Alaska ends record-cold winter as El Niño looms with warmer, snow-light forecasts

Alaska endured its coldest December–March in roughly 50 years, with Fairbanks posting its coldest period and Juneau experiencing a snowier December and March, while Anchorage logged its coldest March since 1960–61. Now forecasters anticipate a strong El Niño by mid-year, likely making summers 1–3 degrees warmer and winters 2–4 degrees warmer across most of the state, and substantially reducing snowfall, though some regions may see different effects.