It’s been a strange winter here in Alaska. As of today, Anchorage was 32″ below their annual average snowfall and Fairbanks has not seen the thermometer drop to -40F yet.

But it looks like Winter is about to make a guest appearance. Anchorage could see up to a foot of fresh powder over the next few days, and the mercury is about to drop here in Interior Alaska. It looks like we’ll see temps near -40 at night this weekend and early next week.

Call me crazy, but a winter without -40 just does not seem right. How do the people in the Lower 48 survive without it?