NWS Alaska meteorologist Tim Markle said the warnings are designed to let community members know when the cold weather presents a risk to the community. However, the old system set wind chill warnings and advisories, which were statewide in scope, and only kicked in when there was a wind chill.

Peak gusts included 66 mph at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, 110 mph at Bear Valley and 107 mph at Arctic Valley.

As Anchorage navigates through a warmer-than-usual winter, meteorologists predict a continuation of the milder temperatures.

The Coast Guard said the two fishermen were the only occupants aboard the Tanusha, which began taking on water 23 miles southeast of Kodiak, Alaska, on Wednesday. The crew abandoned ship after the vessel capsized.

All Anchorage schools were closed Monday due to storm-related problems including outages, slick parking lots and building maintenance needs.

An Arctic outbreak displaced from Alaska into the Eastern U.S. is expected to send overnight readings in the Berkshires to below zero Monday through Wednesday, with daytime highs struggling to

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Las Vegas is a betting town and the odds are in favor the valley, especially the western portion, will get blasted Tuesday and Wednesday with wind gusts of more than 60 mph, according to the National Weather Service in Las Vegas. On Monday, a rare high wind warning was issued for […]

Winter weather advisories or winter storm warnings are in place for nine states across the U.S. as of early Tuesday morning, and up to nine inches of snow is forecast by the National Weather Service (NWS) in some parts of the country.

Despite the fourth snowiest October on record, roughly half of precipitation in Anchorage has been rain this winter.

The National Weather Service had multiple states under winter weather advisories or winter storm warnings early on Friday.

Now that the sun has reached its solar maximum, aurora chasers should expect the northern lights to appear more frequently in the night sky.