High temperatures (ºF) in and around Alaska on Friday. Warm in southwest Alaska and downright hot in the MacKenzie River delta region in the NWT, Canada. A substantial marine layer kept most areas on the northern Bering/southern Chukchi Sea coasts cool. #akwx #weather @climatologist49.bsky.social
Distinctly hazy Friday in Fairbanks-land and it's apparent in the afternoon PM 2.5 AQI levels. Graphic courtesy PurpleAir. #akwx #Summer2026 @carrieinfbx.bsky.social
Nerd alert: a trip down memory lane. Obviously, I’m cleaning out files. #weather @heatwavekgns.bsky.social @wxmanms1.bsky.social @raywolf.bsky.social
Friday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the 4th lowest on record (JAXA data)...
• about 260,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 920,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 1,430,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 1,860,000 km² below the 1980s mean
More: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
Alaska/NW Canada winter (Dec-Feb) temperature and precipitation departures from the relevant 30-year baseline for the four “Super El Niño” events since 1970 (ERA5 data). There’s no consistency, and with only four examples, this isn't helpful as a guide for the upcoming winter. #ElNino #akwx
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High temperatures (ºF) in and around Alaska on Thursday. Quite cool along most of the Bering Sea coast and in the upper Cook Inlet region. Warmest day of the year so far for much of the North Slope. Pleasantly mild in the Interior. #akwx #weather @climatologist49.bsky.social
Modest start to the northern North America 2026 wildfire season. To June 11
Alaska: 2924 acres (1183 hectares)
Yukon Territory: 2404 acres (973 hectares)
Northwest Territories: 1935 acres (783 hectares).
Area burned from government websites.
#akwx #Wildfire #Summer2026
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In the continuing story of the degradation of federal support in western Alaska, from the Nome Nugget this week: "Flights cancelled due to FAA staffing shortage, NWS equipment outages” #AlaskaSky @hanners64n.bsky.social
In the continuing story of the degradation of federal support in western Alaska, from the Nome Nugget this week: "Flights cancelled due to FAA staffing shortage, NWS equipment outages” #AlaskaSky @hanners64n.bsky.social