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: Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM (PKZ806) Issued by: National Weather Service Fairbanks, AK Last Update: 346 AM AKST Fri Feb 20 2026 |  |
Today: SE winds 15 kt increasing to 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 nm or less. Tonight: SE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 nm or less. Sat: S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 nm or less. Sat Night: S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 nm or less. Sun: S winds 25 kt. Snow and freezing rain. Sun Night: N winds 25 kt. Snow and rain. Mon: N winds 35 kt. Tue: N winds 40 kt. | |
| Zone Forecast: Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM (PKZ806) | |
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