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: Northern Copper Valley; Western Copper Valley; Central Copper Valley; Ernestine; Southern Copper Valley; Tok Cutoff; McCarthy

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

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

9. Cold Weather Advisory for: Thompson Pass

10. Wind Advisory for: Municipality of Skagway

11. Winter Storm Warning for: City and Borough of Juneau

12. Winter Storm Warning for: City and Borough of Wrangell

13. Winter Storm Warning for: City of Hyder

14. Winter Storm Warning for: Petersburg Borough

15. Winter Storm Warning for: Petersburg Borough

16. Winter Weather Advisory for: City and Borough of Sitka

17. Winter Weather Advisory for: City and Borough of Wrangell

18. Winter Weather Advisory for: Northern Arctic Coast

19. Winter Weather Advisory for: Prince of Wales Island

20. Winter Weather Advisory for: Western Kupreanof and Kuiu Island

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Stratus Clouds

Stratocumulus clouds are similar to altocumulus clouds in their fluffy appearance, but have a slightly darker shade due to their additional mass.

A good way to distinguish the two cloud types is to hold your hand out and measure the size of an individual cloud; if it is the size of your thumb it is generally an altocumulus cloud, if it is the size of your hand it is generally a stratocumulus cloud.

It is uncommon for stratocumulus clouds to produce precipitation, but if they do it is usually a light rain or snow.

Next Topic: Stratus Clouds

Weather Topic: What are Wall Clouds?

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Wall Clouds Next Topic: Altocumulus Clouds

A wall cloud forms underneath the base of a cumulonimbus cloud, and can be a hotbed for deadly tornadoes.

Wall clouds are formed by air flowing into the cumulonimbus clouds, which can result in the wall cloud descending from the base of the cumulonimbus cloud, or rising fractus clouds which join to the base of the storm cloud as the wall cloud takes shape.

Wall clouds can be very large, and in the Northern Hemisphere they generally form at the southern edge of cumulonimbus clouds.

Next Topic: Altocumulus Clouds