Bettles (northern Interior, Koyukon Dene country) reported 21 inches (53cm) of snow on the ground at 1145pm October 30. This is the highest October snow depth since 1994. The record October snow depth is 27 inches in 1945 (daily climate obs since 1944). #akwx #Climate @climatologist49.bsky.social
November 1, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Bettles (northern Interior, Koyukon Dene country) reported 21 inches (53cm) of snow on the ground at 1145pm October 30. This is the highest October snow depth since 1994. The record October snow depth is 27 inches in 1945 (daily climate obs since 1944). #akwx #Climate @climatologist49.bsky.social
High temperatures (°F) in and around Alaska on Monday. Continued generally warmer than normal, though inversion cooled valleys locally mask the mild airmass. #akwx #weather @climatologist49.bsky.social
November 3, 2026 at 4:33 PM
High temperatures (°F) in and around Alaska on Monday. Continued generally warmer than normal, though inversion cooled valleys locally mask the mild airmass. #akwx #weather @climatologist49.bsky.social
First strong temperature inversion of the season in Fairbanks-land Monday morning (power of clear skies). Temps ranging from near 0F in the usual cold spots to near freezing at the higher elevations north of town. #akwx @leahwrenn.bsky.social @tomhewittnews.bsky.social @carrieinfbx.bsky.social
November 2, 2026 at 3:44 PM
First strong temperature inversion of the season in Fairbanks-land Monday morning (power of clear skies). Temps ranging from near 0F in the usual cold spots to near freezing at the higher elevations north of town. #akwx @leahwrenn.bsky.social @tomhewittnews.bsky.social @carrieinfbx.bsky.social
High temperatures (°F) in and around Alaska on Tuesday. Most areas above normal except for some valleys where under clear skies cold air remained trapped beneath the warmer air aloft. #akwx #weather @climatologist49.bsky.social
November 4, 2026 at 4:36 PM
High temperatures (°F) in and around Alaska on Tuesday. Most areas above normal except for some valleys where under clear skies cold air remained trapped beneath the warmer air aloft. #akwx #weather @climatologist49.bsky.social
Nearly all of Alaska was overall warmer than normal for October, and this was a top-ten warmest at Kotzebue and Nome. At Utqiaġvik, this was the 25th consecutive October with the average temp above normal. Temperatures along the Gulf of Alaska coast were close to normal. #akwx #Climate
November 2, 2026 at 12:40 AM
One of the most dramatic climate change time series there is: with the abrupt loss of nearshore sea ice, October average temperatures at Utqiaġvik are confined to a narrow range. Oct 2026 doesn't even rate, but before 2004 this would have been the third warmest Oct of record. #akwx #Arctic #Climate
November 1, 2026 at 11:08 PM
High temperatures (°F) in and around Alaska on Sunday. Cooling from last week but still generally above near to above normal for the start of November except for the northwest Bering Sea coast. #akwx #weather @climatologist49.bsky.social
November 2, 2026 at 4:06 PM
High temperatures (°F) in and around Alaska on Sunday. Cooling from last week but still generally above near to above normal for the start of November except for the northwest Bering Sea coast. #akwx #weather @climatologist49.bsky.social
November 4, 2026 at 10:10 PM
November 4, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Sea surface temperature departures from the 1991-2020 baseline average around Alaska for the week ending October 30. Gulf of Alaska mostly above normal. Bering Sea mixed. Chukchi Sea near Alaska near to above normal but below normal to the west. OISSTv2.1 data courtesy NOAA/NCEI. #akwx #Arctic #SST
November 1, 2026 at 2:27 AM
( #NWSFairbanks): Here's a glimpse of seasonal phenomenon here in Interior #Alaska! As we approach the #solstice, the sun angle is low enough to cast Mt. McKinley's shadow. This shadow can be up to 50 miles long and is longest during sunrise/set (1st photo credit to #k2aviation) #AKwx #wx #wxsky
November 3, 2026 at 12:38 AM
( #NWSFairbanks): Here's a glimpse of seasonal phenomenon here in Interior #Alaska! As we approach the #solstice, the sun angle is low enough to cast Mt. McKinley's shadow. This shadow can be up to 50 miles long and is longest during sunrise/set (1st photo credit to #k2aviation) #AKwx #wx #wxsky
Sea ice extent in the Chukchi Sea was lower on Halloween than two weeks prior for only the second time since 1979. Current ice extent is well below 2025 and near the 1991-2020 median in NSIDC data. Bering Sea effectively ice free at the end of October, first time since 2020. #akwx #Arctic #SeaIce
November 1, 2026 at 6:12 PM
( #NWSFairbanks): With less than 50 days until the Winter Solstice, #Alaska is entering its DARKEST stretch. Utqiaġvik sees its LAST #sunset Nov 18, beginning 66 DAYS of polar night. Our low winter sun angle means much of our state will experience weeks/months without functional solar heating. #AKwx
November 3, 2026 at 9:00 AM
( #NWSFairbanks): With less than 50 days until the Winter Solstice, #Alaska is entering its DARKEST stretch. Utqiaġvik sees its LAST #sunset Nov 18, beginning 66 DAYS of polar night. Our low winter sun angle means much of our state will experience weeks/months without functional solar heating. #AKwx
( #NWSFairbanks): ☀️ Good morning from Tok! This morning was the coldest so far this season across the Upper Tanana Valley, with temperatures dropping to around 10 to 15 BELOW ZERO. Here at Fairbanks International Airport, we reached 6°F, which is the coldest reading so far this season. #AKwx #wx
November 3, 2026 at 7:27 PM
( #NWSFairbanks): ☀️ Good morning from Tok! This morning was the coldest so far this season across the Upper Tanana Valley, with temperatures dropping to around 10 to 15 BELOW ZERO. Here at Fairbanks International Airport, we reached 6°F, which is the coldest reading so far this season. #AKwx #wx
High temperatures (°F) in and around Alaska on Friday. Damaging winds across parts of Southcentral and north side of the Alaska Range. Temps still much above normal most areas, although northern and western Alaska slightly cooler than earlier in the week. #akwx #weather @climatologist49.bsky.social
October 31, 2026 at 4:18 PM
High temperatures (°F) in and around Alaska on Friday. Damaging winds across parts of Southcentral and north side of the Alaska Range. Temps still much above normal most areas, although northern and western Alaska slightly cooler than earlier in the week. #akwx #weather @climatologist49.bsky.social
High temperatures (°F) in and around Alaska on Thursday. Continued well above normal temperatures over most of the region. New record high temperatures for the date at Cold Bay (56F) and Deadhorse (41F). #akwx #weather @climatologist49.bsky.social
October 30, 2026 at 3:38 PM
High temperatures (°F) in and around Alaska on Thursday. Continued well above normal temperatures over most of the region. New record high temperatures for the date at Cold Bay (56F) and Deadhorse (41F). #akwx #weather @climatologist49.bsky.social
At 6:45 AM AKDT, 5 NE Juneau [Juneau Co, AK] Mesonet reports Non-Tstm Wnd Gst of M70 MPH. Mountain top site. Site elevation is around 4200 ft. #akwx Link
October 31, 2026 at 3:37 PM
At 6:45 AM AKDT, 5 NE Juneau [Juneau Co, AK] Mesonet reports Non-Tstm Wnd Gst of M70 MPH. Mountain top site. Site elevation is around 4200 ft. #akwx Link
At 5:44 AM AKDT, 5 E Douglas [Juneau Co, AK] Mesonet reports Non-Tstm Wnd Gst of M49 MPH. Mountain top site. Site elevation is at 3500 ft. #akwx Link
October 31, 2026 at 3:37 PM
At 5:44 AM AKDT, 5 E Douglas [Juneau Co, AK] Mesonet reports Non-Tstm Wnd Gst of M49 MPH. Mountain top site. Site elevation is at 3500 ft. #akwx Link