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.

Fog/Mist

-27°F

-33°C

Humidity 68%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.54 in (1036.8 mb)
Dewpoint -34°F (-37°C)
Visibility 5.00 mi
Last update 27 Feb 11:53 am AKST
Extended Forecast for

Ester AK

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Patchy freezing fog before 3pm. Sunny, with a high near -10. Calm wind.

    High: -10 °F

    Patchy
    Freezing Fog

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around -30. Calm wind.

    Low: -30 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy freezing fog before 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near -7. Calm wind.

    High: -7 °F

    Patchy
    Freezing Fog

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -30. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm  after midnight.

    Low: -30 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Patchy freezing fog before 3pm. Sunny, with a high near -4. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    High: -4 °F

    Patchy
    Freezing Fog

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -27.

    Low: -27 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near -1.

    High: -1 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -22.

    Low: -22 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 1.

    High: 1 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Patchy freezing fog before 3pm. Sunny, with a high near -10. Calm wind.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around -30. Calm wind.
Saturday
Patchy freezing fog before 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near -7. Calm wind.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -30. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Sunday
Patchy freezing fog before 3pm. Sunny, with a high near -4. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -27.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near -1.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -22.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 1.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -26.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 1.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -21.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 4.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Ester AK
 64.86°N 148°W (Elev. 1001 ft)
11:20 am AKST Feb 27, 2026
12pm AKST Feb 27, 2026-6pm AKST Mar 5, 2026
 
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