Monday, January 3rd (Happy New Year!)

Good morning! It is back to work this week. When the clock went off at 5:30 this morning, I was hoping it was just a dream and that I could sleep for another couple of hours. But, it was not to be.

The weather over Christmas break was interesting. The week before Christmas we were well below zero and no snow in sight. The week after Christmas, we warmed up above zero and it truly felt warm! On New Year's Eve, there was snow to the north of Fairbanks and it did not look as if North Pole would get anything. However, at 3:00 p.m., it started to snow steadily and rather heavily. By 7:00 p.m., as we were getting ready to go to UAF for the fireworks, we had 2 inches on our snow board! On New Year's Day, we headed up to the White Mountains for a hike and the temperature reached 32 degrees (above zero)! In fact, on Saturday, Delta Junction (which is southeast of Fairbanks) hit 52 degrees. Absolutely amazing!!!

So, what does this week have in store? Today, we should continue to see warm temperatures with highs between 25 and 35. However, by the end of the week, it looks as if we will see more seasonable temperatures as we head back below zero.

Current Conditions at 6:30 a.m.:

Temperature: 14.7 degrees
Skies: Partly Cloudy
BP: 29.39 and steady
DP: 13.2
Sunrise: 10:52 a.m.
Sunset: 3:00 p.m.

We are GAINING 3 minutes and 45 seconds of daylight today!

7 Day Outlook from the NWS:

Today...Mostly cloudy. Highs 25 to 35. Local northeast winds 5 to 15 mph...otherwise light winds.

Tonight...Mostly cloudy. Lows 5 to 15. Local northeast winds 5 to 15 mph...otherwise light winds.

Tuesday...Mostly cloudy. Highs 10 to 20. Light winds.

Tuesday Night...Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow. Lows zero to 10 above. Light winds.

Wednesday...Cloudy. A chance of snow. Highs 5 to 15. Light winds.

Wednesday Night...Mostly cloudy. Lows near 5 below.

Thursday...Mostly cloudy. Highs near 5 above.

Thursday Night...Mostly cloudy. Lows near 15 below.

Friday...Mostly cloudy. Highs near 5 below.

Friday Night...Partly cloudy. Lows near 15 below.

Saturday...Partly cloudy. Highs near 5 below.

Saturday Night...Partly cloudy. Lows near 20 below.

Sunday...Partly cloudy. Highs near 5 below.