It's Getting Better

The weather has continued to improve for much of south central after the rain yesterday.

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By Brett Shepard
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Story Created: Jul 3, 2011 at 9:51 PM AKDT

Story Updated: Jul 3, 2011 at 9:51 PM AKDT

The weather has continued to improve for much of south central after the rain yesterday.  The fourth of July is also looking pretty nice.  We did see some convective activity over the mountains this afternoon and evening helping to spark off some showers.  In meteorology convection normally refers to the vertical movement of air (advection is the horizontal movement of air).  The reason we see the showers forming over the mountains is that in order to have cloud formation you need upward lift.  The mountains help to lift the warm air at the surface and as it rises and cools the clouds and showers form over the mountains.  This activity looks to continue in south central the next couple of days.  Into the southeast, well, at least your weather has been consistent and will remain consistent with more rain the next few days.  That same can be said in the Interior where the hit and miss showers and isolated thunderstorms will continue the next few days.  Out west a pretty good sized system will begin to move onshore out of the northwest.  This is going to bring rain and cooler temperatures into the region through the middle part of the week. 

7 Day Forecast For Anchorage

Overnight will be mostly cloudy with lows in the upper 40s to low 50s.  The 4th looks great with partly cloudy skies and a chance of some mountain showers in the afternoon and evening.  Highs will be in the mid 60s.  Tuesday will again be partly cloudy with a chance of a shower in the mountains.  Highs will be in the mid 60s.  Wednesday through Sunday should be relatively dry with mostly to partly cloudy skies and highs in the mid 60s. 

Precipitation totals from around the state over the past 24 hours ending at 4 PM Sunday.

Anchorage NWS Sand Lake - Trace

Annette - 0.75''

Barrow Airport - Trace

Cold Bay - 0.06''

Cordova - 0.61''

Fairbanks Airport - 0.11''

Gulkana - 0.02''

Homer - Trace

Juneau - Trace

Kenai - 0.01''

King Salmon - 0.23''

Kodiak - 0.25''

Kotzebue - 0.18''

Nome - 0.22''

Northway Airport - 0.52''

Saint Paul Island - Trace

Sitka - 0.03''

Talkeetna - 0.09''

Valdez - 0.03''

Yakutat - 0.09''

Alaska extremes on Sunday.  The hot spot over the past 12 hours was Bettles where it hit 74 degrees.  The cold spot over the past 24 hours was Marshall where it dipped to 33 degrees.

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