Weather Alerts for Alaska

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1. Air Quality Alert for: Fairbanks Metro Area

2. Blizzard Warning for: Central Beaufort Sea Coast

3. Blizzard Warning for: Eastern Beaufort Sea Coast

4. Cold Weather Advisory for: Central Brooks Range; Romanzof Mountains

5. Cold Weather Advisory for: Kuskokwim Delta Coast and Nunivak Island; Interior Kuskokwim Delta

6. Cold Weather Advisory for: Municipality of Skagway

7. Cold Weather Advisory for: Northern Copper Valley; Western Copper Valley; Central Copper Valley; Ernestine; Southern Copper Valley; Tok Cutoff; McCarthy

8. Cold Weather Advisory for: South Slopes Of The Eastern Brooks Range; South Slopes Of The Central Brooks Range

9. Cold Weather Advisory for: SW Kenai Peninsula; Southern Kenai Mtns; West Prince William Sound & Whittier; Valdez

10. Cold Weather Advisory for: Thompson Pass

11. Winter Storm Warning for: City of Hyder

12. Winter Storm Warning for: Petersburg Borough

13. Winter Weather Advisory for: City and Borough of Sitka; Western Kupreanof and Kuiu Island

14. Winter Weather Advisory for: Prince of Wales Island; City and Borough of Wrangell

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?

Home - Education - Cloud Types - Cumulonimbus Clouds

Cumulonimbus Clouds Next Topic: Cumulus Clouds

The final form taken by a growing cumulus cloud is the cumulonimbus cloud, which is very tall and dense. The tower of a cumulonimbus cloud can soar 23 km into the atmosphere, although most commonly they stop growing at an altitude of 6 km.

Even small cumulonimbus clouds appear very large in comparison to other cloud types. They can signal the approach of stormy weather, such as thunderstorms or blizzards.

Next Topic: Cumulus Clouds

Weather Topic: What is Drizzle?

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Drizzle Next Topic: Evaporation

Drizzle is precipitation in the form of water droplets which are smaller than raindrops.

Drizzle is characterized by fine, gently falling droplets and typically does not impact human habitation in a negative way. The exception to this is freezing drizzle, a condition where drizzle freezes immediately upon reaching earth's surface. Freezing drizzle is still less dangerous than freezing rain, but can potentially result in hazardous road conditions.

Next Topic: Evaporation