{"id":78209,"date":"2021-11-09T22:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-10T07:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/news\/low-pressure-system-likely-to-bring-snow-to-juneau\/"},"modified":"2021-11-09T22:30:00","modified_gmt":"2021-11-10T07:30:00","slug":"low-pressure-system-likely-to-bring-snow-to-juneau","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/news\/low-pressure-system-likely-to-bring-snow-to-juneau\/","title":{"rendered":"Low-pressure system likely to bring snow to Juneau"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s time to dig out the snow shovel.<\/p>\n

Forecasters at the National Weather Service have issued a winter weather advisory and say that 2-4 inches of snow could fall on the capital city starting late Thursday night and into Friday morning.<\/p>\n

According to Greg Spann, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in the Juneau office, residents can expect to wake up to snowy conditions Friday thanks to a band of precipitation powered by a low in the Gulf of Alaska that’s making its way north.<\/p>\n

[An abbreviated cruise season by the numbers]<\/a><\/ins><\/p>\n

Spann said most of the snow would fall in the Northern Panhandle and primarily in Juneau in a Wednesday afternoon phone interview. He said the heaviest snow would fall during the overnight hours.<\/p>\n

“A temperature swing of a few degrees could make a massive difference,” Spann said, explaining that slightly warmer temperatures could yield more rain, but falling mercury could mean more of the white stuff.<\/p>\n

“If it gets colder, snow totals could be significantly higher,” Spann said, cautioning that it’s still too early to tell for sure how much snow could fall in that scenario.<\/p>\n

Downtown and Douglas residents can also expect gale-force winds. Spann said winds wouldn’t be as strong in the Mendenhall Valley.<\/p>\n

[Pausing to remember]<\/a> <\/ins><\/p>\n

Spann suggested allowing extra commute time Friday morning and exercising caution on slick roads and sidewalks.<\/p>\n

“We are in the part of the year without a lot of daylight, in the transition between autumn and winter,” Spann said. “Use caution and remember some places will be slippery, even if it doesn’t look like it.”<\/p>\n

Spann said that current forecasts show clearing skies starting Sunday and potentially lasting through Tuesday.<\/p>\n

“The downside of clear skies is chilly temperatures,” he said.<\/p>\n

• Contact reporter Dana Zigmund at dana.zigmund@juneauempire.com or 907-308-4891.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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