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Weather service trims Hillside snow forecast but still expects gusts up to 60 mph overnight
The National Weather Service cut its snow forecast for the Anchorage Hillside and Eagle River on Monday morning but still expects gusts as high as 60 mph overnight that could damage trees and power lines.
The updated winter weather advisory, issued at 10:39 am, calls for 1 to 5 inches of snow, with the most above 1,000 feet, and a trace to a light glaze of ice from 11 pm Monday to 9 am Tuesday. Earlier Monday, it called for 2 to 8 inches starting at noon. The strongest wind is expected on the southern Hillside, including Upper Potter Valley and Bear Valley.
Forecasters now expect a quicker warm-up. A little light snow this afternoon should leave little or nothing on the ground, and the evening should be mostly dry. Snow returns overnight, turns to freezing rain and becomes rain by Tuesday morning.
In Anchorage and the Lower Matanuska Valley, a separate advisory calls for less than an inch of snow and up to a few hundredths of an inch of ice, with gusts up to 50 mph in parts of the Mat Valley. Wind-sheltered areas from east Anchorage up the Glenn Highway to Eagle River, Chugiak, Eklutna and the Butte will stay below freezing longest, so roads there could be icy for the Tuesday morning commute. Matanuska Electric Association has told members to prepare for outages.
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Anchorage Assembly Public Hearing: Pippel's Field Park Naming Proposal
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Hiland Mountain Correctional Center Shooting Range Closure Plan Public Comment Period
State proposes approving revised cleanup plan for old Hiland Mountain prison range
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November 2026
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by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
Assembly to vote Wednesday on McDonald Center contract after audit's 11 findings
Eagle River's rink operator could get 10 more years at the McDonald Center, 10 months after a city audit listed 11 findings. The Assembly takes it up Wednesday.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
October 2026
High wind warning: gusts up to 75 mph on Anchorage and Eagle River hillsides
Hang on to your trash cans, Hillside. Gusts of 60 to 75 mph could hit the Anchorage and Eagle River hillsides from Thursday afternoon into Friday morning.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
Eagle River rink operator could get 10 more years after audit found 11 problems
Eagle River's rink operator since 1984 could get 10 more years, after an audit flagged bonuses paid in a money-losing year and missing audits.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
Anchorage reports $1.75M in September contracts below the Assembly approval line
Anchorage reported $1.75 million in September contracts too small to need an Assembly vote, from AI that watches the city's network to police range backstops.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read
Lease extension to 2094 would let Chugiak senior project add rentals open to all ages
Anchorage Assembly holds a hearing Oct. 20 on extending Chugiak Senior Citizens' land lease to 2094 for new apartments. Phase two could open units to renters of any age.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read
Northeast Anchorage council urges "thorough and independent" study of Assembly spending
A Northeast Anchorage community council voted 19-0 to back the Assembly's spending study, and asked members and staff to skip the "half-hearted compliance."
by Walter AlaskaNews4w ago3 min read
Federal probation seeks polygraph examiner for Anchorage sex offense supervision
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by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
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by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min read
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About Eagle River
Eagle River is a community within the Municipality of Anchorage, along the Glenn Highway north of downtown. It neighbors Chugiak and Birchwood and has the character of a bedroom community for the city.
Because it is part of Anchorage, many decisions about Eagle River are made by the Anchorage Assembly and the municipal planning and zoning commission. Recurring local questions include road maintenance contracts for Eagle River, Chugiak and Birchwood, the Eagle River landfill, zoning and density rules on individual properties, and liquor licenses for local businesses. Eagle River also forms its own state House district.
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