High Surf Advisory
Ends in 2 days 9 h
When
Until 4 AM AKDT Tuesday.
Where
Yukon Delta Coast.
Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
What, impacts and precautionsHide details
What
Large breaking waves of 2 to 4 feet above the normal high tide line.
Impacts
Localized beach erosion may occur with the High Surf advisory.
Additional details
South to southwest winds will continue to gust up to 40 mph through the weekend. Strong winds continue into early next week.
Precautionary actions
Precautions should be taken to protect property.
Areas: Yukon Delta Coast
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Observed 5:56 PM AKDT at PASM

Scammon Bay, AK weather

Overcast and 42°6°, rain ~7–5 PM (100%).

Forecasts agree

Now 42°6°

Cloudy · Feels like 34°1°

Feels like: 34°1°; Wind chill from 17 mph28 km/h wind · air 42°6°
Wind: 17 mph28 km/hgusts 28 mph45 km/h; From the south. 1728–20 mph32 km/h through 6 AM
Dew point: 39°4°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 0Low; Low all day (peak 0)
Pressure: 29.72 inHg1006 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

None rain starting around 8:15 AM.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Rain for the next 48 hours (100%, 2.8 in72 mm)
Gusts to 44 mph71 km/h until Monday 2 PM
Low 39°4° tonight at 5 AM

TonightNear 41°5° · Rain all night (90%) · gusts to 34 mph55 km/h
Tomorrow morningNear 39°4° · Rain all morning (70%) · gusts to 27 mph43 km/h
Tomorrow afternoonNear 41°5° · Rain all afternoon (100%) · gusts to 41 mph66 km/h
Tomorrow nightNear 41°5° · Rain all night (100%) · gusts to 44 mph71 km/h
Monday morningNear 41°5° · Rain all morning (80%) · gusts to 35 mph56 km/h
Monday afternoonNear 43°6° · Rain all afternoon (80%) · gusts to 27 mph43 km/h

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 6p	Rain	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 43°6°)	33°1°	70%, 0.04 in1 mm	25 mph40 km/h from S, gusts 34 mph55 km/h	90%	89%	0
Sat 7p	Rain	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 43°6°)	32°0°	90%, 0.04 in1 mm	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 33 mph53 km/h	96%	88%	0
Sat 8p	Drizzle	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 42°6°)	32°0°	90%, 0.04 in1 mm	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 32 mph51 km/h	98%	89%	0
Sat 9p	Rain	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 42°6°)	31°−1°	90%, 0.04 in1 mm	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 30 mph48 km/h	99%	87%	0
Sat 10p	Drizzle	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 41°5°)	32°0°	80%, 0.04 in1 mm	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	99%	92%	0
Sat 11p	Drizzle	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 41°5°)	31°−1°	80%, 0.04 in1 mm	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 29 mph46 km/h	99%	88%	0
Sun 12a	Drizzle	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 41°5°)	31°−1°	80%, 0.04 in1 mm	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 28 mph46 km/h	98%	93%	0
Sun 1a	Drizzle	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 40°4°)	31°−1°	80%, 0.04 in1 mm	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 30 mph48 km/h	99%	90%	0
Sun 2a	Drizzle	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 41°5°)	30°−1°	80%, 0.04 in1 mm	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 30 mph48 km/h	98%	92%	0
Sun 3a	Drizzle	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 40°4°)	30°−1°	80%, 0.04 in1 mm	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 29 mph46 km/h	95%	86%	0
Sun 4a	Drizzle	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 40°4°)	30°−1°	70%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	20 mph32 km/h from SW, gusts 28 mph46 km/h	96%	78%	0
Sun 5a	Rain	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 39°4°)	29°−2°	70%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	20 mph32 km/h from SW, gusts 28 mph46 km/h	95%	55%	0
Sun 6a	Rain	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 39°4°)	29°−2°	70%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	20 mph32 km/h from SW, gusts 27 mph44 km/h	95%	62%	0
Sun 7a	Rain	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 39°4°)	30°−1°	70%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 27 mph43 km/h	95%	55%	0
Sun 8a	Rain	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 39°4°)	30°−1°	70%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	95%	80%	0
Sun 9a	Drizzle	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 40°4°)	30°−1°	70%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 27 mph44 km/h	95%	66%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)	30°−1°	60%, 0.08 in2 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	94%	91%	0
Sun 11a	Rain	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 40°4°)	30°−1°	60%, 0.08 in2 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 25 mph41 km/h	96%	96%	0
Sun 12p	Rain	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 40°4°)	31°−1°	60%, 0.08 in2 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 29 mph46 km/h	97%	97%	0
Sun 1p	Rain	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 41°5°)	31°−1°	90%, 0.08 in2 mm	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 32 mph52 km/h	98%	98%	0
Sun 2p	Rain	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 41°5°)	30°−1°	90%, 0.08 in2 mm	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 33 mph53 km/h	97%	98%	0
Sun 3p	Rain	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 42°6°)	31°−1°	90%, 0.08 in2 mm	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 37 mph59 km/h	98%	99%	0
Sun 4p	Rain	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 42°6°)	30°−1°	100%, 0.22 in5.6 mm	25 mph40 km/h from S, gusts 38 mph61 km/h	97%	99%	0
Sun 5p	Rain	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 42°6°)	30°−1°	100%, 0.22 in5.6 mm	25 mph40 km/h from S, gusts 41 mph66 km/h	97%	97%	0
Sun 6p	Rain	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 42°6°)	30°−1°	100%, 0.22 in5.6 mm	25 mph40 km/h from S, gusts 44 mph70 km/h	97%	99%	0
Sun 7p	Rain	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 42°6°)	31°−1°	100%, 0.22 in5.6 mm	30 mph48 km/h from S, gusts 44 mph70 km/h	97%	97%	0
Sun 8p	Rain	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 43°6°)	31°−1°	100%, 0.22 in5.6 mm	30 mph48 km/h from S, gusts 40 mph64 km/h	97%	98%	0
Sun 9p	Rain	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 43°6°)	31°−1°	100%, 0.22 in5.6 mm	30 mph48 km/h from S, gusts 40 mph65 km/h	97%	86%	0
Sun 10p	Rain	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 43°6°)	32°0°	100%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	30 mph48 km/h from SW, gusts 36 mph57 km/h	97%	98%	0
Sun 11p	Rain	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 43°6°)	32°0°	100%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	30 mph48 km/h from SW, gusts 38 mph61 km/h	97%	94%	0
Mon 12a	Drizzle	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 43°6°)	32°0°	100%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	30 mph48 km/h from SW, gusts 37 mph59 km/h	95%	92%	0
Mon 1a	Rain	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 43°6°)	32°0°	90%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	30 mph48 km/h from SW, gusts 41 mph65 km/h	95%	97%	0
Mon 2a	Rain	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 43°6°)	32°0°	90%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	30 mph48 km/h from SW, gusts 42 mph68 km/h	95%	98%	0
Mon 3a	Rain	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 43°6°)	31°−1°	90%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	30 mph48 km/h from SW, gusts 40 mph64 km/h	95%	97%	0
Mon 4a	Rain	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 43°6°)	31°−1°	80%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	30 mph48 km/h from SW, gusts 38 mph61 km/h	94%	97%	0
Mon 5a	Rain	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 43°6°)	31°−1°	80%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	30 mph48 km/h from SW, gusts 38 mph61 km/h	94%	91%	0
Mon 6a	Rain	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 43°6°)	30°−1°	80%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	30 mph48 km/h from SW, gusts 35 mph57 km/h	94%	85%	0
Mon 7a	Rain	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 42°6°)	31°−1°	70%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	25 mph40 km/h from SW, gusts 33 mph52 km/h	94%	72%	0
Mon 8a	Rain	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 42°6°)	31°−1°	70%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	25 mph40 km/h from SW, gusts 31 mph50 km/h	94%	90%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 42°6°)	31°−1°	70%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	25 mph40 km/h from SW, gusts 29 mph46 km/h	94%	95%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 42°6°)	32°0°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	20 mph32 km/h from SW, gusts 27 mph44 km/h	94%	98%	0
Mon 11a	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 42°6°)	32°0°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	20 mph32 km/h from SW, gusts 27 mph44 km/h	94%	98%	0
Mon 12p	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 42°6°)	33°1°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	20 mph32 km/h from SW, gusts 27 mph44 km/h	94%	97%	0
Mon 1p	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 43°6°)	35°2°	70%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	94%	98%	0
Mon 2p	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 43°6°)	35°2°	70%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	94%	99%	1
Mon 3p	Rain	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 43°6°)	35°2°	70%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph38 km/h	94%	100%	1
Mon 4p	Rain	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 44°7°)	34°1°	80%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	94%	100%	1
Mon 5p	Rain	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	35°2°	80%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	94%	99%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Rain. High 44°7°, low 39°4°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 80% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 41°5°
  90% chance · 0.24 in6.1 mm
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 39°4°
  80% chance · 0.18 in4.6 mm
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Rain. Cloudy, with a low around 39. South wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
42°6°–45°7°
Low, likely
38°3°–41°5°
Wind
26 mph41 km/h, gusts 43 mph69 km/h
UV peak
1
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Rain. High 42°6°, low 40°4°. Rain 0.39 in9.9 mm, 100% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 39°4°
  70% chance · 0.2 in5.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 41°5°
  100% chance · 0.76 in19 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 41°5°
  100% chance · 1 in26 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 42°6°
  100% chance · 0.3 in7.6 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. South wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Night: Rain. Cloudy, with a low around 40. Southwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
42°6°–43°6°
Low, likely
37°3°–40°4°
Wind
29 mph46 km/h, gusts 47 mph76 km/h
Monday, Oct 26. Rain. High 44°7°, low 41°5°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 80% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 42°6°
  80% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 43°6°
  80% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 42°6°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.6 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain. Cloudy, with a high near 44. Southwest wind 15 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Night: Rain. Cloudy, with a low around 41. South wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
43°6°–45°7°
Low, likely
41°5°–42°6°
Wind
30 mph48 km/h, gusts 45 mph73 km/h
Tuesday, Oct 27. Rain. High 43°6°, low 40°4°. Rain 0.4 in10 mm, 80% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 42°6°
  40% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 43°6°
  50% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 42°5°
  70% chance · 0.16 in4.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 41°5°
  90% chance · 0.23 in5.8 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain. Cloudy, with a high near 43. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Night: Rain. Cloudy, with a low around 40.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
42°6°–44°7°
Low, likely
40°4°–41°5°
Wind
28 mph45 km/h, gusts 45 mph73 km/h
Wednesday, Oct 28. Rain. High 43°6°, low 35°2°. Rain 0.45 in11 mm, 80% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 39°4°
  90% chance · 0.4 in1 cm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 40°4°
  60% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 37°3°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 35°2°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain. Cloudy, with a high near 43.
Night: A chance of rain before 10pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow between 10pm and 4am, then a chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
41°5°–44°7°
Low, likely
32°0°–39°4°
Wind
26 mph41 km/h, gusts 44 mph70 km/h
UV peak
1
Thursday, Oct 29. Snow. High 40°4°, low 36°2°. Snow 0–3 in0–8 cm, 80% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 35°2°
  70% chance · 0.9 in2.3 cm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Snow, 37°3°
  80% chance · 0.5 in1.1 cm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 38°3°
  80% chance · 0.3 in0.7 cm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 37°3°
  70% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain and snow. Cloudy, with a high near 40.
Night: Rain. Cloudy, with a low around 36.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
37°3°–42°6°
Low, likely
32°0°–36°2°
Wind
33 mph52 km/h, gusts 54 mph87 km/h
Friday, Oct 30. Rain. High 40°4°, low 34°1°. Rain 0.29 in7.4 mm, 70% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 38°3°
  70% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Snow, 38°3°
  60% chance · 0.08 in1.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Snow, 37°3°
  60% chance · 0.2 in0.4 cm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 34°1°
  60% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 40.
Night: A chance of rain before 10pm, then a chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a low around 34.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
37°3°–41°5°
Low, likely
33°1°–37°3°
Wind
28 mph46 km/h, gusts 42 mph67 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Snow. High 37°3°, low 26°−3°. Snow 0–1 in0–3 cm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 33°0°
  50% chance · 0.1 in0.3 cm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Snow showers, 33°1°
  50% chance · 0.2 in0.4 cm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Snow showers, 29°−2°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 27°−3°
  20% chance · 0.3 in0.9 cm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a high near 37.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
34°1°–38°3°
Low, likely
21°−6°–30°−1°
Wind
31 mph49 km/h, gusts 47 mph75 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 33°1°, low 24°−4°. Rain 0.25 in6.4 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 28°−2°
  20% chance · 0.6 in1.5 cm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Snow, 32°0°
  30% chance · 0.2 in0.5 cm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Snow, 28°−2°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 27°−3°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
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
30°−1°–37°3°
Low, likely
22°−6°–26°−3°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 36 mph57 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 30°−1°, low 26°−3°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 26°−3°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 29°−2°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Snow, 27°−3°
  40% chance
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°–35°2°
Low, likely
19°−7°–30°−1°
Wind
27 mph43 km/h, gusts 46 mph75 km/h
UV peak
1

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The outlook

Today
79% chance of rain, high 44°, low 39°.
Tomorrow
100% chance of rain, high 42°, low 40°.
Monday
81% chance of rain, high 44°, low 41°.
Rest of week
Highs 30–43°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

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Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 9 h 8 min; Losing 5 min 52 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 3 h 56 min less
Golden hour: 6:11–7:48 PM; Morning 9:42–11:20 AM
Blue hour: 7:48–8:06 PM; Morning 9:25–9:42 AM; first light 9:25 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 79% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 8:25 AM · rises 6:27 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking northeast from Scammon 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.

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