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Fairbanks Airport will finish with up with six days this year with high temperatures of 80F (27C) or higher. This is the lowest total since 2020 and less than half of the average number of 80F+ days over the past 50 years. #akwx #Climate

Fairbanks Airport will finish with up with six days this year with high temperatures of 80F (27C) or higher. This is the lowest total since 2020 and less than half of the average number of 80F+ days over the past 50 years. @Climatologist49 @anisian

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The monthly ACCAP Climate Outlook webinar is coming up at Noon AKDT today (Friday). What's happened and what a strong El Niño might mean for Alaska in the coming months. Sign up here to find out.

uaf-accap.org/event/aug202...

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High temperatures (ºF) in and around Alaska on Thursday. Near to a bit above normal temps for much of the region except for portions of Southcentral, the northern Panhandle and the southern Yukon Territory. #akwx #weather

5:45AM: 58F, light rain, fog/mist.

The NWS is leading me on a roller-coaster. Last night all the "rain" had changed to only "showers" for the next few days. Now "rain" is back for Sunday and Monday.

Weather is a fickle mistress.

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Losing federal support for the Arctic Report Card has consequences beyond the bare facts. Losing leadership and losing unified info in an increasing chaotic world matters a lot. #akwx #Arctic #Climate

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High temperatures (ºF) in and around Alaska on Wednesday. Warmest in the southeast Interior into the Yukon Territory. Cool and rainy on Kodiak Island. #akwx #weather

6:00AM: 57F, fog/mist

Rain likely, then rain, rain, rain. Yay! 🥳 🎉

In honor of all the folks in Tok, who are experiencing the devastating aftermath of wild fire, I'm attaching a moose pic. This was taken across the road from my first house in Tok. I used to joke there was nothing north of us but the Arctic.

#MyAlaskaWx #akwx #Sitka #Tok #Alaska

Wednesday morning update on the Mukluk fire near Tok, Alaska. @Climatologist49 @BakerRL75

https://akfireinfo.com/2026/08/19/the-mukluk-fire-in-tok-reaches-16-containment/

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High temperatures (ºF) in and around Alaska on Tuesday. Still warm in northwest Canada. Overall for Alaska, still milld but closer to normal than it's been for over a week. #akwx #weather

5:45AM: 55F, overcast.

"Rain" and "rain likely" as far as the eye can see in the forecast.

Once again, all is right in the world.

Hopefully salmon will soon be thick in the streams.

#MyAlaskaWx #akwx #Sitka #Alaska

Tuesday afternoon update on the Mukluk wildfire near Tok. Multiple homes have been lost and it’s too late in the season to rebuild. I’ve spent a lot of time in Tok and hope the community can come back from this.

https://akfireinfo.com/2026/08/18/evacuations-remain-in-place-for-mukluk-fire-in-tok/

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My commentary for the Alaska Beacon on why the Arctic Report Card matters for Alaska and the United States. #akwx #Arctic

https://alaskabeacon.com/2026/08/18/the-arctic-report-card-is-a-unique-asset-to-alaska-and-the-nation/

High temperatures (ºF) in and around Alaska on Monday. Cooler across most of Alaska except the southeast Interior, though still near to above normal in most areas. Hot weather returned to the Mackenzie River valley. #akwx #weather

6:00AM: 55F, overcast.

Our showers yesterday were actually real rain, although I don't know how much we received. The forecast has gone from showers to rain at the end of the week, so fingers crossed for the salmon!

Terrible fire in Tok yesterday. Several of my friends lost their homes. They will know more about the devastation this morning. Tok did receive 2 hours of hard rain that helped in the fire suppression.

https://akfireinfo.com/2026/08/17/evacuations-underway-for-mukluk-fire-west-of-tok/?fbclid=IwY2xjawTxPI1wZG9mBWV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAGJyaWQRMVNEbElwR3VOZWFhSk9CdmxzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeBSMeMtDmpz5f8rn6dx3NNyVQD_cKUthQ_gNJqk2_75jIL9_K6qFc3G1DGoI_aem_Lpx0GoTt_7etmhE2FZRBfg

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7pm AKDT Monday update:

The current estimated acreage is now over 1500 acres, with fire spreading to the east and northeast. Multiple ground resources including engines, dozers and firefighters are implementing structure protection as helicopters with water buckets work on suppressing the fire directly.

#akwx #Wildfire

Bad fire started in Tok Monday afternoon. #akwx #weather #Wildfire @SilverSalmonAK

https://akfireinfo.com/2026/08/17/evacuations-underway-for-mukluk-fire-west-of-tok/

Developing situation: Mukluk Fire near Tok. #akwx #weather #Wildfire

@Climatologist49 @anisian

https://akfireinfo.com/2026/08/17/evacuations-underway-for-mukluk-fire-west-of-tok/

High temperatures (ºF) in and around Alaska on Sunday. Warmest in the northeast Interior into northwest Canada. Continued warm northwest Arctic with warmest day of the year at Kotzebue and Kivalina. Cooler and rainy in southwest Alaska. #akwx #weather

5:45AM: 60F, light rain, fog/mist.

Woke up at 3 to the sound of rain. Showers continued for a couple of hours. Not a pour-down, drenching-type rain, so I don't think it will have much effect on the salmon.

But hope springs eternal.

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Record high temperature for the second day in a row at Deadhorse (North Slope, Inupiat country). Through 3pm Sunday up to 73F (22.8C), breaking the previous record for August 16 of 68F (20.0C) set in 2012. Climate observations in the Deadhorse/Prudhoe Bay area since 1968. #akwx #Climate

Record high temperature for the second day in a row at Deadhorse (North Slope, Inupiat country). Through 3pm Sunday up to 73F (22.8C), breaking the previous record for August 16 of 68F (20.0C) set in 2012. Climate observations in the Deadhorse/Prudhoe Bay area since 1968. @Climatologist49

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Ongoing sea ice melt resulted in a big increase in low concentration ice and open water in the seas north and northwest of Alaska during the second week in August. Loss was especially dramatic in the Chukchi Sea, where after having the highest extent in 20+ years for most of July and the first days of August, extent is now below the 1991-2020 median in NSIDC data. @Climatologist49 @ZLabe

#akwx #Arctic #SeaIce