Anchorage residents woke up to wintry weather Tuesday morning with some areas receiving just a dusting of snow, while up to several inches fell on the Anchorage Hillside and even more at higher elevations.
Suicide Basin began to release again Wednesday morning, according to the National Weather Service, the second time this year for the glacially-dammed lake near Juneau.
You’ve probably heard in the national media about a possible record-breaking El Nino. Chief Meteorologist Melissa Frey looks at the forecast, the historical impact and what Alaskan can expect as we head closer to winter.
Rainmaker founder and CEO Augustus Doricko said his company is working to produce more water for ecosystems, people and industries that need it, including here in Alaska.
From the Mat-Su Valley into the Kenai Peninsula, a busy start to the 2026 fire season has since calmed down to a “normal” fire season with further relief into the season on the way.
Anchorage typically sees green-up take place within the first two weeks of May, with Fairbanks usually following suit just a week later. This 2026 green-up season, however, is a bit behind schedule.
The Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights, are a staple of Alaskan culture and folklore. But behind the glow of red, purple, and green are solar flares and geomagnetic storms that influence life here on Earth.
All schools and extracurricular activities in the Fairbanks North Star Borough School district are cancelled Tuesday due to heavy snowfall and difficult road conditions
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has extended the deadline for former-Typhoon Halong survivors to apply for state and federal individual assistance to April 3.
A recent climate report found that 2025 was one of the warmest years on record in Alaska with a mean temperature of 29.6° Fahrenheit and a mean annual temperature deviation of 1.5° F above normal, making it the warmest year since 2019.
January’s record snowfall has created dangerous avalanche conditions across Alaska’s backcountry, burying weak snow layers that could trigger deadly slides.
On Thursday, the Anchorage School District announced another cancellation in January due to hazardous conditions, marking the second weather-related closure this month as the city deals with record-breaking snowfall.
The Anchorage Police Department is reporting 20 accidents, two accidents with injuries and 54 vehicles in distress on the Glenn Highway as of 12:45 p.m. Tuesday.
University of Alaska Anchorage stayed open until 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 27, leaving students to navigate challenging winter conditions to get to class.
All Anchorage School District after-school activities, sports and community rentals are canceled Tuesday due to poor weather conditions, according to district officials.
Alaska’s junior alpine skiers returned to training this week after weather forced delays during last weekend’s Coca-Cola Classic alpine race series at Alyeska.
The Alaska Department of Transportation closed a long stretch of the Richardson Highway Thursday night as severe winter weather moved through Interior Alaska.
All Anchorage School District after-school activities, except high school athletic games and after-school childcare programs, are canceled Thursday due to forecasted rain and high winds
Fairbanks city maintenance crews are returning to a full schedule this week, tackling a backlog of trash collection and snow removal after recent frigid temperatures slowed operations.
