Climate Watch

Climate outlook for November

By Rick Thoman Alaska Climate Specialist Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness International Arctic Research Center/University of Alaska Fairbanks The climate outlook for November...

Typhoon Halong trekked over warmer than normal waters

Ex-typhoon Halong traversed warmer than normal sea surface on virtually its entire trek across the Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea. In the wake of the storm, we might have expected to see surface waters...

Ingredients of fall storms

By Rick Thoman Alaska Climate Specialist Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness International Arctic Research Center/University of Alaska Fairbanks With the fall sea storm season...

October Outlook: Temperatures near normal

By Rick Thoman Alaska Climate Specialist Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness International Arctic Research Center/University of Alaska Fairbanks The October outlook from NOAA's...

How warm sea temperatures influence our fall weather

By Rick Thoman Alaska Climate Specialist Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness International Arctic Research Center/University of Alaska Fairbanks Late summer sea surface...

Temperatures this summer were higher than average

By Rick Thoman Alaska Climate Specialist Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness International Arctic Research Center/University of Alaska Fairbanks All things considered, summer...

September Outlook

By Rick Thoman Alaska Climate Specialist Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness International Arctic Research Center/University of Alaska Fairbanks The September outlook from NOAA...

Nome had a warm, sunny summer

By Rick Thoman Alaska Climate Specialist Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness International Arctic Research Center/University of Alaska Fairbanks For many Nomeites, summer 2025...

Less Rain, More Sun

By Rick Thoman Alaska Climate Specialist Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness International Arctic Research Center/University of Alaska Fairbanks The total rainfall at Nome...

It's hot out there!

By Rick Thoman Alaska Climate Specialist Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness International Arctic Research Center/University of Alaska Fairbanks Most of the region has...