Weather outlook for Monday: Warm winds, rain and slick, icy roads
Wind gusts up to 90 mph could hit the Turnagain Arm and portions of Anchorage throughout Monday, meteorologists said.
Wind gusts up to 90 mph could hit the Turnagain Arm and portions of Anchorage throughout Monday, meteorologists said.
The three-year, $700,000 study examined 187 communities, primarily in Western Alaska, that are on or near the coast or a river.
Temperatures in the 20s are expected to stick around throughout the week and preserve the snow.
While Anchorage was getting hammered by wind, snow was piling up in the Susitna Valley — with a whopping 4 feet of snow at Hatcher Pass, according to a rough estimate.
Gusts of more than 100 mph were reported on the Hillside, and more than two feet of snow was forecast for the Susitna Valley.
Some places received 20 to 40 inches of rain in the last 30 days.
Temperatures are expected to steadily rise in Anchorage, which may lead to a rainy Thanksgiving, but the Susitna Valley could see over 2 feet of snow.
A growing number of Arctic underground cellars are being rendered unreliable as global warming and other modern factors force changes to an ancient way of life.
Low temperatures are expected in the mid-teens or high single digits on Monday and Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service.
By mid-afternoon Thursday, wind gusts south of Rabbit Creek reached 77 mph, meteorologists said.
Instead of thick, years-old ice, researchers are studying waves and how they may pummel the northern Alaska coastline.
Other areas in Southcentral Alaska could be hit with another foot of snow, meteorologists said.
Snow totals started at 5 inches in the city and piled up to over a foot in Eagle River.
Eagle River had over a foot of snow by Sunday morning, while areas in Anchorage saw up to 10 inches.
Several inches of snow had fallen across the area by Saturday evening, with more expected.
The state volleyball tournament will go on as scheduled, the district said.
Danny Foster and Mike Hawley of Kivalina were ice fishing outside of town when they came upon something they’d never seen before.
The biggest worries will be slick roads throughout Southcentral Alaska and a chance that ice buildup will down small trees or branches.
However, rain is forecast for later in the week, the National Weather Service said.
As much of the Lower 48 braces for frigid weather, Anchorage-area temperatures have run some 13 degrees above normal so far this month.