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Mari Kanagy/Juneau Empire A tow plow drives along Glacier Highway on Monday, Jan. 5.

Rain-snow showers and a gradual warm-up forecast for Juneau

The city is set to see more manageable precipitation this week after days of relentless snowfall.

 

The Fred Meyer gas station roof collapsed early morning on Thursday, Jan. 1. (Mari Kanagy/Juneau Empire)

Fred Meyer gas station awning collapse raises concern over roof stability

The amount of snow that each roof can handle is highly variable.

 

A mound of a snow obscures a "student drop off" sign near Sít' Eetí Shaanàx-Glacier Valley School. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire file photo)

Schools and city facilities are closed amid another winter storm

A winter storm warning is in effect with snow dump of around one foot forecast for the day.

 

A truck with a snowplow drives along Douglas Highway on Dec. 31, 2025. (Mari Kanagy / Juneau Empire)

Warnings pile up under record-breaking snowfall in Juneau

December 2025 is the snowiest December in the city’s history.

A truck with a snowplow drives along Douglas Highway on Dec. 31, 2025. (Mari Kanagy / Juneau Empire)
Alaska's Department of Transportation and Public Facilities issue a warning of increased avalanche hazard along Thane Road. (Juneau Empire file photo)

Avalanche advisory in effect for Thane, Downtown

The alert is not an evacuation notice, but officials urge residents to stay informed.

Alaska's Department of Transportation and Public Facilities issue a warning of increased avalanche hazard along Thane Road. (Juneau Empire file photo)
Downtown Juneau experiences its first significant city-level snow fall of the season as pictured on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025. (Mari Kanagy / Juneau Empire)

Sub-zero temperatures to follow record snowfall in Juneau

The National Weather Service warns of dangerous wind chills as low as -15 degrees early this week.

Downtown Juneau experiences its first significant city-level snow fall of the season as pictured on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025. (Mari Kanagy / Juneau Empire)
Snow blankets a statue in front of the Alaska State Capitol. (Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire File)

A white Christmas is in Juneau’s forecast

Winter storm warning issued through the holiday.

Snow blankets a statue in front of the Alaska State Capitol. (Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire File)
Dana Zigmund / Juneau Empire Snow is piled up Tuesday outside the Mt Jumbo gym building in Douglas.

Snow removal debate sparks a flurry of comments

Resident asks city crews to stop blocking driveways

Dana Zigmund / Juneau Empire Snow is piled up Tuesday outside the Mt Jumbo gym building in Douglas.
Juneauites were out and about in the snow on 2nd Street in Douglas Wednesday, but the National Weather Service issued a winter storm watch for another storm Thursday morning which could bring up to two feet of snow in two days. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)

National Weather Service warns 2 feet of snow possible by weekend

Check your boats.

Juneauites were out and about in the snow on 2nd Street in Douglas Wednesday, but the National Weather Service issued a winter storm watch for another storm Thursday morning which could bring up to two feet of snow in two days. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)
Slack Tide: Let’s Get Plowed

Slack Tide: Let’s Get Plowed

To characterize how I once spent my winters as merely “shoveling snow” would be a misnomer.

Slack Tide: Let’s Get Plowed
A First Student school bus stalls out at D and 4th Streets in Douglas after snowfall on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020. No students were on the bus at the time and the bus was safely backed down the street. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Late snow means safer roads this year compared to last

Juneau saw 58 total car crashes in December, way less than past two years.

A First Student school bus stalls out at D and 4th Streets in Douglas after snowfall on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020. No students were on the bus at the time and the bus was safely backed down the street. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
City plows ahead with more snow expected tonight

City plows ahead with more snow expected tonight

Buses are running and roads are plowed.

City plows ahead with more snow expected tonight
More than a foot of snow could be coming to Juneau

More than a foot of snow could be coming to Juneau

There’s snow time like the present.

More than a foot of snow could be coming to Juneau
Cold snap coming

Cold snap coming

At least we’re not Chicago.

Cold snap coming
State changes road priorities for snow plowing in Juneau

State changes road priorities for snow plowing in Juneau

Plowing will happen faster on priority one roads.

State changes road priorities for snow plowing in Juneau
It’s time for snow
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It’s time for snow

Snow falls in downtown Juneau on Jan. 10, 2019. Read more about the winter storm here. Video by Michael Penn | Juneau Empire… Continue reading

It’s time for snow
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Art teacher sculpts giant polar bears

Art teacher sculpts giant polar bears

That’s snow business.

Art teacher sculpts giant polar bears
A vehicle in the ditch at the intersection of Egan Drive and Yandukin Drive near Fred Meyer on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Snowin’ and slidin’

Slow down.

A vehicle in the ditch at the intersection of Egan Drive and Yandukin Drive near Fred Meyer on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Snow-removal crews work in White Pass during the winter of 2015-2016. (Hal Hartman | Courtesy photo)

Keeping Klondike Highway open isn’t just a blast

The State of Alaska is looking for someone who enjoys working with explosives and coping with avalanches. Last week, the Alaska Department of Transportation and… Continue reading

Snow-removal crews work in White Pass during the winter of 2015-2016. (Hal Hartman | Courtesy photo)