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Spot Forecast for Denali Pile RX...NPS
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
838 AM AKDT Wed May 6 2026

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 AKDT on May 06.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Scattered rain/snow showers will be persistent throughout the
day, today, as a weak cold front moves east over the area. Winds
will predominately be out of the north between 5 and 10 mph today,
before shifting back out of the south by Thursday morning.

With the southerly flow returning through the valley, wind speeds
are expected to increase throughout the day on Thursday along
with a slight warming trend. Chances for showers, mostly rain,
will continue throughout the day on Thursday, as residual moisture
continues to linger from the previous front.

Temperatures today will be cooler with the frontal passage, with
highs in the mid 30s and overnight lows in the mid 20s. Tomorrow,
temperatures will increase to the low 40s.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy (90-100 percent). Snow showers late in
                    the morning. Rain showers likely through the
                    day.
CWR.................44 percent.
Tstm Coverage.......None (0 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 36.
Min humidity........65 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North/Northwest winds 5 to 7 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......North winds around 10 mph.
Mixing height.......2500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 8 mph.
Inversion burnoff...N/A.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (80-90 percent). Rain showers
                    likely in the evening. Snow showers likely
                    through the night.
CWR.................23 percent.
Tstm Coverage.......None (0 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 27.
Max humidity........90 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 5 to 6 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......North winds 5 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......1300 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 7 mph.
Inversion setup.....10PM AKDT.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (80-90 percent). Chance of snow
                    showers in the morning. Rain showers likely
                    through the day.
CWR.................22 percent.
Tstm Coverage.......None (0 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 41.
Min humidity........45 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming south around 8 to 10 mph in the
                    afternoon.
Ridgetop wind.......Light winds becoming south 10 to 15 mph by late morning.
Mixing height.......3100 ft AGL increasing to 3700 ft AGL late in
                    the afternoon.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 7 mph.
Inversion burnoff...Around 7AM AKDT.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
Mostly cloudy with rain likely and chance of snow. Lows in the
mid 20s. Highs in the lower 40s. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...
Mostly cloudy with chance of rain and snow. Lows in the mid 20s.
Highs in the mid 40s. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in
the upper 40s. Light winds.

$$
Forecaster...TWOMBLY
Requested by...Lexie Regetz
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2612328.2/AFG
.DELDT 05/06/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL alexandra_regetz@nps.gov