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 Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM (PKZ810) Issued by: National Weather Service Fairbanks, AK Last Update: 346 AM AKST Fri Feb 20 2026 |  |
Today: E winds 15 kt becoming SE 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 nm or less. Tonight: SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 nm or less. Sat: SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 nm or less. Sat Night: SE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 nm or less. Sun: S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 nm or less. Sun Night: NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 nm or less. Mon: N winds 30 kt. Tue: NW winds 35 kt. | |
| Zone Forecast: Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM (PKZ810) | |
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