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Spot Forecast for Himalaya Road...Division of Forestry
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
1155 PM AKDT Sat Aug 9 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0800 AKDT on August 10.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Much cooler temperatures today as a cold front passes from west
to east. High chances for wetting rain with showers through the day, heaviest
during the late morning hours. Also expect breezy ridgetop winds from the
southwest. Today will feel a bit like Fall. Winds remain breezy behind the front
overnight Sunday night, and skies will begin to clear Monday. Monday will still
be cool but mostly dry. Tuesday morning will be clear and chilly with patchy
fog in valleys before temperatures warm back to near 70 degrees under a ridge
of high pressure. Clouds increase on Wednesday with rain likely by Thursday.

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy (85-95 percent). Numerous rain showers.
CWR.................53 percent.
Tstm Coverage.......None.
Max temperature.....Around 57.
Min humidity........69 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds around 5 mph shifting to the
                    southwest 5 to 6 mph in the afternoon.
Ridgetop wind.......Southwest winds 8 to 12 mph.
Mixing height.......2300 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 11 mph.
Inversion burnoff...No inversion.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (80-90 percent). Scattered rain
                    showers.
CWR.................18 percent.
Tstm Coverage.......None.
Min temperature.....Around 44.
Max humidity........90 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 5 to 6 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......Southwest winds 12 to 15 mph.
Mixing height.......700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West around 10 mph.
Inversion setup.....Around 2300.

.MONDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Isolated rain
                    showers through the day.
CWR.................2 percent.
Tstm Coverage.......None.
Max temperature.....Around 58.
Min humidity........52 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds.
Ridgetop wind.......Southwest winds 6 to 9 mph.
Mixing height.......800 ft AGL increasing to 4300 ft AGL in the
                    late morning and afternoon.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 9 mph.
Inversion burnoff...Around 0900.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...
Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Light
winds.
.WEDNESDAY...
Mostly cloudy with chance of rain. Lows around 50. Highs in the
mid 60s. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...
Rain likely. Lows around 50. Highs around 60. South winds around
6 mph.

$$
Forecaster...CHRIEST
Requested by...Matthew Velderrain
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2519612.0/AFG
.DELDT 08/10/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL torrey.short@alaska.gov,ak.nfdc.dispatch@alaska.gov