Cool over Alaska for a few days

Added: 2026-05-09

[00:00:04]Well, we have some interesting [music] dynamics happening here across the state of Alaska. First of all, this big ridge of high pressure, I was talking about this yesterday with that a record heat in the Pacific Northwest over the weekend. That has been influencing Southeast bringing temperatures into the 60s, even close to 70s in some locations, but that is slowly starting to weaken and move to the east. And as it does, it's going to be a little bit of a whiplash for those of you in Southeast with a return to onshore flow and getting to experience what the rest of the state has been seeing with this cool air mass sliding in from the north that is keeping temperatures well below normal for this time of year. It's also helping to support that onshore flow, those storms pushing in from the Western Pacific, which are going to stick with us in and out here over this next week, all while that cold air mass stays in place across Alaska. Looking at those rainfall totals so far over the past 24 hours, we've got This nice break is expected in Anchorage for most of the valley in the Western Kenai Peninsula, but still very wet for those coastal areas all the way into Portage where we've seen over an inch and a third of rain today. Wet conditions in Cordova and into Seward, and now we're starting to see some of that rain extending into Southeast. So, that is where we're still going to see the highest concentration of rain over the next 24 hours. But, as this next band pushes to the north, we'll see increasing chances for those scattered showers tomorrow in Anchorage, in the valley, and for the Kenai Peninsula, especially as we head into tomorrow morning. Zooming out though, you'll see a bit of a different picture is this one area of low pressure, but for the north, we've had some snow trying to push through the interior through the Brooks Range all the way to the slope, and we do actually have a winter weather advisory in effect for the Eastern Beaufort Sea Coast for snow and wind there. And then a flood watch is in effect for portions of the Yukon as we start to see breakup season beginning on our rivers starting to move. Uh we're starting to see that potential for some flooding. Really important if you live along one of the major river systems in Alaska that you are paying close attention uh to these waterways. We're going to highlight the areas each day uh that could see potential flooding. So, again, as you head out uh east area of Bethel, and then as you head out along the Yukon, uh those are the areas where the ice is moving and can potentially jam. Now, as we look ahead to tomorrow, we still have some light snow pushing there along the slope. Uh also still seeing chances for those showers pushing across the Brooks Range and the Alaska Range. Fairbanks will see relatively dry conditions in between as uh will most of the valley, but we'll start to see those showers increasing quickly mid-morning. Here we are at 8:30, already seeing 500ths of an inch in Anchorage, seeing over a 10th there in Wasilla and Palmer, and holding onto those wet conditions for the coastal areas, which continue Wednesday into Thursday, and you can see more rain on the way for Anchorage as well. In Southeast, this is all headed your direction, so no more 60s, hardly even any 50s on the map, down to 48 for the high temperature in Juneau tomorrow with those scattered showers likely.

[00:03:06]Heaviest rain will be to the north near Yakutat, and we will see some strong winds there in Skagway tomorrow. Across the Kenai Peninsula, it's really just at the beginning of the day in Kenai, so not until then that you'll see that rain. Not much for Homer or Kodiak, but we will see those scattered showers in Seward and across Prince William Sound.

[00:03:23]This is again where it will be heavier, a little bit of light morning rain near Glennallen. High temperature for you back up to 50° into the valley. We'll see those scattered showers, temperatures briefly into the 30s overnight, and then we'll see high temperatures into the mid to upper 40s tomorrow. In fact, tomorrow uh will be one of the cooler days again with that cold air mass right on top of us. 39 tonight in Anchorage, 45 for the high temperature tomorrow. As we look ahead to the rest of this week, you can see those showers on Wednesday, mostly cloudy for Thursday and Friday, still on the cooler side, and then we slide back into those low 50s as we head into early next week. For the interior, cool for a few days, but then it's back not only to the 50s, but I just have to pause for a moment to show you what's coming Monday and Tuesday of next week in the interior, finally flirting with the 60s.