Significant Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold Temperatures Expands Across the East; Severe Storm Threat in the Gulf States Sunday

A significant winter storm is underway, bringing widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies to New England through Monday. Extremely cold air will follow, prolonging dangerous travel and infrastructure impacts into next week. Severe thunderstorms may produce damaging gusts and tornadoes across the eastern Gulf Coast states Sunday morning and afternoon. Read More >

Current conditions at

Ralph Wien Memorial Airport (PAOT)

Lat: 66.89°NLon: 162.61°WElev: 16ft.

Fair

6°F

-14°C

Humidity 83%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.33 in (1026.9 mb)
Dewpoint 2°F (-17°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 25 Jan 7:53 am AKST
Extended Forecast for

Kotzebue AK

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 8. North wind 5 to 15 mph.

    High: 8 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around -7. North wind around 15 mph.

    Low: -7 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near -3. North wind around 15 mph.

    High: -3 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -18. Wind chill values as low as -40. North wind around 15 mph.

    Low: -18 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near -10. Northeast wind 15 to 20 mph.

    High: -10 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after 3am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around -12.

    Low: -12 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 9am.  Partly sunny, with a high near 2.

    High: 2 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A slight chance of snow before 9pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2.

    Low: -2 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 8.

    High: 8 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 8. North wind 5 to 15 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with a low around -7. North wind around 15 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near -3. North wind around 15 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -18. Wind chill values as low as -40. North wind around 15 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near -10. Northeast wind 15 to 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around -12.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 2.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of snow before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 8.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 9.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 12.
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Point Forecast:
Kotzebue AK
 66.89°N 162.59°W (Elev. 0 ft)
7:21 am AKST Jan 25, 2026
8am AKST Jan 25, 2026-6pm AKST Jan 31, 2026
 
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