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 >

Current conditions at

Fort Wainwright AAF (PAFB)

Lat: 64.84°NLon: 147.6°WElev: 453ft.

Fog/Mist

-27°F

-33°C

Humidity 52%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.44 in (1033.9 mb)
Dewpoint -39°F (-39°C)
Visibility 4.00 mi
Last update 26 Feb 10:55 am AKST
Extended Forecast for

Fairbanks AK

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near -17. Calm wind.

    High: -17 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around -41. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph.

    Low: -41 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near -18. Wind chill values as low as -40. Calm wind.

    High: -18 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -43. Calm wind.

    Low: -43 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near -19. Calm wind.

    High: -19 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -34.

    Low: -34 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near -8.

    High: -8 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

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

    Low: -33 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near -7.

    High: -7 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near -17. Calm wind.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around -41. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near -18. Wind chill values as low as -40. Calm wind.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -43. Calm wind.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near -19. Calm wind.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -34.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near -8.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -33.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near -7.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -27.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near -3.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -24.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near -1.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Fairbanks AK
 64.83°N 147.69°W (Elev. 433 ft)
10:20 am AKST Feb 26, 2026
11am AKST Feb 26, 2026-6pm AKST Mar 4, 2026
 
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