The National Weather Service in Anchorage is forecasting a shift back to a rainy weather regime is returning to portions of Southcentral.
According to the National Weather Service, Southwesterly flow from the Kenai Peninsula through Cook Inlet to the Anchorage and Matanuska and Susitna Valleys will bring prolonged, steady rainfall beginning Friday night and lasting through at least Sunday morning.
Storm total precipitation is expected to be greatest for communities along Cook Inlet, such as Nikiski, Kenai, Soldotna and north into the Susitna Valley, such as Talkeetna and Skwentna northward. High confidence exists for totals greater than an inch.
There is lower confidence for rainfall totals exceeding two inches and also for the overall rainfall totals in locations that reside closer to the Chugach and Kenai Mountains. Southeasterly winds developing closer to the surface could lower rainfall amounts, but plenty of moisture will be available for maintaining precipitation for inland locations at higher elevations, including Sterling, Anchorage, Palmer, and Wasilla. Locally heavier rainfall rates will be possible in stronger rain bands.
Prolonged rainfall could cause localized flooding on small streams. The exact rainfall totals may change.
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