1 active weather alert
Winter Storm Warning
Ends in 1 day 10 h
- When
- Until 4 PM AKDT Sunday.
- Where
- Noatak Valley and South Slopes of the Western Brooks Range.
Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
What, impacts and precautionsHide details
What
Heavy snow. Total snow accumulations of 10 to 20 inches in the higher terrain, including Red Dog Mine, and 3 to 6 inches in Noatak. Winds gusting as high as 55 mph.
Impacts
Travel could be very difficult. Areas of blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility.
Precautionary actions
If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency.
Areas: South Slopes of the Western Brooks Range; Noatak Valley
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Observed 4:55 AM AKDT at PAWN
Noatak, AK weather
Winter Storm Warning. 36°2° and windy now.
Today: low 26°−3°, high 37°3°.
Now 36°2°
Windy · Feels like 24°−4°
- Feels like
- 24°−4°
- Wind chill from 23 mph37 km/h wind · air 36°2°
- Wind
- 23 mph37 km/hgusts 30 mph48 km/h
- From the south-southeast. 2032–25 mph40 km/h through 5 PM
- Dew point
- 34°1°
- Dry, static shocks likely
- Humidity
- 93%
- Air 36°2°, dew point 34°1° · frost likely
Next 48 hours
This morningNear 36°2° · Rain all morning (90%)
This afternoonNear 37°3° · Rain all afternoon (90%)
TonightNear 36°2° · Rain all night (100%)
Tomorrow morningNear 35°2° · Rain all morning (100%)
Tomorrow afternoonNear 35°2° · Rain all afternoon (100%)
Tomorrow nightNear 35°2° · Rain all night (100%)
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 5a | Snow | 36°2° (likely 36°2° to 36°2°) | 24°−4° | 90%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 25 mph40 km/h from SE | 97% | — | — |
| Sat 6a | Snow | 36°2° (likely 36°2° to 36°2°) | 24°−4° | 90%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 25 mph40 km/h from SE | 97% | — | — |
| Sat 7a | Rain | 36°2° (likely 36°2° to 36°2°) | 25°−4° | 60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 20 mph32 km/h from SE | 97% | — | 0 |
| Sat 8a | Rain | 36°2° (likely 36°2° to 36°2°) | 25°−4° | 60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 20 mph32 km/h from SE | 99% | — | 0 |
| Sat 9a | Rain | 36°2° (likely 36°2° to 36°2°) | 25°−4° | 60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 20 mph32 km/h from SE | 99% | — | 0 |
| Sat 10a | Rain | 36°2° (likely 36°2° to 36°2°) | 25°−4° | 80%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 20 mph32 km/h from SE | 99% | — | 0 |
| Sat 11a | Rain | 36°2° (likely 36°2° to 36°2°) | 25°−4° | 80%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 20 mph32 km/h from SE | 100% | — | 0 |
| Sat 12p | Rain | 36°2° (likely 36°2° to 36°2°) | 25°−4° | 80%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 20 mph32 km/h from SE | 99% | — | 0 |
| Sat 1p | Snow | 36°2° (likely 36°2° to 36°2°) | 25°−4° | 70%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 25 mph40 km/h from SE | 97% | — | 0 |
| Sat 2p | Snow | 36°2° (likely 36°2° to 36°2°) | 25°−4° | 70%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 25 mph40 km/h from SE | 97% | — | 0 |
| Sat 3p | Snow | 36°2° (likely 36°2° to 36°2°) | 25°−4° | 70%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 25 mph40 km/h from SE | 96% | — | 0 |
| Sat 4p | Rain | 37°3° (likely 37°3° to 37°3°) | 25°−4° | 90%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 25 mph40 km/h from SE | 95% | — | — |
| Sat 5p | Rain | 37°3° (likely 37°3° to 37°3°) | 25°−4° | 90%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 25 mph40 km/h from SE | 94% | — | — |
| Sat 6p | Rain | 36°2° (likely 36°2° to 36°2°) | 25°−4° | 90%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 25 mph40 km/h from SE | 94% | — | — |
| Sat 7p | Snow | 36°2° (likely 36°2° to 36°2°) | 25°−4° | 90%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 20 mph32 km/h from SE | 94% | — | — |
| Sat 8p | Snow | 36°2° (likely 36°2° to 36°2°) | 25°−4° | 90%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 20 mph32 km/h from SE | 95% | — | — |
| Sat 9p | Snow | 36°2° (likely 36°2° to 36°2°) | 24°−4° | 90%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 20 mph32 km/h from SE | 96% | — | — |
| Sat 10p | Snow | 35°2° (likely 35°2° to 35°2°) | 23°−5° | 90%, 0.08 in2 mm | 25 mph40 km/h from SE | 96% | — | — |
| Sat 11p | Snow | 35°2° (likely 35°2° to 35°2°) | 23°−5° | 90%, 0.08 in2 mm | 25 mph40 km/h from SE | 97% | — | — |
| Sun 12a | Snow | 35°2° (likely 35°2° to 35°2°) | 23°−5° | 90%, 0.08 in2 mm | 25 mph40 km/h from SE | 97% | — | — |
| Sun 1a | Snow | 35°2° (likely 35°2° to 35°2°) | 23°−5° | 90%, 0.08 in2 mm | 20 mph32 km/h from SE | 97% | — | — |
| Sun 2a | Snow | 35°2° (likely 35°2° to 35°2°) | 24°−4° | 90%, 0.08 in2 mm | 20 mph32 km/h from SE | 97% | — | — |
| Sun 3a | Snow | 35°2° (likely 35°2° to 35°2°) | 23°−5° | 90%, 0.08 in2 mm | 20 mph32 km/h from SE | 97% | — | — |
| Sun 4a | Snow | 35°2° (likely 35°2° to 35°2°) | 24°−4° | 100%, 0.07 in1.8 mm | 20 mph32 km/h from S | 98% | — | — |
| Sun 5a | Snow | 35°2° (likely 35°2° to 35°2°) | 23°−5° | 100%, 0.07 in1.8 mm | 20 mph32 km/h from S | 98% | — | — |
| Sun 6a | Snow | 35°2° (likely 35°2° to 35°2°) | 24°−4° | 100%, 0.07 in1.8 mm | 20 mph32 km/h from S | 98% | — | — |
| Sun 7a | Snow | 35°2° (likely 35°2° to 35°2°) | 24°−4° | 100%, 0.07 in1.8 mm | 20 mph32 km/h from S | 98% | — | — |
| Sun 8a | Snow | 34°1° (likely 34°1° to 34°1°) | 23°−5° | 100%, 0.07 in1.8 mm | 20 mph32 km/h from S | 98% | — | — |
| Sun 9a | Snow | 34°1° (likely 34°1° to 34°1°) | 22°−6° | 100%, 0.07 in1.8 mm | 20 mph32 km/h from S | 99% | — | — |
| Sun 10a | Snow | 34°1° (likely 34°1° to 34°1°) | 23°−5° | 100%, 0.07 in1.8 mm | 20 mph32 km/h from S | 99% | — | — |
| Sun 11a | Snow | 34°1° (likely 34°1° to 34°1°) | 23°−5° | 100%, 0.07 in1.8 mm | 20 mph32 km/h from S | 99% | — | — |
| Sun 12p | Snow | 34°1° (likely 34°1° to 34°1°) | 24°−4° | 100%, 0.07 in1.8 mm | 20 mph32 km/h from S | 98% | — | — |
| Sun 1p | Snow | 34°1° (likely 34°1° to 34°1°) | 24°−4° | 100%, 0.07 in1.8 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from S | 98% | — | — |
| Sun 2p | Snow | 36°2° (likely 36°2° to 36°2°) | 26°−3° | 100%, 0.07 in1.8 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from S | 96% | — | — |
| Sun 3p | Snow | 36°2° (likely 36°2° to 36°2°) | 26°−3° | 100%, 0.07 in1.8 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from S | 96% | — | — |
| Sun 4p | Snow | 35°2° (likely 35°2° to 35°2°) | 25°−4° | 70%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from S | 94% | — | — |
| Sun 5p | Snow | 35°2° (likely 35°2° to 35°2°) | 25°−4° | 70%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from S | 93% | — | — |
| Sun 6p | Snow | 35°2° (likely 35°2° to 35°2°) | 25°−4° | 70%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from S | 93% | — | — |
| Sun 7p | Snow | 35°2° (likely 35°2° to 35°2°) | 25°−4° | 70%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from S | 94% | — | — |
| Sun 8p | Snow | 34°1° (likely 34°1° to 34°1°) | 24°−4° | 70%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from S | 95% | — | — |
| Sun 9p | Snow | 34°1° (likely 34°1° to 34°1°) | 24°−4° | 70%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from S | 96% | — | — |
| Sun 10p | Snow | 34°1° (likely 34°1° to 34°1°) | 23°−5° | 100%, 0.07 in1.8 mm | 20 mph32 km/h from SE | 97% | — | — |
| Sun 11p | Snow | 34°1° (likely 34°1° to 34°1°) | 23°−5° | 100%, 0.07 in1.8 mm | 20 mph32 km/h from SE | 98% | — | — |
| Mon 12a | Snow | 34°1° (likely 34°1° to 34°1°) | 23°−5° | 100%, 0.07 in1.8 mm | 20 mph32 km/h from SE | 98% | — | — |
| Mon 1a | Snow | 34°1° (likely 34°1° to 34°1°) | 23°−5° | 100%, 0.07 in1.8 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from SE | 98% | — | — |
| Mon 2a | Snow | 34°1° (likely 34°1° to 34°1°) | 23°−5° | 100%, 0.07 in1.8 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from SE | 98% | — | — |
| Mon 3a | Snow | 34°1° (likely 34°1° to 34°1°) | 23°−5° | 100%, 0.07 in1.8 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from SE | 98% | — | — |
| Mon 4a | Snow | 34°1° (likely 34°1° to 34°1°) | 25°−4° | 90%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from SE | 98% | — | — |
Days ahead
Today, Oct 24. Snow. High 37°3°, low 26°−3°. Snow, 90% chance. One forecast only.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Snow, 36°2°90% chance · 0.14 in3.6 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Snow, 37°3°90% chance · 0.22 in5.6 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Snow, 36°2°90% chance · 0.36 in9.1 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Snow, 35°2°100% chance · 0.46 in12 mm
Official NWS forecast
Today: Rain and snow before 1pm, then rain and snow. Cloudy, with a high near 37. Southeast wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Tonight: Rain and snow. Cloudy. Low around 26, with temperatures rising to around 36 overnight. Southeast wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
- High, likely
- 37°3°
- Low, likely
- 26°−3°
- Wind
- 25 mph40 km/h
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Snow. High 37°3°, low 33°1°. Snow, 100% chance. One forecast only.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Snow, 34°1°100% chance · 0.42 in11 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Snow, 36°2°100% chance · 0.3 in7.6 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Snow, 34°1°100% chance · 0.18 in4.6 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Snow, 34°1°100% chance · 0.31 in7.9 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain and snow before 1pm, then rain and snow between 1pm and 4pm, then rain and snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 37. South wind 15 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Night: Rain and snow. Cloudy, with a low around 33. Southeast wind 15 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
- High, likely
- 37°3°
- Low, likely
- 33°1°
- Wind
- 20 mph32 km/h
Monday, Oct 26. Snow. High 37°3°, low 33°1°. Snow, 90% chance. One forecast only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain and snow. Cloudy, with a high near 37. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Night: A chance of rain and snow before 10pm, then rain and snow. Cloudy, with a low around 33.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
- High, likely
- 37°3°
- Low, likely
- 33°1°
- Wind
- 15 mph24 km/h
Tuesday, Oct 27. Snow. High 38°3°, low 32°0°. Snow, 80% chance. One forecast only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain and snow. Cloudy, with a high near 38.
Night: Rain and snow likely before 4am, then rain and snow. Cloudy, with a low around 32.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
- High, likely
- 38°3°
- Low, likely
- 32°0°
- Wind
- 25 mph40 km/h
Wednesday, Oct 28. Snow. High 36°2°, low 28°−2°. Snow, 80% chance. One forecast only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain and snow. Cloudy, with a high near 36. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
Night: Rain and snow likely. Cloudy, with a low around 28. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
- High, likely
- 36°2°
- Low, likely
- 28°−2°
- Wind
- 15 mph24 km/h
Thursday, Oct 29. Snow. High 32°0°, low 25°−4°. Snow, 50% chance. One forecast only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
- High, likely
- 32°0°
- Low, likely
- 25°−4°
- Wind
- 10 mph16 km/h
Friday, Oct 30. Snow. High 31°−1°, low 0°−18°. Snow, 50% chance. One forecast only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. 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
- 31°−1°
- Low, likely
- 0°−18°
- Wind
- 10 mph16 km/h
The outlook
Today
93% chance of snow, high 37°, low 26°.
Tomorrow
100% chance of snow, high 37°, low 33°.
Monday
87% chance of snow, high 37°, low 33°.
Rest of week
Highs 31–38°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.
Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (AFG) (opens in a new tab)
What changed since yesterday
No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.
Radar
Sun & moon
Sun
Sunrise 10:29 AM, sunset 6:41 PM.
- Daylight
- 8 h 12 min
- Losing 7 min 53 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 8 h 12 min less
- Golden hour
- 5:04–7:18 PM
- Morning 9:52 AM–12:06 PM
- Blue hour
- 7:18–7:40 PM
- Morning 9:29–9:52 AM; first light 9:29 AM
Stars tonight? Unknown
Cloud forecast not available for tonight.
Moon
Waxing gibbous
97% lit · growing
- Today
- sets 8:34 AM · rises 5:52 PM
- Full moon
- Oct 25
- New moon
- Nov 8
