 30% | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 97% | 97% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Cloudy | 36°2° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°) | 29°−2° | 30% | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 97% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 10a | Cloudy | 36°2° (likely 34°1° to 37°3°) | 30°−1° | 20% | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 97% | 96% | 0 |
| Sun 11a | Rain | 38°3° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°) | 31°−1° | 20% | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 95% | 89% | 0 |
| Sun 12p | Rain | 38°3° (likely 35°2° to 38°3°) | 32°0° | 20% | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 94% | 85% | 0 |
| Sun 1p | Cloudy | 39°4° (likely 36°2° to 39°4°) | 32°0° | 10% | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 92% | 95% | 0 |
| Sun 2p | Mostly cloudy | 40°4° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°) | 33°1° | 10% | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 90% | 76% | 1 |
| Sun 3p | Cloudy | 40°4° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°) | 33°1° | 10% | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 90% | 71% | 1 |
| Sun 4p | Cloudy | 38°3° (likely 37°3° to 38°3°) | 31°−1° | 10% | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph28 km/h | 88% | 72% | 0 |
| Sun 5p | Mostly cloudy | 38°3° (likely 36°2° to 38°3°) | 31°−1° | 10% | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 87% | 77% | 0 |
| Sun 6p | Cloudy | 37°3° (likely 35°2° to 37°3°) | 30°−1° | 10% | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 88% | 84% | 0 |
| Sun 7p | Cloudy | 36°2° (likely 34°1° to 37°3°) | 29°−2° | 10% | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 89% | 94% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Mostly cloudy | 36°2° (likely 34°1° to 36°2°) | 28°−2° | 10% | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 89% | 94% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Mostly cloudy | 36°2° (likely 34°1° to 36°2°) | 28°−2° | 10% | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph33 km/h | 90% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Snow | 36°2° (likely 35°2° to 36°2°) | 26°−3° | 80%, 0.07 in1.8 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h | 90% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Drizzle | 36°2° (likely 35°2° to 36°2°) | 26°−3° | 80%, 0.07 in1.8 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 27 mph43 km/h | 91% | 99% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Snow | 36°2° (likely 35°2° to 36°2°) | 27°−3° | 80%, 0.07 in1.8 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 27 mph43 km/h | 92% | 99% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Drizzle | 37°3° (likely 35°2° to 37°3°) | 26°−3° | 80%, 0.07 in1.8 mm | 20 mph32 km/h from SE, gusts 29 mph47 km/h | 92% | 99% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Drizzle | 37°3° (likely 35°2° to 37°3°) | 26°−3° | 80%, 0.07 in1.8 mm | 20 mph32 km/h from SE, gusts 27 mph43 km/h | 92% | 98% | 0 |
Morning
6 AM–noon
100% chance · 0.36 in9.1 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
100% chance · 0.18 in4.6 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
50% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
30% chance
Official NWS forecast
Today: Rain. Cloudy, with a high near 39. Southeast wind 15 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Tonight: Rain and snow. Cloudy. Low around 29, with temperatures rising to around 38 overnight. Southeast wind 20 to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
30% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
80% chance · 0.14 in3.6 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
100% chance · 0.24 in6.1 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. South wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Rain and snow after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. South wind 10 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
Morning
6 AM–noon
80% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
20% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
30% chance
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain before 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 38.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Cloudy, with a high near 43.
Night: A slight chance of rain between 10pm and 4am, then a chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a low around 35.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
Morning
6 AM–noon
40% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
60% chance · 0.12 in3.1 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
60% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
50% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain and snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 42.
Night: Rain likely before 10pm, then a chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a low around 32.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
20% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
60% chance · 0.2 in0.5 cm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
60% chance · 0.1 in0.3 cm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a high near 38.
Night: A chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a low around 31. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
60% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
40% chance · 0.2 in0.5 cm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
40% chance · 0.2 in0.4 cm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
30% chance · 0.2 in0.5 cm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a high near 37.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
30% chance · 0.1 in0.3 cm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance · 0.1 in0.3 cm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
30% chance · 0.2 in0.4 cm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
20% chance · 0.1 in0.4 cm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
20% chance · 0.2 in0.4 cm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
99% chance of snow, high 39°, low 29°.
30% chance of rain, high 40°, low 36°.
35% chance of rain, high 43°, low 38°, warming up.
Highs 25–43°; chance of precipitation on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.
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No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.
Reading from Sat 2 AM · NWS gauge page
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
About 84% less heating than a typical week.
Heating degree days, base 65°F
47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 47 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.
Dry air outside (dew point 36°F).
No stretch in the next few days is comfortable enough outside, by temperature, dew point and air quality.
Today’s expected high is 14°8° warmer than typical.
Galena weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sunrise 9:49 AM, sunset 6:32 PM.
Clouds most of the night (about 95% cover).
Waxing gibbous
96% lit · growing