Deep Cold: Alaska Weather & Climate

A few different items of comment today.  First, a significant snowfall is under way across the south-central region today, signaling the sta...

In yesterday's post I remarked that I hadn't yet seen specific reports of storm impacts for the west coast, but it turned out that t...

Fairbanks schools and borough offices are closed for the second day today, as record-breaking rain and wet snow has produced difficult trave...

Weather warnings have been hoisted for Alaska's west coast as well as the central and northwestern interior, as a major storm is set to ...

Winter is fast descending on Alaska, and freeze-up is under way for the northern interior.  Snow is lying in northern interior communities f...

Looking back at September climate anomalies in Alaska, I think the most unusual aspect statewide was the excess cloud cover that was produce...

Fairbanks airport finally had its first freeze of the season yesterday morning, marking the latest date on record for reaching 32°F.  It...

As we move into the last week of September, snow levels are dropping on the mountains, and autumn colors are fading along with the daylight....

Here's a bit of follow-up on the remarkably windy summer that occurred over parts of western Alaska.  According to ERA5 data, the June-A...

Looking back at climate anomalies for June through August, the summer as a whole was wetter and slightly cooler than the 1991-2020 normal st...