Wildfire smoke is lowering air quality in the Whitehorse, YT area Monday morning as well as some areas farther downriver in the Yukon river valley. Air quality generally in the "good" category in Alaska based on PurpleAir reports and webcams. @Climatologist49

High temperatures (ºF) in and around Alaska on Sunday. Very warm eastern Interior and Yukon Territory and notably milder for most of Southeast. Cool Yukon-Kuskokwim delta coasts and in Southcentral. #akwx #weather

6:00AM: 60F, mostly cloudy.

The clouds will "burn off" later this AM. In fact, Prince of Wales Island and Ketchikan have heat advisories with temps up to 80 expected.

Yeah - that's hot for around here.

High of 67 in Sitka. This is the day I expected 70, so we'll see.

Note: If the weight of the world is getting you down, find yourself a dog and head to the mountains.

Sea ice extent in the Chukchi Sea has decline significantly in the past week though is still a bit above the 1991-2020 median for this point in the season. Just in the past few days, nearshore open water extends to Point Barrow. Beaufort Sea ice extent is the highest for mid-July since 2006 and is above the median for the 1980s! @ZLabe @Climatologist49

High temperatures (ºF) in and around Alaska on Saturday. Quite warm central Interior southeastward into the Yukon Territory and northwest British Columbia. Cool on the Beaufort Sea coast but closer to normal inland. Meanwhile, south winds across the Alaska Peninsula pushed the temperature at Port Heiden up to 69F (20.6C), highest temperature so far this year. #akwx #weather

6:00AM: 53F, fair.

It was a sunny day yesterday and I had the bright (ha!) idea to wash my car. It is now shiny and thoroughly vacuumed.

Unfortunately, the amount of pain I was in after, for the rest of the day, told me that it was probably the last time I wash a car. Arthritic bodies eventually tell you when it's time to stop. (See how sunny days are dangerous???)

Going up Harbor Mtn. today. It's my once-a-year and worth the incapacitation.

Sea surface temperatures across nearly the entire Gulf of Alaska are close to the 1991-2020 average in NOAA/PSL/ESRL data. In contrast, western Bering Sea warmer than normal, while much of the southern Beaufort Sea and Chukchi Sea north of 70ºN are cooler than normal due to persistent sea ice. @Climatologist49 @ZLabe

Wildfire smoke noticeably increasing and associated reduced air quality in the Fairbanks and North Pole areas Saturday early afternoon. Data and graphic courtesy PurpleAir. @anisian @Climatologist49

High temperatures (ºF) in and around Alaska on Friday. Quite warm in the Interior and the central and southern Yukon Territory. A bit milder in southwest Alaska. Cool for most of the North Slope. #akwx #weather

6:30AM: 57F, overcast.

We continue our drying trend, Sunday & Monday will have the most sun, but the whole week looks to be "liquid sunshine" free until Thursday or Friday.

High of 68F on Monday...I think that might edge up to 70F.

High temperatures (ºF) in and around Alaska on Thursday. Cool in southwest Alaska but otherwise most areas in Alaska close to normal for this time of year. However, southeast mainland Alaska and NW Canada on the warm side. #akwx #weather

6:00AM: 57F, no fog/mist as the NWS insists.

We are drying out. Sure, there are lots of clouds here & there, but no rain. That's a huge step forward toward summer.

The hike this weekend is a go. I must do it now: I will be having my 2nd shoulder replacement on the 30th and won't be hiking at all for awhile, due to risks of falling.

High temperatures (ºF) in and around Alaska on Wednesday. Cool and rainy in the Bristol Bay region. Warm in the Southeast Interior and Copper River basin as well as most of the North Slope. #akwx #weather

The mid-July Arctic sea ice update is now posted in the Alaska and Arctic Climate newsletter. Atlantic side of the North Pole has low ice extent, but the Pacific side has high ice. Two more months of melt to go for 2025. @Climatologist49

https://alaskaclimate.substack.com/p/july-2025-arctic-sea-ice-update

Tsunami Warning downgraded to Tsunami Advisory

WEAK51 PAAQ 162144
TSUAK1

BULLETIN
Public Tsunami Message Number 3
NWS National Tsunami Warning Center Palmer AK
144 PM AKDT Wed Jul 16 2025

UPDATES
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* Revised alert areas

...A TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT...

Tsunami Advisory in Effect for;

* SOUTH ALASKA AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA, Pacific coasts from
Kennedy Entrance, Alaska (40 miles SW of Homer) to Unimak
Pass, Alaska (80 miles NE of Unalaska)

For other US and Canadian Pacific coasts in North America,
there is no tsunami threat.

#AKwx

https://www.tsunami.gov/events/PAAQ/2025/07/16/sziems/3/WEAK51/WEAK51.txt

NTWC: A tsunami has been confirmed, and some impacts are expected for South Alaska and the Alaska Peninsula. Move inland and seek higher ground now!

Tsunami warning for Alaska

(Kodiak, et al)

https://tsunami.gov/

Wednesday 1245pm AKDT: Tsunami warnings in effect for part of the southwest Alaska coast following 7.2 earthquake south of Sand Point. #akwx #Alaska

TSUNAMI WARNING: Alaska Coast from Kennedy Entrance to Unimak Pass

A magnitude 7.2 earthquake 50 miles south of Sand Point at 12:38 PM AKDT has triggered a tsunami warning. If you are in coastal areas from 40 miles SW of Homer to 80 miles NE of Unalaska, MOVE INLAND TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

First waves expected: Sand Point 1:16 PM, Cold Bay 2:36 PM, Kodiak 2:41 PM.

Sea ice extent in the Beaufort Sea (north of Alaska, NW Canada) as of July 15 far higher than last year and is the highest for the date since 2001 in NSIDC data. In fact, Beaufort Sea ice extent is currently higher than was typical for mid-July during the 1980s. @ZLabe @Climatologist49