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Travelers to the Inside Passage should expect rain -- after all, the Tongass National Forest is the continent's northernmost rain forest.

In winter, the heaviest snow falls in the coastal mountains, where moist air off the Gulf of Alaska meets the cold northern air. The area around Valdez has the greatest snowfall in the state.

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Southcentral Alaska's climate is mild, sometimes wet
Southeast Alaska is warm and rainy
Interior's climate runs hot and cold
North earns its chilly reputation
Western Alaska is often stormy

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