School was canceled for the first time in more than seven years Friday as snow continued to fall on the Juneau area.
Weather
Flurries to pile snow on Juneau throughout the week
The Juneau area is expected to get between 12 to 18 inches of snow over the next few days. The National Weather Service is reporting it could start flurrying late Wednesday evening and continue through the week.
Fairbanks’ famously severe cold snaps are getting less cold and more rare
Over the last 80-some years, there’s been a noticeable change in Fairbanks: The more recent cold snaps haven’t been as cold, and they’re occurring less frequently than they used to.
AEL&P announces price hikes starting in January
Juneau residential customers can expect their energy bills to go up an average of $13.62 per month starting in January. The price hike is a temporary change — as long as rainfall returns to normal levels.
New warm ocean Blob could affect Southeast winter weather, fisheries
Sea surface temperatures in the Gulf of Alaska are averaging four degrees Fahrenheit warmer than normal. That isn’t as hot or doesn’t extend quite as deep as the original Blob. At least not yet.
Winter fuel costs could spike nationwide. Here’s why Alaska is different.
Americans who heat their homes primarily with oil could be hit the hardest, with up to a 20 percent jump in prices predicted. But what happens in the Lower 48 doesn’t always apply to Alaska.
As ocean heats up off Northwest Alaska, the fishing does too
This year’s commercial harvest of chum salmon in Kotzebue Sound was nearly 700,000 fish, breaking a record nearly four decades old. To the south, the value of the commercial salmon catch in Norton Sound was also the highest ever.
Eaglecrest delays opening day
The start of the winter season at Eaglecrest Ski Area was set for this coming weekend, but temperatures and lack of snow mean the season will be pushed back at least another week.
Scientists map shifting migration around Alaska mountains, using GPS-equipped eagles
When golden eagles migrate to and from Alaska each year, they have to fly around a huge obstacle: the 16,000-foot peaks of the Wrangell Mountains. Some of the eagles choose a route that skirts the northern edge of the mountains. Others go south. A new study examined how the weather affects which way the eagles fly.
How El Niño and ‘the blob’ will affect Juneau snow
This November has not been promising for snow so far. In general, NOAA data and models call for warmer and wetter conditions this winter in Southeast Alaska.