Alaska Weather (Fairbanks, Valdez: move, exercise, banks)

[nwcountrygal]

Stay warm all! I was wondering along with the weather what is the day light like now? When is sunrise sunset? other than whiteout? I know WA is already depressing to me. Dusk here starts around 2:30 3pm when cloudy. How bout all of you?

[warptman]

Actual Time 10:06 AM AKST 4:59 PM AKST

Civil Twilight 9:13 AM AKST 5:52 PM AKST

Nautical Twilight 8:19 AM AKST 6:46 PM AKST

Astronomical Twilight 7:28 AM AKST 7:37 PM AKST

Moon 2:27 PM AKST (11/21) 9:23 PM AKST (11/21)

Length Of Visible Light: 8h 38m

Length of Day

6h 52m

Tomorrow will be 4m 24s shorter.

[nwcountrygal]

Thanks Warptman... was wondering.

So we get sunrise earlier but looks like sunset is a little later or the same. Length of day is shorter. But looks like you loose more quicker. What is length of day say end of December average?? Also guessing if in mountains it is cut in half for sun to come over hill? Thanks for the reply. Just mulling it around in my head if I could ever winter up north. Can handle snow or used to. How much total inches of snow on ground at this point in time. I realize this changes for area to area.

Again stay warm!!! Happy winter!

[warptman]

Mountains? The nearest mountain to Bethel is 35 miles away by air. I don't think they cut down on length of day.

[nwcountrygal]

Haha I didn't mean close to you. Ment someone elses area south. Thanks for the pics though. You are all over these forums! Amazing pics as always. Again irgnorant. So you freeze hard not major accumlations of snow then?all though I think I would freak out seeing ocean frozen. Just wondering with our 3ft in 36 hours or Mt Rainier record 101 inches in 24hours. The most I have had at home is 6ft... drive up MT 15ft banks driving through. Bethel what is most depth... and no I would never think I am tough enough to handle Bethel was thinking alot more south. Great to learn though.

[warptman]

We don't get much snow here, unlike Valdez, they get snow storms in feet. We get snow in inches. We have an inch now. Most of the snow blows in from elsewhere here, or when it dumps, it gets blown away. The tundra isn't even covered over yet, but people are still using "snowmobiles" to get around town and to the area villages. The wind does blow a lot here, making the already cold temps colder with the windchill.

[warptman]

It's a bit on the cold side, not as bad as yesterday though!

Clear
-9 °F / -23 °C
Clear
Windchill: -34 °F / -36 °C
Humidity: 79%
Dew Point: -14 °F / -26 °C
Wind: 20 mph / 32 km/h / 8.7 m/s from the NNE
Pressure: 29.21 in / 989 hPa (Falling)
Visibility: 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers
UV: 0 out of 16
Clouds:
Clear -
(Above Ground Level)
Snow Depth: 1.0 in / 2.54 cm

[Nephler]

Warning Description: High Wind Watch

Warning Date: 5:19 am AKST on November 22, 2009

WarningSum:...High Wind Watch In Effect From Monday Afternoon Through Late
Monday Night Along Turnagain Arm And Higher Elevations...

Warning Message:The National Weather Service in Anchorage has issued a high wind
watch...which is in effect from Monday afternoon through late
Monday night.
A strong storm over the northeast Pacific this morning will track
northward across the western Gulf of Alaska tonight and then
move to somewhere in the vicinity of Cook Inlet on Monday before
heading inland Monday night. This storm has the potential to
produce east winds up to 80 mph along Turnagain Arm and higher
elevations sometime during the period from Monday afternoon
through late Monday night.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A high wind watch means there is the potential for a hazardous
high wind event. People are encouraged to closely monitor this
weather situation. Preparation for this potentially dangerous
weather event should begin now.

[warptman]

Bethel, Alaska (Airport)

Overcast
0 °F / -18 °C
Overcast
Windchill: -20 °F / -29 °C
Humidity: 83%
Dew Point: -4 °F / -20 °C
Wind: 16 mph / 26 km/h / 7.2 m/s from the NNE
Wind Gust: 24 mph / 39 km/h / 10.8 m/s
Pressure: 29.01 in / 982 hPa (Falling)
Visibility: 9.0 miles / 14.5 kilometers
UV: 0 out of 16
Clouds:
Overcast 2900 ft / 883 m
(Above Ground Level)
Snow Depth: 4.0 in / 10.16 cm

A Blizzard Warning remains in effect until 10 am akst this
morning.

A low pressure system over the eastern Bering is bringing strong
winds and snow to the Kuskokwim Delta. Northerly winds of 15 to
25 mph with gusts to 35 mph are expected... mainly along the coast.
Visibilities should be reduced to one quarter mile or less in
falling and blowing snow. The winds will diminish and visibility
will improve by late Sunday morning.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Blizzard Warning means severe winter weather conditions are
expected or occurring. Falling and blowing snow with strong winds
and poor visibilities are likely. This will lead to white-out
conditions... making travel extremely dangerous. All travel and
outdoor activity is strongly discouraged.

[Moose Whisperer]

High wind advisories are starting to go up here at my place. Keep an eye on my station over the next couple days.

http://tinyurl.com/anc-weather (broken link)

You can already see the temperature difference up here vs down in the city.

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High wind watch in effect from Monday afternoon through late Monday night along Turnagain Arm and higher elevations...
Today
Mostly cloudy. Isolated snow showers in the morning. Highs in the 20s. Light winds. Along Turnagain Arm and higher elevations...southeast wind 25 to 45 mph.

Tonight
Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of snow showers after midnight. Lows 15 to 25. North wind 10 to 15 mph except east 30 to 50 mph along Turnagain Arm and higher elevations.

Monday
Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of snow. Highs in the 30s. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Along Turnagain Arm and higher elevations east wind increasing to 40 to 55 mph...with gusts up to 80 mph possible in the afternoon.