Significant Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold Temperatures Expands Across the East; Severe Storm Threat in the Gulf States Sunday

A significant winter storm is underway, bringing widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies to New England through Monday. Extremely cold air will follow, prolonging dangerous travel and infrastructure impacts into next week. Severe thunderstorms may produce damaging gusts and tornadoes across the eastern Gulf Coast states Sunday morning and afternoon. Read More >

Current conditions at

McGrath, McGrath Airport (PAMC)

Lat: 62.97°NLon: 155.62°WElev: 338ft.

Fair

-11°F

-24°C

Humidity 86%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.22 in (1024.8 mb)
Dewpoint -14°F (-26°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 24 Jan 8:53 pm AKST
Extended Forecast for

Nikolai AK

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a steady temperature around 1. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 1 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 9. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 9 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -17. Northeast wind around 10 mph.

    Low: -17 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near -9. Northeast wind around 10 mph.

    High: -9 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -31. Northeast wind around 10 mph.

    Low: -31 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly after 3pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near -14.

    High: -14 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before 3am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around -14.

    Low: -14 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A slight chance of snow before 9am.  Partly sunny, with a high near -1.

    High: -1 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Partly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -10.

    Low: -10 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a steady temperature around 1. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 9. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -17. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near -9. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -31. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday
A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near -14.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -14.
Wednesday
A slight chance of snow before 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near -1.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -10.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 5.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -6.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 6.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 8.
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Point Forecast:
Nikolai AK
 63°N 154.37°W (Elev. 423 ft)
8:19 pm AKST Jan 24, 2026
9pm AKST Jan 24, 2026-6pm AKST Jan 31, 2026
 
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