Fire Weather in the Central and Southern Plains; Pacific Storms Impacting the West

Gusty to high winds and low relative humidity will bring elevated to critical fire weather to the central and southern Plains into Wednesday. Two Pacific storms will impact the western U.S. into Wednesday with gusty winds, low elevation rain, and heavy mountain snow. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Winter Storm Warning in effect from February 17, 06:00 PM AKST until February 20, 07:00 AM AKST

Current conditions at

Fort Wainwright AAF (PAFB)

Lat: 64.84°NLon: 147.6°WElev: 453ft.

Fair

-9°F

-23°C

Humidity	77%
Wind Speed	SE 6 mph
Barometer	30.19 in (1024.9 mb)
Dewpoint	-14°F (-26°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	-23°F (-31°C)
Last update	17 Feb 1:55 am AKST

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

21 Miles WSW Miller House AK

Winter Storm Warning February 17, 06:00pm until February 20, 07:00am

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Winter Storm Warning

Overnight
Low: -20 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 6 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 3 °F⇑
Chance Snow
then Snow
Likely and
Areas Blowing
Snow
Wednesday
High: 23 °F
Snow and
Areas Blowing
Snow
Wednesday Night
Low: 2 °F
Snow Likely
and Areas
Blowing Snow
Thursday
High: 14 °F
Chance Snow
and Areas
Blowing Snow
Thursday Night
Low: -13 °F
Slight Chance
Snow
Friday
High: -2 °F
Slight Chance
Snow then
Partly Sunny
Friday Night
Low: -22 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Mostly clear, with a low around -20. Wind chill values as low as -40. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 6. South wind 5 to 15 mph.

Tuesday Night

Snow likely, mainly after midnight. Areas of blowing snow after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 16 by 5am. South wind 15 to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday

Snow. Areas of blowing snow before 3pm. High near 23. Southwest wind 20 to 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Wednesday Night

Snow likely. Areas of blowing snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. Southwest wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday

A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before noon. Areas of blowing snow before 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 14.

Thursday Night

A slight chance of snow before 9pm, then a slight chance of snow after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -13. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday

A slight chance of snow before 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near -2.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -22.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near -3.

Saturday Night

A slight chance of snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around -19.