Isolated snow showers in the evening. Snow developing after midnight. Snow accumulation up to 3 inches. Lows 5 to 20 above. Coldest toward Glennallen. Light winds.
Tuesday
Snow likely in the morning east of Glennallen. Otherwise partly sunny with isolated snow showers. Additional snow accumulation up to 2 inches. Highs in the mid teens to upper 20s. Warmest east of Glennallen. Northwest wind 15 mph.
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"