Snow Ends Tonight After Another Dumping

January 11, 2012|By: Mitch Sego | Channel 2 Weather

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — One more day.

That is the best news of the day for some Alaska residents.

Snow will continue along Cook Inlet throughout the day before tapering off tonight. Heavy snow has fallen just to the west of Anchorage over the Inlet and to the south, where the city of Kenai has already seen around 10 inches and more is to come through the afternoon.

8 to 16 inches is still in the forecast for Anchorage with highest amounts on Hillside. Up to 10 inches is possible in the Mat Su.

Seward, Valdez, and Whittier will all see snow today. Channeled winds into Whittier will cause blizzard conditions with snow and blowing snow. A Blizzard Warning is in effect until midnight. Rain will change to snow in Cordova this afternoon or evening.

A Winter Weather Advisory remains for the Susitna Valley, including Talkeetna and Willow, the Valley, Anchorage Bowl, and the western Kenai Peninsula north of Clam Gulch.

Rain and higher elevation snow will be heavy this morning in Southeast. Snow levels will lower later and snow becomes possible tonight. Gusty winds will blow over southern ends of the Panhandle, as well.

The western half of the state will be cold and mostly clear. Winds to 35 mph will reduce wind chills to 50 below in the Bristol Bay region and the Kuskokwim Delta. Wind Chill advisories are posted for the North Slope and much of southwest Alaska.

A significant change to our overall weather pattern takes shape over the weekend. Most of the state can expect clearer and colder conditions as a zonal pattern settles in and remains through next week.

In other words---one more day of widespread messy weather.

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