Severe Thunderstorms in the Central Plains and Lower Missouri Valley; Heat Continues in the Southeast and Southwest
Severe thunderstorms capable of large hail and damaging wind gusts are forecast to impact the central Plains into the Lower Missouri Valley through this afternoon. Dangerous heat persists across the southern Plains, Southeast U.S. and Puerto Rico this week, and will return to the Southwest today. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM (PKZ851) Issued by: National Weather Service Fairbanks, AK Last Update: 346 AM AKDT Tue Aug 18 2026 |  |
| Today: N winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Tonight: N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wed: N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wed Night: SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Thu: S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Thu Night: S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. Fri: N winds 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Sat: N winds 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. | |
| Zone Forecast: Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM (PKZ851) | |
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