Alaska Weather Blog: Monday, November 1st

Good Morning! We had a gorgeous weekend in North Pole, Alaska! After last week's snow, we had beautiful sunshine both Saturday and Sunday. Temperatures topped out at 21 on Saturday. With the clear skies, our low on Sunday was 8 below zero. Mike and I decided to get out and enjoy the sunny skies with a hike at Chena Lakes. Below the 7 day forecast, you can see pictures of our outing.

The NWS has backed off their thought of very cold air filling into the Interior this week. A ridge is forming in British Columbia and the Yukon Territory. This will lead to a southerly flow and moderate temperatures for us in the Central Interior for the next 7 days.

We should see mostly cloudy skies today with highs ranging from 15 to 30 degrees. The NWS does mention a chance of snow beginning Wednesday evening and lasting through Friday. We will just have to wait and see how this plays out. While I completely trust the NWS and their forecasting models, things do seem to change from run to run!

Current Conditions at 6:30 a.m.:

Temperature: 20 degrees

Skies: Mostly Cloudy

BP: 28.96 and falling!

RH: 80%

DP: 17.5

Winds 2.4 mph NE

Sunrise: 9:39 a.m.

Sunset: 5:29 p.m.

7 Day Outlook from the NWS:

Today...Mostly cloudy. Highs 15 to 30. Northeast winds 5 to 15 mph with local gusts to 25 mph.

Tonight...Partly cloudy. Lows 5 below in calm valleys to 20 in the hills . Northeast winds to 10 mph.