Rain...mainly after midnight and from Atka west. Patchy fog. Lows in the mid 40s. Southwest wind 20 to 25 mph shifting to the south 30 to 40 mph after midnight.
Tuesday
Rain...becoming rain showers towards evening. Patchy fog. Highs in the upper 40s. South wind 25 to 40 mph shifting to the west 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon.
There are currently no warnings or advisories for this location.
Public Information Statement
Statement as of 3:40 PM AKST on November 9, 2009
... Updated snowfall amounts in the Anchorage area...
The first measurable snow of the season for the Anchorage NWS forecast office occurred overnight Sunday night. The snow started around 6 PM on the 8th and ended around 4 am on the 9th.
This was among the latest first measurable snowfalls on record for Anchorage. The latest first measurable snowfall on record was November 13 (2002)... so Anchorage was only five days away from this record.
Light snowfall is in the forecast for Monday night... with another good chance of snow late Wednesday.
The following is a report of snow amounts across the area...
Anchorage area...
1. 7 miles se of downtown Eagle River 6.7" 2. Potter Valley 5.7" 3. Hillside near omalley trailhead 5.5" 4. Birch and dearmoun 4.5" 5. Homestead elementary Eagle River 4.3" 6. Midtown 3.8" 7. Huffman and Lake Otis 3.7" 8. Dimond and Minnesota 2.7" 8. NWS forecast office 1.3"