Anchorage, AK
Weather Forecast Office
This is an outdated statistic from 2017. Please visit weather.gov/Anchorage for the latest information.
...Fresh snow amounts frosting South-Central Alaska...
The first snow system of 2017 brought fresh snow to much of
South-Central Alaska beginning late Friday afternoon on January
13th. While the heaviest snow amounts were deposited across Prince
William Sound and Valdez...most locations over the Anchorage Bowl
to Eagle River and the Matanuska and Susitna Valleys saw from
four to eleven inches.
With the snow expected to taper off through Saturday...another
snow producer is in the wings to bring more snow for Sunday night
and Monday.
...Snowfall Amounts reported through 2:00 PM...
Location....................................Amounts
NWS Sand Lake...............................4.7 inches
South Anchorage.............................5.9 inches
East Anchorage..............................6.0 inches
Anchorage Hillside..........................6.0 inches
Eagle River (Central).......................8.5 inches
Eagle River (Higher Elevations)............11.0 inches
Chugiak.....................................7.0 inches
Palmer (Parks Hwy)..........................4.6 inches
Palmer (Airport)............................6.0 inches
Willow (Southeast)..........................4.2 inches
Talkeetna (South)...........................4.1 inches
Talkeetna (Airport).........................5.0 inches
Chulitna River (Ermine Hill Trail)..........6.0 inches
Valdez (Town).............................18-24 inches
For a graphical representation of snowfall amounts across Southcentral Alaska, please click here
US Dept of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Weather Service
Anchorage, AK
6930 Sand Lake Road
Anchorage, AK 99502
907-266-5105
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