Værmelding for The Thoroughfare

Winter Storm Watch issued November 28 at 11:44PM AKST until December 2 at 11:00AM AKST by NWS Juneau AK...SNOW POTENTIAL CONTINUES THROUGH THIS WEEKEND....Snow continues through tonight for the Hyder area.An additional round of heavy snow is forecasted for this weekendas warm moist air moves over the Panhandle starting Friday night.Expect snow to spread north through Saturday into Sunday, withthe potential to see near a foot of snow along the Icy StraitCorridor and Hyder. The Central Panhandle will also likelyreceive a range of 3 to 6 inches of snow Saturday into Sunday.Expect a transition to rainfall starting Saturday night for thesouthern Panhandle with rain expected along the Icy Straitcorridor by Monday afternoon.* WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations of 8 to11 inches possible. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.* WHERE...Portions of Southeast Alaska.* WHEN...From Saturday afternoon through Monday morning.* IMPACTS...The hazardous conditions could impact the morning orevening commute.Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.

National Weather Service