The snow has ended across the northern areas of Southeast, but extreme cold is setting in. Wind Chill values will reach as low as -50° near Skagway, to -25° near Haines, and to -15° near Juneau. The Copper River Basin will also experience extreme wind chill values to -50° through Tuesday afternoon.

Officials this week transitioned to a focus on long-term recovery and next year’s push to finish cleanup and repair.

In addition to the heavy snowfall, ice accumulations of between 0.1 and 0.2 inches and winds as high as 40 mph are also expected, which could create blizzard-like conditions—reducing visibility and making travel conditions difficult—and make outdoor surfaces slippery and dangerous.

But don’t expect snow to come with the deep December freeze, says National Weather Service climate researcher Brian Brettschneider.

Elsewhere in the region, the heavy snow and wind caused the Klondike Highway to close over the weekend, and the Alaska Marine Highway System ferry M/V LeConte scheduled to leave Skagway Sunday was cancelled. That stranded the Juneau-Douglas High School Yadaa.at Kalé Nordic Ski Team in Whitehorse after a ski trip.

Winds gusted as high as 82 mph Sunday, and 17 people spent the night in an emergency shelter in Wasilla. A high wind warning remains in effect until Tuesday morning.

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