Severe Thunderstorm, Flooding, and Winter Weather Threats on Tuesday

Scattered severe thunderstorms are forecast Tuesday from the southern Plains into the southern Great Lakes vicinity. Thunderstorms may also produce heavy to excessive rain that could pose a flooding threat from central Texas into southern Oklahoma and northern Missouri into southern Michigan. A heavy wintry mix is forecast for the Great Lakes into northern Maine. Read More >

Current conditions at

Ralph Wien Memorial Airport (PAOT)

Lat: 66.89°NLon: 162.61°WElev: 16ft.

Partly Cloudy with Haze

-11°F

-24°C

Humidity 78%
Wind Speed W 18 mph
Barometer 30.43 in (1030.5 mb)
Dewpoint -16°F (-27°C)
Visibility 3.00 mi
Wind Chill-35°F (-37°C)
Last update 9 Mar 7:53 pm AKDT
Extended Forecast for

Kotzebue, Wien Memorial Airport AK

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Areas of blowing snow before 1am, then areas of blowing snow after 4am. Mostly clear, with a low around -19. Wind chill values as low as -50. Northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    Low: -19 °F

    Areas Blowing
    Snow

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Areas of blowing snow before 7am. Sunny, with a high near -2. Wind chill values as low as -45. Northwest wind 15 to 25 mph.

    High: -2 °F

    Areas Blowing
    Snow then
    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -20. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: -20 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of snow after 10am.  Increasing clouds, with a high near 0. West wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 0 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow.  Cloudy, with a low around -10. East wind 15 to 20 mph.

    Low: -10 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 40 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 5.

    High: 5 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4.

    Low: -4 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 8.

    High: 8 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -5.

    Low: -5 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Areas of blowing snow before 1am, then areas of blowing snow after 4am. Mostly clear, with a low around -19. Wind chill values as low as -50. Northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Tuesday
Areas of blowing snow before 7am. Sunny, with a high near -2. Wind chill values as low as -45. Northwest wind 15 to 25 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -20. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of snow after 10am. Increasing clouds, with a high near 0. West wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around -10. East wind 15 to 20 mph.
Thursday
A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 5.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 8.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -5.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 6.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -9.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 2.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -15.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near -1.
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Point Forecast:
Kotzebue, Wien Memorial Airport AK
 66.86°N 162.64°W (Elev. 0 ft)
8:18 pm AKDT Mar 9, 2026
8pm AKDT Mar 9, 2026-6pm AKDT Mar 16, 2026
 
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