Fire Weather Concerns; Record Warmth Spreads

The Plains to the mid-Mississippi Valley continue with warm and dry conditions. Any fires that initiate could spread quickly. The warm temperatures will expand across the Southern Plains into the Southwest where numerous records are expected through the weekend. Meanwhile, a cold front will move southward across the northern Plains and Great Lakes region where some snow will develop this weekend. Read More >

Current conditions at

Fort Wainwright AAF (PAFB)

Lat: 64.84°NLon: 147.6°WElev: 453ft.

Mostly Cloudy

-17°F

-27°C

Humidity 42%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.39 in (1032.2 mb)
Dewpoint -33°F (-36°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 28 Feb 1:55 pm AKST
Extended Forecast for

Fairbanks AK

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Patchy freezing fog before 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near -17. Calm wind.

    High: -17 °F

    Patchy
    Freezing Fog

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around -42. Calm wind.

    Low: -42 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Patchy freezing fog between noon and 3pm. Patchy ice fog before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near -14. Wind chill values as low as -55. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    High: -14 °F

    Patchy Ice
    Fog and
    Patchy
    Freezing Fog

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -36. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph.

    Low: -36 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near -6. Calm wind.

    High: -6 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -28.

    Low: -28 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near -2.

    High: -2 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -30.

    Low: -30 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near -4.

    High: -4 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Patchy freezing fog before 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near -17. Calm wind.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around -42. Calm wind.
Sunday
Patchy freezing fog between noon and 3pm. Patchy ice fog before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near -14. Wind chill values as low as -55. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -36. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near -6. Calm wind.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -28.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near -2.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -30.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near -4.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -30.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near -2.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -21.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 4.
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Point Forecast:
Fairbanks AK
 64.83°N 147.69°W (Elev. 433 ft)
2:17 pm AKST Feb 28, 2026
2pm AKST Feb 28, 2026-6pm AKST Mar 6, 2026
 
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