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  • For the latest Public Information Statement for Northern Alaska, click NOAK49PAFG. (05/16/12 10:56 AKDT)

Almanac
    Current Fairbanks Observation
    10:53 AM AKDT Wednesday May 16
    49°F   
     Pressure:   30.36" steady (1028.2 mb)
     RelHum:   46%
     Skies:   Partly cloudy
     Winds:   NNE at 3 mph
     Wind Chill:   49°F
    Climate Data for Fairbanks
    05/15/2012 High Low Precip Snow Peak Wind
    Observed 5034 T 0.0S22
    Normal 6138 0.02 0.1
    Record 81(1915)23(1937) 0.45(2005) 2.0(1918)
         
    05/16/2012 High Low Precip Snow
    Normal 6138 0.02 0.0
    Record 82(1993)22(1937) 0.33(1978) 1.4(1992)

    More climate data...    Climate Data Disclaimer...

Canada South Central Bering Sea  East of 
the International Date Line Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island Point Franklin to Cape Halkett Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort Kotzebue 
Sound Dall 
Point to Wales Cape Newenham to Dall Point Cape Newenham to Dall Point Pribilof Islands Nearshore Waters Cape Newenham to Port Heiden Kachemak Bay Cook Inlet North of Kamishak Bay and English Bay Cook Inlet North of Kamishak Bay and English Bay Cook Inlet North of Kamishak Bay and English Bay Barren Islands And Kamishak Bay Waters Valdez Arm Port of 
Valdez Prince William Sound Cape Suckling to Gore Point Icy Cape to Cape Suckling Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape Upper Kuskokwim Valley Eastern Alaska Range Denali Upper Tanana Valley and the Fortymile Country Deltana and Tanana Flats Middle Tanana Valley Central 
Interior Yukon Flats and Surrounding Uplands Upper 
Koyukuk Valley Southeastern Brooks Range Upper Kobuk and Noatak Valleys Lower Koyukuk and Middle Yukon Valleys Lower 
Yukon Valley Yukon Delta St Lawrence Island and Bering Strait Coast St Lawrence Island and Bering Strait Coast St Lawrence Island and Bering Strait Coast St Lawrence Island and Bering Strait Coast Eastern Norton Sound and Nulato Hills Eastern Norton Sound and Nulato Hills Eastern Norton Sound and Nulato Hills Southern Seward Peninsula Coast Northern and Interior Seward Peninsula Baldwin Peninsula and Selawik Valley Baldwin Peninsula and Selawik Valley Baldwin Peninsula and Selawik Valley Lower Kobuk and Noatak Valleys Chukchi 
Sea Coast Chukchi 
Sea Coast Northeastern Brooks Range Northwestern Brooks Range Eastern Beaufort Sea Coast Central Beaufort Sea Coast Northern Arctic Coast Western Arctic Coast Kodiak 
Island Bristol Bay Kuskokwim 
Delta Lower Kuskokwim 
Valley Susitna 
Valley Copper 
River Basin Southeast Prince William Sound Southeast Prince William Sound Southeast Prince William Sound Southeast Prince William Sound Southeast Prince William Sound Southeast Prince William Sound Southeast Prince William Sound Western Prince Wiilliam Sound Western Kenai Peninsula Matanuska 
Valley Anchorage Cape Fairweather to Cape Suckling Coastal 
Area Northeast Prince William Sound Kuskokwim 
Delta Baldwin Peninsula and Selawik Valley Prince William Sound Cape Newenham to Dall Point St Matthew Island Waters Norton Sound Dall 
Point to Wales Kotzebue 
Sound Wales to Cape Thompson Russia
Current Hazards:
Hazard Key Zonemap
  • Map of Forecast Zone Numbers for Northern Alaska

    Additional Alaska Forecasts:

  • FPAK53PAFG_AKZ222
    -----------------
    AKZ222-170345-
    MIDDLE TANANA VALLEY-
    INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAIRBANKS...FORT WAINWRIGHT...
    EIELSON AFB...ESTER...NORTH POLE...MOOSE CREEK...TWO RIVERS...
    FOX...CHATANIKA...CHENA HOT SPRINGS...SOURDOUGH CAMP
    437 AM AKDT WED MAY 16 2012
    .TODAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 60S. LIGHT
    WINDS.
    .TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. LIGHT
    WINDS.
    .THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S. LIGHT WINDS.
    .THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
    LIGHT WINDS.
    .FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 70S.
    LIGHT WINDS.
    .FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S. 
    .SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 60S. 
    .SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S. 
    .SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
    TO MID 60S. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S. 
    .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 60S. 
    
    &&
                 TEMPERATURE   /  PRECIPITATION
    FAIRBANKS    60   34   65  /   0    0    0 
    
    $$
    

    Derived from FPAK53PAFG - Updated 11:47 05/16/2012


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