Anchorage, AK Weather
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Scattered rain showers before 1am, then patchy fog and isolated rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 51. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
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Last updated Sat, Aug 22, 8:47 PM UTC
Winter in Anchorage
Anchorage averages 59 inches of snow a year, according to NOAA’s 1991–2020 climate normals — a regular snow place. Snow several times a winter, well-practised response. Closures happen but need a real storm.
That is why local snowfall thresholds differ so much from one town to the next: a district that plans for 59 inches a year is equipped differently from one that never sees any. Here, roughly 6 inches in a single storm is where a normal school day comes under threat.