Clearly cold weather over Alaska

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – North winds blasted over Northwest Alaska are prompting emergency conditions in Point Hope.

Some households lost power and residents could seek shelter at the school, which also canceled classes due to the high winds and dangerous wind chill.

Damaging and hurricane-force winds will impact other coastline and inland areas through Wednesday, with blizzard warnings in effect for areas from Cape Lisburne and across the north coast and Brooks Range locations. Winter storm warnings in the Kobuk and Lower Noatak valleys for snowfall of 5 to 10 inches.

Interior Alaska will see a chance of snow, but also possible freezing drizzle as the storm to the north moves east. That combination could snarl traffic in the interior’s largest city of Fairbanks.

High pressure will influence weather over Southcentral Alaska. Nights will be clear and cold, and days will be sunny and brisk.

Tuesday’s hot spot for Alaska was Shemya at 45 degrees and the cold spot was Arctic Village with a temperature of 40 degrees below zero!

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