Weather

Combining a passion for skiing and data science, Anchorage’s Eric Packer creates a forecasting app for winter adventurers

Packer, who skied nationally at the highest levels, used his engineering background to create Text Me The Snow.

Chris Bieri January 31, 2025

Hatcher Pass Road still closed by avalanches that will take days to clear

The area popular with skiers and snowmachiners has a fresh blanket of more than 4 feet of snow.

Zaz Hollander January 30, 2025

As the U.S. shivered through polar vortex, one state was unusually warm

It’s been warmer in Alaska this month than in three dozen other states.

Ben Noll, The Washington Post January 29, 2025
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January cold returns as snow makes for slick roads after weeks of warmth

Su Valley schools are closed again Tuesday due to hazardous road conditions, officials said.

Zaz Hollander January 27, 2025

Atmospheric rivers bring high winds and possible weekend flooding to Southcentral Alaska

Heavy rains and wind could trigger power outages, the National Weather Service warned.

Anchorage Daily News January 23, 2025

Hey, New Orleans, please send some of your snow to Anchorage

The Gulf Coast city that rarely sees snowflakes has received more than double the snowfall that Anchorage has since Dec. 1, the start of the meteorological winter.

Michelle Theriault Boots January 22, 2025

High winds forecast for Anchorage’s upper elevations, plus heavy snow at Turnagain Pass

The weather service warned of 30 to 45 mph winds, with gusts up to 80 mph, for higher elevations around Anchorage and Eagle River.

Anchorage Daily News January 19, 2025

Anchorage power outages extend to fourth day in wake of ‘extreme’ warm January storm

Chugach Electric Association said about a dozen members were still without electricity Wednesday afternoon due to Sunday’s damaging winds and rain.

Zaz Hollander January 14, 2025

Hundreds of homes and businesses in Southcentral Alaska remain without power after wind and rain storm

All Anchorage schools were closed Monday due to storm-related problems including outages, slick parking lots and building maintenance needs.

Zachariah Hughes, Zaz Hollander January 13, 2025

80 mph, 90 mph and higher: Here’s a rundown of peak gusts recorded across Southcentral Alaska in Sunday’s storm

Peak gusts included 66 mph at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, 110 mph at Bear Valley and 107 mph at Arctic Valley.

Anchorage Daily News January 13, 2025
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