Temperatures will stay about 5 degrees below normal over the next week, but we only have one storm that will deliver rain to the area in the next seven-day stretch.
One year ago, people in Western Alaska were waiting for the water to recede and the winds to calm so they could clean up from one of the most destructive storms to ever hit that region.
The skies are clearing across Southcentral Monday night as we’re entering a break between storms, but those clear skies also will mean a chilly start Tuesday. Be ready for temperatures in the 30s across Anchorage, with below-freezing temperatures likely in the Susitna Valley, near Soldotna, and across the Copper River Basin.
Flooding is happening along parts of the Kenai River, with a flood warning as well as an advisory affecting the Kenai Peninsula. Rain is only going to exacerbate the flooding. Several rounds of wet weather will be hitting the state over the rest of the week.
Active weather in the form of a series of lows will continue to pound Prince William Sound and the northern Gulf Coast. The already-soaked areas from Whittier to Valdez — and especially Cordova to Yakutat — are expected to receive more heavy rainfall through Tuesday.
There will be little breaks in the clouds, rain and winds that will batter the state over the weekend. A strong southerly flow brings moisture north and as the rain falls, winds will pick up along coasts and into the interior.
Snow on the Chugach Range is a good clue that a seasonal transition is underway. But it is September rain that we expect to fall, heavy at times along the north Gulf Coast and Prince William Sound starting Friday night.
A fall cycle of low pressure brings rain and gusty winds to the state over the week. Rain will be showing up by Tuesday night and Wednesday morning in Anchorage, but the city and Southcentral is likely to see clearing to sunny periods by afternoon.
Cooler weather is already building into the state, as temperatures across Southcentral managed to dip into the 30s and 40s. While it’s not officially the coolest morning we’ve seen, that will soon change as a trough digs southward through the state.
Winds will continue to ease up overnight, however another bout of wet weather is on the way as yet another low comes barreling through from the Bering Sea.
WINDY! This storm is producing winds of 40 to 70 mph across the Anchorage Bowl, with winds higher than 50 mph near Palmer and gusts over 40 mph on the Kenai Peninsula.
A large storm is whipping up winds and waves along with heavy rains for Alaska. It is a powerful fall brew of weather. Anchorage and Southcentral see rain return overnight to Thursday mid-day.
Wet, windy August weather keeps a firm grip on Alaska as the month comes to a close. Showers remain a big element for Southcentral, with rain heaviest around Prince William Sound.
Flooding is affecting parts of the Susitna Valley. A warning is in place for the Yentna, Skwentna and Susitna rivers. Wet weather affects much of Alaska as we round out the month of August,.
An explosive eruption Friday at Shishaldin Volcano on the Aleutian Chain raised renewed unrest, resulting in a higher level of warning status by the Alaska Volcano Observatory.
A series of storms through the week leaves Alaska with August rain and wind as the weekend approaches. Southcentral will see a slight break Friday, still showers, but a break before the next storms system arrives Friday night to Saturday. That next system brings in heavy rains through Saturday.
Rain is on the way! Thursday sees low pressure push widespread wet weather across southcentral and Alaska. Winds will pick up too. Highs cool to the lower 60s.
Wednesday starts off sunny in Southcentral, but by evening the clouds are rolling in. Rain likely Thursday and Friday. Stormy over Northern Alaska too.
Monday was the fifth dry day in a row in Anchorage, with temperatures at or above 65 degrees for the last four. If you spent any time in Southcentral last August, you know this is quite a change.
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