Anchorage, Alaska
Regional Weather Alerts
| Alert: | Air Quality Alert |
| Area(s): | Fairbanks Metro Area |
| Effective: | 2026-01-30 @ 4:18 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-01-30 @ 4:18 pm -> 2026-01-31 @ 4:30 pm |
| Severity: | Unknown |
| Certainty: | Unknown |
| Urgency: | Unknown |
| Issued By: | NWS Fairbanks AK on 2026-01-30 @ 4:18 pm |
| Headline: | Air Quality Alert issued January 30 at 1:18PM AKST by NWS Fairbanks AK |
| Description: |
The Department of Environmental Conservation has issued an Air Quality Alert which is IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON AKST SATURDAY. North Pole has a Stage 2 alert. Fairbanks has a Stage 1 alert. |
| Alert: | Hydrologic Outlook |
| Area(s): | Ketchikan Gateway Borough; Annette Island |
| Effective: | 2026-01-30 @ 4:08 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-01-30 @ 4:08 pm -> 2026-01-31 @ 5:00 pm |
| Severity: | Unknown |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Juneau AK on 2026-01-30 @ 4:08 pm |
| Headline: | Hydrologic Outlook issued January 30 at 1:08PM AKST by NWS Juneau AK |
| Description: |
ESFAJK An atmospheric river has the potential to move into the Ketchikan and Annette Island areas Monday night into Wednesday that could bring periods of moderate to heavy rainfall. Total rainfall from Monday night into Wednesday could reach 2 to 5 inches with the heaviest rainfall possibly occurring during the day Tuesday. With the ground mostly saturated from previous systems some flooding in the area could be possible mid next week. |
| Alert: | Winter Storm Watch |
| Area(s): | Western Arctic Coast |
| Effective: | 2026-01-30 @ 3:45 pm -> 2026-02-04 @ 6:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-02-01 @ 6:00 am -> 2026-01-31 @ 7:00 pm |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Fairbanks AK on 2026-01-30 @ 3:45 pm |
| Headline: | Winter Storm Watch issued January 30 at 12:45PM AKST until February 4 at 3:00PM AKST by NWS Fairbanks AK |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Blizzard conditions possible. Winds could gust as high as 65 mph. * WHERE...Western Arctic Coast. * WHEN...From late Saturday night through Wednesday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Visibilities may drop below 1/4 mile due to falling and blowing snow. Whiteout conditions are possible and may make travel treacherous and potentially life-threatening. |