Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall for the Southwest; Heat Spreads Across the Center of the Nation
Moisture will continue to move into areas of the West. This will increase showers and thunderstorms coverage and intensity, with the risk of flash flooding and damaging wind gusts. Meanwhile, heat across the Southwest will expand into the center of the nation this weekend into early next week. Trends favor this heat will spread across the Ohio Valley, mid-Atlantic next week. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM (PKZ854) Issued by: National Weather Service Fairbanks, AK Last Update: 349 PM AKDT Sat Aug 29 2026 |  |
Tonight: SW winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Sun: W winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Sun Night: NW winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Mon: SW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Mon Night: SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Tue: NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Tue Night: NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wed: NE winds 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Thu: NE winds 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. | |
| Zone Forecast: Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM (PKZ854) | |
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