Winter Weather Advisory, Alaska
Moderate2 to 4 inches of snow, up to 7 inches of snow, gusts up to 40 mph. Travel will be very difficult and is discouraged unless it is an emergency.
Ended Friday, December 26, 2025.
- Issued
- Expires
- Updated
Places in this advisory
How much
- Snow across the area
- 2 to 4 inches
- Wind gusts
- Up to 40 mph
Map
- This advisory
- US border
Details from the National Weather Service
- What
- For the Winter Weather Advisory, snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 4 inches. For the Winter Storm Warning, heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations of up to 7 inches. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph.
- Where
- Prince of Wales Island.
- When
- For the Winter Weather Advisory, until midnight AKST tonight. For the Winter Storm Warning, from 9 in the morning to 9 at night Saturday.
- Impacts
- Travel will be very difficult and is discouraged unless it is an emergency. The hazardous conditions could impact the morning or evening commute.
- Additional details
- For the Winter Storm Warning on Saturday, a system moving through will bring up to 7 inches to the areas at snow level between the morning hours and the evening, before transitioning to rain. Higher elevations will see higher accumulations of snow, with snowfall lasting longer into Saturday night. The highest snowfall rates are expected late morning through the afternoon.
Updates
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Allowed to end on time. December 25, 2025
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Snow totals lowered from 6 to 9 inches to 2 to 4 inches. Now ends earlier, at Friday, midnight. Ended for part of the area. December 25, 2025
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Snow totals raised from 2 to 4 inches to 6 to 9 inches. Extended to Saturday, 9 at night. Area expanded. December 25, 2025
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Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. Now also replaces the Winter Storm Watch. December 25, 2025
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Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. December 25, 2025
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Winter Weather Advisory issued for Thursday afternoon through Friday overnight. December 25, 2025