KTVA CBS 11 | Anchorage, Alaska News and Weather

A Snowy Tuesday For Some

We will likely see a little more snow the next couple of days in south central, but we will see little if any accumulation throughout the region. We’ll see a little ridge of high pressure move in by Friday and Saturday and this will mean we will see slightly cooler temperatures and some sunshine heading our way. The weather will also be fairly similar into the southwest and southeast the next couple of day. The northern half of the state will once again be relatively quiet with a batch of some cooler air arriving towards the later part of the week. Read More »

Snowbound!!

In Fairbanks they are still talking about the cold snap that took over the month of January. It was the coldest month of January on record since 1971 with an average of 26.9 degrees. Brrr... Once that cold finally snapped it brought us into the month of February where we finally get a chance to enjoy the sunny skies along with bearable temperatures. This month the average so far has been 6.6 degrees which is 9 degrees above normal. Read More »

A Week Of Improvement

It’s going to be a week filled with improvement in south central Alaska and much of the southern half of the state. Right now clouds and rain and snow showers are drapped over the southern coastline. This will continue to be the case for the southern half of the state through midweek. Towards the end of the week drier weather and cooler weather will return to southern Alaska. The northern half of the state will remain relatively quiet through the rest of the week. Read More »

Heavy Rain & Snow For P.W.S.

The Southcentral coastal regions are preparing for widespread rain and snow today, along with portions of the Alaska Peninsula and Southwest. We have low pressure continuing to drive north where the Upper Kuskokwim Valley will see light snow today, but things will die down as it tracks right into the Southcentral. The Prince William Sound will be most effected by this system where rain an snow will mix throughout the day, then changing to snow tonight with another 1 to 5 inches in accumulation. This snow will continue to be heavy throughout tonight and will start to taper off tomorrow. Valdez and Western Kenai will be affected by this system, even bringing a dose of heavy winds to Kachemak Bay and Portage Valley throughout the afternoon with gust to 45 mph. Read More »

Snow, Rain, and Presidents Day!

Tonight in the Anchorage Bowl, expect isolated snow showers turning to prevailing snow showers by tomorrow. Expect windy conditions for the Turnagain Arm and higher elevations for tonight and over George Washington’s Birthday tomorrow. These conditions remind me of his Delaware River crossing when on December 25-26, 1776 George Washington and the Continental Army faced treacherous winds, snow, sleet, and rain. Winter weather didn’t stop George Washington on that momentous day during his surprise attack and victory over the Hessian Garrison, Trenton, NJ. Through his victories the moral and spirit of the Revolution rejuvenated. That day and the year following, George Washington displayed the Spirit of the Alaskan people in the last frontier by not allowing winter weather stop him from achieving victory. Let Monday be your memorable day by enjoying the outdoors under snowy conditions. Endure a winter BBQ? Truly, Alaskans understand how to brave a long and cold winter so why not celebrate Monday in memory of President George Washington. Read More »

Cloudy But Warm

Expect snow and rain showers this weekend for the south that continue over Washington’s Birthday in the Gulf Coastal regions. Currently, there is a Low pressure system west of Alaska forming a tight pressure gradient over the Seward Peninsula which creates winds in the area. Snow/rain showers occur over the Southeast, Southwest, and along Prince William Sound. Tomorrow this Low will fizzle out and a new Low will push towards the Southeast causing showers all along the Gulf Coast and Southwest. From this Low expect winds to pick up in the Southeast and Southwest. By Washington’s Birthday, this Low will die out and yet another Low will track over the Gulf and settle right over South Central Alaska creating another day of showers for the Alaska Gulf Coast and Southwest. On Monday, hold on to your parka’s hood because residents of Seward Peninsula will get winds that continue over the Southeast. Read More »

Weekend Warmth

We made it to the weekend, and for most of you its a three day. We have almost fallen into a routine, as temperatures still remain on the mild side. Low pressure coming out of the Gulf continues to cause moisture throughout the P.W.S. along with portions of Seward today. That rain and snow will continue to brew throughout Seward today producing another 2-6 inches. Winds are expected to become more southerly which will increase the amount of snow showers for Anchorage and the Matanuska Valley. Snow will continue to be isolated as we head into tonight even lingering into tomorrow. Read More »

Gray, But Comfortable

Southwest, southeast, and south central are going to continue to see an active weather pattern into the holiday weekend. This is going to mean cloudy skies for these regions with rain and snow at times. With the onshore flow temperatures will remain a little above normal in these areas as well. The northern half of the state should remain relatively quiet through the weekend. You’ll see cloud cover at times with temperatures also remaining a little above average. Read More »

Powerful Storm Threatens Southcentral's Gulf Coast Communities.

A large low pressure system is crossing into the Eastern Aleutians and Southwest today causing Winter Weather Advisory across the board. Precipitation will increase as this low continues Northward with into the Southcentral coastal areas today. This includes Western Kenai, Seward and the Northeastern Prince William Sound. As it continues north it will bring a tight pressure gradient causing winds to pick along Turnagain Arm and Portage Valley. Read More »

Not Bad For Mid February

Well it’s going to be the same old, same old for at least the next week over much of Alaska. The weather models aren’t showing any major changes heading our way. So what’s that mean? Well temperatures will remain a bit above average for most of the state. And southern and western Alaska will continue to see occasional storms moving onshore bringing rain, snow, and wind. This looks to persist into at least next week perhaps longer. We’ll keep you posted. Read More »

Sunshine For Valentine's Day

After all the melting that's been taking place, yesterday snowfall was met with open arms by some Alaskans. The official snowfall readings are in from yesterday, with Anchorage getting 3.4 inches bringing our totals to 106.4" for the season. Remember our normal is only 74.5 inches. We are right on track to beating records and will defiantly see more snow before the season comes to an end. Snow is even in the forecast for Wednesday as another system is brewing along the Southwest. Blizzard watches have already been put into place as this storm starts to make its way in tonight into tomorrow. Read More »

Alaska Weather Has A Warm Heart

What a nice way to start off the week with temperatures in the upper 30's for daytime highs here in the Anchorage area. The weather pattern has been very consistent for the for the last week and will continue as we head into the third week of February. More moisture is moving in with this system. Once again this low will bring warmer air associated with it, but snowfall along with winds will take over the Southwest along with the Southcentral throughout today. Read More »

Spring Love?

A Low pressure system continues to track slowly along the Alaska Peninsula causing mixed rain and snow showers for the Southwest, South Central, and south of the ALCAN Border. Winds will occur over South Central and the Seward Peninsula. By Monday this Low will fizzle out and a new Low will push over the Gulf toward the Southeast creating mixed showers for South Central and the southern region of the ALCAN Border. Winds will occur over the Alaska Peninsula. Yet again, this Low will die out by Tuesday and widespread showers will occur all over the Southwest due to another large Low pressure system tracking along the Aleutians that creates strong winds for all of the Southwest and South Central. Read More »

Cupid is bringing good weather

A Low pressure system sits over the Aleutian Peninsula bringing widespread mixed snow and rain for all of South Alaska. Strong winds will blow just north of Seward Peninsula and over Kodiak Island. This Low will be merging with another Low pressure system tracking toward Bristol Bay culminating in showers for the southern areas tomorrow with winds continuing for the Northwestern section of Alaska and increased winds for South Central Alaska. On Monday the combined Lows will die out and yet another Low pressure system tracks toward the Southeast and will deposit snow and rain showers in the Southeast and South Central regions. Winds will be present along the Aleutian Peninsula due to the impending Low tracking along the area. Read More »

Call Glenn Frey....The Heat Is On

The slushy February weather will continue into this weekend for much of the southern half of the state. In January Anchorage saw and average high of 9 degrees! The first 10 days of February have been much different. So far we have seen an average high of 31.5 degrees. Temperatures look to remain in the 30s for the weekend. We will also continue to see occasional rain and snow throughout the region and windy conditions on the Hillside, Turnagain Arm, Portage Valley, and Matanuska Valley. In the southeast mild temperatures and wet weather will prevail throughout the weekend. Read More »

Freezing Rain

Today drivers were introduced to slippery conditions after being hit last night with a freezing rain advisory. That advisory was lifted this morning, however it still made for rough conditions around town. Freezing Rain happens when precipitation falls in liquid form as raindrops and immediately freezes as it hits a surface. Last night light freezing rain fell along the mountains causing very hazardous driving conditions. Areas around the Anchorage area were not effected, but it did cause issues for many residents coming from Hillside, and the Eagle River area. Along with slick roadways, the winds still were brewing for Turnagain Arm and the Girdwood area with gust up to 55 mph. Read More »

Cloudy Skies

Have you had enough sunshine for a while? Well I hope you enjoyed it because we are waving goodbye today. Low pressure continues to move up from the North Pacific bringing more moisture to the Southwest communities and coastal areas of the the Southcentral. Along with the low will be heavy winds for higher elevations and Turnagain Arm. Read More »

February Thaw

The month of February has been much milder thus far for much of Alaska. We’re really not expecting any big changes for the remainder of the week. In south central we will see clouds returning to the region overnight. However, unlike past storms that have brought large amounts of snow this next round of moisture looks to be a bit wetter. Around the Prince William Sound and eastern and southern Kenai Peninsula we will see rain and rain/snow mix at the lower elevations with snow in the mountains. Read More »

Enjoy it while you can.

With high pressure taking over the state, most of the Great Land is seeing an abundance of sunshine with few clouds. Warmer than usual temperatures have taken over, leaving us spoiled with great weather. Some of the gulf coast areas are seeing much of the same with a few clouds and little precipitation. These ideal conditions will last through today for the Anchorage area so enjoy it while it's here. We will start to see that shift starting on Wednesday as another low starts to move onshore from the North Pacific. Read More »

From One Extreme To Another.

This warm air mass that has moved into the state has many excited for the much-needed break from the cold month of January. Sunny skies give us time to dig out from Friday's storm, when we got 10.9 inches. So we're glad to have some time to enjoy the sunshine Monday and Tuesday. On Wednesday a little more cloud coverage will take place and produce us with some snow for Wednesday afternoon lingering into Thursday. Read More »

Warm vs Cold

Toward the west, a warm air mass clashes with a colder air mass creating winter weather for the West Coast. The warm air mass moving into Alaska will cause the Interior to warm up by 20 degrees. Expect winds on Monday for the North, West, Southeast and Southwest. On Tuesday, winds will blow over the West, South Central, Southwest, and Southeast. Read More »

Warm Weather Invasion

Anchorage will experience beautiful sunny weather on Sunday and Monday. Snow and rain showers will occur on Tuesday and Wednesday with cloudy skies and temperatures will stay above freezing. So, anticipate some slushy roads as snow will be melting. Thursday’s clouds will be dispersing to mostly cloudy skies and showers will continue to be mixed. On Friday, temperatures regress to below freezing with an expected high temperature of 25 degrees with light snow showers. Saturday will greet us with partly sunny skies and below freezing temperatures. Read More »

Raging Snowstorm!

The first weekend of the February is here and so is another storm system. It is coming out of the Gulf of Alaska and will continue to move into Southcentral throughout today. The plan for this storm is that winds will be pretty quiet here in Southcentral, but heavy snow in the Anchorage area along with the Prince William Sound will be the big issue. A winter weather advisory have been put into place throughout today where 5-12 inches of accumulation can be expected in town and higher amounts for higher elevations. Read More »

Flip Flop Weather....Well, Almost.

We’re going to see a messy finish to the work week in Anchorage, but things are looking promising for the weekend. Widespread snow will return to the region later tonight and into Friday. But this next system which is moving in out of the southeast is going to swing through south central pretty quickly. By the weekend we should see a bit more sunshine moving into the region and temperatures will remain in the 20s and 30s for much of the region. In the southeast the next 24 hours will be very wet and very windy. But the weather in the southeast will also quiet down for this weekend with some sunshine possible. Read More »

February Is In Like A Lion

What a change for much of the southern half of the state for the first day of February. We’ll start out in the southeast. Rain and wind is currently moving into the region. Rain and wind will persist in southeast Alaska through Friday with quieter and drier weather returning by the weekend. In south central we are getting a bit of everything from this storm. Wind, snow, and rain. Coastal locations tonight and tomorrow it rain and a rain/snow mix will persist. Further inland snow, heavy at times, will continue to fall on the Kenai Peninsula and around the Prince William Sound. Read More »