Critical Fire Weather in the Southern High Plains; Heavy Snow in the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S.
Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions to the southern High Plains through the weekend. A winter storm will track across the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S. into Saturday with areas of wintry mix and heavy snow from northern New York through southern Maine. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin from 15 to 85 NM (PKZ858) Issued by: National Weather Service Fairbanks, AK Last Update: 345 AM AKST Fri Feb 20 2026 | |
Today: W winds 10 kt becoming SE. Tonight: SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 nm or less. Sat: S winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 nm or less. Sat Night: S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 nm or less. Sun: SW winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 nm or less. Sun Night: NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 nm or less. Mon: NW winds 20 kt. Tue: NW winds 20 kt. | |
| Zone Forecast: Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin from 15 to 85 NM (PKZ858) | |
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