NWS Anchorage Blog and Top News Archive

Anchorage International Airport Climate Highlights for March 2020

Published 2020-04-02

Special Avalanche Bulletin for Hatcher Pass

Published 2020-03-13

River Gage Datum Updates

Published 2020-03-12

NWS river gage elevation metadata has been updated for some of the gages in Southcentral Alaska. The USGS has surveyed a number of area river gages from NGVD29 to the higher resolution NAVD88 vertical datum. The NWS has updated our records to match these changes.

Sunday - Monday Snow Totals Across Southcentral

Published 2020-03-03

Heads Up For Monday Morning Commuters in Anchorage and the Matanuska Valley

Published 2020-03-01

Snowfall Across the Anchorage Bowl Through Sunday Evening... Up to 5 inches

Published 2020-02-29

Special Avalanche Bulletin Chugach National Forest

Published 2020-02-23

BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCHE WARNING for Hatcher Pass in effect through Noon Wednesday 2/19

Published 2020-02-18

BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCHE WARNING for the Kenai and Western Chugach Mountains in effect through 6am Wed 2/19

Published 2020-02-18

Anchorage & Matanuska Valley: Strong winds with warm temperatures Monday night will give way to snow on Tuesday

Published 2020-02-17