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Current conditions at

Wasilla, Wasilla Airport (PAWS)

Lat: 61.57°NLon: 149.54°WElev: 348ft.

Overcast

17°F

-8°C

Humidity 59%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.15 in (1018.4 mb)
Dewpoint 5°F (-15°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 18 Feb 6:56 am AKST
Extended Forecast for

Cottonwood AK

  • Today

    Today: Snow, mainly after 9am. Patchy freezing fog before 9am. High near 25. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

    High: 25 °F

    Snow and
    Patchy
    Freezing Fog

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow likely, mainly before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. West wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    Low: 11 °F

    Snow Likely

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 17. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 17 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A chance of snow between 9pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then becoming mostly clear, with a low around -4. West wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: -4 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 14. North wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 14 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -7. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: -7 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 14.

    High: 14 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -3.

    Low: -3 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 18.

    High: 18 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Snow, mainly after 9am. Patchy freezing fog before 9am. High near 25. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Tonight
Snow likely, mainly before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. West wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 17. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday Night
A chance of snow between 9pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then becoming mostly clear, with a low around -4. West wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 14. North wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -7. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 14.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -3.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 18.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 4.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 23.
Monday Night
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10.
Tuesday
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Cottonwood AK
 61.51°N 149.55°W (Elev. 59 ft)
Last Update:
3:47 am AKST Feb 18, 2026
Forecast Valid:
7am AKST Feb 18, 2026-6pm AKST Feb 24, 2026
 
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