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  • Coastal Flood Advisory

    Ends in 1 day 18 h

    When
    Until 10 PM AKDT Sunday.
    Where
    Bering Strait Coast.

    Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service Fairbanks AK

    What, impacts and precautions

    What

    Minor coastal flooding expected. Water levels will rise 4 to 6 feet above the normal high tide line along the Bering Strait Coast, including Teller and Brevig Mission.

    Impacts

    Flooding of lots, parks, and roads with only isolated road closures expected.

    Additional details

    Water levels 4 to 6 feet above the normal high tide line in Wales may cause water to overflow from Village Creek into low lying areas behind town. For Teller and Brevig Mission, minor flooding in low lying areas. Water levels will peak Friday afternoon and gradually drop through the weekend.

    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.

    Areas: Bering Strait Coast

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Observed 3:40 AM AKDT at PASH

Wales, AK weather

Windy and 39°4°, snow ~4–2 AM (98%).

Today: low 33°1° (likely 33°1° to 40°4°), high 38°3° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°).

Forecasts agree

Now 39°4°

Windy · Feels like 28°−2°

Feels like
28°−2°
Wind chill from 25 mph41 km/h wind · air 39°4°
Wind (notable)
25 mph41 km/h
From the south. Gusts to 48 mph77 km/h around 2 PM
Dew point
36°2°
Comfortable
UV tomorrow
1Low
Low all day (peak 1)
Pressure
29.33 inHg993 hPa
Rising · +0.10 inHg+3.4 hPa in 3 h

Next 2 hours

Light rain now, through the next 2 hours.

  1. 12:00 AM: light rain
  2. 12:15 AM: light rain
  3. 12:30 AM: light rain
  4. 12:45 AM: light rain
  5. 1:00 AM: light rain
  6. 1:15 AM: dry
  7. 1:30 AM: dry
  8. 1:45 AM: dry

Next 48 hours

Good hours for
  • Gusts to 48 mph77 km/h until tomorrow night 1 AM
  • Rain for the next 48 hours (100%, 1.5 in38 mm)
  • High 38°3° tonight at 4 AM
  1. TonightNear 38°3° · Rain all night (90%) · gusts to 43 mph69 km/h
  2. This morningNear 38°3° · Rain all morning (100%) · gusts to 46 mph74 km/h
  3. This afternoonNear 38°3° · Rain all afternoon (100%) · gusts to 48 mph77 km/h
  4. TonightNear 37°3° · Rain all night (100%) · gusts to 42 mph68 km/h
  5. Tomorrow morningNear 36°2° · Rain all morning (80%) · gusts to 32 mph51 km/h
  6. Tomorrow afternoonNear 35°2° · Rain all afternoon (100%) · gusts to 31 mph50 km/h
  7. Tomorrow nightNear 36°2° · Rain all night (100%) · gusts to 33 mph53 km/h
Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
HourConditionsTemperatureFeels likePrecipitationWindHumidityCloud coverUV index
Sat 3aDrizzle37°3° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)25°−4°70%, 0.08 in2 mm30 mph48 km/h from S, gusts 42 mph68 km/h97%97%0
Sat 4aDrizzle38°3° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)26°−3°90%, 0.04 in1 mm30 mph48 km/h from S, gusts 42 mph68 km/h95%97%0
Sat 5aDrizzle38°3° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)26°−3°90%, 0.04 in1 mm30 mph48 km/h from S, gusts 43 mph69 km/h96%99%0
Sat 6aDrizzle38°3° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)26°−3°90%, 0.04 in1 mm30 mph48 km/h from S, gusts 45 mph72 km/h96%98%0
Sat 7aRain38°3° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)25°−4°90%, 0.04 in1 mm35 mph56 km/h from S, gusts 45 mph72 km/h95%99%0
Sat 8aRain38°3° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)25°−4°90%, 0.04 in1 mm35 mph56 km/h from S, gusts 46 mph73 km/h96%98%0
Sat 9aRain38°3° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)25°−4°90%, 0.04 in1 mm35 mph56 km/h from S, gusts 45 mph72 km/h99%99%0
Sat 10aRain38°3° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)25°−4°100%, 0.05 in1.3 mm35 mph56 km/h from S, gusts 44 mph71 km/h98%99%0
Sat 11aRain38°3° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)25°−4°100%, 0.05 in1.3 mm35 mph56 km/h from S, gusts 44 mph71 km/h98%97%0
Sat 12pDrizzle38°3° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)24°−4°100%, 0.05 in1.3 mm35 mph56 km/h from S, gusts 46 mph75 km/h99%96%0
Sat 1pRain37°3° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)24°−4°100%, 0.05 in1.3 mm35 mph56 km/h from S, gusts 46 mph75 km/h98%98%0
Sat 2pRain38°3° (likely 38°3° to 40°4°)25°−4°100%, 0.05 in1.3 mm35 mph56 km/h from S, gusts 48 mph77 km/h99%96%0
Sat 3pRain37°3° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)24°−4°100%, 0.05 in1.3 mm35 mph56 km/h from S, gusts 45 mph72 km/h99%97%0
Sat 4pDrizzle37°3° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)24°−4°100%, 0.03 in0.8 mm35 mph56 km/h from S, gusts 44 mph71 km/h100%98%0
Sat 5pRain38°3° (likely 38°3° to 40°4°)25°−4°100%, 0.03 in0.8 mm35 mph56 km/h from S, gusts 42 mph68 km/h100%97%0
Sat 6pDrizzle38°3° (likely 38°3° to 40°4°)25°−4°100%, 0.03 in0.8 mm35 mph56 km/h from S, gusts 42 mph67 km/h100%97%0
Sat 7pRain38°3° (likely 38°3° to 40°4°)25°−4°90%, 0.03 in0.8 mm30 mph48 km/h from S, gusts 41 mph66 km/h98%96%0
Sat 8pDrizzle38°3° (likely 38°3° to 40°4°)25°−4°90%, 0.03 in0.8 mm30 mph48 km/h from S, gusts 41 mph66 km/h95%93%0
Sat 9pRain38°3° (likely 38°3° to 40°4°)25°−4°90%, 0.03 in0.8 mm30 mph48 km/h from S, gusts 42 mph68 km/h95%89%0
Sat 10pRain38°3° (likely 38°3° to 40°4°)25°−4°90%, 0.03 in0.8 mm30 mph48 km/h from S, gusts 42 mph67 km/h96%77%0
Sat 11pRain38°3° (likely 38°3° to 40°4°)25°−4°90%, 0.03 in0.8 mm30 mph48 km/h from S, gusts 39 mph63 km/h96%90%0
Sun 12aDrizzle37°3° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)24°−4°90%, 0.03 in0.8 mm30 mph48 km/h from S, gusts 39 mph63 km/h97%94%0
Sun 1aRain37°3° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)24°−4°80%, 0.03 in0.8 mm30 mph48 km/h from S, gusts 38 mph61 km/h96%98%0
Sun 2aDrizzle37°3° (likely 37°3° to 39°4°)23°−5°80%, 0.03 in0.8 mm30 mph48 km/h from S, gusts 37 mph60 km/h97%96%0
Sun 3aDrizzle36°2° (likely 36°2° to 39°4°)23°−5°80%, 0.03 in0.8 mm30 mph48 km/h from S, gusts 35 mph56 km/h97%94%0
Sun 4aDrizzle36°2° (likely 36°2° to 39°4°)24°−4°80%, 0.02 in0.5 mm25 mph40 km/h from S, gusts 33 mph54 km/h97%91%0
Sun 5aRain36°2° (likely 36°2° to 39°4°)24°−4°80%, 0.02 in0.5 mm25 mph40 km/h from S, gusts 34 mph55 km/h96%94%0
Sun 6aDrizzle37°3° (likely 37°3° to 39°4°)25°−4°80%, 0.02 in0.5 mm25 mph40 km/h from S, gusts 31 mph50 km/h96%95%0
Sun 7aDrizzle36°2° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)24°−4°70%, 0.02 in0.5 mm25 mph40 km/h from S, gusts 30 mph49 km/h94%97%0
Sun 8aDrizzle36°2° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)24°−4°70%, 0.02 in0.5 mm25 mph40 km/h from S, gusts 32 mph51 km/h95%96%0
Sun 9aCloudy34°1° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)21°−6°70%, 0.02 in0.5 mm25 mph40 km/h from S, gusts 30 mph48 km/h95%94%0
Sun 10aDrizzle35°2° (likely 35°2° to 39°4°)23°−5°70%, 0.01 in0.3 mm25 mph40 km/h from S, gusts 29 mph47 km/h93%92%0
Sun 11aSnow34°1° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)22°−6°70%, 0.01 in0.3 mm25 mph40 km/h from S, gusts 30 mph48 km/h93%86%0
Sun 12pSnow33°1° (likely 33°1° to 39°4°)20°−7°70%, 0.01 in0.3 mm25 mph40 km/h from S, gusts 29 mph47 km/h93%86%0
Sun 1pSnow33°1° (likely 33°1° to 39°4°)20°−7°50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm25 mph40 km/h from S, gusts 31 mph49 km/h91%76%0
Sun 2pDrizzle35°2° (likely 35°2° to 39°4°)22°−6°50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm25 mph40 km/h from S, gusts 31 mph49 km/h91%84%0
Sun 3pSnow34°1° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)20°−7°50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm25 mph40 km/h from S, gusts 30 mph48 km/h91%79%1
Sun 4pSnow36°2° (likely 36°2° to 39°4°)24°−4°100%, 0.05 in1.3 mm25 mph40 km/h from S, gusts 29 mph47 km/h93%59%1
Sun 5pDrizzle36°2° (likely 36°2° to 39°4°)24°−4°100%, 0.05 in1.3 mm25 mph40 km/h from S, gusts 28 mph46 km/h94%87%0
Sun 6pSnow36°2° (likely 36°2° to 39°4°)24°−4°100%, 0.05 in1.3 mm25 mph40 km/h from S, gusts 31 mph50 km/h96%91%0
Sun 7pSnow36°2° (likely 35°2° to 39°4°)24°−4°100%, 0.05 in1.3 mm25 mph40 km/h from SE, gusts 32 mph52 km/h99%97%0
Sun 8pSnow36°2° (likely 35°2° to 39°4°)24°−4°100%, 0.05 in1.3 mm25 mph40 km/h from SE, gusts 33 mph54 km/h100%99%0
Sun 9pSnow36°2° (likely 36°2° to 39°4°)24°−4°100%, 0.05 in1.3 mm25 mph40 km/h from SE, gusts 33 mph53 km/h100%99%0
Sun 10pRain36°2° (likely 35°2° to 39°4°)24°−4°80%, 0.01 in0.3 mm25 mph40 km/h from SE, gusts 31 mph51 km/h100%97%0
Sun 11pRain36°2° (likely 36°2° to 38°3°)24°−4°80%, 0.01 in0.3 mm25 mph40 km/h from SE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h100%96%0
Mon 12aRain36°2° (likely 36°2° to 38°3°)24°−4°80%, 0.01 in0.3 mm25 mph40 km/h from SE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h99%94%0
Mon 1aRain36°2° (likely 36°2° to 39°4°)25°−4°80%, 0.01 in0.3 mm25 mph40 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph35 km/h99%98%0
Mon 2aRain36°2° (likely 36°2° to 39°4°)25°−4°80%, 0.01 in0.3 mm25 mph40 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h99%98%0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.
  1. Today, Oct 24. Rain. High 38°3°, low 33°1°. Rain 0.41 in10 mm, 100% chance. Forecasts agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Rain, 38°3°

      100% chance · 0.26 in6.6 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Rain, 38°3°

      100% chance · 0.26 in6.6 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Rain, 38°3°

      100% chance · 0.18 in4.6 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Rain, 36°2°

      90% chance · 0.16 in4.1 mm

    Official NWS forecast

    Today: Rain. Cloudy, with a high near 38. South wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

    Tonight: Rain. Cloudy. Low around 33, with temperatures rising to around 38 overnight. South wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.

    High, likely
    38°3°–41°5°
    Low, likely
    33°1°–40°4°
    Wind
    37 mph60 km/h, gusts 50 mph81 km/h
  2. Tomorrow, Oct 25. Snow. High 37°3°, low 34°1°. Snow < 1 in< 2 cm, 100% chance. Forecasts agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Snow, 36°2°

      80% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Snow, 36°2°

      100% chance · 0.14 in3.6 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Snow, 36°2°

      100% chance · 0.22 in5.6 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Rain, 36°2°

      80% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Rain before 7am, then rain and snow likely between 7am and 1pm, then rain and snow. Cloudy, with a high near 37. South wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

    Night: Rain and snow before 7pm, then rain and snow. Cloudy, with a low around 34. South wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

    Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.

    High, likely
    37°3°–40°4°
    Low, likely
    34°1°–38°3°
    Wind
    30 mph48 km/h, gusts 42 mph67 km/h
  3. Monday, Oct 26. Snow. High 39°4°, low 35°2°. Snow 0.17 in4.3 mm, 90% chance. Forecasts agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 38°3°

      30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 37°3°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 38°3°

      80% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 40°4°

      80% chance · 0.13 in3.2 mm

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A chance of rain before 10am, then a slight chance of rain and snow between 10am and 4pm, then rain and snow. Cloudy, with a high near 39. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    Night: Rain and snow. Cloudy, with a low around 35.

    Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.

    High, likely
    38°3°–40°4°
    Low, likely
    35°2°–36°2°
    Wind
    39 mph62 km/h, gusts 53 mph85 km/h
  4. Tuesday, Oct 27. Snow. High 39°4°, low 33°1°. Snow 0.34 in8.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 40°5°

      70% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 41°5°

      50% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Rain, 39°4°

      50% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Rain, 39°4°

      60% chance · 0.27 in6.7 mm

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A chance of rain before 10am, then a chance of rain and snow between 10am and 4pm, then a chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a high near 39.

    Night: A chance of rain and snow before 10pm, then rain and snow likely between 10pm and 4am, then rain and snow likely. Cloudy, with a low around 33.

    Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.

    High, likely
    39°4°–41°5°
    Low, likely
    33°1°–41°5°
    Wind
    38 mph61 km/h, gusts 57 mph92 km/h
  5. Wednesday, Oct 28. Snow. High 36°2°, low 30°−1°. Snow 0–2 in0–5 cm, 70% chance. Forecasts agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Snow, 38°3°

      70% chance · 0.3 in0.7 cm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Snow, 37°3°

      60% chance · 0.2 in0.4 cm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Snow, 36°2°

      50% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 32°0°

      30% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Rain and snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 36.

    Night: A chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a low around 30.

    Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.

    High, likely
    36°2°–41°5°
    Low, likely
    30°−1°–36°2°
    Wind
    41 mph66 km/h, gusts 50 mph81 km/h
  6. Thursday, Oct 29. Snow. High 34°1°, low 29°−2°. Snow < 1 in< 2 cm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Snow, 32°0°

      30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Snow, 33°0°

      50% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Snow, 32°0°

      50% chance · 0.1 in0.3 cm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Snow, 33°0°

      60% chance · 0.1 in0.3 cm

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A chance of snow before 4pm, then areas of blowing snow and a chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 34. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    Night: Areas of blowing snow and a chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 29. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    31°−1°–39°4°
    Low, likely
    28°−2°–36°2°
    Wind
    30 mph47 km/h, gusts 53 mph86 km/h
  7. Friday, Oct 30. Snow showers. High 34°1°, low 32°0°. Snow 0–1 in0–3 cm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Snow, 33°1°

      60% chance · 0.1 in0.4 cm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Snow, 33°1°

      60% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Snow showers, 32°0°

      60% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Snow showers, 31°0°

      60% chance

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Snow likely and areas of blowing snow. Cloudy, with a high near 34. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    31°−1°–40°4°
    Low, likely
    30°−1°–36°2°
    Wind
    38 mph62 km/h, gusts 52 mph84 km/h
  8. Saturday, Oct 31. Snow. High 33°1°, low 31°−1°. Snow 0–1 in0–3 cm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Snow, 31°0°

      60% chance · 0.1 in0.3 cm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Snow showers, 32°0°

      50% chance · 0.1 in0.3 cm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Snow showers, 32°0°

      50% chance · 0.2 in0.5 cm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Snow, 31°−1°

      50% 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
    30°−1°–36°2°
    Low, likely
    28°−2°–35°2°
    Wind
    39 mph62 km/h, gusts 52 mph84 km/h
  9. Sunday, Nov 1. Snow. High 31°−1°, low 28°−2°. Snow 0–1 in0–3 cm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Snow showers, 30°−1°

      30% chance · 0.2 in0.4 cm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Snow showers, 30°−1°

      30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 29°−2°

      30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Partly cloudy, 27°−3°

      30% 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
    28°−2°–35°2°
    Low, likely
    23°−5°–33°1°
    Wind
    34 mph54 km/h
  10. Monday, Nov 2. Snow showers. High 31°−1°, low 25°−4°. Snow 0–1 in0–3 cm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Snow showers, 26°−3°

      30% chance

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Snow showers, 28°−2°

      20% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Snow showers, 28°−2°

      30% chance · 0.01 in0.4 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.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    28°−2°–33°1°
    Low, likely
    22°−6°–27°−3°
    Wind
    27 mph43 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h

The outlook

  1. Today

    98% chance of rain, high 38°, low 33°.

  2. Tomorrow

    97% chance of snow, high 37°, low 34°.

  3. Monday

    89% chance of snow, high 39°, low 35°.

  4. Rest of week

    Highs 31–39°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.

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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Sun & moon

Sun

Sunrise 10:38 AM, sunset 7:13 PM.

Daylight
8 h 35 min
Losing 7 min 2 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 5 h 28 min less
Golden hour
5:48–7:46 PM
Morning 10:04 AM–12:02 PM
Blue hour
7:46–8:07 PM
Morning 9:44–10:04 AM; first light 9:44 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 98% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today
sets 8:48 AM · rises 6:22 PM
Full moon
Oct 25
New moon
Nov 8
Looking west from Wales. The highest point on the skyline is about 1,600 ft, 26 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.