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Alaska Aviation Weather Unit (AAWU)

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Changes to Alaska Aviation Weather Unit Surface and Significant Weather charts will begin on or after February 22, 2026. For more information on these changes including examples and contact information, please visit https://www.weather.gov/aawu/graphicupdate.

 
 

 

Current Conditions
Radar
Satellite
Sfc Chart & Flight Cat
SigWx Charts
Turbulence
Icing
Convection
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Alaska Mosaic Radar Loop

Kenai Radar Loop

Middleton Radar Loop

Sitka Radar Loop

Fairbanks Radar Loop

King Salmon Radar Loop

Bethel Radar Loop

Nome Radar Loop

 

| GEOCOLOR composite | Thermal IR | Visible | Water Vapor |

 

GEOCOLOR Satellite State View
 

Additional satellite data is available from the NOAA GOES Image Viewer

Surface Chart & Flight Category Forecasts

OPC Surface Chart | Surface Chart | 1200 AKST | 1800 AKST

 

Graphical Forecast for Aviation (GFA) Surface chart

Graphical Forecast for Aviation (GFA) Flight Category forecasts 

| 24 hour | 36 hour | 48 hour | 60 hour | Four Panels
| OPC 24 hour | OPC 48 hour | OPC 72 hour | OPC 96 hour | OPC Chart Legend |
SigWeather
 

Day 4-8 Significant weather charts

Turbulence

12 Hour Summary High Level: | 1200 AKST | 1500 AKST | 1800 AKST | 2100 AKST
Low Level: | 1200 AKST | 1500 AKST | 1800 AKST | 2100 AKST

Graphical Forecasts for Aviation (GFA) Turbulence

Icing

12 Hour Summary | 1200 AKST | 1500 AKST | 1800 AKST | 2100 AKST

Graphical Forecasts for Aviation (GFA) Icing

Convective Outlook

This product will resume on May 1, 2026

Graphical Forecasts for Aviation (GFA) Convection