The Nationwide Climate Service workplace in Juneau is warning of great winter climate on Tuesday afternoon, bringing heavy snow at first and rain later within the week.
A winter storm warning is in impact till 3 a.m. Thursday. The heaviest snowfall is predicted Tuesday night.
As much as 5 inches of snow are anticipated Tuesday evening and into Wednesday morning. Wednesday afternoon that snow may flip to freezing rain, however ice just isn’t anticipated to be an enormous downside.
On Thursday, there’s one other spherical of snow, says Wes Adkins from the Nationwide Climate Service.
“It is a change,” Adkins stated in a briefing Tuesday afternoon. “Initially we had been all rain, however now we’re seeing the chilly air stick round. So it’s going to start out as heavy moist snow. And I’ve put the emphasis on ‘heavy’ as a result of that’s going to be heavy in weight as nicely.”
After which, the rain comes.
“That’s going to fall on this heavy moist mess and make it even messier,” Adkins stated. “And that’s going to be troublesome to handle on streets”
The prolonged forecast is displaying rain by means of the weekend.
Avalanche hazard is presently low for city areas round Juneau, however with the rain and snow within the forecast, town’s emergency supervisor expects to see avalanche hazard go up. Pure avalanches are attainable Wednesday by means of Friday.