Badger, Alaska 7 Day Weather Forecast

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Northern Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
417 AM AKST Mon Dec 15 2025

.SYNOPSIS...Cold and clear conditions persist across the Interior
and southwest Alaska with widespread tmeperatures in the 30s and
40s below zero. Change is on the way though for all but the far
eastern Interior as a weather system moving southeast off the
Chukchi Sea is bringing cloud cover and light snow to northwest
coast this morning. This system will spread into the Interior this
evening and Tuesday, bringing cloud cover that will warm up
temperatures into the teens and 20s below zero. A mix of clear
and cloudy conditions can be expected for most areas for the rest
of the week. A Blizzard Watch has been issued for the eastern
Arctic Coast from Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday as a low
pressure system drops south from the Beaufort Sea.

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

- Widespread temperatures in the 30s and 40s below zero will
  continue through Monday afternoon.

- Above 1500ft temperatures will largely be in the teens and
  single digits below zero.

- Clouds move in Monday night into Tuesday with some light snow
  possible, especially west of the Fairbanks metro. This will
  limit the very cold temperatures to teens and 20s below zero.
  The rest of the week will see a mix of clouds and clearing.

- North winds to 40 mph in the AK Range Passes through Monday
  night may result in areas of blowing snow and low visibility
  along with cold wind chills as low as 50 below zero. Winds will
  remain breezy into mid week with areas of blowing snow and cold
  wind chills.

West Coast and Western Interior...

- Colder temperatures will give way to slightly milder conditions
  with clouds and light snow today and tonight. Where skies remain
  clear with calm winds, temperatures in the Interior Valleys will
  be around 25F to 35F below zero with single digits above/below
  zero along the coast. Along the coast, expect temperatures to
  reach near 20 today with single digits and teens below in the
  Interior beneath cloud cover.

- There is a slight chance for freezing drizzle at Nome this
  morning as this system moves across the Seward Peninsula.
  Northwest flow aloft will keep upper levels dry, but model
  soundings are hinting at a robust layer of low level moisture
  developing, which would likely fall as drizzle.

- The next system will arrive Monday afternoon to the NW Arctic
  Borough and Northern Seward Peninsula before weakening as it
  moves southeast through Tuesday. Snow accumulations will be
  light; generally 1 inch or less, with NW winds 15-25 mph
  northwest of Kaltag.

- Another system has the potential to bring more significant
  snowfall to most coastal areas and the Interior beginning
  Wednesday night and lasting through Thursday, though
  accumulations do not look to be greater than 4".

North Slope and Brooks Range..

- A more robust area of snow arrives Monday afternoon and
  continues through Wednesday with light snow and west/northwest
  winds gusting 20 to 40 mph.
- Snow accumulations around 1 to 3 inches along the coast with 3
   to 6 inches possible in the northern slopes of the Brooks
   Range.
- Localized blizzard conditions possible, especially along the
   eastern Arctic coast and in the Eastern Brooks Range by
   midweek. A Blizzard Watch has been issued for Kaktovik from
   Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday.

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.FORECAST ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION...The cold pattern of an upper
level high over the Bering Sea and Aleutians and a deep upper low
over the eastern Gulf of Alaska looks to persist for the
foreseeable future with a few shortwaves moving through the flow,
providing temporary relief from the cold temperatures with cloud
cover and light snow showers.

At 500 mb, the high center has shifted to just south of Amchitka
at 570 dam. A 502 dam low lies south of Yakutat and is reflected
at the surface as a 963 mb surface low. A 475 dam low has moved
east from Banks Island to the Canadian Archipelago. The southward
shift of the high will allow a shortwave from the Chukchi Sea to
bring light snow to the Chukchi Coast and Northern Seward
Peninsula today and inland to the Western Interior tonight and
Tuesday. Models continue to move moisture from this system further
and further east, and light snow as far east as Fairbanks by early
Tuesday afternoon is not out of the question. Regardless, by
Wednesday night, all of the Interior will have seen at least a
brief period of cloud cover that will bring temperatures up into
the teens and 20s below beneath the cloud cover. Tuesday night
still looks very cold and clear east of Delta Junction, but expect
clouds even in the SE Interior by Wednesday afternoon.

There is a slight chance for freezing drizzle at Nome this morning
as this system moves across the Seward Peninsula. Northwest flow
aloft will keep upper levels dry, but model soundings are hinting
at a robust layer of low level moisture developing, which would
likely fall as drizzle.

A surface low moving south out of the Arctic will bring another
round of snow and blowing snow to the Arctic Coast mainly east of
Deadhorse Tuesday night and Wednesday. A Blizzard Watch has been
issued for Kaktovik and Point Thomson.

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.EXTENDED FORECAST DAYS 4-7...Another system similar to today and
Tuesday`s system will move off the Chukotsk Peninsula to bring
light snow to the West Coast on Thursday, spreading into the
Interior Thursday night and Friday. This system still does not
look to be strong enough to erode the cold air and break down the
blocking pattern, so the forecast will remain generally cold with
brief warm ups beneath cloud cover. Models are still showing signs
of breaking down the cold pattern next weekend, but this may be
premature as the timing continues to get pushed back and this is a
known model bias.

Coastal Hazard Potential Days 3 and 4...None

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.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AK...Winter Weather Advisory for AKZ850.
     Winter Storm Watch for AKZ805.
PK...Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ801-802-805-812-852.
     Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ803-808-809-855.
     Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ806-807-856-858.
     Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ810-850-853.
     Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ811-857.
     Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ813.
     Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ815.
     Small Craft Advisory for PKZ816.
     Heavy Freezing Spray Warning for PKZ816-817.
     Small Craft Advisory for PKZ817.
     Small Craft Advisory for PKZ851.
     Heavy Freezing Spray Warning for PKZ851.
     Small Craft Advisory for PKZ854.
     Heavy Freezing Spray Warning for PKZ854.
     Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ861.
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