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Prolonged Atmospheric River in the Pacific Northwest; Snow and High Winds in the North-Central U.S.

A prolonged atmospheric river will continue impacting the Pacific Northwest with heavy rainfall which has lead to areas of urban and river flooding along with gusty winds into Thursday. A clipper will bring heavy snow, some mixed wintry precipitation, and gusty to high winds across the northern Plains, Upper Midwest, and the Great Lakes into Thursday morning. Read More >

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Fairbanks, AK Local Forecast Office

Kivalina AK

Marine Point Forecast

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    • This Afternoon

      This Afternoon:N wind around 10 kt. Mostly sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.

      High: 7 °F

      N 10kt
      < 1ft

    • Tonight

      Tonight:NNW wind 5 to 10 kt. Partly cloudy. Seas 1 ft or less.

      Low: -2 °F

      NNW 10kt
      < 1ft

    • Wednesday

      Wednesday:NNW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming SSE in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.

      High: 8 °F

      NNW 10kt
      < 1ft

    • Wednesday Night

      Wednesday Night:SSE wind 10 to 15 kt increasing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. A chance of snow between midnight and 3am, then snow likely with areas of blowing snow after 3am. Seas 1 ft or less.

      Low: 1 °F

      ⇑SSE 25kt
      < 1ft

    • Thursday

      Thursday:SE wind around 30 kt becoming SSW in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 kt. Snow with areas of blowing snow before noon, then snow likely with areas of blowing snow between noon and 3pm, then areas of blowing snow and a chance of snow after 3pm. Seas 1 ft or less.

      High: 28 °F

      SSE 30kt
      < 1ft

    • Thursday Night

      Thursday Night:WSW wind 15 to 25 kt, with gusts as high as 35 kt. Areas of blowing snow and a chance of snow. Seas 1 ft or less.

      Low: 13 °F

      WSW 25kt
      < 1ft

    • Friday

      Friday:W wind 15 to 25 kt. A chance of snow. Seas 1 ft or less.

      High: 20 °F

      W 25kt
      < 1ft

    • Friday Night

      Friday Night:WNW wind 20 to 25 kt decreasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. A chance of snow. Seas 1 ft or less.

      Low: 4 °F

      WNW 25kt⇓
      < 1ft

    • Saturday

      Saturday:WNW wind around 10 kt becoming E in the morning. Partly sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.

      High: 12 °F

      WNW 10kt
      < 1ft


High and low forecast temperature values represent air temperature.

Water temperature forecast is experimental.

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 12:18 pm AKST Dec 9, 2025
Forecast Valid: 12pm AKST Dec 9, 2025-6pm AKST Dec 15, 2025

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Detailed Forecast


This Afternoon
N wind around 10 kt. Mostly sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tonight
NNW wind 5 to 10 kt. Partly cloudy. Seas 1 ft or less.
Wednesday
NNW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming SSE in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
Wednesday Night
SSE wind 10 to 15 kt increasing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. A chance of snow between midnight and 3am, then snow likely with areas of blowing snow after 3am. Seas 1 ft or less.
Thursday
SE wind around 30 kt becoming SSW in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 kt. Snow with areas of blowing snow before noon, then snow likely with areas of blowing snow between noon and 3pm, then areas of blowing snow and a chance of snow after 3pm. Seas 1 ft or less.
Thursday Night
WSW wind 15 to 25 kt, with gusts as high as 35 kt. Areas of blowing snow and a chance of snow. Seas 1 ft or less.
Friday
W wind 15 to 25 kt. A chance of snow. Seas 1 ft or less.
Friday Night
WNW wind 20 to 25 kt decreasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. A chance of snow. Seas 1 ft or less.
Saturday
WNW wind around 10 kt becoming E in the morning. Partly sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.

*Notices:

  1. This forecast is for a single location. For safety concerns, mariners should be aware of the weather over a larger area. Forecast information for a larger area can be found within the zone forecast and the NDFD graphics.
  2. The forecast conditions at a particular point may not exceed the criteria of a Small Craft Advisory, Gale, Storm etc. These watches/warnings/advisories are issued for the entire zone in which the point resides and mariners should act accordingly.
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Point Forecast: 67.73°N 164.58°W
Last Update: 12:18 pm AKST Dec 9, 2025
Forecast Valid: 12pm AKST Dec 9, 2025-6pm AKST Dec 15, 2025
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