Interesting article about Alaska's unseasonably warm weather

Yesterday it was 111F in the sunshine at our place, just a mere 90F in the shade. Ouch.

Fire hazard is extreme in most of Yukon. Don't be burning a campfire or tossing your cigarette butts, please!

At 3:20pm it is 72 in Sterling on the Kenai, light breeze. The swallows are back this year so there will be fewer skeeters.

And we now bring you Trackrig with an up to minute weather report: Currently at 2:41PM it's now 67* in the shade in east Anchorage. Break out the umbrella shades, we've finally got a nice afternoon.

And as for the long range mosquito forecast, we expect an over all 23% decrease over the summer due to dryness and lack of standing water (except on the Dalton Hwy that is) this spring for them to breed in.

And to paraphrase another poster's tag line - this weather report is worth exactly what you paid for it. Aren't they all.

And an even more up to the minute weather report, it's now up to 68* in the shade.

5:41PM - 71*

Got to go back outside and enjoy it.

Bill

Thanks for making that a clicky, Trackrig. You suppose the skeeters will be better or worse with that warm weather?

Clicky

I was just thinking how cool the spring has been here in Anchorage so far. Today is about the warmest we've had and it's up to 64* now at 1:13PM. It's nice for doing yard work in, but there's usually been just a touch of breeze to go with it making it almost too cool to just sit around and enjoy it.

Bill