REGION 17 FORECAST

ALASKA

SUMMARY: Winter season temperatures will be milder than normal, with the coldest periods in late November, early January, and early and mid-February. Precipitation will be slightly above normal. Snowfall will be above normal in the north and below normal in the south, with the snowiest periods in late March N, mid-November C, and early December and early to mid-March S. April and May will be warmer than normal, with slightly below-normal precipitation. Summer will be warmer and drier than normal, with the hottest periods in early June and throughout July. September and October will be milder than normal, with precipitation below normal N and above S.

KEY: north (N), central (C), south (S), elsewhere (EW).

NOV. 2020: Temp. –3° N, 31° S (5° below avg.); precip. 0.3" N, 4" S (0.1" below avg. N, 1" below S). 1–10 Snow showers, cold. 11–16 Sunny, mild. 17–21 Snowy periods, mild. 22– 30 Sunny, frigid.

DEC. 2020: Temp. –5° N, 33° S (2° above avg.); precip. 0.1" N, 4.9" S (0.1" below avg.). 1–8 Snow showers N+C, snowy periods S; cold. 9–18 Flurries, cold N; snow, then clear, mild EW. 19–24 Flurries, cold N; snow showers, mild EW. 25–31 Flurries; mild N, cold EW.

JAN. 2021: Temp. –10° N, 37° S (2° above avg. N, 8° above S); precip. 0.1" N, 8" S (0.1" below avg. N, 3" above S). 1–10 Flurries; cold, then mild. 11–21 Flurries, cold N; snowy periods, mild S. 22–28 Snowy periods, mild. 29–31 Flurries; cold N, mild EW.

FEB. 2021: Temp. –17° N, 28° S (3° below avg.); precip. 0.1" N, 2.5" S (0.1" below avg. N, 1.5" below S). 1–4 Clear N, snow showers EW; cold. 5–15 Clear, cold. 16–24 Clear, turning mild N; snow showers, cold S. 25–28 Flurries, quite mild.

MAR. 2021: Temp. –8° N, 39° S (5° above avg.); precip. 1" N, 5.5" S (0.5" above avg.). 1–5 Snow showers; cold N, mild S. 6–13 Clear, mild N; snowy periods, cold EW. 14–21 Snow showers, mild. 22–31 Snow showers; cold N, mild S.

APR. 2021: Temp. 5° N, 44° S (3° above avg.); precip. 0.2" N, 2.5" S (0.5" below avg.). 1–6 Snowy periods, mild. 7–11 Sunny; cold N, mild S. 12–16 Snow showers N, sunny S; mild. 17–19 Snow showers, cold. 20–30 Flurries, mild N; scattered showers, warm S.

MAY 2021: Temp. 20° N, 46° EW (1° below avg.); precip. 0.6" N, 3" S (avg.). 1–12 Flurries N, scattered showers S; mild. 13–22 Flurries N, showers S; cool. 23–31 A few showers, mild.

JUNE 2021: Temp. 34° N, 54° EW (1° below avg.); precip. 1" N, 2" S (0.3" above avg. N, 1" below S). 1–8 Showers, then sunny, warm. 9–18 A few showers, mild. 19–27 Scattered showers, cool. 28–30 Showers; cool N, warm S.

JULY 2021: Temp. 44° N, 59° EW (2° above avg.); precip. 0.7" N, 3.5" S (0.5" below avg.). 1–8 Sunny, warm. 9–16 A few showers; warm N+S, hot C. 17–24 Scattered showers, warm. 25–31 Showers, mild.

AUG. 2021: Temp. 42° N, 58° EW (2° above avg.); precip. 0.7" N, 4.5" S (0.5" below avg.). 1–9 Showers, cool. 10–16 A few showers; cool N, warm EW. 17–24 Isolated showers, cool. 25–31 Rainy periods N+C, sunny S; cool.

SEPT. 2021: Temp. 37° N, 59° EW (5° above avg.); precip. 0.6" N, 8" S (0.5" below avg. N, 1" above S). 1–14 Rainy periods, mild. 15–21 Showers, mild. 22–30 Snow showers N, a few showers EW; mild.

OCT. 2021: Temp. 16° N, 47° S (1° below avg. N, 5° above S); precip. 0.5" N, 7" S (avg.). 1–7 Snow showers, turning cold N+C; sunny, cool S. 8–15 Flurries N, showers EW; mild. 16–24 Snow showers N+C; snow, then sunny S; turning cold. 25–31 Snow showers; cold N, mild S.

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