A high pressure system in western Canada will drive temperatures in Southeast Alaska through the floor, possibly hitting below zero at the Juneau International Airport for the first time in years.<\/p>\n
“We have a massive high pressure system over the area. It’s parked over Western Canada. All the cold air from British Columbia and the Yukon are coming south into our area,” said Cody Moore, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service’s Juneau office, in a phone interview. “This is a typical wintertime weather pattern where you get a high pressure area over Canada. This type of weather pattern, all the low pressure systems, all the storm systems are getting pushed off.”<\/p>\n
While high pressure systems are regular in the winter, Moore said, the temperature they’re reaching isn’t. Temperatures are expected to bottom out early Tuesday and Wednesday morning, and rise slightly thereafter, though they’re unlikely to float above the freezing mark before next week, Moore said.<\/p>\n
“The Juneau airport itself hasn’t gone below zero since 2009. This will be the coldest we’ve gotten in more than a decade,” Moore said. “Back of the Valley will likely get below zero. They’ve done that the last couple of years.”<\/p>\n