Weather Alerts for Alaska
1. Special Weather Statement for: City and Borough of Yakutat; Municipality of Skagway; Haines Borough and Klukwan; Glacier Bay; Eastern Chichagof Island; Cape Fairweather to Lisianski Strait; City and Borough of Sitka; Admiralty Island; City and Borough of Juneau; Petersburg Borough; Western Kupreanof and Kuiu Island; City and Borough of Wrangell
2. Wind Advisory for: Municipality of Skagway
3. Winter Storm Warning for: Central Beaufort Sea Coast; Eastern Beaufort Sea Coast; Central Arctic Plains; Central Brooks Range; Romanzof Mountains
4. Winter Storm Warning for: Dalton Highway Summits; White Mountains and High Terrain South of the Yukon River
5. Winter Storm Warning for: Eastern Norton Sound and Nulato Hills; Lower Koyukuk Valley; Middle Yukon Valley
6. Winter Storm Warning for: Northern Denali Borough
7. Winter Storm Warning for: South Slopes Of The Central Brooks Range; Upper Koyukuk Valley
8. Winter Storm Warning for: South Slopes of the Western Brooks Range; Upper Kobuk Valleys
9. Winter Storm Warning for: Southern Seward Peninsula Coast; Interior Seward Peninsula
10. Winter Storm Warning for: St Lawrence Island
11. Winter Storm Warning for: Upper Chena River Valley; Tanana Flats; Eielson AFB and Salcha; Goldstream Valley and Nenana Hills; Chatanika River Valley; Two Rivers; Fairbanks Metro Area; Nenana; Central Interior
12. Winter Storm Warning for: Yukon Delta Coast; Lower Yukon River; Lower Yukon and Innoko Valleys
13. Winter Weather Advisory for: Central Copper Valley; Tok Cutoff
14. Winter Weather Advisory for: Kuskokwim Valley West; Kuskokwim Delta Coast and Nunivak Island; Interior Kuskokwim Delta
15. Winter Weather Advisory for: Lower Kobuk Valley; Northern Seward Peninsula
16. Winter Weather Advisory for: Noatak Valley; Kivalina and Red Dog Dock; Baldwin Peninsula
17. Winter Weather Advisory for: North Slopes of the Western Alaska Range; Upper Kuskokwim Valley
18. Winter Weather Advisory for: Northern Alaska Peninsula; Bristol Bay Borough (Naknek and King Salmon); Lake Iliamna / Nila Vena / Nanvarpak
19. Winter Weather Advisory for: Shishmaref; Bering Strait Coast
20. Winter Weather Advisory for: Upper Tanana Valley; Delta Junction; Eastern Alaska Range North of Trims Camp
21. Winter Weather Advisory for: Western Capes
22. Winter Weather Advisory for: Yukon Flats; Fortymile Country
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Weather Topic: What is Snow?
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Next Topic: Stratocumulus Clouds
Snow is precipitation taking the form of ice crystals. Each ice crystal, or snowflake,
has unique characteristics, but all of them grow in a hexagonal structure.
Snowfall can last for sustained periods of time and result in significant buildup
of snow on the ground.
On the earth's surface, snow starts out light and powdery, but as it begins to melt
it tends to become more granular, producing small bits of ice which have the consistency of
sand. After several cycles of melting and freezing, snow can become very dense
and ice-like, commonly known as snow pack.
Next Topic: Stratocumulus Clouds
Weather Topic: What are Stratus Clouds?
Home - Education - Cloud Types - Stratus Clouds
Next Topic: Wall Clouds
Stratus clouds are similar to altostratus clouds, but form at a
lower altitude and are identified by their fog-like appearance, lacking the
distinguishing features of most clouds.
Stratus clouds are wider than most clouds, and their base has a smooth, uniform
look which is lighter in color than a nimbostratus cloud.
The presence of a stratus cloud indicates the possibility of minor precipitation,
such as drizzle, but heavier precipitation does not typically arrive in the form
of a stratus cloud.
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