Climate researcher Brian Brettschneider says the rain has “certainly, quite literally put a damper” on wildfire concerns.
It’s been rainy in Alaska for much of July so far, with Southcentral set to see cloudy skies through the week.wildfires burned across the InteriorAs part of our Ask a Climatologist segment, National Weather Service climate researcher Brian Brettschneider says the rain is lessening those wildfire concerns, and though temperatures may seem comparably cooler, it’s still a warmer-than-average summer.Obviously, rain is a great antidote for wildfire concerns.
What is the rest of the summer looking like?Well, the Climate Prediction Center, they do monthly outlooks, and the next outlook, which is going to be released on Thursday, will show that the southwest part of the state is most likely to be a little bit below normal temperatures. And then the north and northeastern part of the state may be a little bit warmer than normal and about half the state in the near-normal category.
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