More than a month’s worth of rain has soaked parts of the state in just a few days, setting records.
Snow may have fallen at the lowest elevation ever observed in the state.
An official temperature of minus 65 was recorded 15 miles northeast of Manley Hot Springs, according to the National Weather Service. It is the coldest official temperature in Alaska since
A wind gust of 113 mph was recorded Monday morning along the Seward Highway near Potter Marsh. Above-freezing temperatures are making side streets icy.
Avalanche monitors say danger remains high in Turnagain Pass, Girdwood and Portage.
The National Weather Service forecast wind gusts up to 50 mph in some places and whiteout conditions.
You're not imagining things: September's weather has been one for the record books, for both the warm weather and unusual streak of sunny days.
DOT spokesperson Shannon McCarthy said the weather this week -- alternately freezing and thawing -- was likely the culprit.
For a March evening in the Interior Alaska village of Nikolai, Tuesday was warm.
A total of 14.7 inches of snow fell between 8 p.m. Thursday and 8 p.m. Friday, barely eclipsing the previous record for the date of 14.6 inches, set in 1970.
For the first time, the race will run two laps to its halfway point and back. Mushers agree it’s the safest way to run the race, but it could present challenges.
While industry has had to adapt to changes, many locals are still struggling to find a new normal amidst the shifting seasons.
Folks here are famous for being able to handle the cold, but anything wet in December has always made us nervous. Especially wet falling from the sky. Lately, weather, our favorite nemesis, has broken the rules. Our confidence in the most-trustworthy feature of the Arctic -- winter -- has been wounded.
A freak warming around the North Pole is sending a blast of Arctic cold over Europe in a sign of wacky weather that may happen more often with man-made global warming, scientists said Monday.
A 100-foot vessel, the Polar Bear, ended up aground on an island across a channel from the town.
Lightning is unusual in a city that, according to the National Weather Service, sees fewer than two thunderstorms a year. It was the first time the power company had seen a lightning-related power outage in 15 years.
A GCI cell tower in Western Alaska encapsulated in unusually thick ice and snow has caused service disruptions in villages.
Alyeska Ski Resort in Girdwood will not open for skiers and snowboarders Tuesday because of unseasonably warm temperatures and severe weather, according to a post on the resort's Facebook page.
FAIRBANKS - A windstorm knocked out power to thousands of people from North Pole to Nenana on Sunday, according to the Golden Valley Electric Association.
Though snow is scant in Anchorage, organizers are confident they will be able to host the Jan. 3-8 race series.
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