Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through Thursday. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Fairbanks, Fairbanks International Airport (PAFA)

Lat: 64.8°NLon: 147.88°WElev: 433ft.

Light Snow

-18°F

-28°C

Humidity 66%
Wind Speed SW 6 mph
Barometer 30.11 in (1021.7 mb)
Dewpoint -26°F (-32°C)
Visibility 7.00 mi
Wind Chill-33°F (-36°C)
Last update 25 Feb 5:53 pm AKST
Extended Forecast for

College AK

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around -38. Calm wind.

    Low: -38 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near -16. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph.

    High: -16 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -38. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.

    Low: -38 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near -17. Calm wind.

    High: -17 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -40. Calm wind.

    Low: -40 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near -16.

    High: -16 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -33.

    Low: -33 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near -7.

    High: -7 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -30.

    Low: -30 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -38. Calm wind.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near -16. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -38. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near -17. Calm wind.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -40. Calm wind.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near -16.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -33.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near -7.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -30.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near -3.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -28.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near -2.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -21.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 2.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
College AK
 64.86°N 147.81°W (Elev. 443 ft)
5:19 pm AKST Feb 25, 2026
6pm AKST Feb 25, 2026-6pm AKST Mar 4, 2026
 
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