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Winter Weather Advisory, Alaska

Moderate

Another around 1 to 3 inches of snow. Travel could be very difficult.

Ended Friday, January 9, 2026.

Issued
Expires
Updated

Places in this advisory

How much

Snow across the area
Another 1 to 3 inches

Map

Map of Alaska with this advisory The Winter Weather Advisory covers Juneau, Hoonah, Gustavus. JuneauHoonahGustavusTenakee SpringsPelicanALASKA25 mi JuneauHoonahGustavusTenakee SpringsALASKA50 mi JuneauHoonahGustavusALASKA50 mi JuneauHoonahGustavusALASKA50 mi
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Details from the National Weather Service

What
Snow. Additional snow accumulations of around 1 to 3 inches.
Where
Glacier Bay, Eastern Chichagof Island, Cape Fairweather to Lisianski Strait, & City & Borough of Juneau.
When
Until 9 in the morning Friday.
Impacts
Travel could be very difficult. Heavy wet snow will be difficult to manage due to high water content.
Additional details
Snow will be dependent on how strong warm air aloft moves into the area. If warm air moves in quicker, bringing temperatures up faster, then less snow will accumulate and the transition to rain will be faster. If the warm air takes longer to move in, & the rain transition to be slower, total snow accumulations could be locally higher.

Updates

  1. Allowed to end on time. January 9, 2026
  2. Snow totals lowered from 3 to 5 inches to 1 to 3 inches. January 9, 2026
  3. Snow totals lowered from 5 to 8 inches to 3 to 5 inches. January 8, 2026
  4. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 8, 2026
  5. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 8, 2026
  6. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 8, 2026
  7. Snow totals raised from 3 to 6 inches to 5 to 8 inches. January 8, 2026
  8. Winter Weather Advisory issued for Thursday night through Friday morning. January 8, 2026