Heavy snow over the weekend in parts of Southcentral Alaska has forecasters urging caution in the backcountry because of heightened avalanche danger.
Weather
Meteorologist: It’s probably going to snow on Christmas
Juneau could see snow on Christmas Day but forecasters aren’t sure how much. One forecaster said this seemed to be one more piece of a larger trend toward a more typical Juneau winter.
White Christmas in the forecast for much of Southeast
Area residents who love a white Christmas will be happy to hear they’ll probably get one – but not until the afternoon. Wes Adkins from the National Weather Service in Juneau said forecasters there are watching a system that should be bringing warm, moist air on top of a cold break, which generally leads to snow.
Operation Santa Claus rescheduled for Slavic delivery
Santa is going to be a little late to a few villages this year. Freezing fog in Bethel this week, and the week before, prevented the Army National Guard from flying their UH-60 Black Hawk to Akiak, Tuluksak, and Grayling to deliver toys and food for Alaska’s 60th Operation Santa Claus.
Volcano in Aleutian Islands erupts again
A volcano in the eastern Aleutian Islands has erupted for the second time in two days prompting the Alaska Volcano Observatory to issue its highest alert level for aviation.
Ask a Climatologist: Tallying daylight on the darkest day of the year
Above the Arctic circle, there’s no daylight on the solstice. Fairbanks has about 3.5 hours. Anchorage, 5.5 hours and Juneau a bit more than six hours.