Warm coming for the next week or so
My featured picture was last year at this time and into January. Glad had the old analog thermometer as the new stuff on market shuts down at that temp. Davis and all the new digital PWS are completely useless after we hit 39.5 deg. below zero. Modern electronics. They just don’t operate in the cold and military grade equipment is out of sight unless your rich. 5-8 grand for PWS stations that will operate in those extremes.
Anyways so far this year the coldest been -23 here at the cabin and -27 in Fairbanks. Today we hit 35 above again and starting to lose our spring time fire insurance fast as the downslope winds hit up the atmosphere. From the forecast look at things for next week it is all down hill for snowpack.
An long wave trough over the Bering Sea and eastern Siberia and a ridge over Western Canada continues to pump warm southernly flow into Alaska. Juneau hit 54 degrees yesterday tying an old record. With several short waves coming over the the Alaska ranges in the next week it will bringing rain, freezing rains and some snow to the Brooks. At the present times the GFS and ECMF are out of agreement and forecaster are leaning more to the GFS.
High Wind warnings are up from Dot Lake thru to Tanacross starting this evening. Southernly flow is expected to drop some over night and increase speeds again durning the Day and speed aroud 80 to 85 mph are to be seen. Delta Junction to my south (45 miles from me as crow flies) will be seening wind gusting upto 70 mph. The strong downslope winds will keep the chance of precip low out to Tuesday evening. Then in the lull brif chance of freezing rain or snow.
Out on the coast during this time period blizzard condx and blowing snow in expected. Up on the north slope Winter warning and blowing slow from the easterly winds. Wed. and Thurs. may see Blizzard conditions form as the eastly increases to 30 to 40 mph.
Storm track for last week been across the Gulf the n it takes the Pacific/North America track so hold on to your hats East coast an bit of Alaskan weather coming your way.
Till next time
Keep an log on the fire and Stay well