Winter Returns Across the Northern Tier; Record Warmth for the Southwest

A large high pressure system will usher in cold air for this first day of March across the northern Plains, Great Lakes, Northeast and mid-Atlantic. Some wintry precipitation may evolve across the mid-Mississippi Valley, Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic through Monday. Meanwhile, record warmth will spread across the Southwest, southern Plains through early this week. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Fairbanks, Fairbanks International Airport (PAFA)

Lat: 64.8°NLon: 147.88°WElev: 433ft.

Fog/Mist

-42°F

-41°C

Humidity NA
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.50 in (1035.3 mb)
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility 4.00 mi
Last update 1 Mar 5:53 am AKST
Extended Forecast for

Ester AK

  • Today

    Today: Patchy freezing fog before 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near -7. Wind chill values as low as -45. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    High: -7 °F

    Patchy
    Freezing Fog

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around -26. Calm wind.

    Low: -26 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Patchy freezing fog before 3pm. Sunny, with a high near 1. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    High: 1 °F

    Patchy
    Freezing Fog

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -19. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the evening.

    Low: -19 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Patchy freezing fog before 3pm. Sunny, with a high near 3. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 3 °F

    Patchy
    Freezing Fog

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -24.

    Low: -24 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 2.

    High: 2 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -25.

    Low: -25 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 1.

    High: 1 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Patchy freezing fog before 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near -7. Wind chill values as low as -45. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around -26. Calm wind.
Monday
Patchy freezing fog before 3pm. Sunny, with a high near 1. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -19. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the evening.
Tuesday
Patchy freezing fog before 3pm. Sunny, with a high near 3. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -24.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 2.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -25.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 1.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -22.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 6.
Friday Night
A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -16.
Saturday
A slight chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 5.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Ester AK
 64.86°N 148°W (Elev. 1001 ft)
5:22 am AKST Mar 1, 2026
6am AKST Mar 1, 2026-6pm AKST Mar 7, 2026
 
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