Winter Weather Advisory For Freezing Drizzle Across The Kenai Peninsula

Author: KSRM News Desk |

The National Weather Service in Anchorage is reporting that a Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for Light wintry mix / freezing drizzle Saturday morning for Kenai, Soldotna, Sterling, Homer and Cooper Landing.

 

A warm front is expected to move through Southcentral overnight through Saturday morning bringing a light wintry mix/freezing drizzle which may result in a light dusting of snow/light glaze of ice on surfaces. Light precipitation is expected to spread from southeast to northwest just after midnight through the late morning hours Saturday before drying out. Timing is as follows for the light wintry mix/light freezing drizzle:

  • Kenai Peninsula: mainly Ninilchik north including Kenai/Soldotna and the Sterling Highway: Around midnight through 7-8 AM Saturday morning.
  • Anchorage Bowl: Between 3 AM to 8 AM Saturday
  • Matanuska Valley: (especially Wasilla westward): Between 3 AM to 8 AM Saturday
  • Susitna Valley: Between 6 AM and 10 AM Saturday

 

Monitor the forecast at www.weather.gov/afc for the latest update.