Wind Advisory
Ends in 8 h 12 min
When
Until 4 PM AKDT this afternoon.
Where
Lower Koyukuk Valley, Lower Yukon and Innoko Valleys, and Middle Yukon Valley.
Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
What, impacts and precautionsHide details
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
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Observed 7:35 AM AKDT at PAHC

Holy Cross, AK weather

Overcast and 41°5°, rain ~8 AM–12 PM (70%).

Forecasts agree

Now 41°5°

Cloudy · Feels like 33°0°

Feels like: 32°0°; Wind chill from 17 mph28 km/h wind · air 41°5°
Wind: 17 mph28 km/hgusts 27 mph43 km/h; From the south-southeast. Gusts to 39 mph63 km/h around 8 AM
Dew point: 32°0°; Dry, static shocks likely
UV tomorrow: 0Low; Low all day (peak 0)

Light rain-snow mix now, through the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Gusts to 40 mph64 km/h until 5 PM
Rain until 1 PM (70%, 0.06 in1.5 mm)
High 41°5° today at 3 PM
Gusts to 40 mph64 km/h tomorrow from noon
Rain tomorrow from 4 PM (100%, 1.2 in30 mm)

This morningNear 38°3° · Rain all morning (70%) · gusts to 40 mph64 km/h
This afternoonNear 39°4° · Rain noon–1 PM (60%) · gusts to 35 mph56 km/h
TonightDown to 35°2° by midnight · Mostly cloudy · rain chance 40%
Tomorrow morningNear 36°2° · rain chance 40% · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 40°4° by 2 PM · Rain 4–6 PM (70%) · gusts to 28 mph45 km/h
Tomorrow nightNear 41°5° · Rain all night (100%) · gusts to 40 mph64 km/h

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 7a	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 37°3° to 38°3°)	27°−3°	70%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 40 mph65 km/h	90%	92%	0
Sat 8a	Rain	38°3° (likely 37°3° to 38°3°)	28°−2°	70%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 39 mph63 km/h	90%	90%	0
Sat 9a	Rain	38°3° (likely 37°3° to 38°3°)	27°−3°	70%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 38 mph62 km/h	93%	86%	0
Sat 10a	Rain	38°3° (likely 36°2° to 38°3°)	28°−2°	60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 38 mph61 km/h	94%	87%	0
Sat 11a	Rain	38°3° (likely 37°3° to 39°4°)	29°−2°	60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 37 mph59 km/h	96%	84%	1
Sat 12p	Rain	38°3° (likely 36°2° to 39°4°)	29°−2°	60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 35 mph57 km/h	96%	84%	1
Sat 1p	Rain	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)	30°−1°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 34 mph55 km/h	95%	84%	1
Sat 2p	Rain	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 40°4°)	32°0°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 32 mph51 km/h	90%	74%	1
Sat 3p	Rain	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 41°5°)	33°1°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 29 mph46 km/h	88%	59%	1
Sat 4p	Sunny	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	33°1°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 26 mph41 km/h	85%	18%	1
Sat 5p	Mostly cloudy	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	33°1°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	85%	37%	1
Sat 6p	Mostly cloudy	40°4° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	32°0°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	84%	56%	0
Sat 7p	Rain	38°3° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)	32°0°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph31 km/h	85%	36%	0
Sat 8p	Rain	37°3° (likely 35°2° to 38°3°)	31°−1°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	87%	26%	0
Sat 9p	Rain	37°3° (likely 35°2° to 37°3°)	30°−1°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	89%	50%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 35°2° to 37°3°)	29°−2°	40%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	91%	67%	0
Sat 11p	Rain	36°2° (likely 35°2° to 38°3°)	29°−2°	40%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	93%	82%	0
Sun 12a	Rain	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 38°3°)	28°−2°	40%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	92%	88%	0
Sun 1a	Snow	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 38°3°)	27°−3°	40%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	93%	80%	0
Sun 2a	Snow	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 38°3°)	27°−3°	40%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	93%	94%	0
Sun 3a	Snow	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 39°4°)	27°−3°	40%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	94%	90%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 38°3°)	28°−2°	40%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	95%	93%	0
Sun 5a	Rain	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 38°3°)	28°−2°	40%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph38 km/h	96%	96%	0
Sun 6a	Rain	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 38°3°)	28°−2°	40%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	96%	95%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 39°4°)	27°−3°	40%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	96%	95%	0
Sun 8a	Rain	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 38°3°)	27°−3°	40%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	96%	97%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 38°3°)	26°−3°	40%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	97%	95%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 38°3°)	26°−3°	30%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	97%	89%	0
Sun 11a	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 38°3°)	27°−3°	30%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	97%	83%	0
Sun 12p	Rain	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 38°3°)	28°−2°	30%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	96%	83%	0
Sun 1p	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 39°4°)	30°−1°	40%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 25 mph41 km/h	94%	97%	0
Sun 2p	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 40°4°)	32°0°	40%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	90%	93%	0
Sun 3p	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	33°1°	40%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 27 mph43 km/h	89%	96%	0
Sun 4p	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 41°5°)	33°1°	70%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	85%	92%	0
Sun 5p	Rain	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 41°5°)	33°1°	70%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	84%	93%	0
Sun 6p	Rain	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 40°4°)	33°1°	70%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 30 mph49 km/h	83%	99%	0
Sun 7p	Rain	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 40°4°)	32°0°	70%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 31 mph50 km/h	83%	100%	0
Sun 8p	Rain	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 40°4°)	32°0°	70%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 35 mph56 km/h	84%	97%	0
Sun 9p	Rain	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 40°4°)	32°0°	70%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 35 mph57 km/h	87%	99%	0
Sun 10p	Rain	40°4° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)	31°−1°	100%, 0.14 in3.6 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 38 mph61 km/h	89%	99%	0
Sun 11p	Rain	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 40°4°)	31°−1°	100%, 0.14 in3.6 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 39 mph62 km/h	91%	99%	0
Mon 12a	Rain	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	31°−1°	100%, 0.14 in3.6 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 40 mph65 km/h	93%	99%	0
Mon 1a	Drizzle	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 41°5°)	31°−1°	100%, 0.14 in3.6 mm	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 39 mph62 km/h	94%	92%	0
Mon 2a	Rain	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	31°−1°	100%, 0.14 in3.6 mm	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 38 mph61 km/h	94%	97%	0
Mon 3a	Rain	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	32°0°	100%, 0.14 in3.6 mm	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 34 mph55 km/h	93%	93%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 42°6°)	33°1°	80%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 37 mph60 km/h	92%	92%	0
Mon 5a	Drizzle	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	33°1°	80%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 39 mph63 km/h	92%	91%	0
Mon 6a	Rain	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	33°1°	80%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 35 mph57 km/h	92%	95%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Rain. High 41°5°, low 35°2°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 70% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 38°3°
  70% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 41°5°
  60% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 37°3°
  40% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 35°2°
  40% chance
Official NWS forecast
Today: Rain likely before 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. South wind 15 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tonight: A chance of rain between 7pm and 1am, then a chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. South wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
39°4°–42°6°
Low, likely
35°2°–37°3°
Wind
38 mph61 km/h, gusts 53 mph85 km/h
UV peak
1
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Rain. High 41°5°, low 38°3°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 70% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 36°2°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 40°4°
  70% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 40°4°
  100% chance · 0.48 in12 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 40°4°
  100% chance · 0.58 in15 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 41. South wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Night: Rain. Cloudy, with a low around 38. South wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
39°4°–41°5°
Low, likely
36°2°–38°3°
Wind
29 mph46 km/h, gusts 45 mph72 km/h
Monday, Oct 26. Rain. High 44°7°, low 38°3°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 80% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 42°5°
  80% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 42°5°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain. Cloudy, with a high near 44. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Night: A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 38. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
43°6°–44°7°
Low, likely
38°3°–41°5°
Wind
30 mph48 km/h, gusts 45 mph73 km/h
Tuesday, Oct 27. Rain. High 43°6°, low 37°3°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 42°5°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 38°3°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 36°2°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain before 10am. Cloudy, with a high near 43.
Night: Rain likely after 10pm. Cloudy, with a low around 37.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
41°5°–44°7°
Low, likely
34°1°–38°3°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
1
Wednesday, Oct 28. Rain. High 43°6°, low 32°0°. Rain 0.49 in12 mm, 70% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 42°6°
  70% chance · 0.16 in4.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 43°6°
  70% chance · 0.2 in5.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 39°4°
  60% chance · 0.11 in2.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 36°2°
  30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 43.
Night: A chance of rain before 10pm, then a chance of rain and snow between 10pm and 4am, then a chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a low around 32.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
42°6°–46°8°
Low, likely
32°0°–39°4°
Wind
27 mph44 km/h, gusts 44 mph71 km/h
Thursday, Oct 29. Snow. High 39°4°, low 33°1°. Snow 0.14 in3.6 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 34°1°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Snow, 36°2°
  50% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Snow, 36°2°
  70% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 36°2°
  60% chance · 0.2 in0.4 cm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain and snow before 4pm, then a chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a high near 39.
Night: Rain and snow likely. Cloudy, with a low around 33.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
37°3°–46°8°
Low, likely
31°−1°–33°1°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 33 mph54 km/h
Friday, Oct 30. Snow. High 39°4°, low 31°−1°. Snow 0–2 in0–5 cm, 70% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 37°3°
  60% chance · 0.2 in0.5 cm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 39°4°
  50% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 37°3°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 33°1°
  40% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain and snow likely before 10am, then a chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a high near 39.
Night: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
38°3°–42°6°
Low, likely
31°−1°–38°3°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Snow. High 35°2°, low 29°−2°. Snow 0–2 in0–5 cm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 32°0°
  40% chance · 0.3 in0.7 cm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Snow, 32°0°
  30% chance · 0.2 in0.6 cm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Snow, 30°−1°
  20% chance · 0.3 in0.7 cm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 28°−2°
  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.
High, likely
33°1°–37°3°
Low, likely
27°−3°–31°−1°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Snow. High 31°−1°, low 26°−3°. Snow 0–2 in0–5 cm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 27°−3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 29°−1°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 27°−3°
  30% chance · 0.1 in0.3 cm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 25°−4°
  30% chance · 0.4 in0.9 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
28°−2°–33°1°
Low, likely
22°−6°–30°−1°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 33 mph54 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Partly sunny. High 28°−2°, low 24°−4°. Rain 0.2 in5.1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 25°−4°
  30% chance · 0.3 in0.7 cm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 29°−2°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 26°−3°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm
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.
High, likely
23°−5°–34°1°
Low, likely
17°−8°–30°−1°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h

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The outlook

Today
70% chance of rain, high 41°, low 35°.
Tomorrow
72% chance of rain, high 41°, low 38°.
Monday
75% chance of rain, high 44°, low 38°, warming up.
Rest of week
Highs 28–43°; chance of precipitation on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.

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Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 9 h 6 min; Losing 5 min 52 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 4 h 1 min less
Golden hour: 5:46–7:25 PM; Morning 9:20–10:59 AM
Blue hour: 7:25–7:42 PM; Morning 9:03–9:20 AM; first light 9:03 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 89% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 8:02 AM · rises 6:03 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking south from Holy Cross. The highest point on the skyline is about 3,100 ft, 43 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

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