Weekend storm to bring Anchorage another 5 to 10 inches of snow and warmer temps

Forecasters are expecting another wave of snow for Anchorage heading into the weekend. A system is on track to blow in from the Gulf of Alaska on Friday evening, said National Weather Service Anchorage Meteorologist Daniel Johnston.

“We’re fairly certain that the Anchorage area will get between five and 10 inches of snow, with blowing snow a possibility as the winds pick up Friday evening through the day on Saturday,” Johnston said in a phone interview Thursday afternoon.

Johnston said the Friday evening snowfall could complicate the evening commute with winds gusting between 20 and 30 miles an hour leading to lower visibility…

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