Nostr notes by Rick Thoman

Downtown Fairbanks Thursday 600am: Cloudy, light rain, slight ...

2026-07-23T14:01:18Z

Downtown Fairbanks Thursday 600am: Cloudy, light rain, slight breeze, 52F (11.2C). #MyAlaskaWx

After last year's million acre wildfire season, Alaska 2026 ...

2026-07-21T16:34:36Z

After last year's million acre wildfire season, Alaska 2026 season has been exceptionally low. Total area burned of about 41,200 acres (16,700 ha) is the third lowest to this point in the season since 1993. Over the past 33 years, about 75% of the total seasonal area burned has already burned by July 20. Brian Brettschneider (npub1z0w…vryl) Bill Witte (npub10yl…548x)

#akwx #Wildfire #Summer2026

For the fourth consecutive year, the Northwest Territories, ...

2026-07-15T15:53:45Z

For the fourth consecutive year, the Northwest Territories, Canada has the vast majority of the wildfire in the northern North America. Season isn't over, but the proportions are not likely to change much in next eight weeks. Brian Brettschneider (npub1z0w…vryl) BakersRelay (npub1rwy…ctcv)

#Summer2026 #Wildfire

For a nerdy dive into the current state of El Niño outlooks, ...

2026-07-13T18:00:23Z

For a nerdy dive into the current state of El Niño outlooks, this post from Zeke Hausfather (npub1smx…sjc0) is quite informative. #weather #Climate

https://www.theclimatebrink.com/p/the-strongest-el-nino-ever

Just shy of 9,000 lightning strikes in and around Alaska on ...

2026-06-24T15:38:29Z

Just shy of 9,000 lightning strikes in and around Alaska on Tuesday, the most so far this summer. This is high but not extreme: last summer there were five days with more than 10,000 strikes. Since 2012 (the current lightning network configuration), the most strikes in a single day is 20,700 strikes on June 23, 2015. Graphic courtesy AICC. Brian Brettschneider (npub1z0w…vryl) Bill Witte (npub10yl…548x)

#akwx #weather #Summer2026

Definitely hazy from wildfire smoke in Fairbanks-land Noon Monday ...

2026-06-22T20:38:51Z

Definitely hazy from wildfire smoke in Fairbanks-land Noon Monday but not stinky or enough get visibility down to less than 7 miles. Graphic and courtesy PurpleAir. Brian Brettschneider (npub1z0w…vryl) Bill Witte (npub10yl…548x) mivox is exhausted :ri: (npub1thr…t6e2)

#akwx #weather #Wildfire #Smoke #Summer2026

I’d guess most families have stuff like this. And often not to ...

2026-06-21T17:59:30Z

In reply to nevent1q…99fz
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I’d guess most families have stuff like this. And often not to far in the past. Happily for us, as you point out, legal records tend to be preserved. 🙂

Though mid-June it's been a very slow start to Alaska ...

2026-06-19T16:17:28Z

Though mid-June it's been a very slow start to Alaska wildfire season. To June 18, just under 7400 acres (3000 ha) have burned, less than 10 percent of the median over previous 33 years and the fifth lowest since 1993. With warm weather and thunderstorms this weekend across the Interior, new fires are likely.
Brian Brettschneider (npub1z0w…vryl) Bill Witte (npub10yl…548x) mivox is exhausted :ri: (npub1thr…t6e2)

#akwx #Summer2026 #Wildfire

Distinctly hazy Friday in Fairbanks-land and it's apparent in ...

2026-06-13T00:54:28Z

Distinctly hazy Friday in Fairbanks-land and it's apparent in the afternoon PM 2.5 AQI levels. Graphic courtesy PurpleAir. Bill Witte (npub10yl…548x) Brian Brettschneider (npub1z0w…vryl)

#akwx #Summer2026

Tuesday morning 625am AKDT view from the top of Sresr Ddhela’ ...

2026-06-09T14:35:07Z

Tuesday morning 625am AKDT view from the top of Sresr Ddhela’ (Ester Dome) looking southeast across Fairbanks and the Tanana Flats beyond. Fog around town is only a couple hundred feet thick. Image courtesy FAA.
Bill Witte (npub10yl…548x) Brian Brettschneider (npub1z0w…vryl) mivox is exhausted :ri: (npub1thr…t6e2)

#akwx #Summer2026

High temperatures (ºF) in and around Alaska on Sunday. Continued ...

2026-06-08T15:08:56Z

High temperatures (ºF) in and around Alaska on Sunday. Continued chilly on the North Slope and Northwest Arctic Borough. Bit milder across Southeast Alaska. Unusually mild in Chukotka, west of the Bering Strait. #akwx #weather

Utqiaġvik up to 33F (+0.6C) Tuesday mid-afternoon. This is the ...

2026-06-02T23:20:56Z

Utqiaġvik up to 33F (+0.6C) Tuesday mid-afternoon. This is the first time it’s been above freezing since October 12, 2025. The 232 consecutive days with highs at or below freezing is not even close to a record. Brian Brettschneider (npub1z0w…vryl) Bryan D. Thomas (npub1xle…e8pe)

#akwx #weather #Climate

Yes, NWS made the call for Chena Ridge green-up this afternoon.

2026-05-15T04:50:37Z

In reply to nevent1q…htnj
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Yes, NWS made the call for Chena Ridge green-up this afternoon.

Green-up day and Arctic Research Open House. How lovely.

2026-05-15T03:57:28Z

In reply to nevent1q…5p0s
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Green-up day and Arctic Research Open House. How lovely.

If you’re in Fairbanks today (Thursday), come on out to the ...

2026-05-14T17:36:17Z

If you’re in Fairbanks today (Thursday), come on out to the 2026 edition of the Arctic Research Open House at UAF this afternoon 4-7pm. I’ll be there: stop by the ACCAP table in Akasofu Building and let's chat about anything Alaska weather and climate related. It’s always a good time. #akwx Bill Witte (npub10yl…548x) mivox is exhausted :ri: (npub1thr…t6e2)

https://www.uaf.edu/news/uaf-to-host-free-arctic-research-open-house-may-14.php

No, the upper air observation situation in Alaska is not getting ...

2026-05-14T03:02:49Z

No, the upper air observation situation in Alaska is not getting better. Alaska Wednesday afternoon 50 percent of possible upper air observations were missing. But thanks for asking. #weather

Bare ground is emerging across Alaska and northwest Canada as the ...

2026-05-09T01:16:08Z

Bare ground is emerging across Alaska and northwest Canada as the winter snowpack melts out. The IMS analysis this time usually runs a few days behind, e.g. low elevations in the Copper River basin are mostly now snow free, as is the Yukon River valley Dawson to Eagle. Data from NSIDC courtesy NIC. Brian Brettschneider (npub1z0w…vryl)

#akwx #weather #Climate

Downtown Fairbanks Saturday 630am: Mostly cloudy, little bit of ...

2026-04-25T14:41:49Z

Downtown Fairbanks Saturday 630am: Mostly cloudy, little bit of rain overnight, slight breeze, 40F (4.4C). #MyAlaskaWx

There is a lot of snow for this late in the season in Tanana and ...

2026-04-25T02:47:44Z

There is a lot of snow for this late in the season in Tanana and upper Yukon valleys. Also in the YK delta. This is most the result of lack of melt rather than significant new precipitation. #akwx #weather Brian Brettschneider (npub1z0w…vryl) Jim Dory (npub1l5j…q8w3)

Fairbanks 6pm AKDT Wednesday. Kind of warm. Highest temperature ...

2026-04-24T02:07:44Z

Fairbanks 6pm AKDT Wednesday. Kind of warm. Highest temperature since October 12. #akwx #weather Brian Brettschneider (npub1z0w…vryl) mivox is exhausted :ri: (npub1thr…t6e2) Bill Witte (npub10yl…548x)

Downtown Fairbanks Monday 600am: Cloudy, slight breeze, 23F ...

2026-04-20T14:03:03Z

Downtown Fairbanks Monday 600am: Cloudy, slight breeze, 23F (-5.0C). #MyAlaskaWx

Nice Tuesday early aftetrnoon in Nome. At 1pm AKDT Sunny, 17F ...

2026-04-14T21:13:06Z

Nice Tuesday early aftetrnoon in Nome. At 1pm AKDT Sunny, 17F (-8.3C) and calm. Image courtesy Nome Convention and Visitors Bureau. #akwx Jim Dory (npub1l5j…q8w3)

March 2026 Arctic climate summary is now posted in the Alaska and ...

2026-04-10T04:23:26Z

March 2026 Arctic climate summary is now posted in the Alaska and Arctic Climate newsletter. A month of extremes for sure. Brian Brettschneider (npub1z0w…vryl)

https://alaskaclimate.substack.com/p/march-2026-arctic-climate-review

#Arctic #Climate #Spring2026

Sea ice extent in the Bering remains near record high levels in ...

2026-04-05T16:13:16Z

Sea ice extent in the Bering remains near record high levels in the eastern Bering Sea but well below normal on the Russian side in NSIDC data. Lrge area of open water now extends into the Gulf of Anadyr. Change is coming for the southeast Bering Sea as a couple of storms this week to bring periods of south winds. Brian Brettschneider (npub1z0w…vryl) Zack Labe (npub1ykx…lz93)

#akwx #Arctic #SeaIce

Let the slush season begin: Fairbanks Airport at 505pm AKDT ...

2026-04-03T01:25:59Z

Let the slush season begin: Fairbanks Airport at 505pm AKDT Thursday temperature up to 33F (+0.6C). This is the first time it's been above freezing since October 31. The 152 consecutive days with temperature remaining at or below freezing is the second longest such streak, the longest being 158 days from October 19, 1971 to March 24, 1972. #akwx #Climate Brian Brettschneider (npub1z0w…vryl) Bill Witte (npub10yl…548x) mivox is exhausted :ri: (npub1thr…t6e2)

Fairbanks airport is going to finish up with a grand total of ...

2026-03-31T20:45:18Z

Fairbanks airport is going to finish up with a grand total of zero days with a high temperature above freezing between November 1 and March 31. That has not happen before in Fairbanks’ 120-year climate history. Previous lowest was 2 days above freezing in 2006-07 and 3 days in 1970-71. The average is 16 days above freezing during those five months. #akwx #weather #Climate

Brian Brettschneider (npub1z0w…vryl) Bill Witte (npub10yl…548x)

The threat of near normal temperatures in Fairbanks is looming. ...

2026-03-25T00:07:58Z

The threat of near normal temperatures in Fairbanks is looming. Which is to say, a whole lot warmer than it’s been. Prepare now. Brian Brettschneider (npub1z0w…vryl) Bill Witte (npub10yl…548x) mivox is exhausted :ri: (npub1thr…t6e2)

#akwx #weather

Juneau airport has set a new record high snowfall for March, with ...

2026-03-23T20:06:22Z

Juneau airport has set a new record high snowfall for March, with 63.8 inches (162.1cm) of snow through Sunday. Previous record was 62.7 inches (159.3cm) in 2007. Closing in on the all-time highest snowfall for the winter. #akwx #Climate #Snow Brian Brettschneider (npub1z0w…vryl)

Join me at Noon AKDT today for a review of the cold 2025-26 ...

2026-03-20T16:29:51Z

Join me at Noon AKDT today for a review of the cold 2025-26 winter and early spring in Alaska and the climate outlook for April and beyond. Register at the link, and all ACCAP webinars are recorded, so you can watch the webinar at your convenience. #akwx #Climate

https://uaf-accap.org/event/march2026-climate-outlook/

For the ten teams still on the Iditarod trail, brutal conditions ...

2026-03-19T20:15:54Z

For the ten teams still on the Iditarod trail, brutal conditions Thursday across the Tokpok Hills between the White Mountain and Safety checkpoints. The NRCS Johnson Camp SNOTel showing winds 25 to 45 mph and temperatures colder than -20F. No doubt with ground blizzard conditions. #akwx #Iditarod Jim Dory (npub1l5j…q8w3) Brian Brettschneider (npub1z0w…vryl)

Do I see graupel (snow pellets) on top of the snowpack?

2026-03-19T15:48:19Z

In reply to nevent1q…ac6f
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Do I see graupel (snow pellets) on top of the snowpack?

Another day, another -40F/C low temperature at Fairbanks Airport. ...

2026-03-18T18:11:03Z

Another day, another -40F/C low temperature at Fairbanks Airport. This is the seventh day this month with a low of -40F/C or lower, the most in any March in the past century. This is also the 31st day this season with a low of -40F/C or lower, the fourth highest seasonal total on record and the most since 1964-65. Brian Brettschneider (npub1z0w…vryl) Bill Witte (npub10yl…548x) mivox is exhausted :ri: (npub1thr…t6e2)

#akwx #weather #Climate

The elimination of the Alaska Native Language Center at the ...

2026-03-14T17:05:58Z

The elimination of the Alaska Native Language Center at the University of Alaska Fairbanks makes me incredibly sad. #Alaska #Language Anne Fuller (Sʼaachtlʼéiḵ) (npub146a…5f0t) Olga Lovick (she/her) (npub1vpu…my9f)

https://www.adn.com/opinions/2026/03/13/opinion-closing-the-alaska-native-language-center-ends-more-than-a-program-it-weakens-language-revitalization/

Practical orthography for Alaskan Dene languages, glottal stop is ...

2026-03-14T14:37:32Z

In reply to nevent1q…4k5d
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Practical orthography for Alaskan Dene languages, glottal stop is ‘ and elective stops e.g. k’. For the languages that maintain the velar/uvular distinction, uvular stops written as kk and kk’, not q as in Yupik, Inupiat, etc.

Cold but not much snow in our short term future.

2026-03-07T20:25:11Z

In reply to nevent1q…vhyl
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Cold but not much snow in our short term future.

End of February snow snow water equivalent in and around Alaska ...

2026-03-06T04:25:45Z

End of February snow snow water equivalent in and around Alaska from ERA5 Land analysis courtesy CopernicusECMWF (npub13av…8hhw). Well above normal snowpack in the middle and upper Yukon and Tanana River valleys, so we'll need to start thinking soon about river break-up flood threat for the end of April and May. Kuskokwim valley has lots of snow in the toward the delta but less upper reaches. Brian Brettschneider (npub1z0w…vryl) Bill Witte (npub10yl…548x)

#akwx #Climate #Snow #Hydrology

February 2026 precipitation (melted snowfall plus any rain) in ...

2026-03-05T16:45:07Z

February 2026 precipitation (melted snowfall plus any rain) in and around Alaska from ERA5 reanalysis courtesy CopernicusECMWF (npub13av…8hhw). Drier than normal across southwest and southcental Alaska in sharp contrast to far above normal totals farther north. Brian Brettschneider (npub1z0w…vryl)

#Climate #Winter2026

Fairbanks winter in one graphic. Average temperature of -14.6F ...

2026-03-01T20:02:59Z

Fairbanks winter in one graphic. Average temperature of -14.6F (-25.9C) lowest since 1970-71. However, the lowest temperature of -50F (-45.6C) was not especially unusual. Snowy, but mid-winter 2021-22 had more snow and 2016-17 almost exactly the same snowfall Dec-Feb. #akwx #Climate Bill Witte (npub10yl…548x) mivox is exhausted :ri: (npub1thr…t6e2)

Sea ice rapidly expanding in the Bering Sea past several days ...

2026-03-01T18:42:48Z

Sea ice rapidly expanding in the Bering Sea past several days with very low temperatures and sustained north winds east of the date line. Big swings in ice extent area in the Bering is not unusual this time of year. Data courtesy NSIDC. Brian Brettschneider (npub1z0w…vryl) Zack Labe (npub1ykx…lz93)

#akwx #Arctic #SeaIce

Fairbanks airport December through February 2025-26 average ...

2026-03-01T16:35:57Z

Fairbanks airport December through February 2025-26 average temperature for was -14.6F (-25.9C). This is the eighth coldest winter in the past century and the first "top ten" coldest since 1970-71. #akwx #Climate Brian Brettschneider (npub1z0w…vryl) Bill Witte (npub10yl…548x) mivox is exhausted :ri: (npub1thr…t6e2)

Commonly seen winter birds in eastern Interior Alaska with their ...

2026-03-01T02:13:13Z

Commonly seen winter birds in eastern Interior Alaska with their rightful Tanacross Dene names. Olga Lovick (she/her) (npub1vpu…my9f) Anne Fuller (Sʼaachtlʼéiḵ) (npub146a…5f0t)

#Dene #Language #Alaska

Pet peeve: different languages might be “easier" or ...

2026-02-25T23:40:58Z

Pet peeve: different languages might be “easier" or “harder" to learn for you or me as adults, but no language is intrinsically “hard” to learn: every language ever spoken in the past 25,000 years was functionally mastered by 10 year olds. #Language

Downtown Fairbanks Wednesday 600am: Mostly cloudy, slight breeze, ...

2026-02-25T15:15:48Z

Downtown Fairbanks Wednesday 600am: Mostly cloudy, slight breeze, -16F (-26.7C). #MyAlaskaWx

Fairbanks February snowfall total through Monday up 36.1 inches ...

2026-02-24T16:34:49Z

Fairbanks February snowfall total through Monday up 36.1 inches (91.7cm), the second highest February total on record and the tenth highest for any calendar month since 1915. H/T Brian Brettschneider (npub1z0w…vryl)
Bill Witte (npub10yl…548x)

#akwx #Climate #Snow

High temperatures (ºF) in and around Alaska on Sunday. Record ...

2026-02-23T16:13:03Z

High temperatures (ºF) in and around Alaska on Sunday. Record warmth on the North Slope and way above normal southwest through the Bering Strait. Very mild eastern Aleutians and most of the Alaska Peninsula but still chilly upper Bristol Bay. Southeast also cooler than normal. #akwx #weather

Yes, although September can be rather cloudy.

2026-02-13T18:14:23Z

In reply to nevent1q…n4mj
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Yes, although September can be rather cloudy.

The wind chill at Point Lay, Alaska has been lower than -40F/C ...

2026-02-12T09:03:21Z

The wind chill at Point Lay, Alaska has been lower than -40F/C pretty all of February (so far). #akwx #Winter2026 Brian Brettschneider (npub1z0w…vryl)

Tuesday 55F at Sitka Airport has a new record high temp for ...

2026-02-04T15:53:32Z

In reply to nevent1q…ktp3
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Tuesday 55F at Sitka Airport has a new record high temp for February 3rd. Previous 54F in 1977.

Readily accessible upper air observations since the late 1940S. ...

2026-02-03T21:22:58Z

In reply to nevent1q…qkf4
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Readily accessible upper air observations since the late 1940S. Unfortunately, since 2018 NWS no longer launches balloons when suface temp -40F or lower, so more than a dozen flghts missed in January alone. The January average temp difference between Fairbanks airport and Keystone Ridge of 16.3F was high but not a record (since 1996).

Fairbanks average temperature December and January was -18.6F ...

2026-02-03T16:01:44Z

Fairbanks average temperature December and January was -18.6F (-28.1C), which is 12.3ºF below the 1991-2020 normal. This is the coldest December-January since 190-71 and eight coldest in the past 97 years. However, the long term warming trend is obvious. Bill Witte (npub10yl…548x) Brian Brettschneider (npub1z0w…vryl)

#akwx #Climate #cold

tied the record high

2026-02-01T19:04:59Z

In reply to nevent1q…xycp
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tied the record high

Seems unimportant in this moment, but if keeping up with ...

2026-01-24T21:32:33Z

Seems unimportant in this moment, but if keeping up with environmental conditions in the North can bring you a calmer few minutes, here's an update on the status of the Arctic and Alaska snowpack as of mid-January. Brian Brettschneider (npub1z0w…vryl)

https://alaskaclimate.substack.com/p/january-2026-arctic-and-alaska-snowpack

#akwx #Arctic #snow

If you're a regular user of windy.com, you might be ...

2026-01-15T19:53:32Z

If you're a regular user of windy.com, you might be interested in next week's ACCAP webinar. Luc Mehl, an Alaska-based outdoor educator and a Windy "power user" and Jonathan Chriest, lead forecaster at NWS Fairbanks, will provide tips, tricks and the meteorological background of what you can get right on your device.
Wednesday, January 21 from 11am-Noon AKST. It's recorded, so if that time doesn't work for you that's okay. Register at:

https://uaf-accap.org/event/using-windy-com-in-alaska/

#akwx #weather

Fairbanks climate factoid: December 2025’s total snowfall was ...

2026-01-12T16:10:37Z

Fairbanks climate factoid: December 2025’s total snowfall was 23.7 inches (60.2cm). This is the highest snowfall for any of the 37 months in the past 120 years that had an average temperature of -20F (-28.9C) or lower. #akwx #Climate Bill Witte (npub10yl…548x) Brian Brettschneider (npub1z0w…vryl)

The last time it was above 0F (-17.8C) at Fairbanks Airport was ...

2026-01-10T21:46:46Z

The last time it was above 0F (-17.8C) at Fairbanks Airport was 3am on December 13. Today with be the 28th consecutive day with the temperature staying at or below 0F. It's now certain this will become the longest stretch with temperatures staying this low since the winter of 1917-18. However, not a single daily record low temperature has been set. Bill Witte (npub10yl…548x) Brian Brettschneider (npub1z0w…vryl)
#akwx #Climate #Winter2026

Sitka Airport peak wind 76mph at 255pm AKST Friday. #akwx ...

2026-01-10T01:58:15Z

Sitka Airport peak wind 76mph at 255pm AKST Friday. #akwx
SilverSalmonAK (npub1qd4…gacg) Pepper🐾 (npub1a8m…dnpu)

High temperatures (ºF) in and around Alaska on Thursday. Bitter ...

2026-01-09T17:45:37Z

High temperatures (ºF) in and around Alaska on Thursday. Bitter cold in southwest Alaska with very low wind chills. Record cold in parts of Southcentral. Cold but not at record lows north of the Alaska Range. #akwx #weather

Fairbanks cold: based on the current forecast, the 42 days from ...

2026-01-09T16:45:43Z

Fairbanks cold: based on the current forecast, the 42 days from Dec 5, 2025 to Jan 15, 2026 is on track to be coldest six weeks in the Golden Heart City in more than half a century. The last time there was a colder six weeks was Dec 25, 1970 to Feb 4, 1971. Bill Witte (npub10yl…548x) Brian Brettschneider (npub1z0w…vryl)

#akwx #Climate #Cold #Winter2026

I was watching it on Monday when the NE winds were rockn but the ...

2026-01-07T23:21:57Z

In reply to nevent1q…f35m
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I was watching it on Monday when the NE winds were rockn but the ice didn’t budge. I’m guessing elders and experienced Nomites can school me on ice break-offs and wind.

I expect so.

2026-01-07T23:18:24Z

In reply to nevent1q…hlgf
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I expect so.

Check out the Nome sea ice radar from Tuesday/Wednesday. About ...

2026-01-07T17:22:37Z

Check out the Nome sea ice radar from Tuesday/Wednesday. About 830pm Tuesday a huge chuck of shorefast ice west of the Port broke off and drifted away. #akwx #SeaIce #Nome Jim Dory (npub1l5j…q8w3)

Downtown Fairbanks Wednesday 615am: very light snow, noticeable ...

2026-01-07T15:18:06Z

Downtown Fairbanks Wednesday 615am: very light snow, noticeable breeze, -13F (-25.0C). #MyAlaskaWx

Never forget. ...

2026-01-06T17:02:22Z

Never forget.

Now for something completely chilling: December 2025 average ...

2026-01-03T04:25:38Z

Now for something completely chilling: December 2025 average temperatures…

Chicken, AK: -35.5F (-37.5C)
Ft. Yukon, AK: -31.2F (-35.1C)
Dawson, YT: -30.8F (-34.9C)
Mayo, YT: -29.9F (-34.4C)
Tok, AK: -29.8F (-33.8C)
Northway, AK: -28.8F (-33.8C)
Beaver Creek, YT: -26.9F (-32.7C)
Eagle, AK: -26.6F (--32.6C)
Fairbanks, AK: -22.8F (-30.4C)
Whitehorse, YT: -15.0F (-26.1C)

Brian Brettschneider (npub1z0w…vryl)

#akwx #ytwx

Fairbanks average temperature for 2025 of 30.1ºF/-1.1ºC tied ...

2026-01-02T20:41:13Z

Fairbanks average temperature for 2025 of 30.1ºF/-1.1ºC tied for the 10th warmest year since 1930. There has not been a "top ten" coldest year in the 21st century, but half of the top-ten warmest years have occurred since 2000. The typical year is now a full three degrees warmer now than before 1960. Bill Witte (npub10yl…548x) mivox is exhausted :ri: (npub1thr…t6e2) Brian Brettschneider (npub1z0w…vryl)

#akwx #Climate #ClimateChange

I've got some details on the late December historic Southeast ...

2026-01-01T21:51:17Z

I've got some details on the late December historic Southeast Alaska snowfall in the latest from the Alaska and Arctic Climate Newsletter. Brian Brettschneider (npub1z0w…vryl)

https://alaskaclimate.substack.com/p/southeast-alaska-extreme-snowfall

#Snow #Alaska

Juneau airport reported 82.0 inches (208.3cm) of snow in ...

2026-01-01T17:15:09Z

Juneau airport reported 82.0 inches (208.3cm) of snow in December, including 49.0 inches the last five days of the month. This is the second highest monthly total on record, the only higher amount in February 1965, with 86.3 inches (219.2cm). Brian Brettschneider (npub1z0w…vryl) Anne Fuller (Sʼaachtlʼéiḵ) (npub146a…5f0t)

#akwx #Climate #Winter2026

2025 at Utqiaġvik, Alaska's northernmost community, was the ...

2026-01-01T16:58:33Z

2025 at Utqiaġvik, Alaska's northernmost community, was the 8th mildest year in more than a century of climate observations. Eight of the ten mildest years have occurred since 2016. Brian Brettschneider (npub1z0w…vryl)

#akwx #Climate #ClimateChange

Correct. Reaching 4th longest is a sure thing. After that will be ...

2025-12-31T20:37:01Z

In reply to nevent1q…hkh0
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Correct. Reaching 4th longest is a sure thing. After that will be a lot harder. Not even in the top 20 longest streaks of -20F or lower.

Gustavus area (northwest of Juneau) 55.6 inches (141.2cm) of snow ...

2025-12-31T06:28:55Z

Gustavus area (northwest of Juneau) 55.6 inches (141.2cm) of snow for the nearly 4-day storm. That is a lot of snow. #akwx #Snow Anne Fuller (Sʼaachtlʼéiḵ) (npub146a…5f0t)

That's the north edge of clouds with the old Gulf of Alaska ...

2025-12-30T22:50:34Z

In reply to nevent1q…z9f3
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That's the north edge of clouds with the old Gulf of Alaska storm. Underneath the clouds warmed up to -18F overnight at Eielson and -9F at Ft. Greely. But any chance of them making it this far north is gone.

NWS spotter in Haines Sunday late afternoon reporting 38.5 inches ...

2025-12-29T04:10:31Z

NWS spotter in Haines Sunday late afternoon reporting 38.5 inches (97.8cm) snow accumulation since the snow began Saturday morning. Even by Haines standards that is a lot of snow in one storm. #akwx #Snow

Brian Brettschneider (npub1z0w…vryl) Anne Fuller (Sʼaachtlʼéiḵ) (npub146a…5f0t)

Life in a cirrus cloud. Downtown Fairbanks Sunday noon, -40F/C, ...

2025-12-28T21:49:43Z

Life in a cirrus cloud. Downtown Fairbanks Sunday noon, -40F/C, visibility about 1/4 mile in ice fog. #akwx #weather Brian Brettschneider (npub1z0w…vryl)

High temperatures (ºF) in and around Alaska on Saturday. ...

2025-12-28T17:33:29Z

High temperatures (ºF) in and around Alaska on Saturday. Southeast Alaska much milder but with heavy rain and snow . Windy and much colder southwest Alaska. Colder on the North Slope and central Interior. #akwx #weather

The cold snap in Alaska and the Yukon Territory is now into week ...

2025-12-28T03:40:44Z

The cold snap in Alaska and the Yukon Territory is now into week four and will continue for many days to come. This is going to be the coldest December in decades in many parts of the region. The latest from the Alaska and Arctic Climate newsletter provides some background on long duration cold events in northwest North America. Brian Brettschneider (npub1z0w…vryl)

https://alaskaclimate.substack.com/p/ongoing-cold-snap-in-nw-north-america

#akwx #ytwx #Arctic #Cold #Winter2026

Fairbanks airport has not been above -40F this afternoon and ...

2025-12-28T00:39:43Z

Fairbanks airport has not been above -40F this afternoon and starting to get real ice fog. #akwx #cold #Winter2026 Bill Witte (npub10yl…548x) Brian Brettschneider (npub1z0w…vryl)

Now we've got serious cold. At 6am AKDT/8am MDT Monday, ...

2025-12-22T15:43:57Z

Now we've got serious cold. At 6am AKDT/8am MDT Monday, -62F/-52C at Faro, YT and -60F/-51C at Carmacks, YT. IN Alaska, Northway at -55F/-48C. #akwx #ytwx #Weather #Cold #Winter2026

Solstice sunrise 20 years ago: 1107am AKST December 21, 2005. On ...

2025-12-21T18:48:24Z

Solstice sunrise 20 years ago: 1107am AKST December 21, 2005. On Keystone Ridge, northwest of Fairbanks. #Solstice #WinterSolstice #akwx Bill Witte (npub10yl…548x)

Fairly strong temperature inversion in Fairbanks-land to ring in ...

2025-12-21T16:09:21Z

Fairly strong temperature inversion in Fairbanks-land to ring in the Solstice. Low spots around 40 below while above 1500 feet MSL near or above -10F. #akwx #Winter2026 Brian Brettschneider (npub1z0w…vryl) Bill Witte (npub10yl…548x)

long outages are rare in town, more common out of town.

2025-12-20T23:44:29Z

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long outages are rare in town, more common out of town.

some people have wood stoves, others back up electric generators. ...

2025-12-20T23:27:44Z

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some people have wood stoves, others back up electric generators. But a lot of people would be SOL in a prolonged power outage.

High temperatures (ºF) in and around Alaska on Friday. Continued ...

2025-12-20T15:43:07Z

High temperatures (ºF) in and around Alaska on Friday. Continued cold in the Interior and Yukon Territory. Above normal on the North Slope and west/southwest Alaska. Southeast Alaska very cold, including first December daily record low temp at Juneau Airport in 30 years. #akwx #weather

Downtown Fairbanks Saturday 600am: Partly cloudy, very slight ...

2025-12-20T15:37:46Z

Downtown Fairbanks Saturday 600am: Partly cloudy, very slight breeze, -20F (-28.9C). #MyAlaskaWx

Good news. Thanks for the update.

2025-12-17T03:49:22Z

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Good news. Thanks for the update.

This will be a complete disaster. #weather #Climate ...

2025-12-17T03:04:03Z

This will be a complete disaster. #weather #Climate Brian Brettschneider (npub1z0w…vryl)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/12/16/trump-dismantle-national-center-atmospheric-research-climate/87798771007/

Quite cold in Southeast Interior Alaska and western Yukon ...

2025-12-17T00:27:36Z

Quite cold in Southeast Interior Alaska and western Yukon Tuesday. Chicken down to -55F (-48.3C) and -49F (-45.0C) at Tok Airport, Northway, AK and Beaver Creek, YT. #akwx #weather

Not exactly blazing noon-time sun, but you get the idea. Five ...

2025-12-16T21:50:09Z

Not exactly blazing noon-time sun, but you get the idea. Five days from winter solstice, Troth Yeddha’ on UAF at 1230pm AKST at -24F (-31.1C), fine snow falling and the sun scraping the mountains of the southern horizon. Bill Witte (npub10yl…548x)

#akwx #Winter2026 #Alaska

Extremely dry. If you warmed that air up to 70F the relative ...

2025-12-16T15:19:59Z

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Extremely dry. If you warmed that air up to 70F the relative humidity would be 1 percent. Even with a humidifier running the humidity in our apartment is under 15 percent.

Downtown Fairbanks Monday 530pm: Clear, ice crystals from power ...

2025-12-16T02:29:33Z

Downtown Fairbanks Monday 530pm: Clear, ice crystals from power plant plume, very slight breeze, -28F (-33.3C). #MyAlaskaWx

The Fairbanks area has strong temperature inversion Monday ...

2025-12-15T16:29:43Z

The Fairbanks area has strong temperature inversion Monday morning but it's not sharp. Above about 1500 ft MSL about 30F higher than the valley floor cold spots. Highest temperature on the 3am upper air observation at the airport was +3F at about 3000 ft MSL. #akwx Bill Witte (npub10yl…548x) Brian Brettschneider (npub1z0w…vryl)

Wednesday was cold in eastern Alaska. @npub10yl…548x #cold ...

2025-12-11T07:29:53Z

Wednesday was cold in eastern Alaska. Bill Witte (npub10yl…548x)

#cold #Winter2026

Tuesday low temperatures reported through 9pm MST/7pm AKST for ...

2025-12-10T04:58:32Z

Tuesday low temperatures reported through 9pm MST/7pm AKST for the Yukon Territory/Alaska border county:

Northway, AK -46.1C/-51F
Tok, AK: -47.2C/-53F
Beaver Creek, YT: -46.9C/-52F
Burwash, YT: -45.7C/-50F
Dawson, YT: -43.5C/-46F
Whitehorse, YT: -36.2C/-33F

Chicken, AK will likely come in lower when cooperative observations come in Wednesday morning. Brian Brettschneider (npub1z0w…vryl)

#akwx #ytwx #Winter2026

Nothing says mid-winter in Alaska like daily higs at 3am and ...

2025-12-07T22:43:51Z

Nothing says mid-winter in Alaska like daily higs at 3am and daily lows at 6pm. In this case, the power of no wind. #akwx Jim Dory (npub1l5j…q8w3)

Autumn over 25 percent of Alaska had less sunshine than any other ...

2025-12-07T21:14:20Z

Autumn over 25 percent of Alaska had less sunshine than any other autumn since 1979 (start of the satellite era).On the other hand, much more sun than usual of St. Lawrence Island. #akwx #Climate H/T Brian Brettschneider (npub1z0w…vryl)

The wind is just relentless in the lower Mat-Su valley. At 822am ...

2025-12-07T19:48:52Z

The wind is just relentless in the lower Mat-Su valley. At 822am Sunday peak wind at the Palmer airport of 87 knots/100 mph. #akwx #Windstorm #ExtremeWeather

#SilentSunday #Alaska #Winter ...

2025-12-07T18:29:26Z

#SilentSunday #Alaska #Winter

High temperatures (ºF) in and around Alaska on Saturday.Severe ...

2025-12-07T16:37:46Z

High temperatures (ºF) in and around Alaska on Saturday.Severe wind storm across parts of Southcentral. Not as windy in the Interior but enough in most valleys to mix down to milder air from above. Colder in the southern Yukon and northern Southeast Alaska. #akwx #weather

Just like winter…first 30 below of the season at Fairbanks ...

2025-12-06T16:07:27Z

Just like winter…first 30 below of the season at Fairbanks Airport early Saturday morning. Brian Brettschneider (npub1z0w…vryl) Bill Witte (npub10yl…548x)

#akwx #Winter2025

When bad things happen to forecasts…ouch. #akwx ...

2025-12-05T18:41:25Z

When bad things happen to forecasts…ouch. #akwx

November temperature departures from the 1991-2020 baseline ...

2025-12-05T02:49:00Z

November temperature departures from the 1991-2020 baseline around the Arctic from ERA5. Canadian Arctic was cooking: easily the mildest November on record for Nunavut and second mildest for Northwest Territories. In contrast, cooler than normal over most of the Asian Arctic, though not dramatically so. For the vast Sakha Republic, Russia, this was the coolest November since 2009. Overall for the Arctic, this was the fifth mildest November (since 1950). #Arctic #Canada #Climate Brian Brettschneider (npub1z0w…vryl)