Svalbard is thawing in April, and it’s not supposed to. 2026 ground temperatures at 0.2m depth in Svalbard spiking to 0°C in April, far exceeding the 1998-2025 median and maximum

Map centered on Alaska showing the April 15, 2026 snow water equivalent as a percent of the 1991-2020 median.

April 15 snowpack snow water equivalent in and around Alaska from ERA5 courtesy @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social. Well above median snow in the Tanana and middle/upper Yukon River drainages increases the threat of break-up flooding in the coming weeks. #akwx #weather #Spring2026 @carrieinfbx.bsky.social

Alaska Spring River Breakup Outlook | ACCAP Speakers: Kyle Van Peursem (NWS Alaska-Pacific River Forecast Center) and Rick Thoman (Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness) Tune in for the latest update and outlook on river ice …

ACCAP’s annual Alaska Spring River break-up is Tuesday April 21 at 11am AKDT. With cold winter and above normal snowpack in some areas, break-up flooding is a real threat in the coming weeks. Join us to find out the latest. #akwx #weather @climatologist49.bsky.social

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Map centered on Alaska showing the April 15, 2026 snow water equivalent as a percent of the 1991-2020 median.

April 15 snowpack snow water equivalent in and around Alaska from ERA5 courtesy @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social. Well above median snow in the Tanana and middle/upper Yukon River drainages increases the threat of break-up flooding in the coming weeks. #akwx #weather #Spring2026 @carrieinfbx.bsky.social

Thank you.

Graphic showing the hourly temperature forecast at Fairbanks, Alaska from 51 different members of the ECMWF Ensemble Prediction System plus the median from April 20 to May 2, 2026.

Quite chilly in Fairbanks-land through Wednesday but then something close to normal starting Thursday, which will be a big change. Bad news for those hoping for endless winter. #akwx #weather @climatologist49.bsky.social

Shout out for Yéil Kundayaayí (pub. SHI ) by @rebeccanagle.bsky.social
There’s a new book of Tlingit stories published in Tlingit! Things like books & movies in Indigenous languages r so necessary to keep our languages alive. The book uses transcribed recordings & performances from Tlingit […]

Sheep and lambs in field with blue sky behind

Spring evenings are such a joy #Shetland

Alaska Spring River Breakup Outlook | ACCAP Speakers: Kyle Van Peursem (NWS Alaska-Pacific River Forecast Center) and Rick Thoman (Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness) Tune in for the latest update and outlook on river ice …

ACCAP’s annual Alaska Spring River break-up is Tuesday April 21 at 11am AKDT. With cold winter and above normal snowpack in some areas, break-up flooding is a real threat in the coming weeks. Join us to find out the latest. #akwx #weather @climatologist49.bsky.social

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I wish to register a complaint with the snow plow operator.

The low temperature at @toolikfieldstation.bsky.social this morning was -37F. @alaskawx.bsky.social

Thanks to the Alaska Press Club for 1st place in Education Reporting w my colleague @alaska.bsky.social for our coverage of the Legislature overriding Gov Dunleavy's veto of education funding last summer, restoring funds for schools.

W/ my friend/reporter Jasz Garrett @juneauindependent.bsky.social

Map centered on Alaska showing site-specific high temperatures (ºF) on Sunday, April 19, 2026. Plotted temperature range from -12F at Howard Pass to 59F at Klawock.

High temperatures (ºF) in and around Alaska on Sunday. Well defined air mass boundary evident from Norton Sound east-northeastward to west of Fairbanks to just north of Eagle. Spring-like warm in Southeast into northwest BC/southern Yukon Territory. #akwx #weather @climatologist49.bsky.social

Data Ranking Archive – 2026 December 2026 November 2026 October 2026 September 2026 August 2026 July 2026 June 2026 May 2026 April 2026 March 2026 February 2026 January 2026 Other climate year statistics: Data Archive –…

#Arctic climate rankings are now updated for March 2026: zacklabe.com/archive-2026/. Unfortunately, data is not available for sea-ice volume this month.

#SciComm #DataViz #OpenScience #OpenData

Line graph time series of 2026's daily Arctic sea ice extent compared to decadal averages from the 1980s to the 2010s. The decadal averages are shown with different colored lines with purple for the 1980s, blue for the 1990s, green for the 2000s, and white for the 2010s. Thin white lines are also shown for each year from 2000 to 2025. 2026 is shown with a thick gold line. There is a long-term decreasing trend in ice extent for every day of the year shown on this graph between March and May by looking at the decadal average line positions.

Monday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the 2nd lowest on record (JAXA data)...

• about 450,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 750,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 1,190,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 1,780,000 km² below the 1980s mean

More: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...

Should be pushing 50F by Thursday afternoon.

This one I think is from the early 80's, I was giving a sled ride to a friend, they hopped out and got a quick pic.
West of Nome, close to penny river

A vivid rainbow arcs from the upper left of the frame down to the tundra surface of the Donnelly Flats in interior Alaska, just north of the Alaska Range. A small dark lake reflects the sky in the middle foreground, surrounded by boreal spruce forest and green tundra vegetation. The tundra beyond the lake is lit in warm yellow-green light where the sun breaks through the overcast sky. The silhouette of the Alaska Range is faintly visible along the horizon.

Rainbow over the Donnelly Flats, just north of the Alaska Range in July.

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#alaska #rainbow #landscape

Left: daily sea ice extent (square kilometers) each season 1978-70 to 2025-26 with the past two seasons, 2011-12 and the smoothed 1991-2020 median highlighted. Right: NWS Alaska Sea Ice Program sea ice concentration analysis to 18 April 2026.

Sea ice extent in the Bering Sea is typical for mid-April in NSIDC data. There is more shorefast ice on the Alaska coast from Yukon River delta northward than in most recent years, while ice extent on the Russian side of the Being Sea is very low. #akwx #Arctic #SeaIce

Map centered on Alaska showing site-specific high temperatures (ºF) on Saturday, April 18, 2026. Plotted temperature range from -14F at Howard Pass, AK to 55F at Prince Rupert, BC.

High temperatures (ºF) in and around Alaska on Saturday. Well below normalNorth Slope, northern Interior and Northwest Arctic Borough. Close to normal Alaska Peninsula/Aleutians and in Southeast. #akwx #weather @climatologist49.bsky.social

Map centered on the central North Slope of Alaska showing low temperatures (ºF) through 7am AKDT Sunday, April 19, 2026. Plotted temperatures range from -35F at Toolik Lake to -9F at Alpine and Inigok.

Winter is alive and well on Alaska's central North Slope. Low temperatures Sunday morning included -35F (-37.2C) at Toolik Lake UAF Research Station and -32F (-35.6C) at Umiat. Persistent low clouds kept coastal areas milder. #akwx #weather

It’s mid-April. It’s spring.
And still almost no Krykkja has arrived.
It’s so silent. It’s too silent.
What happened?

NOAA 20 VIIRS truecolor satellite image centered over the Bering Strait region taken at 418pm AKDT March 18, 2026. Various features in the image are annotated, including open water, pack ice, clouds and snow covered land.

Clear skies Saturday afternoon allow for a nice view of sea ice across the northern Bering/southern Chukchi Seas in NOAA-20 VIIRS image courtesy @alaskagina.bsky.social. Shorefast ice along much of the mainland Alaska coast. Areas of open water in Norton Sound east of Nome. #akwx #SeaIce #Arctic

Map centered on Alaska showing site-specific high temperatures (ºF) on Friday, April 17, 2026. Plotted temperature range from -7F at Howard Pass to 50F Klawock, AK, Carmacks, YT, and Prince Rupert, BC.

High temperatures (ºF) in and around Alaska on Friday. Generally cooler than normal, though not dramatically so. #akwx #weather @climatologist49.bsky.social

Far North Fashion Show blends traditional methods and materials with a contemporary perspective On Wednesday, 10 designers blended Indigenous heritage and modern technique in both subtle and stunning ways.

My Grandaughter made the lead in this ADN story!
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#Fairbanks today lol 🤍

Four different takes on painting Denali: circa 1925 by Sydney Laurence (1865-1940), undated "Ziggy and Ted" by Eustace Paul Ziegler (1881-1969), 1982 "Mt. McKinley as Seen From the Grand Canal Rialto Bridge" by Dan DeRoux, & 1995 "Denali" by William Crosby. #alaskahistory #alaska

Thanks. Every day at Dexter is a good day.

A reminder that the literal *opposite* of whatever Donald Trump (and his GOP enablers) say is usually true: