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 today. 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 central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Nuiqsut, Nuiqsut Airport (PAQT)

Lat: 70.21°NLon: 151.01°WElev: 39ft.

Overcast

-29°F

-34°C

Humidity 64%
Wind Speed SW 3 mph
Barometer 30.83 in (1044.1 mb)
Dewpoint -37°F (-38°C)
Visibility 8.00 mi
Last update 26 Feb 1:53 pm AKST
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles WSW Umiat AK

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near -30. Calm wind.

    High: -30 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around -40. Wind chill values as low as -55. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph.

    Low: -40 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near -17. Wind chill values as low as -60. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: -17 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly after 9pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around -25. Wind chill values as low as -45. West wind 15 to 20 mph.

    Low: -25 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 9am.  Partly sunny, with a high near -18. West wind around 15 mph.

    High: -18 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow after midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around -28.

    Low: -28 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near -7.

    High: -7 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around -19.

    Low: -19 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Monday

    Monday: A chance of snow before 9am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near -8.

    High: -8 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Partly
    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Mostly sunny, with a high near -30. Calm wind.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around -40. Wind chill values as low as -55. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near -17. Wind chill values as low as -60. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly after 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -25. Wind chill values as low as -45. West wind 15 to 20 mph.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near -18. West wind around 15 mph.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -28.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near -7.
Sunday Night
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -19.
Monday
A chance of snow before 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near -8.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -36.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near -24.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -38.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near -23.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
6 Miles WSW Umiat AK
 69.32°N 152.36°W (Elev. 285 ft)
2:20 pm AKST Feb 26, 2026
2pm AKST Feb 26, 2026-6pm AKST Mar 4, 2026
 
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