Weather Alert Extended Into Wednesday –But Santa Gets A Break – Christmas Eve Night Will Be Warm - Only -13 Below Zero

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National Weather Service Extends Cold Weather Advisory For Copper River 

Now Thru Noon On Wednesday

Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 60 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 5 minutes. Frostbite and hypothermia are likely if exposed to these temperatures. Wind chill values can lead to hypothermia with prolonged exposure. Very cold temperatures can lead to hypothermia with prolonged exposure.

Very Cold Tuesday Night  

Wear a hat and gloves. Be sure to have an emergency kit in your car with blankets, energy bars and emergency winter clothing for every member of your family in case your car breaks down. 

By Christmas Day we will have some clouds and it will get slightly warmer.

Cold Weather For Entire Copper Valley Through
Christmas Eve
 Ambient temperatures could fall as low as 40 to 50 below zero on Tuesday night Warming To -32 By 4am.

The Gulkana Airport weather station is back online. 

You can once again view current weather conditions 24 hours a day at the Gulkana Airport.

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Daylight Hours 

Sunday, December 27th Day length: 5h 10m (+3 minutes)

First Light: 9:03am Sunrise: 10:08am Sunset: 3:18pm Twilight: 4:24pm

The shortest day of the year (Dec 21st) is 5 hours and 7 minutes long. Christmas Day is the first day we get a full minute more of daylight for a day length of 5 hours and 8 minutes.

Link To Sunrise - Sunset Calendar For Glennallen

Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near -36. Wind chill values as low as -45. Calm wind. 

Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a temperature rising to around -32 by 4am. Wind chill values as low as -50. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm. 

Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near -9. Wind chill values as low as -30. Calm wind. 

Wednesday Night Christmas Eve will be the warmest night we've seen in quite a while,
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -13. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph after midnight. 

Christmas Day
Partly sunny, with a high near -11. Northwest wind around 5 mph. 

Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -31. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight. 

Friday
A chance of snow after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near -13. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday Night
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -25.

Saturday
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near -8.

Saturday Night
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -22.

Sunday
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near -9.

Sunday Night
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -30.

Monday
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near -17.