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Smoke from the Tatlanika wildfire across the greater Fairbanks area but PM2.5 air quality especially bad in the North Pole and Eielson AFB areas. Graphic and data courtesy PurpleAir. #akwx #Summer2026 #Smoke #Wildfire @carrieinfbx.bsky.social

High temperatures (ºF) in and around Alaska on Thursday. Very warm western North Slope, eastern Interior, Yukon Territory and southeast Alaska. Record high temperatures for August 13 at Juneau and Utqiaġvik. Southcentral was a bit milder. #akwx #weather @climatologist49.bsky.social

Utqiaġvik, Alaska up to 68F (20.0C) at 4pm AKDT Thursday. This is a new record high temperature for August 13, breaking the previous record of 66F (18.9C) set in 1991. Climate obs at Alaska’s northernmost community since 1920. #akwx #Arctic #Climate @climatologist49.bsky.social

Faster, bigger, more severe: Extreme wildfire spread sets the stage for forest ecosystem change in western and boreal North America (science.org)

NORTH AMERICA: A very timely paper. “…not only do the fastest fires burn outsized areas, but these areas have less remaining tree cover and reduced capacity for recovery, setting the stage for long-term vegetation shifts.”

Mendenhall River at Juneau ended up cresting about 1.5’ below the forecast crest - good news.

This week’s U.S. Drought Monitor has two areas of moderate drought in Alaska, one in the central Interior and one in southern Southeast. The rest of Panhandle is in the “abnormally dry” category. #akwx #weather #drought #Summer2026 @jenniferschell16.bsky.social @carrieinfbx.bsky.social

At 2:15 PM AKDT, Juneau [Juneau Co, AK] Official NWS Obs reports Flood. MNDA2 crested at 14.7" around 2:15 p.m. AKDT. #akwx Link

[Delayed Report] On Aug 12, at 10:30 PM AKDT, Juneau [Juneau Co, AK] Park/Forest Srvc reports Flood. Skaters Cabin has been closed due to ongoing flooding from the Suicide Basin release. #akwx Link