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Wednesday Morning Weather
Anchorage Preliminary peak wind gusts: Upper De Armoun: 103mph Glen Alps: 97mph McHugh Creek: 72mph Arctic Valley: 69mph Palmer: 55mph Eagle River: 54mph JBER: 52mph The excessive wind of some isn't surprising, but the delayed rainfall for many might be. Rain looked very promising overnight, but the wind stayed from a southeast direction. That process of downsloping or "air moving down the… → Read More
Look for record-breaking heat again today in Anchorage
The impact of drier air and offshore wind should create outstanding late summer weather across Southcentral and much of Alaska for that matter. The record high for Monday in Anchorage is 70 from 2007. We should easily break that today and there could be another one toward midweek as well. → Read More
Colder air in Northwest Alaska could produce the season's first big snowfall
Colder air into Northwest Alaska should produce the season's first big snow for the Western Brooks Range. Spots with higher elevation and south of the Colville River may get at least three to six, if not eight inches of heavy, wet snow by midnight. → Read More
Expect clouds and rain to dominate for another 2 days
A drier, more stable air mass should sneak into Southcentral by late Thursday. → Read More
Rain is likely as holiday weekend approaches
The quicker our wet period begins, maybe the sooner it will stop! → Read More
Wishing for rain? Maybe this weekend... Here's the full forecast
Anchorage There has been plenty of rain for coastal spots over the past weeks and months, but inland areas are very dry. A weak system brings scattered showers through Thursday and a stronger low pressure area brings the best rain opportunity for Anchorage since the third week of May. → Read More
Six more weeks of winter? Let the marmot decide
Groundhog Day is a traditional holiday that was adopted in the 1880s, when a newspaper editor in Pennsylvania began touting the local groundhog as meteorologist for the day. It also has some documented connections to the 1840s when German Americans were enjoying an annual winter celebration. → Read More
No business like snow business: Why Alaska relies on yearly snowfall
Even though we’ve officially had more snowfall in Anchorage this winter versus last, it seems like we’re in the exact same situation. Snow season got off to a great start in late October to the middle of November. However, unseasonably warm periods have melted most, if not all, of that away. → Read More
Bye bye bitter cold ... hello snow! Incoming weather to bring warmer temps
It has been extremely cold in Anchorage for mid-November. But with the approaching weather system on its way, that's about to change. → Read More
Shovel? Snowblower? Not your problem? Tell us how you get rid of snow
The Channel 2 Weather Team wants to know: What do you do when the snow stops? Tell us what method you use in this online questionnaire. → Read More