Will it be snowing in September?

[MacGyver]

I’ve learned to never predict the weather, when we have a cold summer, we are going to have snow in September, If it rains. Getting caught in an early snowstorm will make getting out on an ATV difficult or dangerous if there are steep hills. Go early before it snows and be safe.

Another reason to be hunting early, Caribou will be moving early if it does stay cold. I don’t know about moose, but I suspect they will not be where I found them the past.

 

[SmokeRoss]

I only remember snow in September once since 82. On Sept 26 early 90's, we had enough snow for a friend to ride his snow machine 2 blocks to my house. He was born and raised here and said it was the first time there was enough snow for him to ride in September. It all melted the next day.

 

[MacGyver]

I only remember snow in September once since 82. On Sept 26 early 90's, we had enough snow for a friend to ride his snow machine 2 blocks to my house. He was born and raised here and said it was the first time there was enough snow for him to ride in September. It all melted the next day.

That good to know.

Sounds like the Kenai would be a good place to go moose hunting this year.

 

[4merguide]

I’ve learned to never predict the weather....

.....Yet here you are trying to predict it...

 

[SmokeRoss]

That good to know.

Sounds like the Kenai would be a good place to go moose hunting this year.

Most of the moose died off during the deep snow winters of 2021 and 2022.

 

[AKBEE]

Winter took a toll on the moose for a couple of years by my cabin, but they seem to have done much better this last winter, with some healthy ones around.

I find it interesting that squirrels are already storing mushrooms in spruce trees. I usually don’t see that till closer to August.

 

[4merguide]

I’ve learned to never predict the weather, when we have a cold summer, we are going to have snow in September, If it rains. Getting caught in an early snowstorm will make getting out on an ATV difficult or dangerous if there are steep hills. Go early before it snows and be safe.

Another reason to be hunting early, Caribou will be moving early if it does stay cold. I don’t know about moose, but I suspect they will not be where I found them the past.

I gotta laugh at the people that try to predict the weather by looking at their phone. You may as well just look up at the sky at any given time and see what the weather is doing, because the phone changes its forecast about just as fast. Mostly I just look at my phone to see the temp, but the other day I noticed it said the next day it said 90% chance of rain....that's 90% mind you. Within an hour it had changed to cloudy with no chance of rain.

 

[4merguide]

Winter took a toll on the moose for a couple of years by my cabin, but they seem to have done much better this last winter, with some healthy ones around.

I find it interesting that squirrels are already storing mushrooms in spruce trees. I usually don’t see that till closer to August.

Quite a few moose around my place this spring. Cows with newborns, and yesterday yearling twin bulls laid down off the edge of my lawn. They'll probably be legal this fall, but I'm sure they won't be around then. But if they are, there's way too many people around for me to get lucky enough to be the first one to see them.

I don't know if I like the sound of squirrels already gathering food...

 

[SmokeRoss]

Winter took a toll on the moose for a couple of years by my cabin, but they seem to have done much better this last winter, with some healthy ones around.

I find it interesting that squirrels are already storing mushrooms in spruce trees. I usually don’t see that till closer to August.

Moose numbers are still down in my area near the coast. They are improving but still have quite a way to go to get back to normal. One easy way to check is watch the road kill numbers. Way off from previous years.

 

[gunner]

I gotta laugh at the people that try to predict the weather by looking at their phone. You may as well just look up at the sky at any given time and see what the weather is doing, because the phone changes its forecast about just as fast. Mostly I just look at my phone to see the temp, but the other day I noticed it said the next day it said 90% chance of rain....that's 90% mind you. Within an hour it had changed to cloudy with no chance of rain.

Not sure what sites you are looking at on your phone, there are many weather reports online.
The national weather and Noaa sites I use are very hit and miss on precipitation, but frankly I don' t give a shat about that.I have good rain gear.
I find them amazingly accurate on wind directions and velocity, which has way more impact on my outdoor activities then rain or snow.

 

[SmokeRoss]

Not sure what sites you are looking at on your phone, there are many weather reports online.
The national weather and Noaa sites I use are very hit and miss on precipitation, but frankly I don' t give a shat about that.I have good rain gear.
I find them amazingly accurate on wind directions and velocity, which has way more impact on my outdoor activities then rain or snow.

I use Weather Underground and find them pretty accurate.

 

[stillapa12drvr]

Weather Underground seems to be consistently accurate, although they tend to forget to say "...with rain" sometimes when they predict cloudy. ForeFlight is really good for aviation weather, although for most airports they rely on the updates furnished by others (FAA, NOAA, etc) and so there's often a gap between the reported conditions and the real conditions but at least for places one is familiar with (i.e. Merrill, Lake Hood, etc) one can get a sense of what's happening and whether conditions are improving or deteriorating.

 

[4merguide]

Not sure what sites you are looking at on your phone, there are many weather reports online.

I'm referring to the basic plain Jane app that comes with the iphone that most people have.

 

[Patsfan54]

I've been snowed on in Kodiak in early September. July might be the only month I haven't been snowed on in Alaska. Seems like the Pacific Decadal Oscillation has swung back into the cold phase.

Windy has really turned into my go to site for weather, especially marine weather, in the last few years with weather underground a close second.

 

[SmokeRoss]

I'm referring to the basic plain Jane app that comes with the iphone that most people have.

There is a group of us that meet at the Sr Center for lunch. It's interesting to hear what some of them say about the weather forecast. Many times they are way off. I have to ask them what forecast they are using. Yeah, the one on the phone. Probably from some company in the lower 48. I use W.U. almost exclusively. I don't think my neighbor does. When we get snow he will be out there plowing, shoveling and snow blowing when there is still more snow coming. I watch W.U. and also use the satellite imagery. I wait until it's done snowing and do the plowing just once. Neighbor has to do his again after it stops. He wonders How I time it so well.

 

[SmokeRoss]

I've been snowed on in Kodiak in early September. July might be the only month I haven't been snowed on in Alaska. Seems like the Pacific Decadal Oscillation has swung back into the cold phase.

Windy has really turned into my go to site for weather, especially marine weather, in the last few years with weather underground a close second.

This is the wettest spring I can remember since moving the the K.P. We usually get very little or no rain at all from breakup till mid June. Not this year.

 

[cdubbin]

This is the wettest spring I can remember since moving the the K.P. We usually get very little or no rain at all from breakup till mid June. Not this year.

Not around Homer. Last month, area trails were the driest I’ve ever seen them in May. No puddles or even soft mud in the usual wet spots, just firm dry dirt.

 

[AK Troutbum]

I've been snowed on in Kodiak in early September. July might be the only month I haven't been snowed on in Alaska. Seems like the Pacific Decadal Oscillation has swung back into the cold phase.

Windy has really turned into my go to site for weather, especially marine weather, in the last few years with weather underground a close second.

I've been snowed on in July, in the Anchorage area. About 6 or 8 years ago my son and I were camped out at around 5,000' and got about 2" one night. Also got snowed on hard at my house in June, back in '08, but it didn't stick.

 

[stillapa12drvr]

Never been snowed-upon in Los Anchorage in either June or July, although I've definitely seen white stuff on the Chugach after the city got a hard rain in that timeframe. Decades ago (circa '95? 97?) there was a relatively heavy and wet snowfall somewhere close to Mother's Day (maybe 8-10", perhaps as much as 12" as measured by the official "that sure looks like X" to me" gauge) that created great panic in PA12drvr and I spent a miserable hour after work (i.e. wearing court attire, including low-quarter shoes) clearing snow off wings and other control surfaces....of course, about 30 minutes after clean wings, the snow stopped and about 2-3 hours after the snow stopped, it had mostly melted.

I'm seeing squirrels do the food storage thing in both Los Anchorage (hillside) and Big Lake (at least that's what it looks like while I'm trying to scare them away from the house with the BB gun)....is anyone in the more removed areas seeing any sign of heavier-than-usual fur on the 'yotes or Lynx?