Interior Alaska forecast calls for extreme cold

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) – Temperatures in Interior Alaska are forecast to drop to 40 degrees below zero starting next week.
The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports the National Weather Service predicts a cold low-pressure air mass will move over the area in seven to 10 days. The agency’s Rick Thoman says the weather will be different from typical cold snaps, which are caused by warm air in higher elevations that gets trapped in low-lying areas.
Galena and the western Interior are expec