Observed 3:10 PM AKDT at PASC

Prudhoe Bay, AK weather

Mostly sunny and 28°−2°, 17°9° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 28°−2°

Mostly sunny · Feels like 20°−6°

Feels like: 20°−6°; Wind chill from 8 mph13 km/h wind · air 28°−2°
Wind: 8 mph13 km/h; From the south. Gusts to 23 mph37 km/h around 4 PM
Dew point: 25°−4°; Dry, static shocks likely
UV tomorrow: 1Low; Low all day (peak 1)
Pressure: 29.84 inHg1010 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

7°4° warmer than this time yesterday (23°−5° then, 30°−1° now)

Good hours for

Gusts to 25 mph40 km/h until 4 PM
Hard freeze tonight from 6 PM (low 27°−3°)
Low 29°−2° tomorrow at 6 AM

This afternoonNear 35°2° · gusts to 25 mph40 km/h · Clear
TonightNear 31°−1° · rain chance 20% · freezing, low 30°−1° · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningNear 29°−2° · freezing, low 29°−2° · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonNear 31°−1° · freezing, low 30°−1° · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightNear 29°−2° · freezing, low 28°−2° · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningNear 27°−3° · freezing, low 27°−3° · Partly cloudy
Monday afternoonNear 29°−2° · freezing, low 28°−2° · Mostly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 3p	Mostly sunny	35°2° (likely 34°1° to 35°2°)	24°−4°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 25 mph41 km/h	74%	25%	0
Sat 4p	Sunny	35°2° (likely 32°0° to 35°2°)	23°−5°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	74%	17%	0
Sat 5p	Mostly clear	34°1° (likely 29°−2° to 35°2°)	22°−6°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	76%	13%	0
Sat 6p	Clear	32°0° (likely 26°−3° to 35°2°)	20°−7°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	77%	4%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	32°0° (likely 24°−4° to 35°2°)	20°−7°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	77%	11%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	32°0° (likely 25°−4° to 35°2°)	19°−7°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	78%	20%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	32°0° (likely 23°−5° to 34°1°)	19°−7°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	78%	40%	0
Sat 10p	Snow	32°0° (likely 23°−5° to 34°1°)	19°−7°	20%	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	78%	53%	0
Sat 11p	Snow	32°0° (likely 24°−4° to 34°1°)	19°−7°	20%	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	82%	62%	0
Sun 12a	Snow	32°0° (likely 28°−2° to 34°1°)	20°−7°	20%	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	82%	79%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly cloudy	32°0° (likely 27°−3° to 35°2°)	21°−6°	5%	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	82%	72%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly cloudy	31°−1° (likely 28°−2° to 34°1°)	19°−7°	5%	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	82%	51%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly cloudy	31°−1° (likely 29°−2° to 33°1°)	19°−7°	5%	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	82%	46%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	31°−1° (likely 27°−3° to 32°0°)	19°−7°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	83%	17%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	30°−1° (likely 26°−3° to 31°−1°)	18°−8°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	83%	8%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	29°−2° (likely 25°−4° to 30°−1°)	17°−8°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	84%	5%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	29°−2° (likely 24°−4° to 30°−1°)	18°−8°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	85%	5%	0
Sun 8a	Clear	29°−2° (likely 24°−4° to 29°−2°)	18°−8°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	85%	7%	0
Sun 9a	Clear	29°−2° (likely 24°−4° to 29°−2°)	18°−8°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	85%	22%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	29°−2° (likely 24°−4° to 29°−2°)	18°−8°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	85%	24%	0
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	29°−2° (likely 24°−4° to 29°−2°)	18°−8°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	84%	13%	0
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	30°−1° (likely 25°−4° to 30°−1°)	18°−8°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	84%	25%	0
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	31°−1° (likely 25°−4° to 31°−1°)	20°−7°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	82%	35%	0
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	31°−1° (likely 25°−4° to 31°−1°)	19°−7°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	82%	35%	1
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	31°−1° (likely 25°−4° to 31°−1°)	20°−7°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	82%	28%	0
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	31°−1° (likely 25°−4° to 31°−1°)	19°−7°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	82%	40%	0
Sun 5p	Mostly clear	31°−1° (likely 24°−4° to 31°−1°)	19°−7°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	83%	32%	0
Sun 6p	Mostly clear	30°−1° (likely 24°−4° to 30°−1°)	18°−8°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	84%	41%	0
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	30°−1° (likely 24°−4° to 30°−1°)	18°−8°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	84%	71%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	30°−1° (likely 25°−4° to 31°−1°)	18°−8°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	85%	70%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	30°−1° (likely 25°−4° to 33°1°)	18°−8°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	86%	67%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	31°−1° (likely 25°−4° to 34°1°)	19°−7°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	85%	77%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	30°−1° (likely 23°−5° to 34°1°)	19°−7°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	86%	86%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	30°−1° (likely 23°−5° to 34°1°)	18°−8°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	86%	88%	0
Mon 1a	Mostly cloudy	30°−1° (likely 22°−6° to 33°1°)	19°−7°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	86%	79%	0
Mon 2a	Partly cloudy	29°−2° (likely 24°−4° to 32°0°)	17°−8°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	85%	69%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly cloudy	28°−2° (likely 25°−4° to 30°−1°)	17°−8°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	84%	39%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	28°−2° (likely 26°−3° to 29°−2°)	16°−9°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	86%	32%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly cloudy	28°−2° (likely 26°−3° to 28°−2°)	16°−9°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	85%	44%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly cloudy	27°−3° (likely 22°−6° to 27°−3°)	15°−9°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	85%	48%	0
Mon 7a	Partly cloudy	27°−3° (likely 20°−7° to 27°−3°)	15°−9°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	84%	42%	0
Mon 8a	Partly cloudy	27°−3° (likely 19°−7° to 27°−3°)	15°−9°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	83%	30%	0
Mon 9a	Partly cloudy	27°−3° (likely 19°−7° to 27°−3°)	15°−9°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	44%	0
Mon 10a	Mostly cloudy	27°−3° (likely 19°−7° to 28°−2°)	15°−9°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	84%	56%	0
Mon 11a	Mostly cloudy	27°−3° (likely 20°−7° to 28°−2°)	15°−9°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	84%	62%	0
Mon 12p	Mostly cloudy	28°−2° (likely 20°−7° to 28°−2°)	17°−8°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	83%	52%	0
Mon 1p	Mostly cloudy	30°−1° (likely 21°−6° to 30°−1°)	18°−8°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	68%	0
Mon 2p	Cloudy	30°−1° (likely 21°−6° to 30°−1°)	19°−7°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	84%	73%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 37°3°, low 29°−2°. Typical 20°−7° / 7°−14°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 35°2°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 32°0°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly cloudy, 30°−1°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 37. South wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Tonight: A slight chance of snow between 10pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. South wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
35°2°–37°3°
Low, likely
23°−5°–29°−2°
Typical high / low
20°−7° / 7°−14°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 43 mph68 km/h
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 32°0°, low 26°−3°. Typical 19°−7° / 6°−14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 29°−2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 31°−1°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 30°−1°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly cloudy, 28°−2°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 32. South wind 15 to 20 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. South wind 15 to 20 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
29°−2°–35°2°
Low, likely
23°−5°–27°−3°
Typical high / low
19°−7° / 6°−14°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 31°−1°, low 27°−3°. Typical 19°−7° / 6°−14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 27°−3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 30°−1°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 26°−3°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 27°−3°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 31. South wind around 15 mph.
Night: A slight chance of snow between 10pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
29°−2°–34°1°
Low, likely
19°−7°–27°−3°
Typical high / low
19°−7° / 6°−14°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 33°1°, low 26°−3°. Typical 18°−8° / 5°−15°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 26°−4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 29°−2°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 29°−1°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 27°−3°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of snow between 10am and 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
28°−2°–34°1°
Low, likely
21°−6°–29°−2°
Typical high / low
18°−8° / 5°−15°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly cloudy. High 33°1°, low 26°−3°. Typical 18°−8° / 5°−15°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 25°−4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 25°−4°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 26°−4°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 29°−2°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33.
Night: A chance of snow after 10pm. Cloudy, with a low around 26.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
22°−6°–37°3°
Low, likely
17°−8°–27°−3°
Typical high / low
18°−8° / 5°−15°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 57 mph92 km/h
Thursday, Oct 29. Snow. High 33°1°, low 22°−6°. Typical 17°−8° / 4°−16°. Snow 0.03 in0.8 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 32°0°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 30°−1°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 25°−4°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 24°−4°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of snow before 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
33°1°–39°4°
Low, likely
15°−9°–26°−3°
Typical high / low
17°−8° / 4°−16°
Wind
29 mph46 km/h, gusts 60 mph97 km/h
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 28°−2°, low 22°−6°. Typical 16°−9° / 3°−16°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 26°−3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Snow, 28°−2°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 28°−2°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 26°−3°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
28°−2°–30°−1°
Low, likely
16°−9°–28°−2°
Typical high / low
16°−9° / 3°−16°
Wind
26 mph42 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Snow. High 29°−2°, low 24°−4°. Typical 16°−9° / 3°−16°. Snow 0–2 in0–5 cm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Fog, 27°−3°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 29°−2°
  20% chance · 0.1 in0.3 cm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 28°−2°
  20% chance · 0.1 in0.4 cm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 22°−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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
26°−3°–34°1°
Low, likely
22°−6°–25°−4°
Typical high / low
16°−9° / 3°−16°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 25°−4°, low 17°−8°. Typical 15°−9° / 2°−17°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 21°−6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 20°−7°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 19°−7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 9°−13°
  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
20°−7°–32°0°
Low, likely
11°−12°–21°−6°
Typical high / low
15°−9° / 2°−17°
Wind
20 mph31 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Snow. High 21°−6°, low 6°−14°. Typical 15°−9° / 2°−17°. Snow 0–2 in0–5 cm, 10% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 8°−13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 15°−10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 19°−7°
  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
16°−9°–23°−5°
Low, likely
4°−16°–7°−14°
Typical high / low
15°−9° / 2°−17°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 37°, low 29°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 32°, low 26°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 31°, low 27°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 21–33°.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

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For your home

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

Heating this week

About 82% less heating than a typical week.

This week 69Typical 374

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 34 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 25°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?

Deadhorse · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1999–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 17°9° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 4°2° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+1°SunOct 18
+3°+2°MonOct 19
+4°+2°TueOct 20
+3°+2°WedOct 21
+4°+2°ThuOct 22
+10°+5°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Prudhoe Bay weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 7 h 32 min; Losing 9 min 37 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 7 h 32 min less
Golden hour: 3:14–6:08 PM; Morning 9:08 AM–12:02 PM
Blue hour: 6:08–6:33 PM; Morning 8:42–9:08 AM; first light 8:42 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 4–8:46 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 7:45 AM · rises 4:39 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking north from Prudhoe Bay. Open water to the horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.