Temperatures drop significantly across Alaska this week

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – The coldest temperature Anchorage has officially seen this season is 31° and later this week, temperatures will fall another 5-10 degrees.

The large area of low pressure that brought hurricane-force winds and heavy rain to much of southern Alaska is slowly weakening and moving east. The rain will increase across Southeast Monday, with another 0.5-2″ of rain likely by Tuesday. Scattered showers will also continue for the coastal areas of Southcentral, including Seward and Prince William Sound.

Further north, dry and mostly sunny conditions are likely for Anchorage and the Mat-Su, starting Monday and continuing into next week. Temperatures will stay mild Monday, reaching the mid to upper 40s and dropping to the mid-30s overnight. By the end of the week, high temperatures will struggle to make it out of the 30s with low temperatures likely falling to the mid-20s.

Traveling through Thompson Pass? Be prepared for winter conditions. On the Richardson highway, 16″ of fresh snow was reported as of Sunday afternoon by the Alaska Department of Transportation.

Heavy snow is also likely along the Dalton Highway. A Winter Storm Warning is in effect until 4 a.m. for 6-16″ of snow.

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