Wildfire smoke continues to result in poor air quality from the Upper Midwest into the Northeast. Multiple days of hot, dry and windy conditions are expected to bring fire weather concerns for portions of the Four Corners region into the central Great Basin and Rockies. Heavy rainfall and a flash flooding threat continues in the Southeast. Severe thunderstorms continue across the Northern Plains Read More >
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A hydrologic outlook has been issued for the Copper River Basin. Significant rainfall is expected for the Copper River Basin Tuesday evening through Wednesday. 1 to 3 inches of rain is possible across portions of the basin, with the highest amounts likely along the Wrangell and Chugach Mountains, including locations along the Tok Cutoff, Nabesna Road, Edgerton Highway, and McCarthy.
PNS for proposed changes to Flood Outlook Products
PNS for discontinuation of the Recreational River Forecast
The Anchorage International Airport Climate Highlights for June 2022.
THE CHUGACH NATIONAL FOREST AVALANCHE CENTER HAS ISSUED AN AVALANCHE WARNING for the following areas: Girdwood, Portage, Moose Pass, Turnagain Pass, Summit Lake, Lost Lake, and Seward. In effect through Fri 6:00 PM AKST.
Freezing Rain Reports 28DEC2021
HATCHER PASS AVALANCHE CENTER HAS ISSUED A BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCHE WARNING UNTIL NOON TODAY, MONDAY DECEMBER 27.
The NOAA Weather Radio for Saint Paul Island is down until further notice. We apologize for this inconvenience and please reference the link URL to see further info on where to access weather info.
SIGNIFICANT RAIN WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SUSITNA VALLEY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY MORNING, WITH HEAVIEST RAIN OCCURRING TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. EXPECT STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE.
National Weather Service Alaska is experiencing a data outage for some forecast products. Watches, Warnings and Advisories are still current, but point forecasts may not be available or may be out of date. Hourly forecast information is also currently unavailable.
Landslide-generated tsunamis are a continuous concern in Prince William Sound. Learn more about what NWS Anchorage and National Tsunami Warning Center are doing to keep you safe here!
NWS river gage elevation metadata has been updated for some of the gages in Southcentral Alaska. The USGS has surveyed a number of area river gages from NGVD29 to the higher resolution NAVD88 vertical datum. The NWS has updated our records to match these changes.
30 Day Change Notice, Please leave available at the top of the website, weather permitting, through February 12.
A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR FREEZING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS IN THE ANCHORAGE BOWL
A WEATHER SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS WESTERN ALASKA IS SPREADING LIGHT SNOW ALONG THE PARKS HIGHWAY NORTH OF TALKEETNA AND OVER THE RICHARDSON HIGHWAY FROM PAXSON NORTH.
...HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER ALONG THE EKLUTNA RIVER FROM EKLUTNA LAKE DOWNSTREAM TO TIDEWATER... EKLUTNA LAKE IS CURRENTLY AT A LEVEL WHERE WATER FLOWS OVER THE SPILLWAY INTO THE UPPER EKLUTNA RIVER. THIS IS A NORMAL CONDITION OCCURRING ABOUT EVERY SEVEN YEARS. FLOWS ALONG THE LOWER EKLUTNA RIVER ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN ONE TO TWO FEET DEEPER THAN NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.
First daily record rainfall observed since May
Elevated water levels on rivers and streams
Smoky conditions are expected to continue around Southcentral through the weekend. For more information on air quality, visit http://dec.alaska.gov/Applications/Air/airtoolsweb/Aq/
A dense smoke advisory is in effect for the Kenai Peninsula and could last into the weekend due to the Swan Lake Fire. Visibility can quickly drop to nearly zero in a very short time.
Weather information not updating for some in Southwest Alaska
Heavy Snow for Eastern Kenai Peninsula Wednesday through Friday
SNOW FELL ACROSS THE ANCHORAGE BOWL FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON SATURDAY. HERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE SNOWFALL REPORTS THAT WERE SUBMITTED FROM AROUND SOUTHCENTRAL:
RECENT HEAVY RAINS HAVE CAUSED THE EYAK RIVER NEAR CORDOVA TO REACH ACTION STAGE (23.5 FT) AT THE BRIDGE LATE THIS EVENING. WITH RAINFALL RATES SLOWING AS THE PRECIPITATION BECOMES MORE SHOWERY, THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CREST AT OR JUST BELOW MINOR FLOOD STAGE (24.5 FT) LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
High waters expected across area rivers due to recent rains and snow melt.
High winds may increase threat for coastal erosion for some in Southwest Alaska Sunday and Monday
* LOCATION...Valdez and Thompson Pass. * WIND...Northeast winds of 35 to 55 mph with gusts to 80 mph expected through Thompson Pass and out of northerly gaps and canyons in Valdez. A high wind warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected or occurring. People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown around or damaged by the wind.
Northeasterly winds are expected to increase beginning Wednesday morning for the Matanuska Valley. Winds will be gusty and reach peak speed close to 65 mph Wednesday night. Driving may be difficult, especially across the usual windy areas such as Moose Flats. Secure loose objects and expect blowing debris.
The recent cold snap has caused the Kenai River freeze-up process to kick into high gear. As ice fills the river, it can build up and start to restrict the flow in the river channel. This has caused water levels to rise considerably during the last week near Soldotna.
Storm total accumulation of around 12 inches is expected, with locally higher amounts on the mountains. An east wind of 10 to 20 mph will develop, blowing the light, dry snow around and reducing visibilities to less than 1/2 mile at times.
This SCN is for the change of the Wade Hampton Census Area to the Kusilvak Census Area and the FIPS code change for this area from 02270 to 02158.
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