Heat Builds in the West; Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Upper Midwest and Mid-Mississippi Valley; Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Northwest on Saturday

A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall are expected over parts of the Upper Midwest to mid-Mississippi Valley today. Critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions from the Northwest and the northern Great Basin on Saturday and Sunday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory

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Fairbanks, AK Local Forecast Office

9NM S Point Lay AK

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Today
High: 62 °F
SW 20kt
< 1ft
Tonight
Low: 48 °F
SSW 15kt
< 1ft
Saturday
High: 61 °F
SW 15kt
< 1ft
Saturday Night
Low: 45 °F
SW 15kt
< 1ft
Sunday
High: 59 °F
Light Wind
< 1ft
Sunday Night
Low: 47 °F
ENE 10kt
< 1ft
Monday
High: 69 °F
ENE 10kt
< 1ft
Monday Night
Low: 52 °F
E 10kt
< 1ft
Tuesday
High: 69 °F
SSE 15kt
< 1ft

High and low forecast temperature values represent air temperature.

Water temperature forecast is experimental.

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 6:17 am AKDT Jul 31, 2026
Forecast Valid: 7am AKDT Jul 31, 2026-6pm AKDT Aug 6, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

Today

SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Isolated showers before 10am, then isolated showers after 4pm. Seas 1 ft or less.

Tonight

SSW wind 10 to 15 kt. Isolated showers before 7pm, then isolated showers after 1am. Seas 1 ft or less.

Saturday

SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Scattered showers, mainly before 1pm. Seas 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Showers likely, mainly after 4am. Seas 1 ft or less.

Sunday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Showers likely, mainly before 7am. Seas 1 ft or less.

Sunday Night

N wind 5 to 10 kt becoming ENE after midnight. Isolated showers before 7pm. Seas 1 ft or less.

Monday

ENE wind around 10 kt. Scattered showers after 4pm. Seas 1 ft or less.

Monday Night

E wind around 10 kt. Scattered showers. Seas 1 ft or less.

Tuesday

ESE wind 10 to 15 kt becoming SSE in the morning. Isolated showers. Seas 1 ft or less.

*Notices:

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.
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.