Wulik River below Tutak Creek near Kivalina
24 mi- Level
- 4.1 ft
- Flow
- 522 cfs
Reading from Sat 3:30 PM · NWS gauge page
Appearance
Ends in 23 h 4 min
Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
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
See it on weather.gov (opens in a new tab)Observed 3:56 PM AKDT at PAWN
Winter Storm Warning. 37°3° and rainy now.
Today: low 32°0° (likely 27°−3° to 32°0°), high 38°3° (likely 33°1° to 38°3°).
Now 37°3°
Rain · Feels like 26°−4°
Heavy snow now, through the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 4p | Heavy snow | 36°2° (likely 32°0° to 36°2°) | 25°−4° | 100%, snow 0.2 in0.5 cm | 25 mph40 km/h from S, gusts 39 mph63 km/h | 90% | 99% | 0 |
| Sat 5p | Heavy snow | 36°2° (likely 32°0° to 36°2°) | 25°−4° | 100%, snow 0.2 in0.5 cm | 25 mph40 km/h from S, gusts 39 mph62 km/h | 89% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 6p | Heavy snow | 36°2° (likely 32°0° to 36°2°) | 25°−4° | 100%, snow 0.2 in0.5 cm | 25 mph40 km/h from S, gusts 38 mph61 km/h | 89% | 99% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Heavy snow | 36°2° (likely 32°0° to 36°2°) | 24°−4° | 100%, snow 0.2 in0.5 cm | 25 mph40 km/h from S, gusts 39 mph63 km/h | 89% | 99% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Heavy snow | 35°2° (likely 32°0° to 35°2°) | 23°−5° | 100%, snow 0.2 in0.5 cm | 25 mph40 km/h from S, gusts 38 mph60 km/h | 89% | 99% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Heavy snow | 35°2° (likely 32°0° to 35°2°) | 23°−5° | 100%, snow 0.2 in0.5 cm | 25 mph40 km/h from S, gusts 37 mph60 km/h | 89% | 98% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Heavy snow | 36°2° (likely 32°0° to 36°2°) | 24°−4° | 100%, snow 1.7 in4.3 cm | 25 mph40 km/h from S, gusts 37 mph60 km/h | 87% | 99% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Heavy snow | 35°2° (likely 32°0° to 35°2°) | 24°−4° | 100%, snow 1.7 in4.3 cm | 25 mph40 km/h from S, gusts 38 mph61 km/h | 87% | 98% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Heavy snow | 35°2° (likely 32°0° to 35°2°) | 23°−5° | 100%, snow 1.7 in4.3 cm | 25 mph40 km/h from S, gusts 37 mph60 km/h | 88% | 98% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Heavy snow | 35°2° (likely 32°0° to 35°2°) | 23°−5° | 100%, snow 1.7 in4.3 cm | 25 mph40 km/h from S, gusts 37 mph59 km/h | 89% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Heavy snow | 34°1° (likely 32°0° to 34°1°) | 22°−6° | 100%, snow 1.7 in4.3 cm | 25 mph40 km/h from S, gusts 36 mph58 km/h | 89% | 98% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Heavy snow | 34°1° (likely 32°0° to 34°1°) | 22°−6° | 100%, snow 1.7 in4.3 cm | 25 mph40 km/h from S, gusts 36 mph58 km/h | 89% | 98% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Heavy snow | 34°1° (likely 32°0° to 34°1°) | 22°−6° | 100%, snow 2.3 in5.8 cm | 20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 35 mph57 km/h | 90% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Heavy snow | 33°1° (likely 32°0° to 33°1°) | 21°−6° | 100%, snow 2.3 in5.8 cm | 20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 34 mph55 km/h | 90% | 97% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Snow | 34°1° (likely 32°0° to 34°1°) | 22°−6° | 100%, snow 2.3 in5.8 cm | 20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 33 mph53 km/h | 91% | 98% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Snow | 34°1° (likely 32°0° to 34°1°) | 21°−6° | 100%, snow 2.3 in5.8 cm | 25 mph40 km/h from S, gusts 35 mph56 km/h | 91% | 97% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Heavy snow | 33°1° (likely 31°−1° to 33°1°) | 20°−7° | 100%, snow 2.3 in5.8 cm | 25 mph40 km/h from S, gusts 32 mph52 km/h | 91% | 97% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Heavy snow | 34°1° (likely 31°−1° to 34°1°) | 21°−6° | 100%, snow 2.3 in5.8 cm | 25 mph40 km/h from S, gusts 32 mph51 km/h | 91% | 98% | 0 |
| Sun 10a | Heavy snow | 34°1° (likely 31°−1° to 34°1°) | 22°−6° | 100%, snow 2.2 in5.6 cm | 20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 32 mph51 km/h | 92% | 97% | 0 |
| Sun 11a | Heavy snow | 34°1° (likely 31°−1° to 34°1°) | 22°−6° | 100%, snow 2.2 in5.6 cm | 20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 31 mph51 km/h | 92% | 97% | 0 |
| Sun 12p | Heavy snow | 34°1° (likely 31°−1° to 34°1°) | 22°−6° | 100%, snow 2.2 in5.6 cm | 20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 31 mph50 km/h | 91% | 98% | 0 |
| Sun 1p | Snow | 34°1° (likely 31°−1° to 34°1°) | 23°−5° | 100%, snow 2.2 in5.6 cm | 20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 30 mph48 km/h | 91% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 2p | Snow | 34°1° (likely 31°−1° to 34°1°) | 23°−5° | 100%, snow 2.2 in5.6 cm | 20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 27 mph44 km/h | 91% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 3p | Snow | 34°1° (likely 31°−1° to 34°1°) | 23°−5° | 100%, snow 2.2 in5.6 cm | 20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 27 mph43 km/h | 91% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 4p | Snow | 34°1° (likely 31°−1° to 34°1°) | 23°−5° | 100%, snow 1.3 in3.3 cm | 20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 27 mph44 km/h | 89% | 98% | 0 |
| Sun 5p | Snow | 34°1° (likely 31°−1° to 34°1°) | 23°−5° | 100%, snow 1.3 in3.3 cm | 20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 26 mph42 km/h | 88% | 97% | 0 |
| Sun 6p | Snow | 34°1° (likely 31°−1° to 34°1°) | 23°−5° | 100%, snow 1.3 in3.3 cm | 20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 25 mph40 km/h | 88% | 95% | 0 |
| Sun 7p | Snow | 33°1° (likely 31°−1° to 33°1°) | 22°−6° | 100%, snow 1.3 in3.3 cm | 20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 26 mph41 km/h | 88% | 98% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Snow | 33°1° (likely 31°−1° to 33°1°) | 22°−6° | 100%, snow 1.3 in3.3 cm | 20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 25 mph41 km/h | 88% | 98% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Snow | 33°1° (likely 31°−1° to 33°1°) | 22°−6° | 100%, snow 1.3 in3.3 cm | 20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 25 mph40 km/h | 88% | 95% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Snow | 33°1° (likely 31°−1° to 33°1°) | 23°−5° | 100%, snow 1.6 in4.1 cm | 15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h | 87% | 97% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Snow | 33°1° (likely 31°−1° to 33°1°) | 23°−5° | 100%, snow 1.6 in4.1 cm | 15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h | 87% | 97% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Snow | 33°1° (likely 31°−1° to 33°1°) | 23°−5° | 100%, snow 1.6 in4.1 cm | 15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 88% | 98% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Snow | 33°1° (likely 29°−2° to 33°1°) | 24°−4° | 100%, snow 1.6 in4.1 cm | 15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 88% | 98% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Snow | 33°1° (likely 30°−1° to 33°1°) | 23°−5° | 100%, snow 1.6 in4.1 cm | 15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 88% | 97% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Snow | 33°1° (likely 30°−1° to 33°1°) | 23°−5° | 100%, snow 1.6 in4.1 cm | 15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 88% | 95% | 0 |
| Mon 4a | Snow | 33°1° (likely 30°−1° to 33°1°) | 24°−4° | 100%, snow 1 in2.5 cm | 10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 89% | 97% | 0 |
| Mon 5a | Snow | 33°1° (likely 30°−1° to 33°1°) | 24°−4° | 100%, snow 1 in2.5 cm | 10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 89% | 97% | 0 |
| Mon 6a | Snow | 32°0° (likely 29°−2° to 32°0°) | 23°−5° | 100%, snow 1 in2.5 cm | 10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 90% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 7a | Snow | 33°1° (likely 29°−2° to 33°1°) | 26°−3° | 90%, snow 1 in2.5 cm | 10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 90% | 99% | 0 |
| Mon 8a | Snow | 32°0° (likely 29°−2° to 32°0°) | 25°−4° | 90%, snow 1 in2.5 cm | 10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 90% | 99% | 0 |
| Mon 9a | Snow | 32°0° (likely 27°−3° to 32°0°) | 25°−4° | 90%, snow 1 in2.5 cm | 10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 91% | 99% | 0 |
| Mon 10a | Snow | 32°0° (likely 28°−2° to 32°0°) | 26°−3° | 80%, snow 0.4 in1 cm | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 92% | 97% | 0 |
| Mon 11a | Snow | 32°0° (likely 29°−2° to 32°0°) | 26°−3° | 80%, snow 0.4 in1 cm | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 92% | 99% | 0 |
| Mon 12p | Snow | 33°1° (likely 29°−2° to 33°1°) | 27°−3° | 80%, snow 0.4 in1 cm | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 92% | 99% | 0 |
| Mon 1p | Snow | 33°1° (likely 29°−2° to 33°1°) | 27°−3° | 70%, snow 0.4 in1 cm | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 91% | 99% | 0 |
| Mon 2p | Snow | 33°1° (likely 29°−2° to 33°1°) | 27°−3° | 70%, snow 0.4 in1 cm | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 90% | 98% | 0 |
| Mon 3p | Snow | 33°1° (likely 30°−1° to 33°1°) | 27°−3° | 70%, snow 0.4 in1 cm | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph4 km/h | 90% | 95% | 0 |
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
100% chance · 0.4 in1 cm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
100% chance · 4 in11 cm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
100% chance · 11 in29 cm
Official NWS forecast
Today: Areas of blowing snow and rain and snow. Cloudy, with a high near 38. South wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
Tonight: Areas of blowing snow and rain and snow. Cloudy, with a low around 32. South wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
Morning
6 AM–noon
100% chance · 14 in35 cm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
100% chance · 11 in29 cm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
100% chance · 8 in21 cm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
100% chance · 8 in21 cm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Snow and areas of blowing snow. Cloudy, with a high near 34. South wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches possible.
Night: Snow. Cloudy, with a low around 32. South wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
Morning
6 AM–noon
100% chance · 5 in12 cm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
80% chance · 1.6 in4.2 cm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
20% chance · 0.1 in0.3 cm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
60% chance · 0.1 in0.3 cm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Snow. Cloudy, with a high near 34. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Night: Snow. Cloudy, with a low around 29. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
Morning
6 AM–noon
90% chance · 0.5 in1.1 cm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
90% chance · 1.5 in3.9 cm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
80% chance · 1.5 in3.9 cm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
80% chance · 1.6 in4.1 cm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Snow before 10am, then rain and snow. Cloudy, with a high near 36. New snow accumulation of around one inch possible.
Night: Rain and snow. Cloudy, with a low around 32. New snow accumulation of around one inch possible.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
Morning
6 AM–noon
80% chance · 1.5 in3.9 cm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
90% chance · 1.8 in4.6 cm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
90% chance · 1.6 in4.1 cm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
80% chance · 0.6 in1.5 cm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Snow. Cloudy, with a high near 37. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Night: Snow. Cloudy, with a low around 29. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
Morning
6 AM–noon
50% chance · 0.5 in1.4 cm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
40% chance · 0.6 in1.5 cm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
60% chance · 0.5 in1.2 cm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
70% chance · 0.6 in1.5 cm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
Morning
6 AM–noon
70% chance · 0.4 in1.1 cm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
60% chance · 0.2 in0.5 cm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
50% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
50% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
40% chance · 0.1 in0.3 cm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance · 0.3 in0.7 cm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
30% chance · 0.4 in1 cm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
30% chance · 0.1 in0.3 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
20% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
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.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
99% chance of snow, high 38°, low 32°.
100% chance of snow, high 34°, low 32°, cooling off.
96% chance of snow, high 34°, low 29°.
Highs 16–37°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.
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No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.
Reading from Sat 3:30 PM · NWS gauge page
Sunrise 10:31 AM, sunset 6:38 PM.
Clouds most of the night (about 98% cover).
Waxing gibbous
98% lit · growing