2012 Long-Range Weather Forecast for Alaska

Free 2-Month Weather Forecast

FEBRUARY 2012: temperature -16° north, 28° south (2° above avg. north, 1° below south); precipitation 0.6" north, 3" south (1" above east, 0.5" below northwest, 1.5" below southwest); Feb 1-9: Clear, cold north; snow showers, mild then very cold central; rain and snow, mild south; Feb 10-14: Snow showers, quite mild, north and central; heavy snow, then clear and mild south-central; stormy with heavy rain and snow Panhandle and Aleutians; Feb 15-21: Snow showers, mild, then seasonable north; snow showers, cold central; heavy snow, then rainy, mild Panhandle; snowy periods, cold Aleutians; Feb 22-29: Snow showers, seasonable north; snowy periods, mild east-central and west-central; heavy snow, then rain and snow, mild south-central; periods of rain and wet snow, mild Panhandle and Aleutians.

MARCH 2012: temperature -8° north, 22° south (7° above avg. north, 11° below south); precipitation 2" (0.5" above avg. north, 2" below south); Mar 1-3: Snow flurries, seasonable north and central; snow, then clear and cold south; Mar 4-11: Snowy periods, quite mild north; snowy periods, mild central; clear, cold south; Mar 12-19: Snow, then clear, cold north; flurries, then clear and cold west-central and south-central; heavy snow, then clear, cold east-central; clear, turning very cold Panhandle; rain and snow showers, mild Aleutians; Mar 20-23: Clear, cold north and south-central; snowy periods, mild west-central; snowy periods, cold Panhandle and east-central; rain and snow showers, mild Aleutians; Mar 24-31: Clear, cold north; snowy periods, then rain showers, mild central; showers, seasonable south.

Annual Weather Summary: November 2011 to October 2012

Winter season temperatures will be above normal, on average, in the north but below normal in central areas and much colder than normal in the southern portions of the state. The coldest periods will occur in early to mid-December, mid-January, early February, and mid-March. Precipitation will be above normal in the northern and east-central regions, much below normal in the south, and near normal in the west-central area. Snowfall will be above normal in the northern and eastern parts of the state and near or below normal in the south and west. The snowiest periods will be in early to mid-November, mid-January, mid-February, and late March.

April and May will be cooler than normal, with precipitation near normal in the north and below normal in the south. Snowfall will be above normal in the north and below normal elsewhere.

Summer season temperatures will be 1 to 2 degrees below normal, on average, with above-normal precipitation. The warmest temperatures will occur in mid-June, early July, and mid- to late July.

September and October temperatures will be below normal in the northern portions of the state and below normal across central and southern portions. Precipitation and snowfall will be below normal.

Temperature and Precipitation November 2011 to October 2012