Winter Returns Across the Northern Tier; Record Warmth for the Southwest

A large high pressure system will usher in cold air for this first day of March across the northern Plains, Great Lakes, Northeast and mid-Atlantic. Some wintry precipitation may evolve across the mid-Mississippi Valley, Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic through Monday. Meanwhile, record warmth will spread across the Southwest, southern Plains through early this week. Read More >

Current conditions at

Fort Wainwright AAF (PAFB)

Lat: 64.84°NLon: 147.6°WElev: 453ft.

Fair

-22°F

-30°C

Humidity 48%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.42 in (1033.2 mb)
Dewpoint -35°F (-37°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 1 Mar 11:55 am AKST
Extended Forecast for

Fort Wainwright AK

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Patchy freezing fog before 3pm. Sunny, with a high near -13. Calm wind.

    High: -13 °F

    Patchy
    Freezing Fog

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around -38. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph.

    Low: -38 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Patchy freezing fog between 9am and 3pm. Patchy ice fog before 9am. Sunny, with a high near -6. Calm wind.

    High: -6 °F

    Patchy Ice
    Fog and
    Patchy
    Freezing Fog

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -29. Wind chill values as low as -45. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: -29 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Patchy freezing fog before 3pm. Sunny, with a high near -2. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

    High: -2 °F

    Patchy
    Freezing Fog

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -33.

    Low: -33 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near -4.

    High: -4 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -33.

    Low: -33 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near -4.

    High: -4 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Patchy freezing fog before 3pm. Sunny, with a high near -13. Calm wind.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around -38. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph.
Monday
Patchy freezing fog between 9am and 3pm. Patchy ice fog before 9am. Sunny, with a high near -6. Calm wind.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -29. Wind chill values as low as -45. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph after midnight.
Tuesday
Patchy freezing fog before 3pm. Sunny, with a high near -2. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -33.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near -4.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -33.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near -4.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -29.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 2.
Friday Night
A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -22.
Saturday
A slight chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 0.
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Point Forecast:
Fort Wainwright AK
 64.83°N 147.62°W (Elev. 440 ft)
11:19 am AKST Mar 1, 2026
12pm AKST Mar 1, 2026-6pm AKST Mar 7, 2026
 
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