Deep Cold: Alaska Weather & Climate

This is a bit off-topic for this blog, but I came across an interesting piece of news that's tangentially related to Alaska climate: Zac...

A few weeks ago, a reader asked if I could add some discussion and analysis about cloud cover in Alaska, and its relationship to high and lo...

First, a quick comment to recommend Rick Thoman's detailed report on the unusual weather events of the last 7-10 days for many parts of ...

Last week I mentioned the big contrast in temperatures that always accompanies a major upper-level ridge, with warm southerly flow drawn up ...

The month of November was relatively warm for Alaska as a whole, but there was significant variation across the state: it was very warm in t...

Rick Thoman has a Substack post up about the snow onslaught in the Anchorage area: there have been two big storms in a week, producing nearl...

Following hard on the heels of the remarkable episode two weeks ago, the last few days have again seen extremely unusual warmth surge north...

Some readers will already be aware, but for those who aren't: Rick Thoman has started a Substack newsletter/blog focused on Alaska and A...

Happy Thanksgiving to US readers.  It was a warm one in Fairbanks: about 15°F above normal for the date, and that makes it 4 out of the last...

Last week's warmth on the North Slope was exceptionally unusual, one of the most extreme temperature anomalies on record for that part o...

This morning's sounding from Yakutat reported a 500mb height of 5820m - higher than has ever been observed in October through March (dat...