2023 kicks off with warm conditions for many Alaskans

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – Anchorage hit a excessive temperature of 35 levels on Jan.1, adopted by a excessive of 38 on Jan. 2. That is the warmest the town has been in additional than seven weeks. A number of areas in Southcentral topped out within the 40s with extra areas seeing rain than snow.

The nice and cozy air is each coming in from the south, whereas additionally being fashioned throughout the world as downsloping winds compress and heat up the air over Anchorage, parts of the Valley, and the Western Kenai Peninsula. Regular excessive temperatures for this time of 12 months are within the low to mid-20s, with lows close to 10 levels.

It’ll be a number of days earlier than we see temperatures cool again to regular ranges. A big trough within the higher ranges of the environment is maintaining Southcentral and Southeast below an lively climate sample. This implies the coastal areas will proceed to see scattered showers, which can fall as a snow/rain combine for many places. Additional inland, the mountains of Southcentral will block the heaviest precipitation from ever making it into Anchorage, Kenai, and within the Mat-Su. Nonetheless, these areas can count on an occasional flurry or mild snow bathe by means of early Wednesday, with elevated probabilities for mild snow late Wednesday into early Thursday.

By the tip of the week, temperatures will drop again to regular ranges for this time of 12 months, with dry climate possible heading into the weekend.

Benefit from the gentle temperatures whereas they final!

– Chief Meteorologist Melissa Frey

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