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Sea ice in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas continues melt, with the combined extent slightly higher than last year but well below the 1991-2020 median in NSIDC data. The higher concentration sea ice north of the northeast Alaska coast is an area of thicker multi-year ice that moved southwest in the spring from the Canadian High Arctic in the ocean currents. @Climatologist49 @ZLabe

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High temperatures (ºF) in and around Alaska on Saturday. Warm for this late in the season from southeast Interior Alaska into the Yukon Territory and northwestern British Columbia. Chilly northern Interior and North Slope. #akwx #weather

6:00AM: 57F, mostly cloudy.

The rain returns. "Real" rain not until Monday night/Tuesday, but cloudy is good too. 😉

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August temperatures averaged above normal over most of Alaska except in Southcentral and Southwest Alaska, where the monthly average was close to normal. Southeast Alaska was especially warm, with both Juneau and Petersburg having a "top ten" warmest August. #akwx #Climate #Summer2026

August temperatures averaged above normal over most of Alaska except in Southcentral and Southwest Alaska, where the monthly average was close to normal. Southeast Alaska was especially warm, with both Juneau and Petersburg having a "top ten" warmest August. @Climatologist49

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Sea surface temperature departures from the 1991-2020 baseline in the seas around Alaska. Gulf of Alaska near to above normal. The Eastern Bering and most of the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas cooler than normal except for some nearshore warmth. @Climatologist49 @ZLabe

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High temperatures (ºF) in and around Alaska on Friday. Quite warm in Southeast Alaska. Lower Cook Inlet and Kodiak also warm, with a new daily record high at Homer (68F, 20.0C) and daily record tied at Kodiak (71F, 21.7C). Cool in the northern Interior and North Slope. #akwx #weather

7:00AM: 51F, clear.

I'm late this morning because....boring weather!

But RAIN is in the forecast.

I'll believe it when I see it. Sigh.

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Fairbanks airport first freeze of the autumn on Thursday was early for the 21st century but would be close to normal prior to 1970. #akwx #Climate @[email protected] @[email protected]

Fairbanks airport first freeze of the autumn on Thursday was early for the 21st century but would be close to normal prior to 1970. @Climatologist49 @anisian

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High temperatures (ºF) in and around Alaska on Thursday. Warm in Southeast Alaska and northwest British Columbia. Not quite so warm Aleutians and lower Alaska Peninsula. Rainy and cool from western Alaska into the central Interior. Also rainy but not so cool in southwest Alaska. #akwx #weather

6:00AM: 50, fair.

One of my weather apps says "abundant sunshine" today. Sun-lovers - go revel!

Yesterday was a frost advisory in Yakutat, today it's a heat advisory in Prince of Wales Island.

The weather is definitely...weathering.

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Alaska precipitation totals in August showed a very sharp west-to-east difference relative to the 1991-2020 baseline normal. Western Interior excessively rainy with some places having three times normal. Meanwhile, Cook Inlet area, after a (near) record wet July had way below normal totals. Southeast also drier than normal. @Climatologist49 @DeniseGutzmer

#akwx #Climate #Summer2026

Thunderstorm season is nearly over for another year across mainland Alaska. This season started off slow but ramped up just before summer solstice. Many wildfires started during this time but most were unable to become even moderately large fires. The mini-peak in mid-August was unusual but not unprecedented. Total strike count was lower than last year but typical since the current lightning detection network came online in 2012. @Climatologist49 @anisian

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Wildfires in Alaska this summer burned about 89,000 acres (36,000 ha), about 14 percent of the median in the previous 30 years. This is also lowest area burned since 1995. Nonetheless, the 7300 acre Mukluk Fire at Tok is one of the worst fires on record in Alaska in terms of homes lost. Data courtesy Alaska Interagency Coordination Center. @Climatologist49 @anisian

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Wednesday morning at UAF Toolik Lake Field Station: 730am and 32F/0C with a bit of fresh snow overnight. At an elevation of 2500 feet (760 meters) MSL at 68.6ºN latitude in the Brooks Range, any day of the year is a good day for snow. Image courtesy @toolikfieldstation. @Climatologist49

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For a community of 1600 people, the loss of 44 homes (not just structures) is a terrible loss. Mukluk Fire at 7300 acres with cooler weather helping firefighters. Reporting by KUAC’s Tim Ellis. @anisian @mivox @BakerRL75

https://alaskapublic.org/news/public-safety/2026-08-25/the-mukluk-fire-has-destroyed-44-homes-in-tok

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👵 Memaw checking in. Light snow and freezing rain mean some Southcentral roads are much riskier than others today 🧊 I broke down where to slow way down and what to watch for.
💅 Highest risk roads and full commute details here: https://tinyurl.com/5th7m878
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#memawsmorningcommute #alaskaweather #drivesafe #akroads #parkshighway #GlennHighway #sewardhighway #sterlinghighway #KGB #knikgoosebay #Alaska #commute #southcentralak #Weather #Traffic #News