Nome, Alaska

National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
327 am akdt Fri Jul 10 2009

... What a difference a day makes...

In the wake of a strong cold front the high temperature at the
Fairbanks International Airport yesterday was 71 degrees. This
was 20 degrees cooler than the record high of 91 on Wednesday. It
was also the first day since July 1st with a high temperature
below 80.

Temperatures today and Saturday will be in the 70s... however... a
large ridge of high pressure will rebound across the interior on
Sunday. This ridge of high pressure is expected to remain in place
through Tuesday before slowly retreating to the north. High
temperatures Sunday through Tuesday are expected to be in the
80s... with the potential that a few spots could come close to 90
degrees on Monday or Tuesday.

As the ridge retreats to the north mid-late next week... temperatures
are expected to slowly cool back into the 70s by late next week.

Smoke from a large fire northwest of Nenana will likely produce
smoke at times in the middle Tanana Valley through the weekend.
Dry weather is expected for the next several days... with the
chance of showers and thunderstorms increasing by the middle of
next week as the large ridge of high pressure retreats to the
north of the area.