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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
254 PM AKDT Sat Oct 17 2026

AKZ839>845-847-848-181500-
Tanana Flats-Eielson AFB and Salcha-
Goldstream Valley and Nenana Hills-Chatanika River Valley-
Two Rivers-Fairbanks Metro Area-Nenana-Northern Denali Borough-
Southern Denali Borough-
Including Birch Lake,
the Richardson Highway from MP 295 to MP 317, Eielson AFB,
Salcha, Moose Creek, Harding Lake,
the Richardson Highway from MP 317 to MP 346, Ester Dome,
Murphy Dome, the Parks Highway from MP 325 to MP 342, Haystack,
the Elliott Highway from MP 1 to MP 32,
the Steese Highway from MP 12 to MP 85, Two Rivers,
Chena Hot Springs Road from MP 12 to MP 34, Fairbanks,
Fort Wainwright, Ester, North Pole, Fox, Nenana,
the Parks Highway from MP 290 to 325, Healy,
Denali National Park, Kantishna, Anderson,
the Parks Highway from MP 237 to MP 288, Cantwell, Carlo Creek,
and the Parks Highway from MP 202 MP 237
254 PM AKDT Sat Oct 17 2026

...Moderate to Heavy Snow Possible Tuesday and Wednesday...

A low in the Gulf of Alaska will will bring a front to the Alaska
Range and Central Interior Tuesday and Wednesday. There is
uncertainty with the exact strength and placement of this front
and we are currently expecting around 3 to 6 inches of snow from
the Western Alaska Range to Fairbanks. However, there is a 30%
chance for snow accumulations exceeding 6 inches in this area.
Currently, the greatest likelihood of this occurring is towards
Eielson AFB and areas east, where Winter Storm Watches are in
effect. If the front is a bit farther to the west, this chance
increases dramatically in/around Fairbanks.

There may end up being a west to east gradient where Eielson gets
6 inches or more of snow, and Fairbanks south/west only gets a
couple of inches. We will be monitoring this storm very closely
and will have more information as the details become clearer.

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Bianco

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