Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued April 21 at 5:49AM AKDT by NWS Fairbanks AK
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
April 21, 2026 - 6:49am
Expires:
April 21, 2026 - 11:00pm
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