Deep Cold: Alaska Weather & Climate

Following up on my last post, Toolik Lake did indeed see snow on Sunday.  Here are a couple of webcam shots from late afternoon: The weather...

The past 12 days or so have been significantly cooler than normal statewide, and southwestern and south-central Alaska have been very chilly...

I'm sure all readers of this blog are well aware that a major El Niño is expected to prevail in the coming months; the media coverage ha...

Last year at this time I commented on the unusual high-latitude circulation pattern in June 2025, when a broad but very strong circumpolar ...

The Fairbanks area saw some hefty showers and thunderstorms yesterday and last Friday, and hail was reported around town on both days.  The ...

The multi-day spate of widespread lightning activity in the second half of June produced a 9-day total of about 57,000 cloud-to-ground light...