Cold Weather Advisory, Alaska
ModerateWind chills as low as 45 below zero. Frostbite and hypothermia are likely if exposed to these temperatures.
Ended Tuesday, March 3, 2026.
- Issued
- Expires
- Updated
Places in this advisory
- Anchorage
- Kalifornsky
- Kenai
- Sterling
- Homer
- Nikiski
- Soldotna
- Valdez
- Fritz Creek
- Ridgeway
- Bear Creek
- Anchor Point
- Cohoe
- Diamond Ridge
- Funny River
- Salamatof
- Ninilchik
- Happy Valley
- Fox River
- Kachemak
- Kasilof
- Glennallen
- Cooper Landing
- Copper Center
- Nikolaevsk
- Whittier
- Nanwalek
- Tazlina
- Seldovia
- Kenny Lake
- Clam Gulch
- Seldovia Village
- Willow Creek
- Gakona
- Port Graham
- Mentasta Lake
- Slana
- Silver Springs
- Gulkana
- McCarthy
- Chitina
- Lowell Point
- Chistochina
- Halibut Cove
- Chenega
- Tonsina
- Nelchina
- Mendeltna
- Paxson
- Eureka Roadhouse
- Chase
- Lake Louise
- Tolsona
- Point Possession
- Nabesna
- Chisana
How much
- Wind chill
- As low as 45 below zero
Map
- This advisory
- US border
Details from the National Weather Service
- What
- Very cold temperatures as low as 40 below zero expected. Wind chills to 45 below along the Tok Cutoff.
- Where
- Copper River Basin.
- When
- Until 11 in the morning this morning.
- Impacts
- Frostbite and hypothermia are likely if exposed to these temperatures.
- Additional details
- Temperatures will again drop to around 40 degrees below zero for much of the Copper River Valley by early this morning. Temperatures will be a bit warmer across the northern Basin, but gusty northeast winds to 25 mph along the Tok Cutoff will lead to dangerously cold wind chills, especially through Mentasta Pass.
Updates
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Allowed to end on time. March 3, 2026
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Ended for part of the area. March 3, 2026
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Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. March 3, 2026
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Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. March 2, 2026
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Extended to Tuesday, 11 in the morning. March 2, 2026
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Extended to Monday, 11 in the morning. Area expanded. March 1, 2026
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Ended for part of the area. March 1, 2026
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Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. March 1, 2026
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Area expanded. February 28, 2026
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Extended to Monday, 10 in the morning. Ended for part of the area. February 28, 2026
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Area expanded. February 27, 2026
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Extended to Saturday, 10 in the morning. Ended for part of the area. February 27, 2026
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Area expanded. February 26, 2026
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Area expanded. February 26, 2026
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Cold Weather Advisory issued for Thursday evening through Friday afternoon. February 26, 2026