Fire Weather Concerns; Record Warmth Spreads

The Plains to the mid-Mississippi Valley continue with warm and dry conditions. Any fires that initiate could spread quickly. The warm temperatures will expand across the Southern Plains into the Southwest where numerous records are expected through the weekend. Meanwhile, a cold front will move southward across the northern Plains and Great Lakes region where some snow will develop this weekend. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Fairbanks, Fairbanks International Airport (PAFA)

Lat: 64.8°NLon: 147.88°WElev: 433ft.

Fair

-44°F

-42°C

Humidity NA
Wind Speed NE 5 mph
Barometer 30.45 in (1033.4 mb)
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-62°F (-52°C)
Last update 28 Feb 2:53 am AKST
Extended Forecast for

Fairbanks International Airport AK

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -42. Calm wind.

    Low: -42 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A slight chance of snow between 9am and noon.  Patchy freezing fog between 9am and 3pm. Patchy ice fog before 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near -17. Wind chill values as low as -40. Calm wind.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: -17 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Patchy
    Freezing Fog

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -42. Wind chill values as low as -55. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.

    Low: -42 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Patchy freezing fog between noon and 3pm. Patchy ice fog before noon. Sunny, with a high near -12. Wind chill values as low as -55. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    High: -12 °F

    Patchy Ice
    Fog and
    Patchy
    Freezing Fog

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -36. Calm wind.

    Low: -36 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near -7.

    High: -7 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -29.

    Low: -29 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near -2.

    High: -2 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -32.

    Low: -32 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -42. Calm wind.
Saturday
A slight chance of snow between 9am and noon. Patchy freezing fog between 9am and 3pm. Patchy ice fog before 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near -17. Wind chill values as low as -40. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -42. Wind chill values as low as -55. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.
Sunday
Patchy freezing fog between noon and 3pm. Patchy ice fog before noon. Sunny, with a high near -12. Wind chill values as low as -55. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -36. Calm wind.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near -7.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -29.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near -2.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -32.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near -5.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -31.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near -2.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -22.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 4.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Fairbanks International Airport AK
 64.8°N 147.82°W (Elev. 430 ft)
2:22 am AKST Feb 28, 2026
3am AKST Feb 28, 2026-6pm AKST Mar 6, 2026
 
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