Current Weather Forecast for Wainwright

AK 99782  |   5:16am

Weather Conditions

-27°

Feels Like -47°

Partly Cloudy

-30° -12°

0

UV Index

Good

Air Quality

WSW 8 mph

Wind

0 in

snow

Today

Fri 3/20

-12°

Highest Temperature

18%

Sunshine and clouds mixed. A few flurries or snow showers possible. High -12F. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight

Fri 3/20

-24°

Lowest Temperature

19%

Mainly clear skies. A few flurries or snow showers possible. Low -24F. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph.

Tomorrow

Sat 3/21

-3°

Highest Temperature

6%

Considerable cloudiness. High -3F. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph.

Next 12 Hours Next 7 Days

Next 12 Hours Forecast in Wainwright

Hourly Weather Forecast & Temperature

6AM

2%

-27°

Feels Like -47°

Partly Cloudy

WSW 8 mph

Wind

1036 mb

Pressure

82%

Humidity

0

UV Index

10mi

Visibility

30%

Cloud Cover

7AM

15%

-27°

Feels Like -46°

Partly Cloudy

WSW 8 mph

Wind

1036 mb

Pressure

82%

Humidity

0

UV Index

10mi

Visibility

41%

Cloud Cover

8AM

15%

-26°

Feels Like -46°

Partly Cloudy

WSW 8 mph

Wind

1036 mb

Pressure

81%

Humidity

0

UV Index

10mi

Visibility

33%

Cloud Cover

9AM

15%

-25°

Feels Like -44°

Partly Cloudy

WSW 8 mph

Wind

1036 mb

Pressure

78%

Humidity

0

UV Index

10mi

Visibility

35%

Cloud Cover

10AM

15%

-23°

Feels Like -43°

Mostly Cloudy

WSW 8 mph

Wind

1037 mb

Pressure

78%

Humidity

0

UV Index

9mi

Visibility

60%

Cloud Cover

11AM

15%

-21°

Feels Like -39°

Mostly Cloudy

WSW 8 mph

Wind

1037 mb

Pressure

77%

Humidity

0

UV Index

9mi

Visibility

79%

Cloud Cover

12PM

17%

-19°

Feels Like -37°

Mostly Cloudy

WSW 8 mph

Wind

1038 mb

Pressure

78%

Humidity

0

UV Index

10mi

Visibility

67%

Cloud Cover

1PM

19%

-17°

Feels Like -35°

Partly Cloudy

W 9 mph

Wind

1038 mb

Pressure

77%

Humidity

0

UV Index

10mi

Visibility

56%

Cloud Cover

2PM

19%

-15°

Feels Like -34°

Partly Cloudy

W 9 mph

Wind

1038 mb

Pressure

78%

Humidity

0

UV Index

10mi

Visibility

47%

Cloud Cover

3PM

19%

-14°

Feels Like -33°

Partly Cloudy

W 10 mph

Wind

1038 mb

Pressure

77%

Humidity

0

UV Index

10mi

Visibility

52%

Cloud Cover

4PM

18%

-14°

Feels Like -32°

Partly Cloudy

W 10 mph

Wind

1039 mb

Pressure

78%

Humidity

0

UV Index

10mi

Visibility

51%

Cloud Cover

5PM

19%

-13°

Feels Like -32°

Partly Cloudy

W 10 mph

Wind

1039 mb

Pressure

79%

Humidity

0

UV Index

10mi

Visibility

38%

Cloud Cover

Fri 3/20

Fri

18%

-30°

-12°

Times of sun and clouds. Highs -14 to -10F and lows -26 to -22F.

-47°

Feels Like

W 10 mph

Wind

79%

Humidity

0

UV Index

8:36 AM

Sunrise

9:00 PM

Sunset

Sat 3/21

Sat

6%

-24°

-3°

Mostly cloudy. Highs -5 to -1F and lows -8 to -4F.

-37°

Feels Like

S 8 mph

Wind

80%

Humidity

0

UV Index

8:32 AM

Sunrise

9:04 PM

Sunset

Sun 3/22

Sun

20%

-6°

6°

Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid single digits and lows in the low single digits.

-21°

Feels Like

SW 10 mph

Wind

76%

Humidity

0

UV Index

8:27 AM

Sunrise

9:08 PM

Sunset

Mon 3/23

Mon

24%

-4°

5°

Cloudy. Highs in the mid single digits and lows -8 to -4F.

-11°

Feels Like

W 7 mph

Wind

86%

Humidity

0

UV Index

8:22 AM

Sunrise

9:13 PM

Sunset

Tue 3/24

Tue

19%

-6°

5°

Mix of sun and clouds. Highs in the mid single digits and lows -7 to -3F.

-22°

Feels Like

ESE 13 mph

Wind

82%

Humidity

1

UV Index

8:17 AM

Sunrise

9:17 PM

Sunset

Wed 3/25

Wed

4%

-5°

9°

Mix of sun and clouds. Highs in the upper single digits and lows in the low single digits.

-22°

Feels Like

SSE 12 mph

Wind

78%

Humidity

1

UV Index

8:12 AM

Sunrise

9:21 PM

Sunset

Thu 3/26

Thu

19%

2°

13°

Areas of fog developing late in the day. Highs in the low teens and lows in the mid single digits.

-11°

Feels Like

SW 13 mph

Wind

79%

Humidity

1

UV Index

8:08 AM

Sunrise

9:25 PM

Sunset

Fri 3/27

Fri

24%

6°

12°

Considerable cloudiness. Highs in the low teens and lows in the upper single digits.

-7°

Feels Like

SW 10 mph

Wind

84%

Humidity

0

UV Index

8:03 AM

Sunrise

9:30 PM

Sunset

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