Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued April 20 at 5:15PM AKDT by NWS Fairbanks AK
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
April 20, 2026 - 6:15pm
Expires:
April 21, 2026 - 8:00am
Description:
A Bering Sea Low will bring a front into the Western Interior
with snow and wind beginning Wednesday morning/midday from Holy
Cross to McGrath. The front will move northward through the day
and will be in Ambler around midnight Thursday morning. As the front
lifts northward, temperatures on the south side of it will
approach and exceed 32 degrees. This leaves a chance for rain to
mix in, especially south of Galena Wednesday evening/night.
Snowfall totals through Thursday morning from Anvik to McGrath
northward, prior to any mixing, will be around 2 to 6 inches.
The lowest amounts are expected in the valleys and the highest
amounts expected in the terrain above 1000ft.
Area Description:
Upper Kobuk Valleys; Lower Koyukuk Valley; Middle Yukon Valley; Lower Yukon and Innoko Valleys; North Slopes of the Western Alaska Range; Upper Kuskokwim Valley
Forcast Office:
NWS Fairbanks AK