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Mid-summer atmospheric river has brought 3 to 5 inches of rain to parts of Southcentral Alaska Sunday into Monday. Four of the past five Julys have had way above normal rainfall in July. Graphic courtesy polarwx.com #akwx #Climate #weather @Climatologist49
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Mid-summer atmospheric river has brought 3 to 5 inches of rain to parts of Southcentral Alaska Sunday into Monday. Four of the past five Julys have had way above normal rainfall in July. Graphic courtesy polarwx.com #akwx #Climate #weather @Climatologist49
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Much of Alaska had a chilly first half of 2026. But why? The latest post from the Alaska and Arctic Climate newsletter takes a look at what's happened and some thoughts on why. #akwx #Climate
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Much of Alaska had a chilly first half of 2026. But why? The latest post from the Alaska and Arctic Climate newsletter takes a look at this.
tl;dr luck of the draw with the dominant atmospheric flow patterns combined with some reinforcing feedbacks converged to bring Alaska sustained cool weather. But this has happened repeatedly in the past: nothing fundamental has changed. @Climatologist49
https://alaska-arctic-climate.beehiiv.com/p/alaska-s-chilly-2026
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Sea ice is very slowly melting the Chukchi Sea, but only slowly. Ice extent as ofJuly 18 well above last year and is the highest for the date since 1994(!) in NSIDC data. Sea ice melt in the Beaufort Sea has also been slow but is starting to pick up speed and is now slightly lower than last year at this time. @Climatologist49 @ZLabe
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Sea ice is very slowly melting the Chukchi Sea, but only slowly. Ice extent as ofJuly 18 well above last year and is the highest for the date since 1994(!) in NSIDC data. Sea ice melt in the Beaufort Sea has also been slow but is starting to pick up speed and is now slightly lower than last year at this time. @Climatologist49 @ZLabe
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Sea ice is very slowly melting the Chukchi Sea, but only slowly. Ice extent as ofJuly 18 well above last year and is the highest for the date since 1994(!) in NSIDC data. Sea ice melt in the Beaufort Sea has also been slow but is starting to pick up speed and is now slightly lower than last year at this time. @Climatologist49 @ZLabe
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Sea ice is very slowly melting the Chukchi Sea, but only slowly. Ice extent as ofJuly 18 well above last year and is the highest for the date since 1994(!) in NSIDC data. Sea ice melt in the Beaufort Sea has also been slow but is starting to pick up speed and is now slightly lower than last year at this time. @Climatologist49 @ZLabe
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Sea ice is very slowly melting the Chukchi Sea, but only slowly. Ice extent as ofJuly 18 well above last year and is the highest for the date since 1994(!) in NSIDC data. Sea ice melt in the Beaufort Sea has also been slow but is starting to pick up speed and is now slightly lower than last year at this time. @Climatologist49 @ZLabe
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6:00AM: 54F, mostly overcast.
Decreasing clouds today, eventually mostly sunny the next couple of days. Highs in the mid-60s.
Hmmmm.....I got nothing. 🤷♀️ Boooooring!
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6:00AM: 54F, mostly overcast.
Decreasing clouds today, eventually mostly sunny the next couple of days. Highs in the mid-60s.
Hmmmm.....I got nothing. 🤷♀️ Boooooring!
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Sea surface temperatures departures from the 1991-2020 baseline around Alaska for the week ending July 17, 2026. Relative to average, the Bering Sea has cooled in the past few weeks. North of the Bering Strait well below normal SSTs reflecting high sea ice concentrations. Gulf of Alaska mostly with 1°C of average. Data courtesy NOAA/PSL/ESRL. @Climatologist49 @ZLabe
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Sea surface temperatures departures from the 1991-2020 baseline around Alaska for the week ending July 17, 2026. Relative to average, the Bering Sea has cooled in the past few weeks. North of the Bering Strait well below normal SSTs reflecting high sea ice concentrations. Gulf of Alaska mostly with 1°C of average. Data courtesy NOAA/PSL/ESRL. @Climatologist49 @ZLabe
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Sea surface temperatures departures from the 1991-2020 baseline around Alaska for the week ending July 17, 2026. Relative to average, the Bering Sea has cooled in the past few weeks. North of the Bering Strait well below normal SSTs reflecting high sea ice concentrations. Gulf of Alaska mostly with 1°C of average. Data courtesy NOAA/PSL/ESRL. @Climatologist49 @ZLabe
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Sea surface temperatures departures from the 1991-2020 baseline around Alaska for the week ending July 17, 2026. Relative to average, the Bering Sea has cooled in the past few weeks. North of the Bering Strait well below normal SSTs reflecting high sea ice concentrations. Gulf of Alaska mostly with 1°C of average. Data courtesy NOAA/PSL/ESRL. @Climatologist49 @ZLabe
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Sea surface temperatures departures from the 1991-2020 baseline around Alaska for the week ending July 17, 2026. Relative to average, the Bering Sea has cooled in the past few weeks. North of the Bering Strait well below normal SSTs reflecting high sea ice concentrations. Gulf of Alaska mostly with 1°C of average. Data courtesy NOAA/PSL/ESRL. @Climatologist49 @ZLabe
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6:30AM: 54F, overcast.
Woke up late (6:00AM!) to rain, which was a wee shock to the system.
But I recovered quickly. 😉
Mostly cloudy today and I'm hoping for a bit more cheeky precip!
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6:30AM: 54F, overcast.
Woke up late (6:00AM!) to rain, which was a wee shock to the system.
But I recovered quickly. 😉
Mostly cloudy today and I'm hoping for a bit more cheeky precip!
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6:00AM: 54F, mostly cloudy.
Sun is in the forecast....forever. If you need me, I'll be wallowing in my sun-sadness.
(OK, basically sunny through next week, but I enjoy being dramatic.)
Rain, rain!?! Wherefore art thou, Rain????
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6:00AM: 54F, mostly cloudy.
Sun is in the forecast....forever. If you need me, I'll be wallowing in my sun-sadness.
(OK, basically sunny through next week, but I enjoy being dramatic.)
Rain, rain!?! Wherefore art thou, Rain????
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6:00AM: 54F, cloudy.
Bringing you a bit of British folklore:
St. Swithin's day, if thou dost rain,
For forty days it will remain;
St. Swithin's day, if thou be fair,
For forty days 'twill rain no more.As ye may have guessed, today is July 15th, St. Swithin's Day.
It's like our Groundhog Day except saintly.
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6:00AM: 54F, cloudy.
Bringing you a bit of British folklore:
St. Swithin's day, if thou dost rain,
For forty days it will remain;
St. Swithin's day, if thou be fair,
For forty days 'twill rain no more.As ye may have guessed, today is July 15th, St. Swithin's Day.
It's like our Groundhog Day except saintly.
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5:45AM: 52F, overcast.
We are inching toward a high of 63F on Friday. The long-range forecast flirts with 67F on Monday.
I'll have to feel it to believe it.
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5:45AM: 52F, overcast.
We are inching toward a high of 63F on Friday. The long-range forecast flirts with 67F on Monday.
I'll have to feel it to believe it.
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💨 Anchorage: Secure it tonight or chase it tomorrow. See why. 👉🏿 https://shorturl.at/YmlMJ #Anchorage #WindAdvisory #Alaska #AKwx #Weather
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💨 Anchorage: Secure it tonight or chase it tomorrow. See why. 👉🏿 https://shorturl.at/YmlMJ #Anchorage #WindAdvisory #Alaska #AKwx #Weather
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💨 Anchorage: Secure it tonight or chase it tomorrow. See why. 👉🏿 https://shorturl.at/YmlMJ #Anchorage #WindAdvisory #Alaska #AKwx #Weather
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💨 Anchorage: Secure it tonight or chase it tomorrow. See why. 👉🏿 https://shorturl.at/YmlMJ #Anchorage #WindAdvisory #Alaska #AKwx #Weather
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💨 Anchorage: Secure it tonight or chase it tomorrow. See why. 👉🏿 https://shorturl.at/YmlMJ #Anchorage #WindAdvisory #Alaska #AKwx #Weather
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6:00AM: 51F, overcast.
Mostly cloudy today with a high of 61F.
What a nice, cool summer we're having!
There - I've jinxed it. When it hits 80F, blame me.
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6:00AM: 51F, overcast.
Mostly cloudy today with a high of 61F.
What a nice, cool summer we're having!
There - I've jinxed it. When it hits 80F, blame me.
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6:30AM: 53F, a few clouds, mostly sunny.
Gotta say that at this moment I'm glad it's not raining.
I have a slow/fast leak in a tire. About 1lb an hour. So at 6AM I was driving to get air. I need to keep filling until my tire place opens at 9AM on Monday.
I was sincerely thankful it wasn't pouring rain while I was standing in my jammie pants and John's hoodie, putting air in my tire at the gas station.
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6:30AM: 53F, a few clouds, mostly sunny.
Gotta say that at this moment I'm glad it's not raining.
I have a slow/fast leak in a tire. About 1lb an hour. So at 6AM I was driving to get air. I need to keep filling until my tire place opens at 9AM on Monday.
I was sincerely thankful it wasn't pouring rain while I was standing in my jammie pants and John's hoodie, putting air in my tire at the gas station.
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Sea surface temperature difference from the 1991-2020 baseline average for the week ending July 10 around Alaska. Persisting sea ice showing up with much below average SSTs in the western Chukchi Sea and in the Beaufort Sea offshore of the Mackenzie River delta. Warm waters Norton Sound and offshore the Yukon River delta. Data courtesy NOAA/PSL/ESRL. @Climatologist49
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Sea surface temperature difference from the 1991-2020 baseline average for the week ending July 10 around Alaska. Persisting sea ice showing up with much below average SSTs in the western Chukchi Sea and in the Beaufort Sea offshore of the Mackenzie River delta. Warm waters Norton Sound and offshore the Yukon River delta. Data courtesy NOAA/PSL/ESRL. @Climatologist49
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6:00AM: 52F, overcast.
Cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Looks like we will have a heat wave Tues/Wed....might hit 63F!
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6:00AM: 52F, overcast.
Cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Looks like we will have a heat wave Tues/Wed....might hit 63F!
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5:45AM: 48F, mostly cloudy.
Showers likely, possible fog.
In personal news, we lost our goodest boi yesterday. A surprise cancer diagnosis. The vet opened him up & found it had spread too far. There was no point in waking him up.
I'm very grateful I'd come home and could say goodbye. His mom and I were able to spend his last hour with him.
I'm also glad he stayed with us for several weeks this summer. Quality time before he left us.
Safe journey Hops. 💔
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5:45AM: 48F, mostly cloudy.
Showers likely, possible fog.
In personal news, we lost our goodest boi yesterday. A surprise cancer diagnosis. The vet opened him up & found it had spread too far. There was no point in waking him up.
I'm very grateful I'd come home and could say goodbye. His mom and I were able to spend his last hour with him.
I'm also glad he stayed with us for several weeks this summer. Quality time before he left us.
Safe journey Hops. 💔
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5:45AM: 51F, overcast.
We'll probably get some rain today. My cup of happiness runneth over.
Side note: Today the humidity in ABQ is 41%. Our current humidity is 84%. What struck me when I got into bed the 1st night back was how damp the sheets felt...how damp the air felt!
This is why I have Damp Rid everywhere.
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5:45AM: 51F, overcast.
We'll probably get some rain today. My cup of happiness runneth over.
Side note: Today the humidity in ABQ is 41%. Our current humidity is 84%. What struck me when I got into bed the 1st night back was how damp the sheets felt...how damp the air felt!
This is why I have Damp Rid everywhere.
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5:45AM: 49F, a few clouds.
Kinda/sorta/maybe/a little rain this week.
I'm BaaaAAAaack!
After 7 days of 95+ heat, to say I'm grateful to be back in Sitka might just be the understatement of the year.
But it was a glorious trip, much love and frivolity had by all.
I am now back to my regularly scheduled weather reporting duties.
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5:45AM: 49F, a few clouds.
Kinda/sorta/maybe/a little rain this week.
I'm BaaaAAAaack!
After 7 days of 95+ heat, to say I'm grateful to be back in Sitka might just be the understatement of the year.
But it was a glorious trip, much love and frivolity had by all.
I am now back to my regularly scheduled weather reporting duties.
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5:45AM: 50F, overcast.
"Sprinkles" are in the forecast! Love, love that it is an official precipitation description.
ABQ tomorrow: 95F, sunny. Interesting that at 97F (on Friday) it suddenly becomes "hot." I'm here to tell you - the difference is undetectable.
No sprinkles in sight. They would evaporate before hitting the ground.
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5:45AM: 50F, overcast.
"Sprinkles" are in the forecast! Love, love that it is an official precipitation description.
ABQ tomorrow: 95F, sunny. Interesting that at 97F (on Friday) it suddenly becomes "hot." I'm here to tell you - the difference is undetectable.
No sprinkles in sight. They would evaporate before hitting the ground.
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6:15AM: 51F, overcast.
My partner & his grandson will take the boat out today for the beginning of the July 1st King opener. (They will be scouting.) You can fish for Kings in the spring, but only for a couple of days at a time in strictly designated areas. July 1st is a free-for-all. Go where you will, fish as long as you want until closure.
Let the games begin!
