Critical Fire Weather in the Southern High Plains; Heavy Snow in the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S.

Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring critical fire weather to the southern High Plains Friday. A winter storm will track across the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S. Friday into Saturday with areas of wintry mix and heavy snow from northern New York through southern Maine. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Winter Storm Watch in effect from February 21, 03:00 PM AKST until February 24, 03:00 AM AKST

Current conditions at

Nuiqsut, Nuiqsut Airport (PAQT)

Lat: 70.21°NLon: 151.01°WElev: 39ft.

Mostly Cloudy

-9°F

-23°C

Humidity	75%
Wind Speed	SW 14 mph
Barometer	30.24 in (1024.0 mb)
Dewpoint	-15°F (-26°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	-30°F (-34°C)
Last update	19 Feb 5:53 pm AKST

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

Nuiqsut Airport AK

Winter Storm Watch February 21, 03:00pm until February 24, 03:00am

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Winter Storm Watch

Tonight
Low: -24 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Friday
High: -16 °F⇓
Partly Sunny
Friday Night
Low: -32 °F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
High: -4 °F
Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: -11 °F
Chance Snow
then Snow
Sunday
High: 25 °F
Snow
Sunday Night
Low: 9 °F
Snow
Monday
High: 16 °F
Snow Likely
Monday Night
Low: -11 °F
Snow Likely

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -24. Southwest wind around 10 mph.

Friday

Partly sunny, with a temperature falling to around -26 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -45. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around -32. Wind chill values as low as -55. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near -4. Wind chill values as low as -55. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.

Saturday Night

Snow, mainly after midnight. Low around -11. South wind 15 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Sunday

Snow. High near 25. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Sunday Night

Snow. Low around 9. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Monday

Snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 16.

Monday Night

Snow likely, mainly before 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -11.

Tuesday

A chance of snow, mainly before 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near -5.

Tuesday Night

A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -18.