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Sea ice extent in both the Chukchi and Beaufort seas is at the lowest of the season, though it's still the highest for Sept 12 since 2018 in NSIDC data. The ongoing stormy weather is likely to increase the open water area at least a bit in the next few days. @Climatologist49 @ZLabe

#akwx #Arctic #SeaIce

The Chukchi Sea at Utqiaġvik cranking up early Saturday afternoon with southwest winds gusting to almost 50 mph. Webcam image from the top of the Bank Building looking north courtesy of the Sea Ice Group at UAF. @Climatologist49 @cinderbdt

#akwx #Autumn2026

In the better late than never department, the Alaska climate summary for August from the Alaska and Arctic Climate Newsletter is now posted: Warm and wet…or dry. On Beehiiv and Substack. #akwx #Climate

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In the better late than never department, the Alaska climate summary for August from the Alaska and Arctic Climate Newsletter is now posted. On Beehiiv and Substack. @Climatologist49

https://alaska-arctic-climate.beehiiv.com/p/alaska-august-2026-climate-summary

https://alaskaclimate.substack.com/p/alaska-august-2026-climate-summary

#akwx #Climate

High temperatures (ºF) in and around Alaska on Friday. Nearly all of the region had above normal temperatures for this time of year, with the warmest weather across the Panhandle and southeast mainland Alaska. Rainy in some areas north and west of the Alaska Range. #akwx #weather

6:00AM: 48F, clear.

Sunny-ish, highs in the mid to upper 60's for the next few days.

I will be at the Grand Canyon...where it will be in the upper....gulp....90's...

Good thing it's a pretty view! 😉

#MyAlaskaWx #akwx #Sitka #Alaska

Utqiaġvik, Alaska has received 0.80 inches (20.3mm) of rain between Thursday afternoon and 10am AKDT Friday.This is already the highest 24-hour precipitation in September on record, breaking the previous record of 0.75 inches (19.1mm) in Sep 2021. Climate observations since 1920. #akwx #Climate

Utqiaġvik, Alaska has received 0.80 inches (20.3mm) of rain between Thursday afternoon and 10am AKDT Friday.This is already the highest 24-hour precipitation in September on record at Utqiaġvik, breaking the previous record of 0.75 inches (19.1mm) in Sep 2021. Climate observations since 1920. @Climatologist49 @cinderbdt

#akwx #Climate

High temperatures (ºF) in and around Alaska on Thursday. Still warm around Prince William Sound and Kodiak Island. Milder on the North Slope. Rain in any areas north of the Alaska Range. #akwx #weather

6:00AM: 58F, clear.

Because I'm nothing if not magnanimous....

I'm leaving tomorrow on a 2 week vacay to the Grand Canyon, Pickin' In The Pines Bluegrass festival in Flagstaff, and then a visit with family in Twisp, WA.

In my absence, I'm wishing Sitka ALL the sun it can handle.

I'm back October 1st, when I expect those fall storms to be arriving on schedule. 😉 😎 👍

#MyAlaskaWx #akwx #Sitka #Alaska

Pretty good bet that the highest temperatures of 2025 have come and gone in and around Alaska. Widespread 90s in the Koyukuk and Kobuk valleys are extreme, but likely not as rare as the 80s on the western North Slope, even right to the coast. Meanwhile, some areas in Southcentral (Kenai) and Southeast (Sitka) had unusually low peak temperatures. @Climatologist49

#akwx #Climate #Summer2025

Pretty good bet that the highest temperatures of 2025 have come and gone in and around Alaska. Widespread 90s in the Koyukuk and Kobuk valleys are extreme, but likely not as rare as the 80s on the western North Slope, even right to the coast. Meanwhile, some areas in Southcentral (Kenai) and Southeast (Sitka) had unusually low peak temperatures. @Climatologist49

#akwx #Climate #Summer2025

Pretty good bet that the highest temperatures of 2025 have come and gone in and around Alaska. Widespread 90s in the Koyukuk and Kobuk valleys are extreme, but likely not as rare as the 80s on the western North Slope, even right to the coast. Meanwhile, some areas in Southcentral (Kenai) and Southeast (Sitka) had unusually low peak temperatures. @Climatologist49

#akwx #Climate #Summer2025

Pretty good bet that the highest temperatures of 2025 have come and gone in and around Alaska. Widespread 90s in the Koyukuk and Kobuk valleys are extreme, but likely not as rare as the 80s on the western North Slope, even right to the coast. Meanwhile, some areas in Southcentral (Kenai) and Southeast (Sitka) had unusually low peak temperatures. @Climatologist49

#akwx #Climate #Summer2025

Wildfire area burned in the Northwest Territories, Canada has nearly doubled in the past two weeks, with more than 1.33 million hectares (3.30 million acres) burned in 2025. Although wildfire as been minimal in the Yukon Territory and Alaska this month, the northern North American total area burned is now nearly twice the 1988 to 2024 median and on par with 2022 and 2024. @Climatologist49

#Wildfire #akwx #ytwx #ntwx #Summer2025

Wildfire area burned in the Northwest Territories, Canada has nearly doubled in the past two weeks, with more than 1.33 million hectares (3.30 million acres) burned in 2025. Although wildfire as been minimal in the Yukon Territory and Alaska this month, the northern North American total area burned is now nearly twice the 1988 to 2024 median and on par with 2022 and 2024. @Climatologist49

#Wildfire #akwx #ytwx #ntwx #Summer2025

#AKwx @AlaskaWx

Fire Status Updates for June 23 2025 for fires followed by BakersRelay. NOTE: Fire info could be several hours old.

ALASKA
#HimalayaRoadFire ACRES: 1,868 Contain: unk
#TwelveMileLakeFire ACRES 6,221 Contain: Unk
#LakeGeorgeFire ACRES UNK Cont. Unk
#SandLakeFire ACRES UNK Cont.
#TheSevenMileLookoutFire ACRES 1,500 Con. Unk
#BonanzaCreekFire ACRES: 1599 Contain: unknown
#NinetyeightFire ACRES: 800 Contain: unknown
#WolverineComplex ACRES: 1,000 Contain: unk
#KechumstukCreekFire ACRES: 4,201 Contain: unk
#MarshallMountainFire: ACRES: 300 Contain: unk
#BearCreekFire: ACRES: 21,210 Contain: Unk
#SaintGeorgeCreekFire ACRES 285 Contain: Unk
#BonnifieldCreekFire ACRES 2675 Contain. Unk
#AggieCreekFire ACRES 934 Contain: Unknown
#GilmoreTrailFire ACRES 15.5 Contain: Unknown
#GoldstreamCreekFire ACRES 80s Cont. Unknown
#TokRiverFire ACRES unknown Contain. Unknown
#OskawalikFire ACRES 1,779 Contain. Unk
#NelchinaGlacierFire ACRES 750 Contain. Unk
#LushFire ACRES Unk Con. Unk
#Bootlegger ACRES Unk Con. Unk
#McCoyCreekFire Contained, being monitored.
#WashintonCreekFire ACRES 5.7 Contain. Unknown
#TurtleFire and #IkheenijikFire ACRES 7000 con unk
#AlligatorFire - ACRES 300 Contain. 25%
#DeadwoodFire - mopping up
#McArthurCreekFire Being monitored
#RidgelineFire Being monitored
#LadueRiverFire Being monitored
#RiverTrailFire Being monitored
#KetchemFire -
#LittleMosquitoFire -

Fire info from: https://akfireinfo.com/2025/06/22/alaska-type-3-team-assumes-command-of-fires-burning-near-central-circle/

Typically updated at 6:00 pm EDT daily

Ice jam on the #Tanana River just below Fairbanks released late Thursday afternoon and since then water levels on the river have fallen six feet (1.8 meters). #akwx #hydrology @Climatologist49 @anisian