Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through today. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Wrangell (PAWG)

Lat: 56.48°NLon: 132.37°WElev: 43ft.

Mostly Cloudy

31°F

-1°C

Humidity 72%
Wind Speed S 9 mph
Barometer 29.84 in (1010.4 mb)
Dewpoint 23°F (-5°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill23°F (-5°C)
Last update 26 Feb 12:56 pm AKST
Extended Forecast for

Point Warde AK

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Snow showers.  High near 32. Southwest wind around 10 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

    High: 32 °F

    Snow Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow showers likely, mainly before 3am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    Low: 26 °F

    Snow Showers
    Likely

  • Friday

    Friday: A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before noon.  Partly sunny, with a high near 32. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    High: 32 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of snow showers between midnight and 3am, then a chance of snow after 3am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 23 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Snow, mainly after 9am.  High near 36. East wind around 5 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    High: 36 °F

    Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Snow before 3am, then rain and snow.  Low around 34. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

    Low: 34 °F

    Snow then
    Rain/Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Rain and snow before 9am, then rain between 9am and 3pm, then rain and snow after 3pm.  High near 40. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

    High: 40 °F

    Rain/Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Rain and snow, becoming all rain after 9pm.  Cloudy, with a low around 36.

    Low: 36 °F

    Rain/Snow
    then Rain

  • Monday

    Monday: Rain.  Cloudy, with a high near 40.

    High: 40 °F

    Rain

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Snow showers. High near 32. Southwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Tonight
Snow showers likely, mainly before 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 32. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Friday Night
A chance of snow showers between midnight and 3am, then a chance of snow after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday
Snow, mainly after 9am. High near 36. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Saturday Night
Snow before 3am, then rain and snow. Low around 34. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Sunday
Rain and snow before 9am, then rain between 9am and 3pm, then rain and snow after 3pm. High near 40. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Sunday Night
Rain and snow, becoming all rain after 9pm. Cloudy, with a low around 36.
Monday
Rain. Cloudy, with a high near 40.
Monday Night
Rain. Cloudy, with a low around 37.
Tuesday
Rain. Cloudy, with a high near 42.
Tuesday Night
Rain. Cloudy, with a low around 41.
Wednesday
Rain. Cloudy, with a high near 44.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Point Warde AK
 56.17°N 131.97°W (Elev. 492 ft)
12:57 pm AKST Feb 26, 2026
1pm AKST Feb 26, 2026-6pm AKST Mar 4, 2026
 
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