Updated Snow Totals for South Central AK as of 2pm

Areas of Extreme Heat and Fire Weather in the Pacific Northwest; Heavy Rain in the West and South-central US

Extreme heat will continue across the Pacific Northwest into midweek before finally waning. Hot temperatures, dry, gusty conditions, and isolated dry thunderstorms will bring critical fire weather. Heavy rain and thunderstorms are expected across portions of the Southwest, the Sierras, and the central/southern Plains. A series of storms will bring heavy rain and strong winds to southern Alaska. 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This is an outdated statistic from 2017.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