Extreme Cold Watch, Alaska

Severe

Wind chills as low as 75 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 Monday, January 26, 2026.

Replaced by the Extreme Cold Warning on Monday, January 26, 3:47 in the morning.

Issued: Sunday, January 25, 2:14 in the afternoon
Expires: Wednesday, January 28, 3 in the afternoon

Places in this watch

No towns lie inside this area. It covers: Howard Pass and the Delong Mountains, South Slopes of the Western Brooks Range, Western Arctic Plains.

How much

Wind chill: As low as 75 below zero

Map

This watch
Winter Weather Advisory

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 75 below possible.
Where: South Slopes of the Western Brooks Range.
When: From Monday evening through Wednesday morning.
Impacts: The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 65 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 5 minutes. Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures.

Updates

Sunday 2:14 in the afternoon
Extreme Cold Watch issued for Monday night through Wednesday afternoon. January 25, 2026