4 active weather alerts
High Wind Watch
Starts in 2 days 6 h
- When
- From Monday evening through Tuesday evening.
- Where
- Lisburne Peninsula.
Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
What, impacts and precautionsHide details
What
South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph possible.
Impacts
High winds may move loose debris, damage property and cause power outages. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.
Additional details
The strength of the winds will be highly dependent on the track of the Bering low.
Precautionary actions
Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates.
Areas: Western Arctic Coast
See it on weather.gov (opens in a new tab)Coastal Flood Watch
Starts in 2 days 12 h
- When
- For the High Surf Advisory, until 4 AM AKDT Tuesday. For the Coastal Flood Watch, from late Monday night through late Tuesday night.
- Where
- Western Arctic Coast.
Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
What, impacts and precautionsHide details
What
Large breaking waves of 2 to 5 feet above the normal high tide line for Point Hope. Water levels in the 3 to 5 feet above the normal high tide line for Point Lay. For the Coastal Flood Watch, potential for another round of elevated waters expected in Point Hope around Monday night. Water Levels between 4 and 6 feet are possible.
Impacts
Localized beach erosion may occur with the High Surf advisory. For the Coastal Flood Watch, minor coastal flooding is possible.
Additional details
South to southeast winds will remain elevated with gusts up to 50 mph. Strong winds continue into early next week, with a potential shift out of the southwest.
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.
Precautions should be taken to protect property.
Areas: Western Arctic Coast
See it on weather.gov (opens in a new tab)Winter Storm Watch
Ends in 1 day
- When
- Until Sun 4:00 PM
- Where
- Western Arctic Coast
Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
Full alert textHide details
The Winter Storm Watch has been cancelled and is no longer in effect.
Areas: Western Arctic Coast
See it on weather.gov (opens in a new tab)High Surf Advisory
Ends in 2 days 12 h
- When
- For the High Surf Advisory, until 4 AM AKDT Tuesday. For the Coastal Flood Watch, from late Monday night through late Tuesday night.
- Where
- Western Arctic Coast.
Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
What, impacts and precautionsHide details
What
Large breaking waves of 2 to 5 feet above the normal high tide line for Point Hope. Water levels in the 3 to 5 feet above the normal high tide line for Point Lay. For the Coastal Flood Watch, potential for another round of elevated waters expected in Point Hope around Monday night. Water Levels between 4 and 6 feet are possible.
Impacts
Localized beach erosion may occur with the High Surf advisory. For the Coastal Flood Watch, minor coastal flooding is possible.
Additional details
South to southeast winds will remain elevated with gusts up to 50 mph. Strong winds continue into early next week, with a potential shift out of the southwest.
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.
Precautions should be taken to protect property.
Areas: Western Arctic Coast
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Observed 3:10 PM AKDT at PAPO
Point Hope, AK weather
Foggy and 39°4°, snow ~4 PM–9 AM (98%).
Today: low 38°3°, high 40°4°.
Now 39°4°
Fog · Feels like 27°−3°
- Feels like
- 26°−3°
- Wind chill from 36 mph57 km/h wind · air 39°4°
- Wind (notable)
- 36 mph57 km/h
- From the south. 3556–40 mph64 km/h through 3 AM
- Visibility
- 3 mi5 km
- Fog · under 5 mi8 km
- Dew point
- 38°3°
- Comfortable
- Humidity
- 92%
- Air 39°4°, dew point 38°3° · fog or dew likely
Next 48 hours
This afternoonNear 40°4° · Rain all afternoon (90%)
TonightNear 39°4° · Rain all night (100%)
Tomorrow morningNear 38°3° · Rain all morning (90%)
Tomorrow afternoonNear 38°3° · Rain all afternoon (90%)
Tomorrow nightNear 37°3° · Rain all night (70%)
Monday morningNear 35°2° · Rain 6–10 AM (70%)
Monday afternoonNear 36°2° · rain chance 20%
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 3p | Rain | 40°4° (likely 40°4° to 40°4°) | 27°−3° | 90%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 40 mph64 km/h from SE | 92% | — | 0 |
| Sat 4p | Rain | 40°4° (likely 40°4° to 40°4°) | 27°−3° | 90%, 0.08 in2 mm | 40 mph64 km/h from S | 92% | — | — |
| Sat 5p | Rain | 40°4° (likely 40°4° to 40°4°) | 27°−3° | 90%, 0.08 in2 mm | 40 mph64 km/h from S | 90% | — | — |
| Sat 6p | Rain | 39°4° (likely 39°4° to 39°4°) | 26°−3° | 90%, 0.08 in2 mm | 40 mph64 km/h from S | 93% | — | — |
| Sat 7p | Rain | 39°4° (likely 39°4° to 39°4°) | 27°−3° | 100%, 0.08 in2 mm | 35 mph56 km/h from S | 95% | — | — |
| Sat 8p | Rain | 39°4° (likely 39°4° to 39°4°) | 27°−3° | 100%, 0.08 in2 mm | 35 mph56 km/h from S | 95% | — | — |
| Sat 9p | Rain | 39°4° (likely 39°4° to 39°4°) | 26°−3° | 100%, 0.08 in2 mm | 35 mph56 km/h from S | 95% | — | — |
| Sat 10p | Rain | 39°4° (likely 39°4° to 39°4°) | 26°−3° | 90%, 0.04 in1 mm | 35 mph56 km/h from S | 95% | — | — |
| Sat 11p | Rain | 39°4° (likely 39°4° to 39°4°) | 26°−3° | 90%, 0.04 in1 mm | 35 mph56 km/h from S | 95% | — | — |
| Sun 12a | Rain | 39°4° (likely 39°4° to 39°4°) | 26°−3° | 90%, 0.04 in1 mm | 35 mph56 km/h from S | 95% | — | — |
| Sun 1a | Rain | 39°4° (likely 39°4° to 39°4°) | 26°−3° | 90%, 0.04 in1 mm | 35 mph56 km/h from S | 95% | — | — |
| Sun 2a | Rain | 38°3° (likely 38°3° to 38°3°) | 26°−3° | 90%, 0.04 in1 mm | 35 mph56 km/h from S | 97% | — | — |
| Sun 3a | Rain | 38°3° (likely 38°3° to 38°3°) | 26°−3° | 90%, 0.04 in1 mm | 35 mph56 km/h from S | 97% | — | — |
| Sun 4a | Rain | 38°3° (likely 38°3° to 38°3°) | 26°−3° | 80%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 35 mph56 km/h from S | 95% | — | — |
| Sun 5a | Rain | 38°3° (likely 38°3° to 38°3°) | 25°−4° | 80%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 35 mph56 km/h from S | 95% | — | — |
| Sun 6a | Rain | 38°3° (likely 38°3° to 38°3°) | 26°−3° | 80%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 35 mph56 km/h from S | 95% | — | — |
| Sun 7a | Rain | 38°3° (likely 38°3° to 38°3°) | 25°−4° | 90%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 30 mph48 km/h from S | 95% | — | — |
| Sun 8a | Rain | 38°3° (likely 38°3° to 38°3°) | 26°−3° | 90%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 30 mph48 km/h from S | 97% | — | — |
| Sun 9a | Rain | 38°3° (likely 38°3° to 38°3°) | 25°−4° | 90%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 30 mph48 km/h from S | 99% | — | — |
| Sun 10a | Rain | 38°3° (likely 38°3° to 38°3°) | 25°−4° | 90%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 30 mph48 km/h from S | 95% | — | — |
| Sun 11a | Rain | 38°3° (likely 38°3° to 38°3°) | 26°−3° | 90%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 30 mph48 km/h from S | 94% | — | — |
| Sun 12p | Rain | 38°3° (likely 38°3° to 38°3°) | 25°−4° | 90%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 30 mph48 km/h from S | 94% | — | — |
| Sun 1p | Rain | 38°3° (likely 38°3° to 38°3°) | 26°−3° | 70%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 30 mph48 km/h from S | 93% | — | — |
| Sun 2p | Rain | 38°3° (likely 38°3° to 38°3°) | 26°−3° | 70%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 30 mph48 km/h from S | 94% | — | — |
| Sun 3p | Rain | 38°3° (likely 38°3° to 38°3°) | 26°−3° | 70%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 30 mph48 km/h from S | 93% | — | — |
| Sun 4p | Snow | 38°3° (likely 38°3° to 38°3°) | 26°−3° | 70%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 30 mph48 km/h from S | 93% | — | — |
| Sun 5p | Snow | 38°3° (likely 38°3° to 38°3°) | 25°−4° | 70%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 30 mph48 km/h from S | 92% | — | — |
| Sun 6p | Snow | 37°3° (likely 37°3° to 37°3°) | 25°−4° | 70%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 30 mph48 km/h from S | 92% | — | — |
| Sun 7p | Snow | 37°3° (likely 37°3° to 37°3°) | 26°−3° | 60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 25 mph40 km/h from S | 92% | — | — |
| Sun 8p | Snow | 37°3° (likely 37°3° to 37°3°) | 26°−3° | 60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 25 mph40 km/h from S | 92% | — | — |
| Sun 9p | Snow | 37°3° (likely 37°3° to 37°3°) | 25°−4° | 60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 25 mph40 km/h from S | 92% | — | — |
| Sun 10p | Rain | 37°3° (likely 37°3° to 37°3°) | 26°−3° | 50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 25 mph40 km/h from S | 94% | — | — |
| Sun 11p | Rain | 37°3° (likely 37°3° to 37°3°) | 26°−3° | 50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 25 mph40 km/h from S | 95% | — | — |
| Mon 12a | Rain | 37°3° (likely 37°3° to 37°3°) | 26°−3° | 50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 25 mph40 km/h from S | 95% | — | — |
| Mon 1a | Snow | 37°3° (likely 37°3° to 37°3°) | 26°−3° | 50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 20 mph32 km/h from SE | 97% | — | — |
| Mon 2a | Snow | 36°2° (likely 36°2° to 36°2°) | 26°−3° | 50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 20 mph32 km/h from SE | 97% | — | — |
| Mon 3a | Snow | 36°2° (likely 36°2° to 36°2°) | 26°−3° | 50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 20 mph32 km/h from SE | 97% | — | — |
| Mon 4a | Snow | 36°2° (likely 36°2° to 36°2°) | 27°−3° | 70%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from SE | 96% | — | — |
| Mon 5a | Snow | 36°2° (likely 36°2° to 36°2°) | 27°−3° | 70%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from SE | 95% | — | — |
| Mon 6a | Snow | 35°2° (likely 35°2° to 35°2°) | 26°−3° | 70%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from SE | 94% | — | — |
| Mon 7a | Snow | 36°2° (likely 36°2° to 36°2°) | 26°−3° | 50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from NE | 94% | — | — |
| Mon 8a | Snow | 36°2° (likely 36°2° to 36°2°) | 26°−3° | 50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from NE | 94% | — | — |
| Mon 9a | Snow | 35°2° (likely 35°2° to 35°2°) | 25°−4° | 50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from NE | 95% | — | — |
| Mon 10a | Snow | 35°2° (likely 35°2° to 35°2°) | 25°−4° | 20% | 15 mph24 km/h from N | 91% | — | — |
| Mon 11a | Snow | 35°2° (likely 35°2° to 35°2°) | 25°−4° | 20% | 15 mph24 km/h from N | 90% | — | — |
| Mon 12p | Snow | 35°2° (likely 35°2° to 35°2°) | 26°−3° | 20% | 15 mph24 km/h from N | 89% | — | — |
| Mon 1p | Snow | 36°2° (likely 36°2° to 36°2°) | 27°−3° | 20% | 15 mph24 km/h from N | 87% | — | — |
| Mon 2p | Snow | 36°2° (likely 36°2° to 36°2°) | 26°−3° | 20% | 15 mph24 km/h from N | 86% | — | — |
Days ahead
Today, Oct 24. Rain. High 40°4°, low 38°3°. Rain, 90% chance. One forecast only.
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Rain, 40°4°90% chance · 0.22 in5.6 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Rain, 39°4°100% chance · 0.4 in10.2 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Rain, 38°3°90% chance · 0.22 in5.6 mm
Official NWS forecast
Today: Rain. Cloudy, with a high near 40. Southeast wind around 40 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Tonight: Rain. Cloudy, with a low around 38. South wind 35 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
- High, likely
- 40°4°
- Low, likely
- 38°3°
- Wind
- 40 mph64 km/h
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Snow. High 38°3°, low 35°2°. Snow, 90% chance. One forecast only.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Rain, 38°3°90% chance · 0.18 in4.6 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Snow, 38°3°90% chance · 0.14 in3.6 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Snow, 37°3°70% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Snow, 36°2°70% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain before 4pm, then rain and snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 38. South wind 30 to 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Night: Rain and snow likely before 7pm, then rain and snow likely. Cloudy, with a low around 35. Southeast wind 15 to 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
- High, likely
- 38°3°
- Low, likely
- 35°2°
- Wind
- 35 mph56 km/h
Monday, Oct 26. Snow. High 36°2°, low 32°0°. Snow, 70% chance. One forecast only.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Snow, 36°2°70% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Snow, 36°2°20% chance
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain and snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 36. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Night: Rain and snow. Cloudy, with a low around 32. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
- High, likely
- 36°2°
- Low, likely
- 32°0°
- Wind
- 15 mph24 km/h
Tuesday, Oct 27. Rain. High 40°4°, low 36°2°. Rain, 100% chance. One forecast only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain. Cloudy, with a high near 40.
Night: Rain likely before 4am, then rain and snow likely. Cloudy, with a low around 36.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
- High, likely
- 40°4°
- Low, likely
- 36°2°
- Wind
- 40 mph64 km/h
Wednesday, Oct 28. Snow. High 39°4°, low 32°0°. Snow, 80% chance. One forecast only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain and snow before 4pm, then rain and snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 39.
Night: Rain and snow likely. Cloudy, with a low around 32. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
- High, likely
- 39°4°
- Low, likely
- 32°0°
- Wind
- 30 mph48 km/h
Thursday, Oct 29. Snow. High 36°2°, low 30°−1°. Snow, 40% chance. One forecast only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a high near 36.
Night: A chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a low around 30.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
- High, likely
- 36°2°
- Low, likely
- 30°−1°
- Wind
- 20 mph32 km/h
Friday, Oct 30. Snow. High 34°1°, low 30°−1°. Snow, 40% chance. One forecast only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of snow before 7am, then a chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a high near 34.
Night: A chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a low around 30.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
- High, likely
- 34°1°
- Low, likely
- 30°−1°
- Wind
- 25 mph40 km/h
The outlook
Today
92% chance of rain, high 40°, low 38°.
Tomorrow
90% chance of snow, high 38°, low 35°.
Monday
71% chance of snow, high 36°, low 32°.
Rest of week
Highs 34–40°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday, Wednesday.
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 10:49 AM, sunset 6:51 PM.
- Daylight
- 8 h 2 min
- Losing 8 min 17 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 8 h 2 min less
- Golden hour
- 5:07–7:29 PM
- Morning 10:10 AM–12:32 PM
- Blue hour
- 7:29–7:53 PM
- Morning 9:47–10:10 AM; first light 9:47 AM
Stars tonight? Unknown
Cloud forecast not available for tonight.
Moon
Waxing gibbous
98% lit · growing
- Today
- sets 8:53 AM · rises 6:03 PM
- Full moon
- Oct 25
- New moon
- Nov 8
