Because of several weird weather systems, it’s warmer in Alaska than in Texas today.
That’s according to the National Weather Service, which reported highs in the lower 30s Fahrenheit for Barrow, AK — the northernmost city in the country — but only in forecasted highs in the low 20s for Amarillo, TX.
The unusual weather kicked off last weekend with the formation of a “bomb cyclone” in the Bering Sea, which rammed into the polar jet stream and sent a cold air mass streaming from the Arctic south through the United States. The abnormal jet stream pattern, known as an “omega block,” has caused an outbreak of premature winter weather across the lower 48, even as far south as the Gulf Coast, while giving the normally frigid Alaska a bit of a break.
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