Weather Alerts Map

Kenai Peninsula Borough weather alerts

4 advisories are in effect for Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK. The most serious is a winter weather advisory.

Since 2016 the National Weather Service has issued about 168 alerts that included Kenai Peninsula Borough, roughly 17 a year. The most common is the winter weather advisory (82 from 2016 to 2025). No tornado warnings were recorded here in that period.

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Active alerts for Kenai Peninsula Borough

Winter Weather Advisory

Southern Kenai MtnsUntil · NWS Anchorage AK

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM AKST SUNDAY

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* WHAT...Mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations
between 2 and 4 inches and ice accumulations around a light glaze.
Winds gusting as high as 35 mph.

* WHERE...Seward.

* WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 5 PM AKST Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snow will develop tonight and continue into
Sunday before warmer air works in and changes the snow over to
rain. A brief period of freezing rain is possible before
temperatures warm above freezing.

What to do: Slow down and use caution while traveling. For the latest road conditions call 5 1 1 or visit 511.alaska.gov.

Winter Weather Advisory

NW Kenai PeninsulaUntil · NWS Anchorage AK

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SUNDAY TO 7 AM AKST MONDAY

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* WHAT...Mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations
between 3 and 7 inches and ice accumulations around a light glaze.

* WHERE...NW Kenai Peninsula.

* WHEN...From 3 AM Sunday to 7 AM AKST Monday.

* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous conditions
will impact the Monday morning commute.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snow will develop by early Sunday morning and
continue into early Monday morning. Warmer air will work in aloft
by late Sunday night resulting in areas of mixed snow and freezing
rain. There is still some uncertainty as to where the band of
heaviest snow will develop with this system. If this band remains
over the Kenai and Soldotna area for an extended period of time,
snow amounts could be higher.

What to do: Slow down and use caution while traveling. For the latest road conditions call 5 1 1 or visit 511.alaska.gov.

Winter Weather Advisory

Skilak Lake; Interior Kenai Peninsula; Turnagain PassUntil · NWS Anchorage AK

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM AKST MONDAY

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* WHAT...Mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations
between 6 and 12 inches and ice accumulations around a light glaze
to a few hundredths of an inch.

* WHERE...Interior Kenai Peninsula, Skilak Lake, and Turnagain Pass.

* WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 1 PM AKST Monday.

* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous conditions
will impact the Monday morning commute.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snow will develop across the interior Kenai
Peninsula by late this evening. Snow will continue through Sunday
evening before warmer air begins to move over the region. Snow will
likely change to rain. However, pockets of freezing rain are
possible in typically colder areas along the Seward Highway from
Turnagain Pass to Primrose.

What to do: Slow down and use caution while traveling. For the latest road conditions call 5 1 1 or visit 511.alaska.gov.

Winter Weather Advisory

Southern Kachemak Bay; SW Kenai PeninsulaUntil · NWS Anchorage AK

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 10 AM AKST MONDAY

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* WHAT...Mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations
between 4 and 8 inches and ice accumulations around a light glaze.

* WHERE...SW Kenai Peninsula and Southern Kachemak Bay.

* WHEN...From 6 AM Sunday to 10 AM AKST Monday.

* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous conditions
will impact the Monday morning commute.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snow will develop by early Sunday morning and
continue into early Monday morning. Warmer air will work in aloft
by late Sunday night resulting in areas of mixed snow and freezing
rain. The highest snow amounts are likely along the Homer Bluffs
with the best chance for freezing rain along the Sterling Highway
corridor near Ninilchik and Anchor Point.

What to do: Slow down and use caution while traveling. For the latest road conditions call 5 1 1 or visit 511.alaska.gov.

Map data: NWS, OpenFreeMap, OpenStreetMap

Recent alerts in Kenai Peninsula Borough

IssuedAlertArea
Nov 14, 9:50 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryNW Kenai Peninsula

Kenai Peninsula Borough alert history

Alert events that included Kenai Peninsula Borough or its forecast zones, from the NWS warning archive.

Alert type2016–20252026Last issued
Winter Weather Advisory828November 15, 2026
Dense Fog Advisory260November 26, 2024
Flood Advisory210August 29, 2025
Flood Warning90January 25, 2025
Winter Storm Watch84November 15, 2026
Flood Watch70January 24, 2025
Blizzard Warning40February 12, 2023
Winter Storm Warning40October 28, 2024
Fire Weather Watch30May 27, 2022
Red Flag Warning30May 27, 2022
High Wind Warning10October 11, 2024
Cold Weather Advisory02January 7, 2026
Heat Advisory01July 31, 2026
Wind Advisory01November 9, 2026

Tornado history

No tornadoes are recorded in Kenai Peninsula Borough in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database since 1950.

About Kenai Peninsula Borough

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