It’s not the first instance of unusually high temperatures in Alaska, but using the heat advisory label could help convey the weather’s severity.

The state, which previously issued information about high temperatures using special weather statement, has issued its first ...

Before June, the weather service had issued special weather statements about high temperatures. Now they trigger heat ...

With temperatures rising to around 86 degrees in Fairbanks, residents in Alaska got their first-ever heat advisory.

Alaska has been issued its first ever heat advisory by the National Weather Service (NWS) as an unusual surge of high ...

This is the first year that local Weather Service offices have begun issuing heat advisories. Before this month, any risk of ...

June marks the thaw and breakup season for most of Alaska. Though unusual, June snowfall is not unprecedented in the Brooks Range, which features elevations exceeding 4,000 feet. Snowstorms this time ...

Here’s what to know about Alaska’s inaugural heat advisory: Why it’s the first. The National Weather Service’s switch from special weather statements to advisories was meant to change how ...

The National Weather Service's switch from special weather statements to advisories was meant to change how the public views the information. “This is an important statement, and the public ...

The Juneau and Fairbanks weather service offices have been allowed to issue heat advisories beginning this summer, but not the office in the state’s largest city of Anchorage — at least not yet.