Deep Cold: Alaska Weather & Climate

Following up on a couple of previous posts about the balance of infrared radiation (both shortwave and longwave) that shapes Alaska's cl...

After a couple of cold spells in mid-winter, most of Alaska has returned to unusual warmth over the past month, although it hasn't been...

Earlier this week a strong storm moved through the northern Bering Sea and the Bering Strait, bringing strong winds to western Alaska and br...

Readers may recall that in the past couple of winters I've mentioned the odd reluctance of the Yukon River to freeze up properly at Daws...

In the past week I've been digging deeper into the CERES radiation data for Alaska (see the previous post) and making some interesting d...

In many previous posts, Rick and I have commented on the seasonal changes in solar radiation that are such a key part of understanding Alask...

The past six weeks have seen some fairly persistent cold weather over the Bering Sea and western Alaska - much more so than over the rest of...

The cold snap is on its way out across Alaska now, as Pacific low pressure approaches from the southwest and a blanket of clouds aloft provi...

Here's a quick update on the colder reports so far in this notable but not yet extreme cold spell that is reminding much of mainland Ala...