Heavy snow for parts of Southcentral Alaska through Monday evening

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – Anchorage is a little over a foot away from reaching new heights in snowfall accumulation. At 119.1 inches of snowfall, Alaska’s largest city is still on pace to potentially break the single-season record for the most snow in the city, which currently belongs to the winter of 2011-2012.

More snow looks possible for parts of Southcentral Alaska through the day, with winter weather advisories already issued for Western Prince William Sound. The advisory, which goes into effect at noon, is for 7 to 15 inches of snowfall, with some of the highest totals occurring through Turnagain Pass later today. With hazardous road conditions expected and heavy snowfall, be prepared for lower visibility for areas from Turnagain Arm and south through the pass.

While the heaviest snow will fall for Western Prince William Sound, light totals can be expected elsewhere across the region. For Anchorage and surrounding locations, it’s looking like we’ll stay on the drier side. While up to half an inch of accumulation is possible, the biggest impact through the day will be areas of blowing snow as winds increase out of the north. This will be felt the greatest along western parts of the Kenai Peninsula, where winds up to 40 mph could lower visibility down to a mile or less.

Any snow across Southcentral will quickly come to an end later this evening, with colder and drier conditions expected for the rest of the week. It’s looking very likely that highs will drop down near 10 degrees by Thursday, with overnight lows across Southcentral dropping as low as -15 in some spots. This stretch of cold weather will stay with us into Iditarod weekend.

Southeast Alaska is also gearing up for another round of some heavy snow late tonight through Wednesday, with a winter storm watch already being issued for the region. The watch, which goes into effect late tonight into Tuesday evening, will dump upwards of a foot of snow through parts of Southeast. The heaviest snow will arrive early tomorrow morning and last into the afternoon hours, with the activity tapering off starting Tuesday evening. While some lingering snow showers are still likely into Wednesday, many locations will only see light accumulation. The rest of the week features colder, sunnier, and drier conditions.

It’s looking very likely that the official start of the Idiatrod will be on the chillier side. Right now, one can expect partly cloudy skies with highs warming into the teens and 20s.

Have a wonderful and warm week!

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