Weather in Wainwright

United States · Alaska · 70.6369, -160.0383

Today Now 5:29 PM

+30° Snow

Hourly forecast

Today10/22 Temperature°F Cloudiness Precipitation Windmph Wind gusts Humidity PressureinHg Dew point°F Visibilitymi UV index
Hourly forecast — Wainwright

Forecast in words

Today

During the day snow, up to +30°, at night around +30°. Wind up to 17 mph. Precipitation likely — up to 50%.

Tomorrow

Tomorrow snow, high +32°, low +28° — almost like today.

Week

Seven days ahead fall within +21°…+36°. Warmest day — Sat, up to +36°. Coldest night — Wed, around +21°. Precipitation — almost every day. Strongest wind — Sat, up to 28 mph.

Week vs norm

  1. Today 10/22 +30° +7° usually +23°
  2. Tomorrow 10/23 +32° +9° usually +23°
  3. Sat 10/24 +36° +13° usually +22°
  4. Sun 10/25 +36° +14° usually +22°
  5. Mon 10/26 +36° +14° usually +22°
  6. Tue 10/27 +34° +13° usually +21°
  7. Wed 10/28 +32° +11° usually +21°
  8. Thu 10/29 +34° +14° usually +20°

Difference between forecast daytime high and the 1991–2020 norm for this date.

This day, October 22

Today is warmer than usual for this date.

  • Heat record +35° 2020
  • Cold record 0° 1996
  • Most precipitation 0.3 in 2009
  • Strongest gust 51 mph 2009

Records for this calendar date, 1991-2024, ERA5 reanalysis.

Climate in Wainwright

Today is about 4° warmer than usual for October.

Climate normals by month, Wainwright
Month Daytime / Nighttime Average Precipitation in
Jan −5° / −15° −10° 0.7
Feb −5° / −15° −10° 0.6
Mar +1° / −10° −6° 0.5
Apr +15° / +5° +10° 0.6
May +31° / +23° +27° 0.9
Jun +47° / +35° +40° 1.0
Jul +53° / +40° +45° 1.8
Aug +47° / +38° +42° 2.0
Sep +40° / +32° +35° 1.6
Oct +27° / +19° +23° 1.4
Nov +12° / +2° +7° 1.0
Dec −1° / −10° −6° 0.8

Climatic normals for 1991–2025 years from ERA5-Land reanalysis.

Astronomical data

Sunrise / sunset 10:30 AM | 6:16 PM
Moon 6:19 PM | 4:25 AM
Moon phase Waxing gibbous 87%
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