| NWS Forecast for: Western Arctic Coast Issued by: National Weather Service Fairbanks, AK Last Update: 346 PM AKST Fri Jan 16 2026 |  |
| Tonight: Cloudy. Snow likely in the evening, then a chance of snow after midnight. Blowing snow in the evening, then areas of blowing snow after midnight. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times increasing to one mile or less at times after midnight. Snow accumulation up to 1 inch. Lows 2 to 17 below. East winds 20 to 35 mph decreasing to 15 to 25 mph late in the night. Gusts up to 50 mph until early morning. Wind chill around 50 below. Saturday: Cloudy with a chance of snow. Areas of blowing snow. Highs in the mid to upper 20s. East winds 15 to 25 mph. Saturday Night: Areas of blowing snow in the evening. Cloudy with a chance of snow. Lows in the lower 20s. Southeast winds 15 to 25 mph. Sunday: Cloudy. Snow likely in the morning, then a chance of snow in the afternoon. Highs in the mid to upper 20s. South winds 10 to 20 mph. Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of snow in the evening. Lows 9 to 15 above. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph. Martin Luther King Jr Day: Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of snow in the morning, then a chance of snow in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 20s. Monday Night Through Thursday: Mostly cloudy. Lows around 5 above. Highs in the mid teens. Thursday Night And Friday: Mostly cloudy. Lows around 10. Highs around 20. | |
| Zone Forecast: Western Arctic Coast | |
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