Anchorage has plunged below zero degrees Fahrenheit for the past week, freezing the ponds, trails, trees and roads.
But, according to The National Weather Service, temperatures may rise next week , barely breaking into the single digits, and will continue to rise the following week.
The Wolf Moon, the first full moon of the new year, hangs over a frozen Anchorage, Alaska on the morning of January 10, 2020. (Joey Mendolia/Alaska Public Media) Sunrise over a frozen Midtown Anchorage, Alaska on Wednesday morning, January 8, 2020. (Joey Mendolia/Alaska Public Media) Jeremy, an Anchorage resident, ties his skates as he gets ready to set off with his stroller on Westchester Lagoon. (Joey Mendolia/Alaska Public Media) Frozen lifejackets at Westchester Lagoon in Anchorage, Alaska on January 8, 2020. (Joey Mendolia/Alaska Public Media) Two Anchorage residents hold hands as they start ice skating on Westchester Lagoon in Anchorage, Alaska on January 8, 2020. (Joey Mendolia/Alaska Public Media) A frozen gas pump in Anchorage, Alaska on January 9, 2020. (Kirsten Swann) Downtown Anchorage, Alaska during negative temperatures on January 8, 2020. (Joey Mendolia/Alaska Public Media) Raineri Boario, 5, stands outside his house on January 8, 2020, in downtown Anchorage, Alaska. The temperature was below zero. (Julia O’Malley/Alaska Public Media) The port of Alaska in Anchorage, Alaska on January 8, 2020. (Joey Mendolia/Alaska Public Media) Sunset on the corner of Elmore Road and Dowling Road on a subzero day in Anchorage, Alaska on January 8, 2020. (Joey Mendolia/Alaska Public Media) A frost covered fence in Anchorage, Alaska on January 9, 2020. (Kirsten Swann) A completely frozen tree in Anchorage, Alaska on January 8, 2020. (Joey Mendolia/Alaska Public Media) A little boy skates under the moonlight at Chugach Optional School in Downtown Anchorage, Alaska the evening of January 8, 2020. (Julia O’Malley/Alaska Public Media) The frozen driveway of Alaska Public Media in Anchorage, Alaska on January 8, 2020. (Kirsten Swann) The hot mop truck and two ice skaters on Westchester Lagoon in Anchorage, Alaska on January 8, 2020. (Abbey Collins/Alaska Public Media)