Weather Alerts for Alaska

Recent Locations: Rio Rancho, NM Fairbanks, AK

1. Blizzard Warning for: Kivalina and Red Dog Dock; Baldwin Peninsula

2. Blizzard Warning for: Shishmaref; Bering Strait Coast; Southern Seward Peninsula Coast; Yukon Delta Coast; St Lawrence Island

3. Blizzard Warning for: Western Arctic Coast

4. Cold Weather Advisory for: Municipality of Skagway

5. High Wind Warning for: City and Borough of Juneau

6. Winter Storm Warning for: Interior Seward Peninsula; Eastern Norton Sound and Nulato Hills

7. Winter Storm Warning for: Noatak Valley; Lower Kobuk Valley

8. Winter Storm Warning for: South Slopes of the Western Brooks Range; Upper Kobuk Valleys

9. Winter Storm Warning for: Upper Koyukuk Valley

10. Winter Storm Warning for: White Mountains and High Terrain South of the Yukon River; Upper Chena River Valley; Goldstream Valley and Nenana Hills; Chatanika River Valley; Two Rivers; Fairbanks Metro Area; Nenana; Central Interior

11. Winter Weather Advisory for: Central Brooks Range

12. Winter Weather Advisory for: Kuskokwim Delta Coast and Nunivak Island; Interior Kuskokwim Delta

13. Winter Weather Advisory for: Lower Koyukuk Valley; Middle Yukon Valley

14. Winter Weather Advisory for: Lower Yukon River

15. Winter Weather Advisory for: Northern Seward Peninsula

16. Winter Weather Advisory for: Tanana Flats; Eielson AFB and Salcha; Northern Denali Borough

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Weather Topic: What are Fractus Clouds?

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Fractus Clouds Next Topic: Freezing Rain

A fractus cloud (scud) is a fragmented, tattered cloud which has likely been sheared off of another cloud. They are accessory clouds, meaning they develop from parent clouds, and are named in a way which describes the original cloud which contained them.

Fractus clouds which have originated from cumulus clouds are referred to as cumulus fractus, while fractus clouds which have originated from stratus clouds are referred to as stratus fractus. Under certain conditions a fractus cloud might merge with another cloud, or develop into a cumulus cloud, but usually a fractus cloud seen by itself will dissipate rapidly.

They are often observed on the leading and trailing edges of storm clouds, and are a display of wind activity.

Next Topic: Freezing Rain

Weather Topic: What is Graupel?

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Graupel Next Topic: Hail

Graupel is a form of precipitation that is created by atmospheric conditions which cause supercooled water droplets to contact snow crystals and freeze to their surface.

Sometimes known as soft hail or snow pellets, graupel is delicate and easily destroyed by touch. Whereas hail usually falls during severe weather, graupel doesn't require such conditions to form, and can form in mild precipitation similar to situations which produce snowfall.

Next Topic: Hail