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FPAK51 PAFG 182346
ZFPNSB
Alaska Zone Weather Forecast
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
346 PM AKDT Sat Apr 18 2026
AKZ801-191700-
Western Arctic Coast-
Including Point Hope, Point Lay, and Cape Lisburne
346 PM AKDT Sat Apr 18 2026
...STRONG WIND THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Areas of blowing snow. Visibility one
mile or less at times. Lows 10 below to 3 above. Northeast winds
15 to 30 mph with gusts to around 45 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Areas of blowing snow. A slight chance of
snow in the afternoon. Visibility one mile or less at times.
Highs 5 to 13 above. Northeast winds 20 to 35 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of snow in the
evening. Areas of blowing snow. Visibility one mile or less at
times. Lows 10 below to 1 above. North winds 20 to 35 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Areas of blowing snow. Visibility one
mile or less at times. Highs around 8 above. North winds 20 to
35 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of snow in the
evening. Areas of blowing snow. Visibility one mile or less at
times. Lows 1 to 8 below. North winds 15 to 30 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of snow. Highs
around 10.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 5 below.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of snow in the afternoon.
Highs in the mid teens.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of
snow. Lows around 5 above. Highs in the mid 20s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow.
Lows in the mid teens. Highs around 30.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow.
Lows around 20. Highs in the mid 30s.
&&
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Point Hope 3 11 1 9 / 0 0 0 0
$$
AKZ802-191700-
Northwest Arctic Coast-
Including Wainwright and Atqasuk
346 PM AKDT Sat Apr 18 2026
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 13 below. Northwest winds
to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 2 above. East winds to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 16 below. Northeast
winds 5 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of snow in the afternoon.
Highs around 3 above. Northeast winds 5 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of snow. Lows
around 12 below. Northeast winds 5 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of snow. Highs
around 5 above.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows around
15 below. Highs around 5 above.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows around
5 below. Highs in the mid teens.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 5 above.
Highs around 20.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 10. Highs
in the mid 20s.
&&
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Wainwright -12 2 -14 3 / 0 0 0 0
$$
AKZ803-191700-
Northern Arctic Coast-
Including Utqiagvik
346 PM AKDT Sat Apr 18 2026
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 10 below. Northwest winds
to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 1 above. Light winds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows around 12 below. East winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 1 above. Northeast winds
5 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows around 11 below. Northeast winds 5 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny in the morning then becoming mostly
cloudy. Highs around zero.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows around
10 below. Highs around 5 above.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows around
5 below. Highs around 10.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows around zero.
Highs in the mid teens.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 10. Highs
around 20.
&&
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Utqiagvik -11 1 -12 1 / 0 0 0 0
$$
AKZ804-191700-
Central Beaufort Sea Coast-
Including Nuiqsut, Prudhoe Bay, Alpine, Deadhorse, Kuparuk,
and the Dalton Highway north of MP 387
346 PM AKDT Sat Apr 18 2026
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 14 below. Northeast winds
5 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs around zero. Northwest winds to
10 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then partly cloudy
with a slight chance of snow after midnight. Lows around
13 below. Northeast winds around 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny in the morning then becoming mostly
cloudy. A slight chance of snow. Highs around 2 above. Northeast
winds 10 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of snow after
midnight. Lows around 9 below. Northeast winds 10 to 20 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of snow in the morning,
then a chance of snow in the afternoon. Highs around 5 above.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow in the evening.
Lows around 15 below.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Highs around
5 above. Lows 5 to 15 below.
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid
teens. Lows 5 below to 5 above.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Highs around 20. Lows
5 to 10 above.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 20s.
&&
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Deadhorse -13 -1 -11 1 / 0 0 0 20
$$
AKZ805-191700-
Eastern Beaufort Sea Coast-
Including Kaktovik, Flaxman Island, and Point Thomson
346 PM AKDT Sat Apr 18 2026
.TONIGHT...Cloudy. A slight chance of snow in the evening, then a
chance of snow after midnight. Lows around 8 below. Northeast
winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of snow in the morning.
Highs around 3 above. East winds 5 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows around 10 below. East winds around 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of snow in the morning.
Highs around 4 above. East winds 10 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 9 below. East winds
10 to 20 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a
chance of snow in the afternoon. Highs around 5 above.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Lows around
10 below.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs around
5 above. Lows 5 to 10 below.
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid
teens. Lows 5 below to 5 above.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Highs around 20. Lows
5 to 15 above.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 20s.
&&
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Kaktovik -8 3 -10 4 / 20 30 0 20
$$
AKZ806-191700-
Western Arctic Plains-
Including Umiat
346 PM AKDT Sat Apr 18 2026
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow in the evening. Lows
around 16 below. North winds to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 2 above. Northeast winds
5 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of snow in the
evening, then a chance of snow after midnight. Lows around
16 below. Northeast winds 5 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Highs around
3 above. Northeast winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Lows around
9 below. Northeast winds to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy with a chance of snow. Highs around 5 above.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow in the evening.
Lows around 10 below.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Highs around 10.
Lows 5 to 10 below.
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Highs around 20.
Lows 5 below to 5 above.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 20s.
Lows 5 to 10 above.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 30.
$$
AKZ807-191700-
Howard Pass and the Delong Mountains-
Including Howard Pass
346 PM AKDT Sat Apr 18 2026
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of snow in the evening.
Areas of blowing snow in the evening. Lows around 17 below.
Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph. Wind chill around 40 below.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning, then partly sunny with a
slight chance of snow in the afternoon. Highs around 1 above.
Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph. Wind chill around 40 below.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Lows around
16 below. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow in the morning, then
snow likely in the afternoon. Highs around 3 above. Northeast
winds around 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Snow likely in the evening, then a chance of snow
after midnight. Lows around 9 below. Northeast winds around
15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Highs around
5 above.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow in the evening.
Lows around 10 below.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of snow in the afternoon.
Highs around 10.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Snow likely. Lows around 5 above.
Highs in the mid 20s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of
snow. Lows around 20. Highs around 30.
$$
AKZ808-191700-
Central Arctic Plains-
Including Sagwon, Franklin Bluffs,
and the Dalton Highway from MP 322 to MP 387
346 PM AKDT Sat Apr 18 2026
.TONIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of snow in the evening, then a slight
chance of snow after midnight. Lows around 12 below. North winds
to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs around 2 above. Light winds
increasing to northeast around 15 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of snow. Lows
around 16 below. North winds 5 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of snow in the morning.
Highs around 5 above. Northeast winds to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of snow. Lows
around 8 below. Northeast winds to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy with a chance of snow. Highs around 5 above.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Lows around
10 below.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Highs around 10.
Lows zero to 10 below.
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Highs around 20.
Lows zero to 10 above.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Highs around 30. Lows
in the lower to mid teens.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 30s.
$$
AKZ809-191700-
Central Brooks Range-
Including Anaktuvuk Pass, Atigun Pass, Galbraith Lake,
and the Dalton Highway from MP 232 to MP 322
346 PM AKDT Sat Apr 18 2026
.TONIGHT...Cloudy. Snow likely in the evening, then a chance of
snow after midnight. Snow accumulation up to 1 inch. Lows 11 to
16 below. North winds around 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of snow in the morning,
then a chance of snow in the afternoon. Highs around 8 above.
Variable winds less than 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Lows around
9 below. Variable winds less than 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Snow likely in the morning, then a chance of snow in
the afternoon. Highs in the mid teens. Variable winds less than
15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...A chance of snow in the evening, then snow likely
after midnight. Lows around 1 below. Variable winds less than
15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Snow likely. Highs in the mid teens.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Snow likely in the evening, then
a chance of snow after midnight. Lows around 5 below.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 20.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Snow likely. Lows around 10.
Highs around 30.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Snow likely in the evening. Lows around 20.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow.
Highs in the mid 30s. Lows around 20.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of snow. Highs around 40.
&&
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Anaktuvuk Pass -16 7 -8 15 / 80 30 50 60
$$
AKZ810-191700-
Romanzof Mountains-
Including Headwaters of the Canning River
346 PM AKDT Sat Apr 18 2026
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Lows around
9 below. Variable winds less than 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
sunny. A slight chance of snow. Highs around 3 above. Variable
winds less than 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Lows around
8 below. Variable winds less than 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of snow. Highs around
7 above. Variable winds less than 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Lows around
2 below. Variable winds less than 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of snow in the morning,
then mostly cloudy with snow likely in the afternoon. Highs
around 10.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Snow likely in the evening, then
a chance of snow after midnight. Lows around 5 below.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of snow. Highs around 10.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow.
Lows around zero. Highs around 20.
.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of
snow. Lows in the mid teens. Highs in the mid 20s.
$$
Apr 26