Good morning! I'm Aaron Jolly. And welcome to the Alaska Weather Podcast — it's Tuesday, February 24th.
Folks, winter just cracked its knuckles. We're talking a deep freeze that's settling in like an unwelcome houseguest who brought their own sleeping bag.
Southcentral wakes up to light snow this morning — nothing dramatic, under half an inch. But here's where it gets interesting. Temperatures are nosediving from 30 degrees at 5 A.M. To just 10 by 2 A.M. Tonight. That's a 20-degree crash. Winds shift northeast around noon, gusting to 15 miles an hour by 9 A.M., making it feel like minus 4 tonight. A slight chance of snow before 3 A.M., then we're done. Wednesday brings mostly sunny skies, but don't get excited — highs struggle to hit 6 degrees. Thursday and Friday? Sunny but brutal. Highs barely climb above zero. Lows drop to minus 14. This is the kind of cold that finds every gap in your jacket.
Interior Alaska? You're getting the worst of it. Snow continues today, another 1 to 2 inches possible. But the real villain is the wind chill. Actual temps drop to minus 28 tonight, feeling like minus 36. That's frostbite-in-minutes cold. Wednesday's high? Minus 16. Yes, minus 16. Lows plunge to minus 37. Pack survival gear if you're traveling — extra food, water, blankets. This isn't cold that nips. It bites.
Southeast, you're the oddball today. Snow showers overnight switch to rain and snow this morning near Juneau and Petersburg. Expect 3 to 7 inches by tonight. Temperatures climb to 38 degrees by evening — rain mixing in along the coast. Tonight brings another 1 to 3 inches, then Wednesday flips back to snow showers. Highs near 36, then dropping to 17 overnight. Thursday brings a chance of snow before 3 P.M., with winds gusting to 15.
The week ahead? Interior and Southcentral stay locked in arctic air — single digits and subzero lows through the weekend. Southeast swings from 30s to teens as snow dominates.
That's your forecast — we'll be back tomorrow. Stay warm out there.
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