National Weather ServiceAlaskaBlizzard WatchArchive to October 1, 2026
Blizzard Watches in Alaska
The National Weather Service issued 0 blizzard watches for Alaska in 2025 and 17 a year on average in 2008-2025; in 2021-2025 it had the 1st most of any state. 2026 through September: 0, 100% below the average of 12 for those months in 2008-2025. Pribilof Islands was covered most often (62 times since 2008).
How many blizzard watches does Alaska get?
Every blizzard watch that covered part of Alaska. 2026 is an outline: the year is not over.
The numbers
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 2026 (through September) | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 |
| 2017 | 11 |
| 2016 | 12 |
| 2015 | 13 |
| 2014 | 20 |
| 2013 | 34 |
| 2012 | 49 |
| 2011 | 40 |
| 2010 | 36 |
| 2009 | 51 |
| 2008 | 42 |
Source: Iowa Environmental Mesonet archive of National Weather Service watches, warnings and advisories (VTEC); National Weather Service. Data as of October 1, 2026.
When in the year does Alaska get them?
Sum of 2008-2025; the busiest month is labelled.
Source: Iowa Environmental Mesonet archive of National Weather Service watches, warnings and advisories (VTEC); National Weather Service. Data as of October 1, 2026.
Where in Alaska?
| County or forecast zone | Since 2008 | Since 2023 | Last issued |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pribilof Islands | 62 | 0 | February 21, 2017 |
| Kuskokwim Delta | 59 | 0 | February 21, 2017 |
| Northeast Prince William Sound | 41 | 0 | January 16, 2017 |
| Western Prince William Sound | 39 | 0 | February 10, 2017 |
| Bristol Bay | 32 | 0 | February 21, 2017 |
| St Lawrence Island and Bering Strait Coast | 31 | 0 | December 29, 2016 |
| Eastern Beaufort Sea Coast | 27 | 0 | February 8, 2017 |
| Alaska Peninsula | 25 | 0 | March 12, 2014 |
| Eastern Aleutians | 16 | 0 | February 19, 2016 |
| Baldwin Peninsula and Selawik Valley | 14 | 0 | December 29, 2016 |
| Central Aleutians | 14 | 0 | March 1, 2013 |
| Central Beaufort Sea Coast | 14 | 0 | January 5, 2017 |
The NWS issues these products for counties or forecast zones; a zone can be part of a county or a mountain range.
Source: Iowa Environmental Mesonet archive of National Weather Service watches, warnings and advisories (VTEC); National Weather Service. Data as of October 1, 2026.
What is a blizzard watch?
A blizzard watch meant blizzard conditions were possible in the coming days. Since October 2017 the NWS covers that possibility with the winter storm watch. A watch means the conditions for the hazard are possible or favourable, but it is not yet happening: be ready to act if a warning follows. The national record · Every warning type in Alaska.