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

Ralph Wien Memorial Airport (PAOT)

Lat: 66.89°NLon: 162.61°WElev: 16ft.

Fair

-26°F

-32°C

Humidity 76%
Wind Speed SW 8 mph
Barometer 30.70 in (1039.7 mb)
Dewpoint -31°F (-35°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-46°F (-43°C)
Last update 27 Feb 6:53 pm AKST
Extended Forecast for

Kotzebue AK

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around -16 by 4am. Wind chill values as low as -45. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

    Low: -22 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near -10. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    High: -10 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -20. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: -20 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near -8. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: -8 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -16. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: -16 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near -7.

    High: -7 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -20.

    Low: -20 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near -10.

    High: -10 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -23.

    Low: -23 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around -16 by 4am. Wind chill values as low as -45. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near -10. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -20. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near -8. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -16. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near -7.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -20.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near -10.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -23.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near -10.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -20.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near -6.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -20.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near -8.
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Point Forecast:
Kotzebue AK
 66.89°N 162.59°W (Elev. 0 ft)
6:16 pm AKST Feb 27, 2026
7pm AKST Feb 27, 2026-6pm AKST Mar 6, 2026
 
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