Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Central Plains; Active Pattern in the West
Gusty to high winds and low relative humidity will bring critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions to the central and southern Plains today into Wednesday. Use caution with any potential ignition sources. Two Pacific storms will impact the western U.S. into Wednesday with gusty winds, low elevation rain and heavy mountain snow. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort out to 15 NM (PKZ811) Issued by: National Weather Service Fairbanks, AK Last Update: 345 AM AKST Tue Feb 17 2026 |  |
Today: SE winds 45 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. Vsby 1 nm or less. Tonight: SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 nm or less. Wed: S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 nm or less. Wed Night: SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 nm or less. Thu: W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 nm or less. Thu Night: W winds 20 kt. Fri: S winds 20 kt. Sat: S winds 30 kt. | |
| Zone Forecast: Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort out to 15 NM (PKZ811) | |
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