Weather in Wainwright

14-day forecast · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 4:42 pm (AKDT)

Now · snow 35 °F

Feels like: 24 °F
Low / high: 35 / 37 °F
Rain: 100% · 0.23 in
Wind: 17 mph SE

↘ 29.58 inHg · falling

Today in Wainwright: snow, 35 °F to 37 °F, with a 100% chance of rain (0.23 in) and a moderate breeze from the southeast (17 mph). Tomorrow, light snow, 29 °F to 36 °F and a 100% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Wednesday 28, at 37 °F.

Measured now at the airport

Wainwright (PAWI), 0.6 mi away · 49 min ago

Visibility—

WeatherNothing to note

Temperature34 °F

Wind13 mph from the southeast

It's what the airport's weather station measured, not a forecast: on the coast, wind and fog can be different. Airports report every 30 or 60 minutes.

Airport METAR report, via NOAA's Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov). Sources and licenses

Temperatures for the next 14 days

37° 35°
Today
36° 29°
Thu 29
31° 28°
Fri 30
33° 26°
Sat 31
30° 21°
Sun 1
20° 16°
Mon 2
27° 17°
Tue 3
26° 24°
Wed 4
28° 20°
Thu 5
20° 18°
Fri 6
18° 16°
Sat 7
18° 16°
Sun 8
20° 18°
Mon 9
19° 18°
Tue 10

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	Model
Today · 28	Snow	35 / 37 °F	100% · 0.23 in	18 mph SSE	2.7 ft	ECMWF
Thu 29	Light snow	29 / 36 °F	100% · 0.10 in	32 mph SW	6.3 ft	ECMWF
Fri 30	Snow	28 / 31 °F	77% · 0.10 in	18 mph ENE	2.7 ft	ECMWF
Sat 31	Light snow	26 / 33 °F	20% · 0.04 in	19 mph WSW	4.8 ft	ECMWF
Sun 1	Light snow	21 / 30 °F	20% · 0.08 in	19 mph SW	4.9 ft	ECMWF
Mon 2	Overcast	16 / 20 °F	24%	16 mph SE	2.4 ft	ECMWF
Tue 3	Overcast	17 / 27 °F	8%	23 mph E	3.3 ft	ECMWF
Wed 4	Light snow	24 / 26 °F	10% · 0.02 in	20 mph E	3.2 ft	ECMWF
Thu 5	Overcast	20 / 28 °F	14%	25 mph ENE	4.3 ft	ECMWF
Fri 6	Overcast	18 / 20 °F	8%	24 mph ENE	4.9 ft	ECMWF
Sat 7	Overcast	16 / 18 °F	12%	20 mph E	3.7 ft	ECMWF
Sun 8	Overcast	16 / 18 °F	12%	23 mph ENE	4.5 ft	ECMWF
Mon 9	Overcast	18 / 20 °F	14%	25 mph ENE	5.4 ft	ECMWF
Tue 10	Light snow	18 / 19 °F	12%	25 mph ENE	5.4 ft	ECMWF

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore.

Today, every 3 hours

Time	12:00 am	3:00 am	6:00 am	9:00 am	12:00 pm	3:00 pm	6:00 pm	9:00 pm
Sky	Light drizzle	Light drizzle	Light drizzle	Overcast	Overcast	Light drizzle	Snow	Light snow
Temperature	37°	36°	36°	36°	36°	36°	35°	35°
Chance of rain	50%	67%	80%	21%	1%	53%	94%	100%
Rain	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.03 in	0.02 in
Wind (mph)	15 S	14 S	13 S	13 SSE	10 SSE	14 SE	18 SE	17 SE
Humidity	85%	88%	88%	86%	86%	87%	92%	90%
UV	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Model	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF

Do the models agree?

Medium confidence

They broadly agree, but not quite on rain today: take it with some caution.

What 4 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

HighRainWind

Do the models agree? · High
High (°F)	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	37°	36°	31°	33°	30°	20°	27°
AIFS	38°	36°	30°	31°	31°	24°	28°
GFS	36°	35°	28°	24°	28°	26°	25°
ICON	36°	35°	31°	32°	31°	27°	26°
Confidence	high	high	high	medium	high	medium	high

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	0.23 in	0.10 in	0.10 in	0.04 in	0.08 in	0	0
AIFS	0.18 in	0.13 in	0.12 in	0.09 in	0.10 in	0.09 in	0.09 in
GFS	0.12 in	0.08 in	0.02 in	0.00 in	0.02 in	0.09 in	0.02 in
ICON	0.35 in	0.07 in	0.07 in	0.00 in	0	0.02 in	0.00 in
Confidence	medium	high	medium	medium	medium	medium	medium

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	1827	3249	1826	1928	1921	1634	2337
AIFS	18	32	16	11	11	6	17
GFS	1630	3445	1425	810	1013	1521	1621
ICON	1930	3351	1929	1622	1522	1927	3045
Confidence	high	high	high	medium	medium	medium	medium

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	100%	100%	77%	20%	20%	24%	8%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	100%	69%	52%	29%	18%	32%	16%

Each model's day runs midnight to midnight local time; models that reach fewer days are left blank. Rain: daily total. Wind: the day's highest average wind and, in small type, the strongest gust. Highlighted: values that stand out from the rest. The chance of rain comes from many runs of the same model with slightly different starting data.

Outlook

How the coming weeks and months compare with what is normal for the time of year. It is a trend, not a day-by-day forecast.

Next few weeks, compared with normal: warmer, normal rain and a slightly warmer sea.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	Above +5.2 °F	Normal	Above +2.0 °F	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	Above +4.7 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.1 °F	21° / 19°
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	Above +4.0 °F	Normal	Normal +0.4 °F	19° / 17°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	Above +2.9 °F	Normal	Normal +0.2 °F	14° / 12°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	Normal +0.4 °F	Normal	Normal 0.0 °F	10° / 7°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea
November	Above +3.1 °F	Normal	Normal 0.0 °F
December	Normal +0.7 °F	Normal	Normal +0.2 °F
January	A bit above +1.8 °F	Normal	Normal 0.0 °F
February	A bit above +2.3 °F	Normal	Normal 0.0 °F
March	Above +4.0 °F	Normal	Normal 0.0 °F

Weeks: ECMWF 46-day (average of its scenarios), against the normal of the last 20 years for those dates. Months: ECMWF SEAS5. Rain: total against normal. The further ahead, the closer it gets to normal and the less detail it can give.

Wainwright climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Wainwright is from March to June: highs of -3 °F to 44 °F, about 3 rainy days a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.

-4° -17°

JanJ
-7° -19°

FebF
-3° -17°

MarM
13° -1°

AprA
29° 19°

MayM
44° 33°

JunJ
51° 39°

JulJ
49° 39°

AugA
43° 34°

SepS
30° 21°

OctO
16° 4°

NovN
2° -10°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water
JanuaryJan	-4°	-17°	0.20 in	2	0.0	29°
FebruaryFeb	-7°	-19°	0.24 in	3	2.9	29°
MarchMar	-3°	-17°	0.27 in	2	6.4	29°
AprilApr	13°	-1°	0.31 in	2	7.3	29°
MayMay	29°	19°	0.28 in	4	6.0	31°
JuneJun	44°	33°	0.31 in	5	7.9	32°
JulyJul	51°	39°	1.00 in	9	5.8	37°
AugustAug	49°	39°	1.09 in	9	2.4	39°
SeptemberSep	43°	34°	0.84 in	7	2.3	38°
OctoberOct	30°	21°	0.52 in	5	2.5	34°
NovemberNov	16°	4°	0.39 in	3	0.0	31°
DecemberDec	2°	-10°	0.24 in	2	0.0	29°

Month	Water
Jan	29°
Feb	29°
Mar	29°
Apr	29°
May	31°
Jun	32°
Jul	37°
Aug	39°
Sep	38°
Oct	34°
Nov	31°
Dec	29°

Days: rainy days in the month. Sun: hours a day.

A normal year brings 5.71 in of rain on about 52 days and about 1,300 hours of sunshine.

1991–2020 averages. Highs, lows and rainfall: TerraClimate; rainy days (0.04 in or more): NASA POWER (MERRA-2); sunshine hours: estimated from solar radiation; water: NOAA OISST; waves (average height): ERA5, 2011–2020. Normals are not a forecast: any given year can turn out very different. Sources and licenses

Temperature

Now35 °Ffeels like 24 °F

Tomorrow29 / 36 °F

It's 35 °F now (feels like 24 °F). Today, 35 °F to 37 °F; tomorrow, 29 °F to 36 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 100% 0.23 in
Thu 29 100% 0.10 in
Fri 30 77% 0.10 in
Sat 31 20% 0.04 in
Sun 1 20% 0.08 in
Mon 2 24%
Tue 3 8%

Today the chance of rain reaches 100%, with 0.23 in in total. The next day with likely rain is Thursday 29: 100% and 0.10 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.07 in; last 3 days, 0.13 in; last 7 days, 0.71 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity89%

Dew point32 °F

Humidity is 89% now and the dew point is 32 °F.

The dew point is the temperature at which the air becomes saturated: the higher it is, the heavier the air feels.

Visibility and fog

Now15 migood

Clouds100%

Visibility is good now (15 mi). No fog expected today.

The model gives visibility up to about 15 mi: beyond that, the horizon is clear.

UV index

Now0

Today's peak0low

Thu 29: 0 · Fri 30: 0 · Sat 31: 0

Index	Level	What to do
0–2	low	No special protection needed.
3–5	moderate	Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.
6–7	high	Sunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.
8–10	very high	Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.
11+	extreme	Avoid the sun between 11 am and 5 pm; protect yourself even if it is cloudy.

Reflection off water and sand adds radiation: protect yourself more on a boat or at the beach.

Barometric pressure

↗ Rising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
→ Steady Anglers expect normal activity
↘ Falling · now Anglers say fish feed more before the change

29.0029.5030.00 29.04

Falling now (−0.12 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: −0.55 inHg. Falling pressure: anglers say fish feed more before the change. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityGood · 32

Saharan dustNo

Previous days

The weather over the last 30 days, as the models analyzed it. Tap a day to see it hour by hour.

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Tue 27	Light drizzle	28 / 37 °F	0.07 in	16 mph SSE
Mon 26	Light snow	29 / 36 °F	0.01 in	15 mph WSW
Sun 25	Light snow	35 / 37 °F	0.15 in	19 mph S
Sat 24	Snow	32 / 37 °F	0.25 in	25 mph S
Fri 23	Snow	29 / 33 °F	0.11 in	23 mph SSE
Thu 22	Light snow	29 / 31 °F	0.06 in	21 mph SW
Wed 21	Light snow	24 / 30 °F	0.01 in	19 mph SW

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Tue 20	Snow	30 / 32 °F	0.09 in	15 mph WNW
Mon 19	Snow	26 / 32 °F	0.08 in	18 mph SW
Sun 18	Light snow	25 / 32 °F	0.04 in	25 mph SW
Sat 17	Light snow	26 / 29 °F	0.07 in	18 mph WNW
Fri 16	Light snow	19 / 28 °F	0.02 in	19 mph ENE
Thu 15	Overcast	13 / 20 °F	0	16 mph ESE
Wed 14	Overcast	15 / 20 °F	0	11 mph ESE
Tue 13	Light snow	21 / 27 °F	0.01 in	15 mph NE
Mon 12	Snow	25 / 35 °F	0.12 in	18 mph NE
Sun 11	Light drizzle	31 / 35 °F	0.04 in	6 mph S
Sat 10	Snow	34 / 37 °F	0.04 in	16 mph S
Fri 9	Snow	27 / 37 °F	0.09 in	17 mph SSE
Thu 8	Overcast	19 / 29 °F	0	12 mph SSE
Wed 7	Overcast	19 / 26 °F	0	16 mph SE
Tue 6	Overcast	23 / 28 °F	0	12 mph ENE
Mon 5	Overcast	21 / 29 °F	0	13 mph ENE
Sun 4	Light snow	21 / 30 °F	0.02 in	9 mph SE
Sat 3	Light snow	22 / 32 °F	0.03 in	11 mph SE
Fri 2	Light snow	22 / 27 °F	0.02 in	13 mph NW
Thu 1	Light snow	21 / 27 °F	0.04 in	19 mph NNW
Wed 30	Snow	23 / 29 °F	0.06 in	22 mph N
Tue 29	Light snow	28 / 32 °F	0.01 in	17 mph NNW
Mon 28	Light snow	31 / 33 °F	0.04 in	20 mph N

These are the models at the start of each day (ECMWF and GFS; waves from Météo-France), not readings from a weather station: there can be differences at specific spots.

Questions about the weather in WainwrightQuestions

What's the weather like today in Wainwright?

Snow, from 35 °F to 37 °F, with a moderate breeze from the southeast (17 mph) and a 100% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Wainwright?

On Thursday 29 the chance of rain is 100% (0.10 in): light snow.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 16 °F and a high of 37 °F; the warmest day, Wednesday 28.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 0 (low). No special protection needed.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 29.58 inHg and falling: −0.35 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Wainwright?

The best time to visit Wainwright is from March to June: highs of -3 °F to 44 °F, about 3 rainy days a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Wainwright in October?

In October, Wainwright normally sees highs of 30 °F and lows of 21 °F, with about 5 rainy days (0.52 in for the month) and 2 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 34 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Wainwright?

The warmest is July, with average highs of 51 °F, and the coldest February, with lows of -19 °F. The wettest is August (1.09 in) and the driest, January.

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Weather: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0, with the best model for each spot and lead time (NOAA HRRR and NBM in the U.S., Météo-France AROME, DWD ICON-EU, ECMWF IFS and NOAA GFS); ECMWF grid point 11 mi away. The comparison also uses ICON (DWD), AIFS (ECMWF) and ARPEGE (Météo-France). Outlook: ECMWF 46-day and SEAS5. Chance of rain from ensemble models (ECMWF, GEFS and NBM). UV, air quality and pollen: CAMS (Copernicus).

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 4:42 pm (local time).

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