Wainwright Distant Early Warning, AK Weather Forecast and Current Conditions
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Week Ahead Summary
High temperatures dip from -7°F to a low of -14°F mid-week, then warm to 8°F. Unsettled weather expected with snow likely on at least 7 days.
This Date in Weather History
1941 - Only two women were employed by the Weather Bureau. By 1945, more than 900 women are employed by the Weather Bureau as observers and forecasters, as a result of filling positions of men during World War II. Eleven days after Pearl Harbor, the Army requested that all weather broadcasts be discontinued. The fear was that the enemy would use this information to plan an attack on the United States.
Wainwright Distant Early Warning, AK 7 Day Weather Forecast Details
Tuesday Dec 16
Night: A 50 percent chance of snow. Areas of blowing snow. Cloudy, with a low around -9. West wind around 25 mph.
Wednesday Dec 17
Day: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near -7. West wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -20. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south after midnight.
Thursday Dec 18
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near -14. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -19. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Friday Dec 19
Day: A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near -5.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -15.
Saturday Dec 20
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near -7.
Night: A chance of snow, mainly after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -12.
Sunday Dec 21
Day: A chance of snow, mainly before 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 8.
Night: A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7.
Monday Dec 22
Day: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 3.
Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -8.
Tuesday Dec 23
Day: A chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 2.
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