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

Fairbanks, Fairbanks International Airport (PAFA)

Lat: 64.8°NLon: 147.88°WElev: 433ft.

Fair

-24°F

-31°C

Humidity 64%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.43 in (1033.0 mb)
Dewpoint -32°F (-36°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 1 Mar 12:53 pm AKST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles WNW Ester AK

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Patchy freezing fog before 3pm. Sunny, with a high near -7. Calm wind.

    High: -7 °F

    Patchy
    Freezing Fog

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around -24. Calm wind.

    Low: -24 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Patchy freezing fog before 3pm. Sunny, with a high near 1. East wind around 5 mph becoming north in the afternoon.

    High: 1 °F

    Patchy
    Freezing Fog

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -19. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the evening.

    Low: -19 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Patchy freezing fog before 3pm. Sunny, with a high near 3. Northeast wind around 10 mph.

    High: 3 °F

    Patchy
    Freezing Fog

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -24.

    Low: -24 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 2.

    High: 2 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -24.

    Low: -24 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 2.

    High: 2 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Patchy freezing fog before 3pm. Sunny, with a high near -7. Calm wind.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around -24. Calm wind.
Monday
Patchy freezing fog before 3pm. Sunny, with a high near 1. East wind around 5 mph becoming north in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -19. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the evening.
Tuesday
Patchy freezing fog before 3pm. Sunny, with a high near 3. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -24.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 2.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -24.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 2.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -21.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 6.
Friday Night
A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -16.
Saturday
A slight chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 5.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles WNW Ester AK
 64.86°N 148.07°W (Elev. 1394 ft)
1:22 pm AKST Mar 1, 2026
1pm AKST Mar 1, 2026-6pm AKST Mar 7, 2026
 
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