Blizzard Warning
Ends in 6 h 24 min
When
Until 7 AM AKDT Saturday.
Where
Baldwin Peninsula, Kivalina and Red Dog Dock, Lower Kobuk Valley, and Northern Seward Peninsula.
Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
What, impacts and precautionsHide details
What
Blizzard conditions. Additional snow accumulations up to 3 inches. Winds gusting as high as 65 mph.
Impacts
Travel could be very difficult. Areas of blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. Visibilities may drop below a quarter mile due to falling and blowing snow. Very strong winds could result in power outages.
Additional details
Snow and gusty winds will produce blizzard conditions Friday into Friday night. As south winds continue and temperatures warm, snow will transition to rain Friday night into Saturday.
Precautionary actions
Travel should be restricted to emergencies only. If you must travel, have a winter survival kit with you. If you get stranded, stay with your vehicle.
Areas: Kivalina and Red Dog Dock; Lower Kobuk Valley; Baldwin Peninsula; Northern Seward Peninsula
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Coastal Flood Watch
Starts in 3 days 3 h
When
From late Monday night through late Tuesday night.
Where
Norton Sound coastline north of Kotzebue.
Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
What, impacts and precautionsHide details
What
More significant coastal flooding possible around Monday night. Water Levels between 4 and 6 feet are possible.
Impacts
Minor coastal flooding is possible. Some shoreline erosion may occur.
Precautionary actions
If travel is required, allow extra time as some roads may be closed. Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property.
Areas: Lower Kobuk Valley
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Observed 12:15 AM AKDT at PASK

Kiana, AK weather

Blizzard Warning. 34°1° and windy now.

One forecast only

Now 34°1°

Windy · Feels like 21°−6°

Feels like: 21°−6°; Wind chill from 24 mph39 km/h wind · air 34°1°
Wind: 24 mph39 km/hgusts 30 mph48 km/h; From the southeast. 1524–24 mph39 km/h through 12 PM
Dew point: 30°−1°; Dry, static shocks likely

Next 48 hours

2°1° warmer than this time yesterday (32°0° then, 34°1° now)

Good hours for

Snow until 4 AM (100%, 9–10 in23–25 cm)
Rain today from 4 AM (100%, 2 in50 mm)
High 38°3° today at 2 PM

TonightUp to 37°3° by 4 AM · Snow midnight–4 AM (100%) · freezing, low 30°−1°
This morningNear 37°3° · Rain all morning (60%)
This afternoonNear 38°3° · Rain all afternoon (60%)
TonightNear 37°3° · Rain all night (70%)
Tomorrow morningNear 36°2° · Rain all morning (80%)
Tomorrow afternoonNear 37°3° · Rain all afternoon (80%)
Tomorrow nightNear 37°3° · Rain all night (100%)

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 12a	Heavy snow	30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 30°−1°)	17°−8°	100%, snow 2.3 in5.8 cm	20 mph32 km/h from SE	94%	—	—
Sat 1a	Snow	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 33°1°)	21°−6°	70%, snow 2.3 in5.8 cm	20 mph32 km/h from SE	94%	—	—
Sat 2a	Snow	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 33°1°)	22°−6°	70%, snow 2.3 in5.8 cm	20 mph32 km/h from SE	94%	—	—
Sat 3a	Snow	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 34°1°)	23°−5°	70%, snow 2.3 in5.8 cm	20 mph32 km/h from SE	94%	—	—
Sat 4a	Rain	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 37°3°)	27°−3°	60%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE	93%	—	—
Sat 5a	Rain	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 37°3°)	27°−3°	60%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE	93%	—	—
Sat 6a	Rain	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 37°3°)	27°−3°	60%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE	93%	—	—
Sat 7a	Snow	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 37°3°)	28°−2°	60%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE	93%	—	—
Sat 8a	Snow	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 37°3°)	28°−2°	60%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE	93%	—	—
Sat 9a	Snow	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 37°3°)	28°−2°	60%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE	94%	—	—
Sat 10a	Snow	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 36°2°)	28°−2°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE	91%	—	—
Sat 11a	Snow	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 36°2°)	28°−2°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE	92%	—	—
Sat 12p	Snow	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 37°3°)	29°−2°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE	91%	—	—
Sat 1p	Rain	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 37°3°)	29°−2°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE	91%	—	—
Sat 2p	Rain	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 38°3°)	30°−1°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE	91%	—	—
Sat 3p	Rain	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 37°3°)	29°−2°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE	91%	—	—
Sat 4p	Rain	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 38°3°)	30°−1°	60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE	90%	—	—
Sat 5p	Rain	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 38°3°)	30°−1°	60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE	90%	—	—
Sat 6p	Rain	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 38°3°)	30°−1°	60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE	90%	—	—
Sat 7p	Snow	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 38°3°)	29°−2°	50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE	90%	—	—
Sat 8p	Snow	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 38°3°)	29°−2°	50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE	90%	—	—
Sat 9p	Snow	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 37°3°)	29°−2°	50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE	90%	—	—
Sat 10p	Snow	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 37°3°)	29°−2°	40%, 0.04 in1 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE	87%	—	—
Sat 11p	Snow	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 37°3°)	29°−2°	40%, 0.04 in1 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE	90%	—	—
Sun 12a	Snow	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 36°2°)	28°−2°	40%, 0.04 in1 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE	93%	—	—
Sun 1a	Snow	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 36°2°)	28°−2°	60%, 0.04 in1 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE	93%	—	—
Sun 2a	Snow	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 36°2°)	28°−2°	60%, 0.04 in1 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE	94%	—	—
Sun 3a	Snow	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 36°2°)	28°−2°	60%, 0.04 in1 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE	93%	—	—
Sun 4a	Snow	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 36°2°)	28°−2°	70%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE	95%	—	—
Sun 5a	Snow	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 36°2°)	28°−2°	70%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE	95%	—	—
Sun 6a	Snow	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 36°2°)	28°−2°	70%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE	95%	—	—
Sun 7a	Snow	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 36°2°)	28°−2°	80%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE	95%	—	—
Sun 8a	Snow	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 36°2°)	28°−2°	80%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE	96%	—	—
Sun 9a	Snow	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 36°2°)	28°−2°	80%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE	97%	—	—
Sun 10a	Snow	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 36°2°)	28°−2°	80%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE	94%	—	—
Sun 11a	Snow	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 36°2°)	28°−2°	80%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE	95%	—	—
Sun 12p	Snow	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 37°3°)	29°−2°	80%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE	95%	—	—
Sun 1p	Rain	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 38°3°)	30°−1°	80%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S	94%	—	—
Sun 2p	Rain	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 38°3°)	31°−1°	80%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S	94%	—	—
Sun 3p	Rain	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 38°3°)	30°−1°	80%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S	93%	—	—
Sun 4p	Snow	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 38°3°)	30°−1°	70%, 0.04 in1 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S	93%	—	—
Sun 5p	Snow	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 37°3°)	30°−1°	70%, 0.04 in1 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S	93%	—	—
Sun 6p	Snow	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 37°3°)	30°−1°	70%, 0.04 in1 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S	92%	—	—
Sun 7p	Snow	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 37°3°)	29°−2°	80%, 0.04 in1 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE	92%	—	—
Sun 8p	Snow	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 37°3°)	29°−2°	80%, 0.04 in1 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE	91%	—	—
Sun 9p	Snow	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 37°3°)	29°−2°	80%, 0.04 in1 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE	89%	—	—
Sun 10p	Snow	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 36°2°)	28°−2°	100%, 0.2 in5.1 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE	89%	—	—
Sun 11p	Snow	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 36°2°)	28°−2°	100%, 0.2 in5.1 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE	90%	—	—

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Snow. High 39°4°, low 28°−2°. Snow, 60% chance. One forecast only.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 37°3°
  60% chance · 0.14 in3.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Snow, 38°3°
  60% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Snow, 38°3°
  60% chance · 0.16 in4.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 36°2°
  70% chance · 0.3 in7.6 mm
Official NWS forecast
Today: Rain likely before 7am, then rain and snow likely between 7am and 10am, then rain and snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. Southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tonight: Snow and areas of blowing snow before 1am, then rain and snow likely. Cloudy. Low around 28, with temperatures rising to around 37 overnight. Southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
High, likely
39°4°
Low, likely
28°−2°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Snow. High 38°3°, low 35°2°. Snow, 80% chance. One forecast only.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 36°2°
  80% chance · 0.38 in9.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Snow, 38°3°
  80% chance · 0.28 in7.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Snow, 37°3°
  100% chance · 0.56 in14 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain and snow. Cloudy, with a high near 38. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Night: Rain and snow. Cloudy, with a low around 35. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
High, likely
38°3°
Low, likely
35°2°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h
Monday, Oct 26. Snow. High 39°4°, low 35°2°. Snow, 90% chance. One forecast only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain and snow before 4pm, then rain and snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 39. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Night: Rain and snow. Cloudy, with a low around 35.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
High, likely
39°4°
Low, likely
35°2°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h
Tuesday, Oct 27. Snow. High 40°4°, low 34°1°. Snow, 80% chance. One forecast only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain and snow. Cloudy, with a high near 40.
Night: Rain and snow likely. Cloudy, with a low around 34.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
High, likely
40°4°
Low, likely
34°1°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h
Wednesday, Oct 28. Snow. High 38°3°, low 30°−1°. Snow, 70% chance. One forecast only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain and snow likely before 10am, then rain and snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 38.
Night: Rain and snow likely. Cloudy, with a low around 30. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
High, likely
38°3°
Low, likely
30°−1°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h
Thursday, Oct 29. Snow. High 36°2°, low 29°−2°. Snow, 40% chance. One forecast only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of snow before 10am, then a chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Night: Rain and snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
High, likely
36°2°
Low, likely
29°−2°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h
Friday, Oct 30. Snow. High 36°2°, low 0°−18°. Snow, 70% chance. One forecast only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Snow likely before 10am, then rain and snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
High, likely
36°2°
Low, likely
0°−18°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h

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The outlook

Today
62% chance of snow, high 39°, low 28°.
Tomorrow
80% chance of snow, high 38°, low 35°.
Monday
92% chance of snow, high 39°, low 35°.
Rest of week
Highs 36–40°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Kobuk River near Kiana

8.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 49.3 ft
Flow: 47,100 cfs

Reading from Fri 10:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 8 h 20 min; Losing 7 min 39 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 6 h 47 min less
Golden hour: 5:02–7:10 PM; Morning 9:39–11:47 AM
Blue hour: 7:10–7:32 PM; Morning 9:17–9:39 AM; first light 9:17 AM

Stars tonight? Unknown

Cloud forecast not available for tonight.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 8:20 AM · rises 5:45 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking southeast from Kiana. The highest point on the skyline is about 20,900 ft, 63 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

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Blizzard Warning

Coastal Flood Watch