Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through Thursday. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Nuiqsut, Nuiqsut Airport (PAQT)

Lat: 70.21°NLon: 151.01°WElev: 39ft.

Overcast

-28°F

-33°C

Humidity 68%
Wind Speed SW 5 mph
Barometer 30.59 in (1036.1 mb)
Dewpoint -35°F (-37°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-43°F (-42°C)
Last update 25 Feb 6:53 pm AKST
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles WSW Umiat AK

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around -45. Wind chill values as low as -55. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph.

    Low: -45 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near -32. Wind chill values as low as -50. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    High: -32 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -40. Wind chill values as low as -50. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph.

    Low: -40 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of snow after 3pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near -18. Wind chill values as low as -55. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: -18 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly after 9pm.  Areas of blowing snow after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -25. West wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: -25 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Areas
    Blowing Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of snow before noon.  Areas of blowing snow before 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near -18.

    High: -18 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Areas
    Blowing Snow
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after 3am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around -28.

    Low: -28 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of snow, mainly after 9am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near -9.

    High: -9 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of snow, mainly before 9pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around -18.

    Low: -18 °F

    Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around -45. Wind chill values as low as -55. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near -32. Wind chill values as low as -50. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -40. Wind chill values as low as -50. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of snow after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near -18. Wind chill values as low as -55. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly after 9pm. Areas of blowing snow after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -25. West wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of snow before noon. Areas of blowing snow before 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near -18.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -28.
Sunday
A chance of snow, mainly after 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near -9.
Sunday Night
A chance of snow, mainly before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -18.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near -8.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -29.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near -18.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -36.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near -22.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
6 Miles WSW Umiat AK
 69.32°N 152.36°W (Elev. 285 ft)
6:22 pm AKST Feb 25, 2026
7pm AKST Feb 25, 2026-6pm AKST Mar 4, 2026
 
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