Mixed September weather for Alaska

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – A variety of weather conditions played out over Alaska on Thursday; the storm affecting Alaska has a very large footprint!

It was rain that plagued Anchorage, amounting to almost a quarter inch (0.23″). The Girdwood and Portage areas saw a much heavier rainfall, getting more than 2 inches, with Seward seeing 1.5 inches.

The run of rain will go through Thursday night for Southcentral Alaska with scattered showers remaining in the forecast through Friday. Anchorage will likely see rain — which could be heavy at times in the city — as well as Kenai and Soldotna into Friday.

Around Prince William Sound, heavier rainfall is expected, with showers in the Mat-Su.

The wet and occasional breezy weather conditions will also impact the Southeast Panhandle locations Friday and into the weekend.

The storm is forecast to weaken and close off the tap of moisture into Friday afternoon and Saturday.

The hot spot in Alaska on Thursday was Central at a warm 73 degrees! The cold spot was Point Thomson, where the temperature dropped to 35 degrees.

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