Frost/Freeze — City and Borough of Yakutat, Alaska

2023-05-04 to 2023-05-05 · City and Borough of Yakutat, Alaska

Event narrative

The Yakutat airport recorded temperatures of 32 or colder for approximately 8 hours and saw a minimum of 28 degrees for about 2 hours during the early morning of May 5th. The nearby CRN site bottomed out at 27 degrees at 515am local time. No impacts were shared.

Wider weather episode

A ridge of high pressure over the eastern Gulf of Alaska, cold temperatures aloft, and light winds during the overnight hours allowed temperatures to fall across the northern panhandle. A frost advisory was in effect and no impacts were shared.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1085276. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.