Utqiaġvik, Alaska 7 Day Weather Forecast

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Northern Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
228 PM AKST Fri Jan 23 2026

.SYNOPSIS...
Generally calm weather through the weekend across the Interior.
Unseasonably warm conditions across the West Coast and North Slope
cool Saturday and Sunday. A cold, dense airmass moves southwest
across Northern Alaska Sunday through Tuesday bringing significant
cooling and gusty northeasterly winds across the region.
Temperatures warm once more Wednesday through the end of the week
returning towards seasonal norms.

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.KEY WEATHER MESSAGES...
Central and Eastern Interior...

- Quiet and dry conditions will continue across much of the
  Interior Friday, with wind gusts of 20-40 mph around Delta
  Junction and along the Yukon River at Eagle.

- Light snow will work north to south over the weekend with light
  accumulations around a T-2" expected.

- Coldest valleys across the Interior will continue to drop to
  around -15F to -25F through the weekend, trending even colder
  down to around -20F to -35F for early next week.

- Light snow chances increase early to mid next week across the
  Interior as moisture and gradually warming temperatures lift
  north from the Gulf of Alaska.

West Coast and Western Interior...

- Snow and breezy winds continues to lift northeast across the NW
  Arctic Coast Friday. Additonal snow accumulations of 1-3",
  locally higher around 3-5" from Point Hope to Kivalina through
  Friday.

- Areas of low stratus and fog across the West Coast continue to
  keep temperatures well above normal, with colder and clearer
  conditions favored to build back in this weekend. Colder
  temperatures have already begun to fill back into the Western
  Interior as skies become clearer.

- A colder and drier airmass will build in from the northeast
  Sunday through Tuesday, supporting the return of widespread
  subzero temperatures and dry conditions. Light snow chances look
  to return by midweek next week. Temperatures warm once more in
  the latter half of the week.

North Slope and Brooks Range...

- Widespread snow chances and breezy winds will continue to lift
  northeast from the Bering and Chukchi Seas today into Friday,
  shifting east today into Saturday.

- Total snow accumulations through Saturday around 1-3", locally
  higher around 3-6" for Point Hope, Eastern Arctic Coast, and
  Central/Eastern Brooks Range including Atigun Pass around 3-6".
  Wind gusts of 25-40 mph will lead to areas of blowing snow at
  times.

- Well above normal temperatures through early Saturday, with
  highs reaching the 20s to low 30s. A much colder airmass will
  build in out of the northeast early next week, supporting the
  return of widespread double digit below zero temperatures as
  light snow chances persist.


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.FORECAST ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION...
For Friday through Monday.
At the start of the forecast period Friday, a broad ridging
pattern is settled over most of Northern Alaska. A relatively weak
1013 millibar surface low in the Chukchi Sea continues east
pulling warm, moist air over the West Coast and Western North
Slope. Snow, gusty southerly winds, warming temperatures, and
brief periods of wintry mix are expected Friday as this air moves
across the Northwest Arctic. Temperatures warm into the 20s and
30s above across the Northwest Coast and North Slope through
Friday and cool again Saturday as the low moves east enough to
decouple from the warmer air feeding it.

Sunday a large, very cold and dense airmass around an upper level
low moves southwest from the high Arctic towards the North Slope.
This airmass has a cold core with 850 millibar temperatures
reaching near -35C and pulls cold, dense air through the North
Slope, Interior, and West Coast towards the Bering Sea Sunday
through early Wednesday. As it pushes southwest it destroys the
broad ridging over the Interior and rapidly cools the region
Sunday through Tuesday. Temperatures in the 20s to 40s below 0 are
very likely across most of the region. Most of the low stratus
and patchy foggy areas across the Western Interior will be mixed
out as cold dense air is better able to push into the bottom of
Interior Valleys. Strong northeasterly winds are expected on the
backside of the low as it pushes southwest which could cause
periods of blowing snow, but the chances of blowing snow are
mitigated due to how warm and relatively wet the snow that will
have just fallen on the West Coast and North Slope.

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.EXTENDED FORECAST DAYS 4-7...
For Monday night through next Friday.
At the start of the extended forecast period Monday night, an
upper level low associated with very cold, dense air continues to
sweep across Northern Alaska. Strong northeasterly winds follow
the low, especially along the North Slope and West Coast. The cold
air and gusty winds could easily lead to a period of dangerously
cold wind chills Monday through Wednesday. Winds will be calmer
across the Interior as strong inversions will make it difficult
for these winds to mix down to valley floors except where valleys
and channels are open to the northeast. Summit winds will be
stronger, especially along the Dalton Highway Summits.

Winds calm Wednesday into Thursday as the low settles into the
Bering Sea. The low strengthens in the Bering Sea once it can tap
into warmer, more moist air around a low in the North Pacific which
will pull warmer and more moist conditions back across Northern
Alaska bringing temperatures closer to a seasonal normal for late
Tuesday through the end of next week.

Coastal Hazard Potential Days 3 and 4...None

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.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AK...Winter Weather Advisory for AKZ801-814-815.
     Wind Advisory for AKZ835.
     Winter Weather Advisory for AKZ805.
PK...Heavy Freezing Spray Warning for PKZ802.
     Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ806-807-812-856-858.
     Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ813-859.
     Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ814.
     Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ815-861.
     Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ816-817.
     Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ851.
     Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ854.
     Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ860.
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