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.

Fair

-35°F

-37°C

Humidity 67%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.46 in (1034.5 mb)
Dewpoint -42°F (-41°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 28 Feb 8:55 pm AKST
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles WNW Olnes AK

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around -32. Wind chill values as low as -50. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.

    Low: -32 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Patchy freezing fog before 3pm. Sunny, with a high near -9. Wind chill values as low as -45. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    High: -9 °F

    Patchy
    Freezing Fog

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -25. Calm wind.

    Low: -25 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 2. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    High: 2 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around -18. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph.

    Low: -18 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 2.

    High: 2 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around -22.

    Low: -22 °F

    Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 1.

    High: 1 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -22.

    Low: -22 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around -32. Wind chill values as low as -50. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Sunday
Patchy freezing fog before 3pm. Sunny, with a high near -9. Wind chill values as low as -45. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -25. Calm wind.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 2. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around -18. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 2.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around -22.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 1.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -22.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 2.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -16.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 7.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -14.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 7.
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Point Forecast:
6 Miles WNW Olnes AK
 65.11°N 147.85°W (Elev. 1608 ft)
9:19 pm AKST Feb 28, 2026
9pm AKST Feb 28, 2026-6pm AKST Mar 7, 2026
 
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