Weather
RSSWeather in Alaska is the short-term conditions and forecasts tracked by the National Weather Service across the state. It covers storms, high winds, snow, flooding, high surf and dense fog that prompt advisories, watches and warnings for Alaska communities.
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Week of Aug 24
Wind is stirring up 1912 volcanic ash over southwest Kodiak Island
Wind is stirring up ash from the 1912 Katmai eruption over southwest Kodiak Island, and Karluk and Larsen Bay residents should limit time outdoors.
by Alaska News2mo ago1 min read
Forecasters expect 25 to 35 mph gusts across Fairbanks area Saturday
Gusty west-southwest winds of 25 to 35 mph will hit the Fairbanks area and Interior valleys through Saturday night, with the National Weather Service warning pilots to get aviation-specific briefings.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Seven small earthquakes logged across Alaska over three days
Seven small earthquakes hit scattered parts of Alaska between Aug. 26 and 29, ranging from magnitude 2.6 to 3.6. Only one has had human review.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read
High wind warning: gusts to 70 mph Friday in the Eastern Alaska Range
Forecasters upgraded Friday's Eastern Alaska Range wind forecast to a warning. Gusts to 70 mph are expected, peaking between 4 and 10 in the morning.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Kuskokwim Delta villages rebuilding from Halong face another storm
Kipnuk and Kwigillingok, still rebuilding from last October's Typhoon Halong, face another storm this week, with coastal flooding possible Friday.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
An eclipsed Moon rises over Alaska Wednesday, with aurora possible after
Alaska gets a deep partial lunar eclipse Wednesday night plus a chance at aurora, on the first dark nights of the season. Best viewing 9:30 to 10 pm.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read
A gale warning hits Bristol Bay and Aleutian waters Wednesday, with a second storm right behind
A gale warning hits Bristol Bay and Aleutian waters Wednesday, with winds topping 34 knots and seas to 11 feet, and a second storm is right behind it.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Fog cut visibility to a quarter mile at Gustavus, and it is coming back
Fog dropped visibility around Gustavus and Glacier Bay to a quarter mile or less Tuesday morning. More is expected between 10 pm and 4 am tonight.
by Alaska News2mo ago1 min read
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It's going to be a windy one across Anchorage and Turnagain Arm on Tuesday
It's a windy one around Anchorage on Tuesday — gusts of 40 to 50 mph on the Hillside and Turnagain Arm, with a stronger system due late in the week.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Snow expected tonight at Atigun Pass, the high point of the Dalton Highway
Snow is expected at Atigun Pass tonight, 1 to 3 inches, with 3 to 6 inches on the peaks. BLM says storms drop snow there even in June and July.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Week of Aug 17
Ketchikan faces 2 to 3.5 inches of rain, road ponding through Monday
An atmospheric river crosses the southern panhandle overnight into Monday, dropping up to 3.5 inches of rain on the Ketchikan area and standing water on roads.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Two rounds of rain this week could flood Susitna Valley gravel bars
Two rounds of rain this week could push rivers in the Susitna Valley toward bankfull. Gravel bars and low riverside camps may end up underwater.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Skagway is under another wind advisory, gusts to 40 mph through Saturday
Skagway is under yet another wind advisory, this one with gusts up to 40 mph through Saturday evening. Secure the loose gear; it's been a windy summer there.
by Alaska News2mo ago1 min read
Drones are dropping chaff over Nenana to try to stop lightning
A Vancouver startup is dropping metallic chaff from drones over Nenana to try to stop lightning before it starts wildfires. The flights run through Sept. 30.
by Melinda Communities.News2mo ago3 min readFrom 
A storm could raise water 4 to 6 feet at low-lying Norton Sound villages
Water will rise 4 to 6 feet above normal high tide at Koyuk and Elim Monday through Tuesday, with beach erosion and property damage possible, the National Weather Service said.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake shook Southcentral Alaska near Hope on Friday night
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake shook Southcentral Alaska near Hope late Friday, felt by hundreds across the region but bringing light shaking and no damage.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
About Weather
Weather in Alaska takes in the storms, high winds, snow, freezing rain, flooding, high surf and dense fog that cross the state. The National Weather Service forecasts these conditions and issues advisories, watches and warnings for Alaska communities.
Weather closes and slows highways through mountain passes such as Turnagain Pass, Broad Pass and Isabel Pass, and windstorms cut power to thousands of homes in Southcentral and Southeast Alaska. Bering Sea storms can raise water levels along the coast of western Alaska, while atmospheric rivers bring heavy rain and flood watches to Southeast.
Weather connects to climate, sea ice and the seasonal breakup and freeze-up of rivers. Records of rainfall, river levels and Arctic sea ice place each storm in a longer pattern.
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Interior wind event hits highways as the Mukluk Fire burns near Tok
The winds that drove the Mukluk Fire near Tok hit Interior highways too, with gusts to 75 mph at Isabel Pass and a warning about the Tatlanika fire.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Rain is coming to the Interior, and the small creeks will rise — but the big rivers are low enough to take it
Rain will raise the small creeks feeding the Koyukuk and Middle Yukon, but the big rivers are low enough to take it — a routine wet stretch, not a threat.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read
Yentna River passes flood stage near Lake Creek with water expected in lodge cabins
The Yentna is over flood stage near Lake Creek, with water expected in cabins at two lodges. It should crest around 21 feet Tuesday morning.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Week of Aug 10
Willow Creek forecast to reach minor flood stage Tuesday under Susitna Valley flood watch
Willow Creek is forecast to reach minor flood stage Tuesday morning during Alaska's primary election, with 2 to 4 inches of rain expected across the Susitna Valley through Wednesday.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read
Gusts to 65 mph on the Anchorage Hillside and in Eagle River through tonight
Guess what! Wind! On the hillside in South Anchorage and Eagle River especially =)
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Heat advisory warns of 80 degrees near Umiat Sunday afternoon
National Weather Service issued a heat advisory for the area near Umiat forecasting 80 degrees Sunday afternoon, though no North Slope villages fall within the warning zone.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Heat advisory covers Noatak, Kobuk and Seward Peninsula zones until 8 p.m. Saturday
Oh, it's gonna be hot… Best of luck with the bugs. Hopefully there's wind.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Juneau lifts its Suicide Basin flood evacuation
Juneau's Suicide Basin flood threat is over — the command reopened evacuated areas after the Mendenhall River crested at 14.7 feet, below the forecast.
by Melinda Communities.News2mo ago1 min read
Wind advisory warns of 55 mph gusts on the Richardson Highway Sunday and Monday
Another… Another another wind story. It's gonna be windy. You live in Alaska - you kind of knew this was coming.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3mo ago1 min read
A heat advisory covers much of Southeast Alaska through Friday evening
A heat advisory covers much of Southeast Alaska through Friday evening, with temperatures in the lower 80s — a real risk in a region where most homes have no air conditioning.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3mo ago1 min read
A Juneau evacuation route is restricted as the valley floods
A Juneau road is restricted to local traffic as the Mendenhall Valley floods from the Suicide Basin outburst, with about 5,000 people told to evacuate.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago1 min read
Juneau asks Mendenhall Lake evacuation zone residents to leave by 3 p.m.
Juneau ordered 5,000 residents in the Mendenhall Valley evacuation zone to leave by 3 p.m. Wednesday as a glacial outburst flood crests early Thursday.
by Melinda Communities.News3mo ago3 min read
Juneau's glacial outburst flood crested Thursday at 14.7 feet, above major flood stage
Juneau is responding to glacial outburst flooding, nearly 1,900 homes in its advisory area, after the Mendenhall crested above major flood stage Thursday.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago1 min read
Interior faces warmest stretch of summer as Tanana Valley smoke lingers
Interior Alaska is in its warmest stretch of summer, upper 70s to low 80s, with smoke from the Tatlanika Fire — though the advisory has expired and air eased.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3mo ago1 min read
Water begins flowing over Suicide Basin ice dam, NWS tells Juneau to finish flood prep
Water is spilling over Suicide Basin's ice dam near Juneau, and the National Weather Service is telling residents along Mendenhall Lake and River to finish flood prep now.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read
Week of Aug 3
Heat advisory covers Lower Matanuska Valley through Monday
I'm gonna be hot if you in the Matsu, don't be surprised if heat stroke finds you.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read
Yentna River crest ties to flood risk for Lake Creek lodges
Yentna River crested at 22.52 feet Thursday near Lake Creek, two feet above flood stage and high enough to push water into cabins at seven fishing lodges along the Western Susitna Valley.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read
Magnitude 5.6 quake northwest of Skwentna felt across Anchorage and Mat-Su
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake near Skwentna was felt across Anchorage and the Mat-Su Valley on Saturday night, with no damage reported so far.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read
Heat advisory brings 80 degrees to the Arctic plains near Umiat
The Arctic plains near Umiat could hit 80 degrees Thursday under a heat advisory, a hot spell standing out in Alaska's coldest year since 2012.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3mo ago1 min read
Anchorage ties its wettest July on record as Southcentral soaks
Anchorage tied its wettest July on record and Talkeetna saw its wettest since 1922, part of a cool, soggy stretch and a recent run of unusually wet Julys.
by Melinda Communities.News3mo ago2 min read
A landslide cut rail service to Denali after record Talkeetna rain
A landslide from record July rain cut off Alaska Railroad service to Denali north of Talkeetna, in a corridor already under a flood-and-erosion emergency.
by Melinda Communities.News3mo ago1 min read
Yentna flood warning runs to Friday after forecast crest above 22 feet
Yentna River flood warning stays in effect until Friday afternoon as water threatens lodges near Lake Creek, with debris including trees flowing downriver.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3mo ago3 min read
NWS forecast calls for 1 to 2 more inches of rain in Southwest Alaska
A Bering Sea storm will drop 1 to 2 more inches of rain across Southwest Alaska through Tuesday, with sustained winds pushing water levels up to 1 foot above normal along the Bristol Bay coast.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read
Wind, high surf and rain batter four Y-K Delta villages into a second day
Four Y-K Delta villages spent a second day under coastal advisories, with high surf, winds gusting to 55 mph and days of rain — landing on Kipnuk as it still rebuilds from Typhoon Halong.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read
