Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK
Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK
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Spot Forecast for 063 Little...USWFS
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
527 PM AKDT Sun May 17 2026
Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1800 AKDT on May 17.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.
.DISCUSSION...
A low pressure system sitting in the Bering Sea will continue to
support scattered rain showers and gusty winds through next week.
Expect winds gusting 20 to 25 mph out of the southeast Monday
afternoon and evening, with gusts around 15 mph by Tuesday.
Scattered afternoon rain showers will continue through next week
but may transition to a rain/snow mix overnight as low
temperatures reach near freezing. High temperatures will be in the
mid to upper 40s with min RH values in the 60% range going into
the weekend. Chance of lightning remains low.
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Cloudy (85-95 percent). Chance of rain showers.
CWR.................21 percent.
CWR25...............10 percent.
Tstm Coverage.......None (0 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 36.
Max humidity........89 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 6 to 9 mph shifting to the
south around 6 mph overnight.
Ridgetop wind.......Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph becoming south
5 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 12 mph.
Inversion setup.....Around 2300 AKDT.
.MONDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (75-85 percent). Slight chance of
rain showers in the morning, then rain showers
likely in the afternoon.
CWR.................5 percent.
CWR25...............0 percent.
Tstm Coverage.......None (0 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 47.
Min humidity........63 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds around 6 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph becoming 15 to 20.
Mixing height.......1700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 8 mph.
Inversion burnoff...Around 0630 AKDT.
.MONDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (75-85 percent). Rain showers
likely in the evening, then chance of rain
showers overnight.
CWR.................7 percent.
CWR25...............0 percent.
Tstm Coverage.......None (0 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 36.
Max humidity........85 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........East winds 7 to 8 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph
overnight.
Ridgetop wind.......Southeast winds 20 to 30 mph.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....East around 12 mph.
Inversion setup.....Around 2130 AKDT.
.TUESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Chance of rain
showers.
CWR.................6 percent.
CWR25...............0 percent.
Tstm Coverage.......None (0 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 49.
Min humidity........58 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........East winds 10 to 15 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......Southeast winds 30 to 40 mph becoming 20 to
30 mph.
Mixing height.......1800 ft AGL increasing to 2500 ft AGL late in
the afternoon.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 19 mph.
Inversion burnoff...Around 0600 AKDT.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...
Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in
the upper 40s. Southeast winds around 8 mph.
.THURSDAY...
Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs
around 50. East winds around 9 mph.
.FRIDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Showers likely. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the
upper 40s. Southeast winds around 9 mph.
$$
Forecaster...SANTIAGO
Requested by...Galena Zone
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2613838.2/AFG
.DELDT 05/17/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL akyfdc@firenet.gov,dwidmer@blm.gov