Saturday, December 31, 2011

Low Temperatures Saturday Morning

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
949 AM AKST SAT DEC 31 2011

COLD MORNING IN INTERIOR ALASKA...

A COLD AIRMASS COVERS INTERIOR ALASKA THIS MORNING. THE LOWEST
TEMPERATURES THUS FAR HAVE BEEN IN THE WESTERN INTERIOR...WHERE
SKIES HAVE BEEN GENERALLY CLEAR FOR A DAY OR MORE. IN THE CENTRAL
AND EASTERN INTERIOR...CLOUD COVER IS MORE WIDESPREAD...AND THIS
IS HELPING TO KEEP VALLEY TEMPERATURES FROM FALLING ESPECIALLY
LOW. HOWEVER...TEMPERATURES IN THE HILLS ARE QUITE COLD.

OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES THROUGH 9AM SATURDAY INCLUDE...

HUSLIA...............54 BELOW
RUBY 14 NE...........51 BELOW
BETTLES..............49 BELOW
KALTAG...............48 BELOW
GALENA...............47 BELOW
MCGRATH..............46 BELOW
RUSSIAN MISSION......45 BELOW

IN THE FAIRBANKS AREA....

FAIRBANKS AIRPORT....36 BELOW
GOLDSTREAM CREEK.....36 BELOW
UAF WEST RIDGE.......32 BELOW
EIELSON AFB..........32 BELOW
KEYSTONE RIDGE.......29 BELOW
CLEARY SUMMIT........23 BELOW

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RT DEC 11

2 comments:

  1. Wow! Keystone Ridge -29F - pretty cold for the hills! I enjoy checking in on your blog, having family all over the Fairbanks surrounds. Thanks for your weather comments and all the best for 2012. Regards, Terry

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  2. Thanks Terry, and Happy New Year to You and Yours.

    Yes, this is a chilly airmass, but it has not been able to clear long enough for the valleys to really cool off.

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