A winter deep freeze envelops mainland Alaska
Anchorage hits 104.7 inches of snow!
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - After surpassing 100 inches of snow for the season, Anchorage is on pace to set a new record, with less than 30 inches standing between it and the current record.
The most snow recorded in Anchorage for the winter happened in the winter of 2011-2012. That winter season, the city saw 134.5 inches of snow.
It will be dry and cold in the Interior. Wind chills will be dropping to 40 to as extreme as 65 degrees below zero in parts of mainland Alaska.
The northern half of the southeast Panhandle is anticipating snow. A winter storm warning starts at 3 p.m. Wednesday for Juneau, where 9-14 inches of snow is likely. This will go through Thursday.
In Southcentral, we get some sunshine, but it’s just going to be cold! Sub-zero temperatures are likely – especially overnight.
Hot spot: Ketchikan hit 48 degrees.
Cold spot: Kaltag at 45 degrees below zero.
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