Snowfall Totals for Monday January 16

Hot in Parts of the West; Cold Blast Coming to the Central U.S.

Hot to extremely hot temperatures are in place much of this week across parts of California and the interior Northwest U.S. A blast of cold air will drop across the central and eastern U.S. later this week bringing below to well below normal temperatures. Read More >

Public Information Statement National Weather Service Anchorage AK 1005 AM AKST Tue Jan 17 2017 ...Snowfall totals for Monday January 16... Monday was an active day across Southcentral Alaska as snow fell across much of the region. Snow amounts across Anchorage ranged from 5 to 8 inches, with the highest amounts over east Anchorage and the Anchorage Hillside. The Matanuska Valley saw decent snow accumulations as well, with 11 inches north of Palmer and upwards of a foot along the Knik River Valley. In addition, the Copper River Basin also picked up from 5 inches in Glennallen to nearly a foot toward western sections of the basin. No additional accumulation is expected today. Your latest forecast and additional information is always available at weather.gov/Anchorage. Location................................Amounts Anchorage Area -------------- Girdwood................................13.0 inches 2 N Rabbit Creek.........................7.4 inches 4 ESE Anchorage..........................7.0 inches 4 SSE Anchorage..........................6.8 inches 3 E Anchorage............................6.6 inches 7 SE Eagle River.........................5.9 inches 4 S Anchorage............................5.6 inches NWS Sand Lake............................5.3 inches 6 S Spenard..............................5.0 inches Eastern Kenai Peninsula ---------------- Turnagain Pass...........................7.0 inches Summit Lake..............................2.0 inches Matanuska Valley ---------------- 1 N Palmer..............................11.0 inches Palmer...................................8.1 inches 5 NNW Butte..............................7.0 inches 4 ENE Big Lake...........................5.0 inches Sutton...................................5.0 inches Copper River Basin ------------------ Mendeltna...............................11.0 inches Glennallen...............................5.0 inches Valdez Area ------------------ Thompson Pass............................9.0 inches 4 NW Valdez..............................3.5 inches