Critical Fire Weather and Severe Thunderstorm Threats This Week
Gusty winds and low relative humidity will contribute to critical fire weather Monday over parts of the central and southern High Plains. Scattered to widespread severe thunderstorms may bring damaging winds, large hail, and tornadoes Monday through Thursday over the lower Mississippi River Valley and southern Plains into the Midwest and Ohio Valley. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM (PKZ855) Issued by: National Weather Service Fairbanks, AK Last Update: 349 PM AKDT Sun Mar 8 2026 | |
Tonight: W winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 nm or less. Mon: W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 nm or less. Mon Night: NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 nm or less. Tue: NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 nm or less. Tue Night: W winds 20 kt. Wed: SE winds 15 kt. Wed Night: SE winds 15 kt. Seas 1 foot. Thu: E winds 15 kt. Seas 1 foot. Fri: NW winds 10 kt. Seas 1 foot. | |
| Zone Forecast: Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM (PKZ855) | |
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