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Cold Weather Advisory, Alaska

Moderate

Wind chills as low as 65 below zero. The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 65 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 5 minutes.

Ended Saturday, December 27, 2025.

Issued
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Places in this advisory

How much

Wind chill
As low as 65 below zero

Map

Map of Alaska with this advisory The Cold Weather Advisory covers Prudhoe Bay, Nuiqsut, Kaktovik. Also shown: Winter Storm Watch. Prudhoe BayNuiqsutKaktovikALASKA50 mi Prudhoe BayNuiqsutKaktovikALASKA50 mi Prudhoe BayNuiqsutKaktovikALASKA100 mi Prudhoe BayALASKA100 mi
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Details from the National Weather Service

What
Very cold wind chills as low as 65 below.
Where
Central Beaufort Sea Coast and Eastern Beaufort Sea Coast.
When
Until noon AKST today.
Impacts
The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 65 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 5 minutes.

Updates

  1. Ended for part of the area. December 27, 2025
  2. Extended to Saturday, noon. Area expanded. December 26, 2025
  3. Cold Weather Advisory issued for Friday afternoon through Saturday morning. December 26, 2025