Extreme Cold Warning, Alaska

Severe

Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 55 to 65 below expected. The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 55 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.

Ended Sunday, January 4, 2026.

Issued: Friday, January 2, 3:53 in the morning
Expires: Sunday, January 4, 4 in the afternoon
Updated: January 4, 2026

Places in this warning

No towns lie inside this area. It covers: Thompson Pass.

Map

This warning

Alert area: National Weather Service. Borders and highways: U.S. Census Bureau. Lakes, rivers and other countries: Natural Earth. Open this area in OpenStreetMap

Details from the National Weather Service

What: Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 55 to 65 below expected.
Where: Central Copper Valley and Southern Copper Valley.
When: Until 4 in the afternoon this afternoon.
Impacts: The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 55 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes. Frostbite and hypothermia are likely if exposed to these temperatures. An extended period of freezing temperatures could cause ruptured water pipes.

Updates

Sunday 3:57 in the afternoon
Allowed to end on time. January 4, 2026
Sunday 11:57 in the morning
Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 4, 2026
Sunday 8:31 in the morning
Area expanded. January 4, 2026
Sunday 6:58 in the morning
Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 4, 2026
Saturday 2:30 in the afternoon
Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 3, 2026
Friday 7:26 in the evening
Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 2, 2026
Friday 7:13 in the evening
Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 2, 2026
Friday 3:57 in the afternoon
Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 2, 2026
Friday 3:53 in the morning
Replaces the Cold Weather Advisory. January 2, 2026