National Weather Service Forecast for: Kotzebue AK
Issued by: National Weather Service Fairbanks, AK
Updated: 5:18 pm AKST Dec 22, 2025
 
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: A 40 percent chance of snow. Areas of blowing snow. Cloudy, with a high near 3. East wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Chance Snow
and Areas
Blowing Snow
 Tonight

Tonight: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 9pm. Areas of blowing snow before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. East wind 15 to 25 mph.
Chance Snow
and Areas
Blowing Snow
 Tuesday

Tuesday: Snow, mainly after 9am. Areas of blowing snow after 9am. High near 14. East wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Snow and
Areas Blowing
Snow
 Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Snow, mainly before midnight. Areas of blowing snow between midnight and 3am. Low around 2. Southeast wind 20 to 25 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Snow and
Areas Blowing
Snow
 Wednesday

Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 6. West wind 10 to 20 mph.
Mostly Cloudy

 Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -12.
Mostly Cloudy

 Christmas
Day
Christmas Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near -7.
Mostly Cloudy

 Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -18.
Mostly Cloudy

 Friday

Friday: Sunny, with a high near -13.
Sunny
Hi 3 °F Lo -3 °F Hi 14 °F Lo 2 °F Hi 6 °F Lo -12 °F Hi -7 °F Lo -18 °F Hi -13 °F

Winter Storm Warning
 

This Afternoon
 
 A 40 percent chance of snow. Areas of blowing snow. Cloudy, with a high near 3. East wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Tonight
 
 A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 9pm. Areas of blowing snow before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. East wind 15 to 25 mph.
Tuesday
 
 Snow, mainly after 9am. Areas of blowing snow after 9am. High near 14. East wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Tuesday Night
 
 Snow, mainly before midnight. Areas of blowing snow between midnight and 3am. Low around 2. Southeast wind 20 to 25 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Wednesday
 
 Mostly cloudy, with a high near 6. West wind 10 to 20 mph.
Wednesday Night
 
 Mostly cloudy, with a low around -12.
Christmas Day
 
 Mostly cloudy, with a high near -7.
Thursday Night
 
 Mostly cloudy, with a low around -18.
Friday
 
 Sunny, with a high near -13.
Friday Night
 
 Mostly clear, with a low around -21.
Saturday
 
 Sunny, with a high near -14.
Saturday Night
 
 A chance of snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around -21.
Sunday
 
 A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near -7.
Sunday Night
 
 A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -11.
Monday
 
 A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near -1.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Kotzebue AK.