UAF GINA

09/10/2026

September has been a rainy one so far in Alaska and shows no signs of stopping this weekend! Check out this image captured by satellites this morning, showing a cold front moving east across the Bering Sea. This image combines MIRS Rain Rate and 11.5 micrometer long-wave IR to show the intensity of rainfall and cloud distribution. Heavy rain areas on the western coast, pictured as pink, blue, green and yellow, are associated with the cold front, while interior rains are due to warm air moving ahead of the front. Strong winds and minor flooding are predicted on Alaska’s western coast lasting through Friday.

Check out our friends at the US National Weather Service Fairbanks Alaska to learn more about this storm and tune in to other regional weather updates as we transition further into fall!

09/08/2026

📢‼️Tune in TOMORROW from 11-12am AKDT and learn all about weather forecasting on North America's tallest mountain! We hope to see you there!

Speakers: Evan Kutta, NWS Science and Operations Officer, and Jason Laney, NWS Warning Coordination Meteorologist Abstract: Imagine forecasting weather for a place where a single mistake can mean t…

09/04/2026

Interior Alaskan’s have become increasingly familiar with winter rain, some may even recall the locally coined “Icemageddon” of 2021. If you are curious about the impacts of such winter rain events, tune in Sept 10 @ 11am AKDT to hear from ACCAP Policy Fellow, Eleanor Greenbaum! This webinar will cover everything from how infrastructure maintenance is impacted to hazard mitigation planning and explore options for direct response and long-term planning for future rain events.

Learn more and register here →

Speaker: Eleanor Greenbaum, ACCAP Policy Fellow As winter rain becomes more frequent in Alaska’s Interior, communities must understand the risks associated with these events and remain prepared. Th…

09/04/2026

📢 New line work alert! GINA has been working hard to update the line work and labeling for our daily product animations to make them more clear for all of you! Check out this DayLandCloud RGB clip, captured this week showing the changing conditions over Kotzebue Sound

Find daily animations from across the state and snazzy new line work here → https://proto.gina.alaska.edu/distro/clips/

09/01/2026

Fairbanks woke up to fog this morning! GINA employees captured these pictures of the UAF Geophysical Institute on the way to work, our antennas stay busy no matter the weather!

08/27/2026

Ever wonder what it’s like forecasting weather for North America’s tallest mountain? You're in luck! 🗓️ Wednesday, September 9th @ 11-12 AKDT, Fairbanks National Weather Service meteorologists, Evan Kutta and Jason Laney, will give us a peek behind the curtain and discuss what predicting weather on Denali is really like! Learn about how they navigate limited data coverage and relay vital information to climbers on the mountain.

Check out this link to learn more & register for the webinar →

Speakers: Evan Kutta, NWS Science and Operations Officer, and Jason Laney, NWS Warning Coordination Meteorologist Abstract: Imagine forecasting weather for a place where a single mistake can mean t…

07/14/2026

📢 Join us Wednesday, July 29th @ 11 AKDT to hear from Satellite Liaison Jorel Torres on the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS), polar-orbiting satellites that provide environmental monitoring. This webinar will inform users how they can access JPSS data online and provide additional training resources for interpretation of imagery and products.

To learn more and register for the webinar, click here → https://uaf-accap.org/event/vaws-jpss-training-resources/
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Torres is a satellite liaison for Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere, who focuses on Joint Polar Satellite System - JPSS / NOAA Satellite and Information Service products, applications, data access, satellite training development, and the collection of user feedback.

Speaker: Jorel Torres, RA3: JPSS Satellite Liaison About the webinar: The Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) constellation has three polar-orbiting satellites that currently orbit and provide envi…

07/08/2026

06/27/2026

Over the course of the last week, the number of ignitions in western Interior Alaska have ramped up significantly. This video showcases the VIIRS fire detection heat points recorded by GINA thus far this summer, illustrating the spike in fire activity since June 19, 2026.

Check out Alaska DNR - Division of Forestry & Fire Protection - DFFP, Alaska Fire Science Consortium, and US National Weather Service Alaska for information on wildland fire in Alaska and the evolving fire season.

05/12/2026

GINA is excited to be participating in this years Arctic Research Open House! Come find us and our friends at the Alaska Satellite Facility in the Elvey Building Globe Room from 4-7 on Thursday, May 14, to learn about satellite remote sensing in Alaska 🛰️