FAIRBANKS, Alaska - If you thought it was cold these past couple of days, you may be in for a surprise.

While record low temperatures were recorded elsewhere in Interior Alaska, Fairbanks has been an island of relative warmth. That could end tonight or Friday as the low clouds and flurries that have blanketed the area move out, according to the National Weather Service.

Lows could drop to 35 below zero Friday night, according to Allura Weimer, hydrological meteorological technician at the National Weather Service. Normal temperatures range from 9 above to 9 below zero. The record low for Thursday is 33 below zero, set in 1969.

Record low temperatures were recorded across a large portion of Interior Alaska this week.

Bettles has been the coldest, with a low of 46 degrees below zero. Tanana and Arctic Village recorded lows of 45 below and 40 below zero, while Fort Yukon and the Denali Park Visitors Center saw temperatures of 38 below.

Bettles’ low of 45 below on Tuesday broke the previous record low on that date of 42 below, which was set in 1952. Thursday’s 46-below reading broke the 1993 record of 40 below.

So far clouds have covered much of the Fairbanks area, keeping temperatures relatively moderate. The low at the Fairbanks International Airport has only reached 23 below, although that could change if skies clear. The clouds act as an insulating blanket, preventing warmer air near the ground from radiating out into space.

Warmer temperatures will begin to return early next week. Temperatures in the hills around Fairbanks could reach 20 above, while even the valleys may see temperatures above zero.

No snow is in the forecast, Weimer said.