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 >

Current conditions at

Fairbanks, Fairbanks International Airport (PAFA)

Lat: 64.8°NLon: 147.88°WElev: 433ft.

Fair

-42°F

-41°C

Humidity NA
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.27 in (1027.8 mb)
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 2 Mar 6:53 am AKST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NW College AK

  • Today

    Today: Patchy freezing fog before 3pm. Sunny, with a high near -2. Wind chill values as low as -45. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    High: -2 °F

    Patchy
    Freezing Fog

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around -24. Wind chill values as low as -40. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: -24 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Patchy freezing fog before 3pm. Sunny, with a high near 1. Wind chill values as low as -45. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 1 °F

    Patchy
    Freezing Fog

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -26. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: -26 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 0. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

    High: 0 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -26.

    Low: -26 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 1.

    High: 1 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -23.

    Low: -23 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 6.

    High: 6 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Patchy freezing fog before 3pm. Sunny, with a high near -2. Wind chill values as low as -45. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Tonight
Clear, with a low around -24. Wind chill values as low as -40. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Patchy freezing fog before 3pm. Sunny, with a high near 1. Wind chill values as low as -45. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -26. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 0. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -26.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 1.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -23.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 6.
Friday Night
A slight chance of snow after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -17.
Saturday
A slight chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 3.
Saturday Night
A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -18.
Sunday
A slight chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 0.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles NW College AK
 64.89°N 147.87°W (Elev. 715 ft)
6:25 am AKST Mar 2, 2026
7am AKST Mar 2, 2026-6pm AKDT Mar 8, 2026
 
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