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Knik Fairview, Alaska 7 Day Weather Forecast
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NWS Forecast for 2 Miles WSW Cottonwood AK
National Weather Service Forecast for: 2 Miles WSW Cottonwood AK
Issued by: National Weather Service Anchorage, AK
Updated: 8:40 pm AKDT Apr 12, 2026
 
Tonight

Tonight: Rain and snow likely before 10pm, then a chance of snow.  Cloudy, with a low around 32. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Rain/Snow
Likely then
Chance Snow

Monday

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Partly Sunny


Monday
Night
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.
Partly Cloudy


Tuesday

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Mostly Sunny


Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east after midnight.
Partly Cloudy


Wednesday

Wednesday: Scattered snow showers between 10am and 4pm, then scattered rain showers after 4pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the morning.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Scattered
Snow Showers
then
Scattered
Rain/Snow
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Scattered rain before 7pm, then a chance of rain and snow between 7pm and 4am, then a chance of snow after 4am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Chance
Rain/Snow

Thursday

Thursday: Snow likely before 10am, then rain and snow likely between 10am and 4pm, then rain likely after 4pm.  Cloudy, with a high near 45.
Rain/Snow
Likely

Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Rain likely before 10pm, then a chance of rain and snow between 10pm and 4am, then a chance of snow after 4am.  Cloudy, with a low around 31.
Rain/Snow
Likely

Lo 32 °F Hi 46 °F Lo 26 °F Hi 46 °F Lo 27 °F Hi 44 °F Lo 33 °F Hi 45 °F Lo 31 °F

 

Tonight
 
Rain and snow likely before 10pm, then a chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 32. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Monday
 
Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Monday Night
 
Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
 
Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
 
Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east after midnight.
Wednesday
 
Scattered snow showers between 10am and 4pm, then scattered rain showers after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday Night
 
Scattered rain before 7pm, then a chance of rain and snow between 7pm and 4am, then a chance of snow after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday
 
Snow likely before 10am, then rain and snow likely between 10am and 4pm, then rain likely after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 45.
Thursday Night
 
Rain likely before 10pm, then a chance of rain and snow between 10pm and 4am, then a chance of snow after 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 31.
Friday
 
A chance of snow before 10am, then a chance of rain and snow between 10am and 4pm, then a chance of rain after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45.
Friday Night
 
A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Saturday
 
A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45.
Saturday Night
 
A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Sunday
 
A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for 2 Miles WSW Cottonwood AK.

Weather Forecast Discussion
162
FXAK68 PAFC 130042
AFDAFC

Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
442 PM AKDT Sun Apr 12 2026

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 through 3)...

Wet snowfall across Southcentral will taper off across most
valleys this evening, persisting slightly later for higher
elevation areas. Snow accumulation on roadways is limited given
the amount of daytime heating we are getting now. The influence of
this system will deteriorate for most areas on Monday, though the
southern Copper Valley and the Mentasta/Nabesna area may continue
to get light snow through late Monday night. For Tuesday, expect
a return to sunny conditions with slightly below normal
temperatures. With clearer skies expected, this will allow for
overnight low temperatures to return below freezing. This may
cause slippery conditions on roadways or walking paths that have
melted the past few days.

Winds are calm across most of Southcentral, with the exception of
Kodiak and favored coastal gap areas such as Seward and Whittier.
The strongest winds will be over Kodiak this evening, expected to
persist through Monday into Tuesday morning before coming down
slowly.

-CL

&&


.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days
1 through 3: Tonight through Wednesday morning)...

A negatively tilted upper level trough is currently pulling
remaining moisture over Southwest Alaska, allowing for lingering
showers over the Bristol Bay region. A transient ridge moving in
from the eastern Bering Sea will push the trough east and keep
calm conditions in the area through Tuesday morning. Farther west,
a warm front associated with a Kamchatka low will move into
west/central Bering Sea this evening. Gale Force sustained winds
are likely to move past the Rat Islands as the frontal system
approaches this afternoon into tonight, but winds will weaken to
below Gales as the front continues along the remainder of the
Aleutians through early Tuesday.

As the front arrives in the Pribilof Islands on Monday,
temperatures will initially be cold enough for precipitation
moving in ahead of the boundary to fall as snow. A quick 1-3" of
accumulation is expected prior to a transition to mainly rain late
Monday evening as strong warm air advection pushes low level
temperatures above freezing. Blowing snow and reduced visibility
will be possible for a few hours as snow moves in, but this window
will be very short-lived given quickly warming temperatures
through Monday evening.

The front will weaken as it moves into Southwest, bringing
another round of light snow to much of the region as it begins to
move inland Tuesday night. The front`s associated low elongates
and blankets the southern Bering Sea with upper level shortwaves
rotating through the primarily zonal flow. These reinforcing waves
of upper level support will allow showers to persist over most of
the outlook area through Wednesday. A belt of elevated southeasterly
winds will move over the Aleutian Chain on Wednesday as a result
of low position and shortwave troughing.

&&


.LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 4 through 7: Wednesday through
Saturday)...

Days 4 through 7 look to be somewhat on the active side for mid-
April with multiple systems bringing precipitation and cloud cover
to the region. Broad upper-level troughing stretching from the
Bering Sea to mainland Alaska will be in place to begin the period,
placing the Aleutians and much of Southern Alaska in active quasi-
southwest flow with embedded shortwaves. Kicking off the period on
Thursday, precipitation will overspread much of Southcentral AK amid
southwest flow.

Models begin to really diverge by/after Friday, but ECMWF/CMC
solutions are in general agreement with a strong low moving into the
Bering from the North Pacific, bringing storm-force winds, waves,
and general unsettled weather to the Aleutian Chain by the end of
the week and into the weekend.

While uncertainty in details is high, an upper-level low in place
across mainland Alaska will continue to bring unsettled weather to
Southcentral AK over the weekend into the start of next week.
Temperatures will generally be near average.

&&

.AVIATION...

PANC...Isolated to scattered snow showers will linger into tonight
with possible reductions in visibility if a shower moves through
the terminal. Otherwise, expect ceilings to gradually rise
overnight and showers to taper off. Models are hinting at some
low ceilings and fog for Monday morning, but expect this to be
tied more to north-northwesterly flow allowing for upslope along
the Chugach mountains with any low clouds and fog near the
terminal mixing out pretty quickly after sunrise.

&&

$$
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