Winter Weather Advisory
Starts in 21 h 47 min
When
From 10 AM Sunday to 10 PM AKDT Monday.
Where
Chatanika River Valley, Delta Junction, Eielson AFB, Salcha, Fairbanks Metro Area, Goldstream Valley, Nenana Hills, Tanana Flats, and Two Rivers.
Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
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What
Wintry mix. Total snow accumulations up to two inches.
Impacts
Travel could be very difficult. Areas of blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility.
Additional details
Multiple fronts are expected to move over the area on Sunday and Monday, both of which are expected to bring a wintry mix. Precipitation will change to mostly rain during the overnight hours Sunday into Monday. Any rain will act as freezing rain and stick on surfaces below freezing.
Precautionary actions
Slow down and use caution while traveling. Visit 511.alaska.gov or call 5 1 1 for the latest road conditions.
Be prepared for slippery roads. Slow down and use caution while driving. If you are going outside, watch your first few steps taken on stairs, sidewalks, and driveways. These surfaces could be icy and slippery, increasing your risk of a fall and injury.
Areas: Delta Junction; Tanana Flats; Eielson AFB and Salcha; Goldstream Valley and Nenana Hills; Chatanika River Valley; Two Rivers; Fairbanks Metro Area
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Special Weather Statement
Ends in 3 h 47 min
When
Until 4:00 PM
Where
Upper Koyukuk Valley; Dalton Highway Summits; Yukon Flats; White Mountains and High Terrain South of the Yukon River; Fortymile Country; Upper Chena River Valley; Tanana Flats; Eielson AFB and Salcha; Goldstream Valley and Nenana Hills; Chatanika River Valley; Two Rivers; Fairbanks Metro Area; Nenana; Central Interior; Northern Denali Borough; Southern Denali Borough
Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
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A series of fronts are expected to move across the Interior on Sunday and Monday. The initial front on Sunday will bring a band of snowfall across the area. With this first front, light snow accumulations are expected.
The next front moving across the Interior on Monday will be accompanied by warmer temperatures, which could bring the potential for a light rain/snow mix in the valleys and moderate snow amounts across higher elevations. This could lead to slick travel conditions, especially during the overnight hours Monday night into Tuesday when the temperatures could drop below freezing once again.
Accompanying the second front will be a period of gusty winds across the higher elevations. This could bring some blowing snow concerns Monday night/Tuesday morning, which could reduce visibility to one mile or less.
Stay up to date with the latest forecast by visiting our website, weather.gov/afg.
Areas: Upper Koyukuk Valley; Dalton Highway Summits; Yukon Flats; White Mountains and High Terrain South of the Yukon River; Fortymile Country; Upper Chena River Valley; Tanana Flats; Eielson AFB and Salcha; Goldstream Valley and Nenana Hills; Chatanika River Valley; Two Rivers; Fairbanks Metro Area; Nenana; Central Interior; Northern Denali Borough; Southern Denali Borough
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Observed 10:55 AM AKDT at PAFB

North Pole, AK weather

Mostly sunny and 23°−5°.

Mostly agree

Now 23°−5°

Mostly sunny

Wind: Calm; Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 12 AM
Dew point: 22°−6°; Dry, static shocks likely
Humidity: 94%; Air 23°−5°, dew point 22°−6° · frost likely
UV tomorrow: 0Low; Low all day (peak 0)
Air quality: 45Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.17 inHg1022 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.02 inHg−0.8 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Hard freeze until 3 PM (low 25°−4°)
Dry until tomorrow 10 AM
Hard freeze tonight 7 PM–tomorrow 1 PM (low 28°−2°)
Snow tomorrow 10 AM–4 PM (50%, 0–2 in0–5 cm)
Snow Monday from 10 AM (90%, < 1 in< 3 cm)

This afternoonUp to 34°1° by 3 PM · freezing, low 25°−4° · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 29°−2° by 4 AM · rain chance 10% · freezing, low 29°−2° · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningNear 30°−1° · Snow 10 AM–noon (40%) · freezing, low 28°−2°
Tomorrow afternoonNear 33°1° · Snow noon–4 PM (50%) · freezing, low 32°0°
Tomorrow nightNear 33°1° · rain chance 30% · freezing, low 31°−1° · Cloudy
Monday morningNear 32°0° · Snow 10 AM–noon (90%) · freezing, low 31°−1°

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 12p	Cloudy	25°−4° (likely 25°−4° to 34°1°)	19°−7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	73%	75%	1
Sat 1p	Cloudy	29°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 36°2°)	24°−4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	70%	72%	1
Sat 2p	Cloudy	32°0° (likely 30°−1° to 37°3°)	28°−2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	69%	74%	1
Sat 3p	Cloudy	34°1° (likely 31°−1° to 37°3°)	29°−2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	67%	76%	1
Sat 4p	Cloudy	34°1° (likely 30°−1° to 37°3°)	30°−1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	69%	75%	0
Sat 5p	Cloudy	34°1° (likely 27°−3° to 35°2°)	30°−1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	69%	74%	0
Sat 6p	Mostly cloudy	33°1° (likely 26°−3° to 34°1°)	28°−2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	72%	71%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly cloudy	32°0° (likely 25°−4° to 32°0°)	26°−3°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	76%	77%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	31°−1° (likely 22°−6° to 32°0°)	25°−4°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	81%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	31°−1° (likely 21°−6° to 33°1°)	25°−4°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	81%	81%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	31°−1° (likely 21°−6° to 33°1°)	25°−4°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	81%	80%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	31°−1° (likely 21°−6° to 34°1°)	25°−4°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	82%	80%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	31°−1° (likely 20°−7° to 34°1°)	25°−4°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	81%	76%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	30°−1° (likely 19°−7° to 34°1°)	26°−3°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	82%	78%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	30°−1° (likely 18°−8° to 34°1°)	25°−4°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	85%	78%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	30°−1° (likely 18°−8° to 33°1°)	25°−4°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	85%	79%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	29°−2° (likely 18°−8° to 33°1°)	23°−5°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	84%	78%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	29°−2° (likely 18°−8° to 32°0°)	23°−5°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	86%	78%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	29°−2° (likely 18°−8° to 32°0°)	23°−5°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	86%	78%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	29°−2° (likely 19°−7° to 31°−1°)	25°−4°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	88%	79%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	28°−2° (likely 19°−7° to 31°−1°)	25°−4°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	90%	82%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	29°−2° (likely 19°−7° to 32°0°)	25°−4°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	90%	91%	0
Sun 10a	Snow	29°−2° (likely 21°−6° to 32°0°)	29°−2°	40%, snow 0.1 in0.3 cm	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	87%	91%	0
Sun 11a	Snow	31°−1° (likely 25°−4° to 33°1°)	31°−1°	40%, snow 0.1 in0.3 cm	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	88%	89%	0
Sun 12p	Snow	32°0° (likely 28°−2° to 34°1°)	32°0°	40%, snow 0.1 in0.3 cm	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	88%	93%	0
Sun 1p	Snow	34°1° (likely 29°−2° to 35°2°)	34°1°	50%, snow 0.1 in0.3 cm	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	87%	92%	0
Sun 2p	Snow	35°2° (likely 30°−1° to 35°2°)	35°2°	50%, snow 0.1 in0.3 cm	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	87%	96%	0
Sun 3p	Snow	35°2° (likely 31°−1° to 35°2°)	35°2°	50%, snow 0.1 in0.3 cm	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	87%	97%	0
Sun 4p	Snow	34°1° (likely 31°−1° to 34°1°)	34°1°	30%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	91%	100%	0
Sun 5p	Snow	34°1° (likely 31°−1° to 34°1°)	34°1°	30%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	92%	100%	0
Sun 6p	Snow	34°1° (likely 30°−1° to 34°1°)	34°1°	30%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	100%	0
Sun 7p	Snow	33°1° (likely 30°−1° to 33°1°)	33°1°	30%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	94%	100%	0
Sun 8p	Snow	33°1° (likely 29°−2° to 33°1°)	33°1°	30%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	94%	93%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	33°1° (likely 30°−1° to 33°1°)	33°1°	30%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	94%	88%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	33°1° (likely 30°−1° to 33°1°)	33°1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	94%	87%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	33°1° (likely 29°−2° to 33°1°)	33°1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	93%	83%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	32°0° (likely 29°−2° to 32°0°)	32°0°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	93%	85%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	32°0° (likely 25°−4° to 32°0°)	32°0°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	92%	92%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	32°0° (likely 25°−4° to 32°0°)	32°0°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	92%	94%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly cloudy	31°−1° (likely 26°−3° to 31°−1°)	31°−1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	93%	97%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	31°−1° (likely 27°−3° to 31°−1°)	31°−1°	30%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	93%	99%	0
Mon 5a	Snow	31°−1° (likely 28°−2° to 32°0°)	31°−1°	30%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	93%	95%	0
Mon 6a	Snow	31°−1° (likely 28°−2° to 33°1°)	31°−1°	30%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	92%	97%	0
Mon 7a	Snow	31°−1° (likely 29°−2° to 34°1°)	28°−2°	30%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	91%	98%	0
Mon 8a	Snow	32°0° (likely 29°−2° to 34°1°)	28°−2°	30%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	90%	99%	0
Mon 9a	Snow	32°0° (likely 29°−2° to 34°1°)	29°−2°	30%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	89%	99%	0
Mon 10a	Snow	32°0° (likely 30°−1° to 34°1°)	29°−2°	90%, snow 0.1 in0.3 cm	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	89%	96%	0
Mon 11a	Snow	33°1° (likely 30°−1° to 34°1°)	30°−1°	90%, snow 0.1 in0.3 cm	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	89%	99%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Mostly cloudy. High 34°1°, low 28°−2°. Typical 27°−3° / 12°−11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 34°1°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 31°−1°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 29°−2°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. East wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. East wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
31°−1°–37°3°
Low, likely
13°−11°–28°−2°
Typical high / low
27°−3° / 12°−11°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Snow. High 36°2°, low 29°−2°. Typical 26°−3° / 11°−12°. Snow 0–2 in0–5 cm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 28°−2°
  40% chance · 0.2 in0.5 cm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Snow, 35°2°
  50% chance · 0.4 in1 cm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Snow, 33°1°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 31°−1°
  30% chance
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of snow between 7am and 1pm, then a chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a high near 36. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Night: A chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a low around 29. Southeast wind around 0 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
32°0°–36°2°
Low, likely
18°−8°–31°−1°
Typical high / low
26°−3° / 11°−12°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h
Monday, Oct 26. Snow. High 39°4°, low 32°0°. Typical 25°−4° / 10°−12°. Snow 0–2 in0–5 cm, 90% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 32°0°
  90% chance · 0.2 in0.5 cm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Snow, 35°2°
  100% chance · 0.8 in1.9 cm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 36°2°
  90% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 34°1°
  60% chance
Official NWS forecast
Day: Snow before 1pm, then rain and snow between 1pm and 4pm, then rain and snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 39. South wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Night: Rain and snow likely. Cloudy, with a low around 32. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
35°2°–39°4°
Low, likely
25°−4°–32°0°
Typical high / low
25°−4° / 10°−12°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
Tuesday, Oct 27. Rain. High 38°3°, low 28°−2°. Typical 24°−4° / 9°−13°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Fog, 33°1°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Fog, 36°2°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 31°−1°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 24°−4°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain before 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
35°2°–38°3°
Low, likely
25°−4°–30°−1°
Typical high / low
24°−4° / 9°−13°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
Wednesday, Oct 28. Snow. High 37°3°, low 28°−2°. Typical 24°−4° / 8°−13°. Snow, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 23°−5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 33°1°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 26°−4°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 25°−4°
  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 and snow after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 37.
Night: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
32°0°–37°3°
Low, likely
21°−6°–28°−2°
Typical high / low
24°−4° / 8°−13°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h
Thursday, Oct 29. Snow. High 35°2°, low 28°−2°. Typical 23°−5° / 7°−14°. Snow 0.02 in0.5 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 28°−2°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 34°1°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 29°−1°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 30°−1°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of snow before 10am, then a slight chance of rain and snow between 10am and 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35.
Night: A slight chance of snow after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
31°−1°–37°3°
Low, likely
21°−6°–28°−2°
Typical high / low
23°−5° / 7°−14°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
Friday, Oct 30. Snow. High 35°2°, low 26°−3°. Typical 22°−6° / 6°−14°. Snow 0–1 in0–3 cm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 34°1°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 36°2°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 33°0°
  20% chance · 0.2 in0.4 cm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 28°−2°
  20% chance · 0.2 in0.5 cm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of snow before 10am, then a chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35.
Night: A slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
31°−1°–42°6°
Low, likely
24°−4°–35°2°
Typical high / low
22°−6° / 6°−14°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Snow. High 32°0°, low 22°−6°. Typical 21°−6° / 6°−14°. Snow 0–3 in0–8 cm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 28°−2°
  20% chance · 0.3 in0.8 cm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 31°−1°
  20% chance · 0.4 in1 cm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Snow, 26°−4°
  30% chance · 0.3 in0.7 cm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 23°−5°
  20% chance · 0.2 in0.5 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
29°−2°–35°2°
Low, likely
21°−6°–25°−4°
Typical high / low
21°−6° / 6°−14°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Snow. High 29°−2°, low 18°−8°. Typical 20°−7° / 5°−15°. Snow 0–1 in0–3 cm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 24°−5°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Snow, 27°−3°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Snow, 21°−6°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 21°−6°
  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
27°−3°–32°0°
Low, likely
16°−9°–19°−7°
Typical high / low
20°−7° / 5°−15°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Fog. High 30°−1°, low 18°−8°. Typical 20°−7° / 4°−16°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 24°−4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 30°−1°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
24°−4°–37°3°
Low, likely
16°−9°–23°−5°
Typical high / low
20°−7° / 4°−16°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 34°, low 28°.
Tomorrow
49% chance of snow, high 36°, low 29°.
Monday
88% chance of snow, high 39°, low 32°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 29–38°.

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

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Chena River below Moose Creek Dam near Fairbanks

5.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 17.1 ft
Flow: 1,390 cfs

Reading from Sat 11 AM · NWS gauge page

Little Chena River near Fairbanks

9.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 13.2 ft
Flow: 422 cfs

Reading from Sat 11 AM · NWS gauge page

Chena River at Fairbanks

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.7 ft
Flow: 1,980 cfs

Reading from Sat 10:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Tanana River at Fairbanks

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 17.3 ft
Flow: 12,400 cfs

Reading from Sat 10:15 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 81% less heating than a typical week.

This week 65Typical 338

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 47
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 40 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 22°F). Indoor air will run dry too — a humidifier keeping indoor relative humidity in the 30–50% range is more comfortable and cuts static shocks, without going so high it fogs cold windows.

Open the windows?

No stretch in the next few days is comfortable enough outside, by temperature, dew point and air quality.

Is this typical?

Fairbanks International Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1904–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 7°4° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 0° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+2°+1°SunOct 18
+3°+2°MonOct 19
+4°+2°TueOct 20
+1°±0°WedOct 21
±0°ThuOct 22
−6°−3°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

North Pole weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 8 h 44 min; Losing 6 min 43 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 4 h 59 min less
Golden hour: 4:35–6:27 PM; Morning 8:38–10:31 AM
Blue hour: 6:27–6:46 PM; Morning 8:19–8:38 AM; first light 8:19 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 78% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 7:16 AM · rises 5:04 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking south from North Pole. The highest point on the skyline is about 13,500 ft, 81 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

2 active weather alerts

Winter Weather Advisory

Special Weather Statement

North Pole, AK weather

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Monday

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What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Chena River below Moose Creek Dam near Fairbanks

Little Chena River near Fairbanks

Chena River at Fairbanks

Tanana River at Fairbanks

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon