Heat the Southwest; Fire Weather in the Central U.S.; Kona Low Impacting Hawaii
A rare March heat wave is ongoing with much above-normal temperatures over the Southwest U.S. through this weekend. Periods of critical fire weather will persist from the central Rockies to the central and southern Plains through the weekend as gusty winds and low relative humidity continue. A Kona low will continue to bring several rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall to Hawaii through Sunday. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin out to 15 NM (PKZ812) Issued by: National Weather Service Fairbanks, AK Last Update: 345 AM AKDT Fri Mar 20 2026 | |
| Today: W winds 10 kt. Tonight: W winds 10 kt. Sat: SW winds 10 kt. Sat Night: S winds 10 kt. Sun: SW winds 10 kt. Sun Night: W winds 10 kt. Mon: W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Tue: S winds 10 kt. Seas 1 foot. | |
| Zone Forecast: Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin out to 15 NM (PKZ812) | |
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