Arctic temperatures hit Southeast Alaska as Petersburg sees record snowfall

Arctic temperatures hit Southeast Alaska as Petersburg sees record snowfall

People walk on icy streets and shovel snow in downtown Petersburg on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. Over 15 inches of snow fell in the town earlier that week. (Taylor Heckart/KFSK) Winter has arrived in Southeast Alaska, bringing freezing temperatures and enough snow to break daily records for some communities. Jeff Garmon is a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Juneau. “I don’t think anybody escapes having to, you know, just make sur…