Special Weather Statement

Status

Issued Active alert

Start Time

Mon 09/28/2026 06:42 PM EDT

End Time

Tue 09/29/2026 07:15 PM EDT

Impacts

Informational

Locations Affected

North Pole, AK ∙ College, AK ∙ Two Rivers, AK ∙ Mount Eldridge, AK ∙ Harding Lake, AK ∙ Olnes, AK ∙ Steese National Conservation Areas, AK ∙ Badger, AK ∙ Eagle Village, AK ∙ Goldstream, AK

Full Alert Message

Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 242 PM AKDT Mon Sep 28 2026 ...First Round of Snowfall Across Portions of the Interior... Light rain and snow will meander around the Interior. Locations above 2000ft have the highest chance for snow through Monday night but snow levels continue to drop to 1000ft Tuesday. Valley locations, including Fairbanks, may see some snowflakes mix in with rain beginning Tuesday night with flurries lingering into Wednesday. Little to no accumulation is expected in the valleys through Wednesday afternoon. Between 1000-2000ft, up to 1 inch of snow is possible but there will be melting as the snow reaches the ground. Above 2000ft, 1 to 3 inches of snow is possible through Wednesday afternoon. Another round of light snow is becoming more likely Wednesday night into Thursday with minor accumulations possible, even in Fairbanks.

Technical Header

AKZ832-834-835-838-840-842>844-292315- Dalton Highway Summits- White Mountains and High Terrain South of the Yukon River- Fortymile Country-Upper Chena River Valley-Eielson AFB and Salcha- Chatanika River Valley-Two Rivers-Fairbanks Metro Area- Including Gobblers Knob, Prospect Creek, Finger Mountain, the Yukon River Bridge, the Dalton Highway from MP 39 to MP 164, Livengood, Circle Hot Springs, Eagle Summit, Twelvemile Summit, the Steese Highway from MP 85 to MP 124, the Elliott Highway from MP 32 to MP 134, the Dalton Highway from MP 0 to MP 38, Eagle, Chicken, the Taylor Highway north of MP 9, Chena Hot Springs, Chena Hot Springs Road east of MP 34, Eielson AFB, Salcha, Moose Creek, Harding Lake, the Richardson Highway from MP 317 to MP 346, Haystack, the Elliott Highway from MP 1 to MP 32, the Steese Highway from MP 12 to MP 85, Two Rivers, Chena Hot Springs Road from MP 12 to MP 34, Fairbanks, Fort Wainwright, Ester, North Pole, and Fox 242 PM AKDT Mon Sep 28 2026