Updated Snow Totals for South Central AK as of 2pm

Air Quality Concerns; Fire Weather; Extreme Heat; Severe Thunderstorms and Flash Flooding

Wildfire smoke continues to result in poor air quality from the Upper Midwest into the Northeast. Dangerous heat and fire weather concerns for portions of the Four Corners region into the central Great Basin and Rockies. Heavy rainfall and flash flooding possible for the Southeast through today. Strong to severe thunderstorms for the Southern Plains with severe wind gusts and large hail possible. Read More >

This is an outdated statistic from 2017. Please visit weather.gov/Anchorage for the latest information. ...Fresh snow amounts frosting South-Central Alaska... The first snow system of 2017 brought fresh snow to much of South-Central Alaska beginning late Friday afternoon on January 13th. While the heaviest snow amounts were deposited across Prince William Sound and Valdez...most locations over the Anchorage Bowl to Eagle River and the Matanuska and Susitna Valleys saw from four to eleven inches. With the snow expected to taper off through Saturday...another snow producer is in the wings to bring more snow for Sunday night and Monday. ...Snowfall Amounts reported through 2:00 PM... Location....................................Amounts NWS Sand Lake...............................4.7 inches South Anchorage.............................5.9 inches East Anchorage..............................6.0 inches Anchorage Hillside..........................6.0 inches Eagle River (Central).......................8.5 inches Eagle River (Higher Elevations)............11.0 inches Chugiak.....................................7.0 inches Palmer (Parks Hwy)..........................4.6 inches Palmer (Airport)............................6.0 inches Willow (Southeast)..........................4.2 inches Talkeetna (South)...........................4.1 inches Talkeetna (Airport).........................5.0 inches Chulitna River (Ermine Hill Trail)..........6.0 inches Valdez (Town).............................18-24 inches