Deep Cold: Alaska Weather & Climate

My post about the Fairbanks spring flood of 1948 elicited a comment from reader Andy, who suggested that cold in the second half of April mi...

This is the time of year when there are big climate contrasts across the Alaska interior, depending on where snow is still lying.  Fairbanks...

The snow is going quickly at valley-level around Fairbanks, more quickly than expected, as there were several very warm days in the past wee...

A very strong upper-level ridge over Southeast Alaska and northwestern Canada has produced a big warm-up for eastern and southern Alaska in ...

A couple of quick notes this evening to mark the seasonal transitions of meltout and breakup in the middle Tanana River valley: the Fairbank...