Southcentral Alaskans may want to keep an eye on the weather this weekend... A storm off the coast of Russia is sending a surge of warm air through the Bering Sea toward Mainland Alaska. This warm air will arrive in Southcentral Alaska Saturday... causing temperatures to climb above freezing at most locations on Saturday night and Sunday. At the same time, widespread rain will develop from the Kenai Peninsula to Anchorage and the Mat-Su Valley ahead of a cold front. Rain may be heavy at times as abundant moisture will be available from the subtropics. Cold air will move quickly back into the area sometime Sunday night and has the potential to change heavy rain to a heavy wet snow before things taper off on Monday morning. Forecast uncertainty: Confidence is increasing in a significant amount of precipitation falling across the area late this weekend. However, there remains a large amount of uncertainty with the timing of the return of cold air and how quickly rain will change back to snow and begin to accumulate. Impacts: The ground remains saturated from fall storms and has started to freeze with recent cold temperatures. Heavy rainfall on saturated or frozen ground could lead to localized flooding issues by Sunday afternoon. Additionally, as temperatures drop quickly below freezing on Monday, the roads and other surfaces may become icy. This could be made even worse if any amount of slush or wet snow accumulates after temperatures begin to drop. Stay tuned to the very latest forecasts on this weather situation at: weather.gov/anchorage
Posted on: Fri, 08 Nov 2013 23:48:15 +0000
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