A big fall storm is battering the western half of the state as I write this. It’s going to be rough night along the Bering Sea coast. Wind gusts of up to 100 MPH are possible. These winds will contribute to severe beach erosion in areas and some major coastal flooding. Storm surges could reach 8 feet on south and west facing coastlines. The peak of this storm will be from 9 PM Tuesday until 9 AM Wednesday. Along with the wind, waves, and flooding, snow is also going to be a major problem. Blizzard conditions will be occuring with some areas picking up as much as 18 inches of snow from this system. The wind and snow could bring visibility down to zero at times. Travel is not advised until things calm. Things should begin to quiet down a bit late in the day on Wednesday and really quiet down by Thursday.

7 Day Forecast For Anchorage

Overnight will be cold with increasing cloudiness towards morning. Lows will range from 5 above to 5 below zero. Wednesday will be mostly cloudy with snow showers late. 1 to 2 inches of snow is possible. Highs will be in the mid 20s. Thursday we will see decreasing cloudiness with highs near 30. Friday looks nice with partly cloudy skies and highs near 30. Saturday we could see another round of some snow showers with highs in the upper 20s. Sunday through Tuesday will be mostly to partly cloudy with highs in the mid 20s.

Precipitation totals from around the state over the past 24 hours ending at 3 PM Tuesday. This includes rain and melted snow.

Anchorage NWS Sand Lake – Trace

Annette – 0.12’’

Bethel – 0.02’’

Bettles – Trace

Cold Bay – Trace

Cordova – 0.42’’

Dutch Harbor – 0.14’’

Fairbanks Airport – 0.02’’

Gulkana – 0.08’’

Juneau – 0.01’’

Kenai – 0.01’’

Nome – 0.04’’

Palmer – Trace

Saint Paul Island – 0.14’’

Seward – Trace

Sitka – 0.01’’

Talkeetna – 0.02’’

Valdez – Trace

Yakutat – 0.05’’

Alaska extremes as of 3 PM Tuesday. The hot spots the past 12 hours were Adak and Atka where it hit 52 degrees. The cold spot the past 24 hours was Huslia where it dipped to –24 degrees.