Weather Alerts for Alaska

Recent Locations: Wrangell, AK

1. Blizzard Warning for: Kivalina and Red Dog Dock; Baldwin Peninsula

2. Blizzard Warning for: Western Arctic Coast

3. High Wind Watch for: Kodiak Island Northeast

4. High Wind Watch for: Thompson Pass

5. Wind Advisory for: Municipality of Skagway

6. Wind Advisory for: Southern Kenai Mtns; West Prince William Sound & Whittier

7. Wind Advisory for: Valdez

8. Winter Storm Warning for: Interior Seward Peninsula; Eastern Norton Sound and Nulato Hills

9. Winter Storm Warning for: Noatak Valley; Lower Kobuk Valley

10. Winter Storm Warning for: Northern Denali Borough

11. Winter Storm Warning for: South Slopes of the Western Brooks Range; Upper Kobuk Valleys

12. Winter Storm Warning for: Tanana Flats; Eielson AFB and Salcha

13. Winter Storm Warning for: Upper Koyukuk Valley

14. Winter Storm Warning for: White Mountains and High Terrain South of the Yukon River; Upper Chena River Valley; Goldstream Valley and Nenana Hills; Chatanika River Valley; Two Rivers; Fairbanks Metro Area; Nenana; Central Interior

15. Winter Weather Advisory for: Central Brooks Range

16. Winter Weather Advisory for: Lower Koyukuk Valley; Middle Yukon Valley

17. Winter Weather Advisory for: Lower Yukon River

18. Winter Weather Advisory for: Northern Seward Peninsula

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Cirrostratus Clouds

Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km) and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as "cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.

Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud formations generally pass rapidly.

Next Topic: Cirrostratus Clouds

Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Condensation

Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds that occur above 20,000 feet and are composed mainly of ice crystals. They are thin and wispy in appearance.

What do they indicate?
They are often the first sign of an approaching storm.

Next Topic: Condensation