MONTHLY CLIMATOLOGICAL
SUMMARY for OCTOBER 2009
CONDITIONS DAY of
Month: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
NAME: 3270 Nowell CITY: West Juneau STATE: Alaska
ELEV: 97 ft LAT: 58° 17' 33" N LONG: 134° 25' 37" W
TEMPERATURE (°F), RAIN (in), WIND SPEED (mph), SNOW (in). Snowfall from 21:00 - 21:00, all others Midnight to Midnight.
HEAT COOL AVG WIND SNOW
MEAN DEG DEG WIND DOM RUN ON(1)
DAY TEMP HIGH TIME LOW TIME DAYS DAYS RAIN SPEED HIGH TIME DIR (mi) SNOW GRND WEATHER
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1 44.7 46.1 4:50p 43.8 12:05a 20.3 0.0 0.19 0.7 10.0 12:35a SSE 17.19 0.0 0.0 Cld/Rn-LtR-Drz-VtyLtR-Spr Cd-FewBrks/SprWithLulls Cd
2 42.1 52.8 4:00p 36.3 12:00m 22.9 0.0 0.00 0.5 10.0 5:00p WSW 10.85 0.0 0.0 DecrCds Clear Fog DecrFog Clear
3 41.4 50.4 3:10p 34.3 6:05a 23.6 0.0 0.00 0.1 9.0 3:35p E 1.94 0.0 0.0 Thnnsh-ThinOvcst Ovcst-Cd MCd PCd Cd-Ovcst Cd
4 44.5 48.9 12:45p 41.3 6:40a 20.5 0.0 0.02 0.0 4.0 4:25a SSE 0.40 0.0 0.0 Cldy Cld/FewFiltBrks Cldy Cld/LtRain-Rain
5 47.1 50.1 5:35p 43.6 12:40a 17.9 0.0 1.34 1.7 15.0 8:30a SSE 42.10 0.0 0.0 Cld/Rn-LtRn-Driz-HvyRn-Spr-Lt-VryLtDriz Cld
6 46.8 53.8 1:10p 38.9 11:35p 18.2 0.0 0.04 0.8 11.0 1:15p WSW 18.99 0.0 0.0 Cd/Rn Cd Cd-Brks P/MCd VarBrks P/MCd PCd VarPCdToClr
7 42.9 45.2 1:05p 38.5 12:35a 22.1 0.0 0.26 0.0 4.0 3:05p E 0.00 0.0 0.0 Thnsh-ThnOvcst Cld Cld/Spr-VryLtRn-LtRn-Rn
8 45.3 49.9 1:40p 41.3 6:55a 19.7 0.0 0.00 0.0 6.0 12:25p E 0.00 0.0 0.0 Cd-ThnnerCds-Brks Cd/MCd Slt-PBrknThnnrCds MCd/Cd Cd
9 46.3 50.7 2:35p 44.3 5:25a 18.7 0.0 0.00 0.1 6.0 9:50a W 3.13 0.0 0.0 Cld/LowerFog-Cds Cd Cld-HintsBlue Cd Cd-FiltBrks? Cd
10 45.3 48.2 1:35p 43.5 4:45a 19.7 0.0 0.00 0.1 7.0 2:50a WSW 2.18 0.0 0.0 Cloudy FewHintsBrksat1850
11 45.1 50.4 2:15p 40.3 8:00p 19.9 0.0 0.02 1.0 20.0 11:55p W 22.86 0.0 0.0 Cd/XtmLtMst LoCds SltPBrkn M/PCd LtWnd Ovcst Clr Brz
12 46.6 50.9 3:15a 36.3 7:05a 18.4 0.0 0.00 3.8 29.0 9:00p E 90.48 0.0 0.0 Clear LtWind-Brzy-Gusts
13 40.1 44.3 12:10a 34.4 4:20a 24.9 0.0 0.00 5.1 39.0 9:45p E 122.23 0.0 0.0 Clear LtWind-Brzy-Gusts-Windy
14 43.2 46.4 11:25p 36.6 4:50a 21.8 0.0 0.00 5.4 33.0 12:20a E 129.43 0.0 0.0 Clear/OccWind Clear/LtWind-Brzy-Gusts
15 45.2 50.5 11:30a 37.6 7:00a 19.8 0.0 0.13 1.4 24.0 6:40p WSW 32.64 0.0 0.0 Clr/OccWnd Cd PCd Clr PCd Cd-SmBrks Cd/Sp-VryLtRn-Rn
16 44.4 47.1 9:25p 42.6 6:35a 20.6 0.0 0.34 0.8 15.0 9:25p SSE 19.75 0.0 0.0 Cld/LtRn-Spr-VryLtRn LoClds/Rn-Driz-Spr Cld Cld/Shr
17 45.9 47.1 11:10a 44.1 10:55p 19.1 0.0 0.36 0.9 11.0 2:45a SSE 22.72 0.0 0.0 Cld/Rn-LtRn Cld Cld/Spr-Rn-Spr-VryLtRn-LtRn-LtMst Cd
18 44.4 46.5 2:20p 43.1 7:45a 20.6 0.0 0.19 0.2 9.0 1:55p SSE 3.70 0.0 0.0 Cd/LtR Cd/R-LtR-Sp Cd-XtmWkSun/FewSp Cd Cd/VryLtMist
19 43.0 47.6 1:35p 34.9 12:00m 22.0 0.0 0.08 0.3 8.0 1:25a SSE 7.44 0.0 0.0 Cd/LtPrecp Cd-HntsBlu Cd/MCd VryLtRnShr Rnbw PCd Clr
20 41.7 50.5 7:35p 33.4 3:00a 23.3 0.0 0.00 3.5 38.0 8:00p WSW 84.08 0.0 0.0 Clr Fog PCd-Fog Cd PCd MClr-PCd MCd-ThnshThn Cd Wndy
21 45.5 48.6 1:55a 43.1 4:35a 19.5 0.0 0.36 1.6 33.0 12:15a SSE 37.63 0.0 0.0 Cld/OccRn Cld/VryLtRn-Spr-LtRn-Rn-XtmLtDriz-FewLulls
22 46.4 47.7 2:35p 44.5 9:55p 18.6 0.0 0.31 1.5 16.0 10:50a SSE 34.95 0.0 0.0 Cd/Shr Cd/Rn-Lt-VryLtRn Cd Cd/Lt-VryLtRn-R-Spr-LtDrz
23 45.4 46.8 3:50a 42.8 11:30p 19.6 0.0 0.13 1.3 15.0 3:15a SSE 31.12 0.0 0.0 Cd/OccLtR Brks Cd/VryLtR-R Cd/MCd FewBrks/LtShrs PCd
24 43.1 45.2 10:25a 41.6 6:10p 21.9 0.0 0.28 1.7 14.0 3:05p SSE 40.41 0.0 0.0 VarCds/Shrs Brks Cd/Sp-VryLtRn-Rn-Drz-FewLulls LtWnd
25 44.4 45.7 8:40a 43.3 5:45p 20.6 0.0 0.90 1.6 23.0 9:00p SSE 37.38 0.0 0.0 Cld/Rn-VryLtRn-LtRn-VryLtSpr-FewLulls LtWind
26 42.9 44.1 12:05a 41.6 12:00m 22.1 0.0 0.26 1.3 16.0 12:05a SSE 30.41 0.0 0.0 Cd/Rn Cd/R-VryLtR-SpShrs Cd/VryLtR-Sp/R Cd/FewLtShrs
27 40.5 41.9 1:40a 37.8 11:55p 24.5 0.0 0.23 0.4 10.0 4:35a SSE 8.25 0.0 0.0 Cd/2LtShrs Cd/Lt-VryLtRn-R-Sp-Mst-LtDrz-FewLulls MCd
28 38.6 43.2 7:20p 34.6 5:25a 26.4 0.0 0.06 2.3 30.0 10:00p E 55.96 0.0 0.0 Brks-ClrAreas Cd/FewSpr Cd Lt-Brz-Gsts Cd/Mst-LtRn-R
29 37.0 40.3 3:50p 35.3 7:00a 28.0 0.0 0.32 2.3 28.0 12:30a W 54.04 0.0 0.0 Cd/Rn Cd/VryLtRn-Sp HntsBlu-Blu Cd MCd PCd Cd ThnCds
30 36.7 42.6 3:05p 32.4 7:30a 28.3 0.0 0.03 1.4 22.0 4:25p W 33.29 0.0 0.0 PCd/MClr PCd IncrCd Cd Lt-Brz FewBrk Cd Cd/Sp-VryLtR
31 34.7 36.5 2:45p 33.2 5:50a 30.3 0.0 0.16 0.3 9.0 1:15a W 7.57 0.2 0.0 Cd/VryLtSnToSnShrs OccHntsBlu/LtShrs Cd-FewBrks/Sp-R
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43.3 53.8 6 32.4 30 673.8 0.0 6.01 1.4 39.0 13 SSE 1003.12 0.2
(1) As measured on Front Lawn
STATISTICS | DATA | GRAPHS | CONDITIONS - DAY of MONTH: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31| TOP
AVERAGE Mean Temp: 43.3
AVERAGE High Temp: 47.1
MINIMUM High Temp: 36.5 31st
MAXIMUM High Temp: 53.8 6th
AVERAGE Low Temp: 39.3
MINIMUM Low Temp: 32.4 30th
MAXIMUM Low Temp: 44.5 22nd
MAX >= 90.0: 0
MAX >= 80.0: 0
MAX >= 70.0: 0
MAX <= 32.0: 0
MIN <= 32.0: 0
MIN <= 0.0: 0
MAXIMUM Humidity (%): 94 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 28th
MINIMUM Humidity (%): 15 13th @ 0119
MAXIMUM Pressure (mb): 1030.2 3rd @ 0544
MINIMUM Pressure (mb): 982.6 30th @ 1944
TOTAL Htg Deg Days: 673.8
AVERAGE Htg Deg Days: 21.7
MINIMUM Htg Deg Days: 17.9 5th
MAXIMUM Htg Deg Days: 30.3 31st
TOTAL Cool Deg Days: 0.0
Heat Base: 65.0 Cool Base: 65.0 Method: Integration
TOTAL Precip.: 6.01
AVERAGE Precip. A: 0.27 (Per day, for the 22 days with measurable precip.)
AVERAGE Precip. B: 0.19 (Per day)
DAYS of Precip.: 22 All but: 2nd, 3rd, 8th, 9th, 10th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 20th
MAXIMUM Precip.: 1.34 5th
MAXIMUM Rain Rate: 0.24 5th @ 1212
Days of Rain: 22 (>.01 in) 16 (>.1 in) 1 (>1 in)
TOTAL Snowfall: 0.2
DAYS of Snowfall: 1 31st
AVERAGE High Wind: 16.9
MINIMUM High Wind: 4 4th, 7th
MAXIMUM High Wind: 39 13th
WIND RUN (miles): 1003.12
DAYS Full Sun any time: 12 2nd, 3rd, 8th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 19th, 20th, 23rd, 29th
DAYS Full Sun any
time - Mainland Only: 1 6th
DAYS OF Extrm Wk To
Somewhat Weakened Sun: 4 4th (parts of Mt. Juneau), 6th (West Juneau), 18th, 24th
DAYS Totally Clear: 3 12th, 13th, 14th
DAYS WITH Cld or M Cld: 28 All but: 12th, 13th, 14th
DAYS OF Rainbow: 2 19th: Partial to NE 1419-1427. Partial to NNE by Mt. Juneau as of 1648.; 23rd: Faint Partial to N at 1120
DAYS OF Aurora: 0
DAYS OF Lightning: 0
DAYS OF Earthquake: 0
Sat. 10/31/09: DATA | Alaska Daylight Time | Reformation Day - All Saints' Day Eve | Remember to Set Your Clocks Back One Hour
Tonight for the Change to Standard Time
- 2225 ADT: High Rain Rate of .09" of
Rain per hour.
- 2100: .09" of Precipitation so far today.
3/16" Snow-Slushfall today.
- 2050: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, mainland mostly
hidden by fog/clouds above about 400' - 450'.
- 1950: Extremely Light Sprinkling, Cloudy,
mainland hidden above about 350' - 600' by
fog/clouds.
- 1850: Cloudy with some thinner areas, breaks,
and the Moon visible, lower ribbon Channel
side of Mt. Juneau.
- 1820: Extremely Light Sprinkling, Cloudy,
lower band/ribbon.
- 1800: .07" of Rainfall to this point
today.
- 1750: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, mainland mostly
hidden by fog/clouds above about 400' - 450'.
- 1720: Cloudy, a few hints of breaks, lower
ribbons and a few wisps.
- 1705: Cloudy, thinner area with heavily filtered
blue - hint of blue, a few hints of breaks,
lower band Channel side of Mt. Juneau, clouds
in much of Last Chance Basin, part of the
Channel side of the top of Mt. Roberts hidden
by clouds with a lower ribbon.
- 1650: Cloudy, hints of blue, most of the
upper parts of the mainland above about 400'
- 700' hidden by fog/clouds.
- 1620: Cloudy, some hints of blue, very top
of Mt. Juneau in clouds, most of Mt. Roberts
hidden above about 600', lower band Channel
side of Mt. Juneau and cloud low in Last
Chance Basin.
- 1600: Sprinkling, Cloudy, mainland above
about 400' - 700' hidden by fog/clouds.
- 1550: Cloudy, upper part of Mt. Juneau and
of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds, clouds in
the lower part of Last Chance Basin.
- 1500: .05" of Rainfall to this point
today.
- 1450: Very Light Drizzle/Misting, Cloudy,
slight hint of blue overhead, very top of
Mt. Juneau, upper part of Mt. Roberts, and
inner Gold Creek valley hidden, lower band/ribbon
Channel side of Mt. Juneau and in Last Chance
Basin.
- 1350: Cloudy, very small break overhead,
very top and SE part of the top of Mt. Juneau
and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, lower band
Channel side of Mt. Roberts, cloud in lower
part of Last Chance Basin, and a lower cloud
Channel side of Mt. Juneau.
- 1250: Cloudy, a tiny hint of blue to the
ESE, mainland mountaintops in clouds, lower
ribbon.
- 1220: Cloudy, a few brighter spots, mainland
mountaintops in clouds, lower ribbon.
- 1200: .05" of Precipitation so far today
and 3/16" of Snow-Slushfall.
- 1150: Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau and Mt. Roberts
above about 450' - 500' hidden by clouds,
lower band/ribbon Channel side of Mt. Juneau
and in Last Chance Basin.
- 1120: Cloudy with the mainland hidden by
clouds above about 250' - 350'.
- 1050: Very Light Snow/Rain, Cloudy with a
few brighter spots, lower clouds hiding parts
of Mt. Roberts and of Mt. Juneau, inner Gold
Creek valley substantially obscured-hidden.
- 0950: Light Snow, Cloudy, upper parts of
the mainland and the inner Gold Creek valley
hidden, below that mainland partially obscured,
and below about 400' only very slightly obscured.
- 0935: Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau,
very top of the Mt. Juneau Ridge obscured-hidden,
lower bands Channel side of Mt. Roberts.
3/16" Snowfall so far today.
- 0905: Very Light Snow, Cloudy, very tops
of the mainland mountains obscured-hidden,
lower band/ribbon Channel side of Mt. Roberts.
- 0850: Snow, Cloudy, mainland substantially
obscured and hidden.
- 0835: Snow, Cloudy, mainland hidden above
about 250' - 500' and substantially, partially,
and slightly obscured below that.
- 0750: Cloudy, upper part of Mt. Juneau hidden
by clouds, some lower clouds and wisps Channel
side of Mt. Roberts, band above Last Chance
Basin.
- 0700: .03" of Precipitation so far today.
- 0650: Cloudy, fog/clouds over Gastineau Channel
hiding much of the upper parts of the mainland.
- 0620 ADT: Light Snow, Cloudy. .02" of
Precipitation so far today. Snow is accumulating
as slush on the deck with 1/16" - 1/8"
as of 0620.
- 2100 ADT: .01" of Rainfall to this point
today.
- 2054: NWS Wind Advisory will Expire at 9 PM ADT this
Evening.
WWAK77PAJK_AKZ025
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AKZ025-310600-
/X.EXP.PAJK.WI.Y.0078.000000T0000Z-091031T0500Z/
JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JUNEAU
854 PM AKDT FRI OCT 30 2009
...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM AKDT THIS EVENING...
THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM AKDT THIS EVENING.
THE STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH TONIGHT.
THIS WILL BE THE FINAL STATEMENT ON THIS EVENT.
$$
FPAK57PAJK_AKZ025
- 2050: Very Light Rain - snow at the higher
elevations, Cloudy, upper parts of the mainland
variably obscured and hidden.
- 1950: Sprinkling - with snow flurries at
higher elevations, cloudy, upper parts of
the mainland variably obscured and hidden.
- 1850: Cloudy, murky in the inner Gold Creek
valley and slightly murky around the top
of Mt. Roberts.
- 1750: Cloudy, murky in the inner Gold Creek
valley.
- 1735: Cloudy.
- 1650: Cloudy with a few very slight hints
of blue, very slightly murky around part
of the top of the Mt. Juneau Ridge.
- 1550: Cloudy with a few very slight hints
of blue, light to breezy wind.
- 1535: Cloudy, slightly murky around the top
of the Mt. Juneau Ridge and in the inner
Gold Creek valley.
- 1505: Cloudy with some breaks and filtered
blue, slightly murky around the top of the
Mt. Juneau Ridge, light wind.
- 1450: Cloudy with a few hints of blue, fairly
bright skies, murky around the top of the
Mt. Juneau Ridge and in the Granite Creek
area, very weak - extremely weak sunshine
on the mainland.
- 1433: (Posted here at 1605: NWS Wind Advisory
in Effect until 9 PM.
WWAK77PAJK_AKZ025
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AKZ025-310500-
/X.COR.PAJK.WI.Y.0078.091030T2233Z-091031T0500Z/
JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JUNEAU
233 PM AKDT FRI OCT 30 2009
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKDT THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKDT THIS EVENING.
STRONG OUTFLOW OUT OF CHANNELED TERRAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
WILL CAUSE STRONG WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH FOR AREAS NEAR AND
SOUTH OF DOWNTOWN JUNEAU. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH HAVE ALREADY BEEN
OBSERVED THIS AFTERNOON AT SOUTH DOUGLAS. WINDS WILL DISSIPATE
LATE THIS EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEED OR FREQUENT GUSTS
WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 40 AND 60 MPH.
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 900 PM AKDT THIS EVENING OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.
&&
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FPAK77PAJK_AKZ025
- 1420: Cloudy, slightly murky in the inner
Gold Creek valley, light wind.
- 1350: Cloudy, murky in the inner Gold Creek
valley and slightly murky around the very
top of Mt. Juneau.
- 1250: Cloudy, murky in the inner Gold Creek
valley and slightly murky around parts of
the top of Mt. Roberts.
- 1235: Cloudy, precipitation in the inner
Gold Creek valley.
- 1150: Cloudy.
- 1050: Cloudy with a few breaks and a slightly
broken area.
- 0950: Cloudy with some hints of blue, there
is a clear area in the NW part of the sky.
- 0850: Mostly Cloudy.
- 0820: Cloudy with slightly - very slightly
broken clouds SE half of sky and Clear NW
half, wisps of fog over the Channel blowing
SE, light wind.
- 0750: Partly Cloudy but with filtered - heavily
filtered blue, variable lower wisps, ribbons,
and bits of fog.
- 0650: Partly Cloudy, small lower cloud.
- 0620 ADT: Partly Cloudy/Mostly Clear.
Thur. 10/29/09: DATA | A Wind Advisory was in Effect until Noon
Today - See 0459 1028
- 2050 ADT: Cloudy with thinner areas. .32"
of Rainfall to this point today.
- 1950: Cloudy with an area of thinner clouds.
- 1850: Cloudy with some hints of breaks.
- 1800: .32" of Rainfall to this point
today.
- 1750: Cloudy with a clear area to the NW
and filtered breaks elsewhere.
- 1650: Partly Cloudy.
- 1550: Mostly Cloudy, slightly murky - murky
in the inner Gold Creek valley, sun shining
on the mainland.
- 1535: Cloudy with heavily filtered blue,
hints of blue and hints of breaks, murky
in the inner Gold Creek valley, somewhat
weakened sunshine on parts of the mainland.
- 1527: A Steller's Jay is taking a Bath in
the Bird Bath.
- 1520: Cloudy with hints of blue and hints
of breaks, murky in the inner Gold Creek
valley, very weak sunshine on the mainland.
- 1500: .32" of Rainfall to this point
today.
- 1450: Cloudy, slightly murky in the inner
Gold Creek valley and around the SE part
of top of Mt. Juneau.
- 1400: Cloudy, murky in the inner Gold Creek
valley and around the SE upper part of Mt.
Juneau and the top of Mt. Roberts.
- 1335: Cloudy, murky in the inner Gold Creek
valley and around part of the top of Mt.
Juneau.
- 1250: Cloudy, murky in the inner Gold Creek
valley and around the very top of Mt. Roberts.
- 1200: .32" of Rainfall to this point
today.
- 1150: Cloudy.
- 1050: Cloudy with a few small hints of blue
and a few small brighter areas, murky in
the inner Gold Creek valley and at the SE
very top of Mt. Juneau.
- 1008: Cloudy with some hints of blue and
an area of brighter clouds, inner Gold Creek
valley partially to substantially obscured.
- 0950: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, inner
Gold Creek valley substantially obscured
and hidden, murky around parts of the top
of Mt. Juneau and very top - top of Mt. Roberts.
- 0850: Cloudy, murky around parts of the top
of Mt. Juneau and the very top of Mt. Roberts,
inner Gold Creek valley hidden.
- 0835: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, very
top of Mt. Roberts, part of the Channel side
of Mt. Juneau and inner Gold Creek valley
obscured-hidden.
- 0750: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, upper parts
of the mainland obscured-hidden with snow
at the higher elevations. Snow level on Mt.
Roberts at the Channel is at about 700'.
- 0700: .30" of Rainfall to this point
today.
- 0650: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, upper parts
of the mainland obscured-hidden. Snow at
the higher elevations.
- 0620: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, upper parts
of the mainland obscured-hidden, light wind.
Snow at the higher elevations. .29"
of Rainfall to this point today.
- 0242 ADT: High Rain Rate of .12" of
Rain per hour.
Wed. 10/28/09: DATA | 1853: Wind Advisory Remains in Effect
from Midnight Tonight to Noon ADT Thursday
- See 0459 Below
Tue. 10/27/09: DATA | 1050: The Snow Level in the inner Gold
Creek valley is almost down/or is down to
the floor of the valley. Noon: Snow on top
of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts is visible
now.
- 2050 ADT: Mostly Cloudy, a few lower wisps.
.22" of Rainfall to this point today.
- 1950: Sprinkling, Cloudy with breaks and
small clear areas.
- 1935: Very Light Rain, SE part of the top
of Mt. Juneau in clouds, a few lower bits
and wisps, the Moon is visible through the
clouds.
- 1905: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, very top of
Mt. Juneau in clouds.
- 1800: .19" of Rainfall to this point
today.
- 1750: Sprinkling, Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau,
upper part of the Mt. Juneau Ridge, and SE
part of the top of Mt. Roberts in clouds.
- 1650: Extremely Light Sprinkling, Cloudy,
SE part of the top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt.
Roberts, and the top of the Mt. Juneau Ridge
in clouds, heavier precipitation in the inner
Gold Creek valley.
- 1610: Cloudy, a few hints of breaks, a few
clouds around the upper parts of the mainland.
- 1523: Rain, Cloudy, most of the top of Mt.
Juneau and the top of Mt. Roberts in clouds,
upper part of the Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds
with the remainder partially to substantially
obscured.
- 1500: Very Light Drizzle, Cloudy, part of
the top of Mt. Juneau and of the Mt. Juneau
Ridge hidden by clouds, a few lower wisps.
.16" of Rainfall to this point today.
- 1350: Rain, Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau and
of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek
valley hidden except for the very lowest
part which is partially obscured.
- 1325: High Rain Rate of .08" of Rain
per hour.
- 1311: Rain, Cloudy, very top - top of Mt.
Juneau and of Mt. Roberts and the upper part
of the Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, remainder
of the inner Gold Creek valley partially
obscured.
- 1220: A few Sprinkles, clouds around much
of the top of Mt. Juneau and clouds around
the SE part of the top of Mt. Roberts, a
few clouds and wisps in Last Chance Basin.
- 1200: .10" of Rainfall to this point
today.
- 1150: Light Drizzle, Cloudy, very top - top
of Mt. Juneau hidden by clouds, very top
and SE part of the top of Mt. Roberts obscured-hidden,
inner Gold Creek valley hidden.
- 1050: Rain, Cloudy, upper part of Mt. Juneau,
top of Mt. Juneau, and the upper part of
the Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds.
- 1032: High Rain Rate of .04" of Rain
per hour.
- 0950: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, top of Mt.
Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, lower
clouds in the inner Gold Creek valley, remainder
of the inner Gold Creek valley substantially
obscured.
- 0920: Extremely Light Sprinkling/Misting,
Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts
in clouds, lower clouds in the inner Gold
Creek valley, remainder of the inner Gold
Creek valley substantially obscured.
- 0835: Rain, Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau and
of Mt. Roberts in clouds, low clouds in the
inner Gold Creek valley with the remainder
partially obscured to hidden.
- 0805: Light Rain, Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau
and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, very low clouds
in the inner Gold Creek valley with the remainder
substantially obscured.
- 0750: Cloudy, very top - top of Mt. Juneau
and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, very low
clouds and precipitation in the inner Gold
Creek valley.
- 0700: .02" of Rainfall to this point
today.
- 0650: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming
- very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds and top
of Mt. Roberts and of the Mt. Juneau Ridge
in clouds.
- 0620 ADT: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, clouds
skimming - very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds
and very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. .02"
of Rainfall to this point today.
Mon. 10/26/09: DATA | 231: An Anna's? Hummingbird Flew Up to
the House - See Below | 1129: New Snow is visible on the top of
the Mt. Juneau Ridge | NWS Wind Advisory
which was extended at 11:37 PM 10/25 from Midnight to 2 AM 10/26, Expired at
2 AM Today
- 2100 ADT: .25" of Rainfall to this point
today.
- 2050: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, a few
lower wisps.
- 2020: Cloudy with a few hints of breaks,
SE part of the very top - top of Mt. Juneau
hidden by a cloud.
- 1950: Very Light Drizzle, Cloudy.
- 1850: Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau
and Mt. Roberts at least; Mt. Juneau Ridge?
- 1835: Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau
and Mt. Roberts at least; Mt. Juneau Ridge?
- 1800: .24" of Rainfall to this point
today.
- 1750: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, mainland
mountaintops in clouds.
- 1650: Rain, Cloudy, mainland mountaintops
in clouds, remainder of mainland partially
obscured.
- 1628: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, very top -
top of Mt. Juneau, and top of the Mt. Juneau
Ridge and of Mt. Roberts in clouds.
- 1620: Sprinkles, Cloudy, clouds around much
of the very tops and tops of the mainland
mountains.
- 1550: Rain, Cloudy, mainland mountaintops
in clouds.
- 1549: High Rain Rate of .07" of Rain
per hour.
- 1535: Rain, Cloudy, mainland mountaintops
in clouds.
- 1500: .15" of Rainfall to this point
today.
- 1450: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, mainland mountaintops
in clouds.
- 1435: Rain, Cloudy, mainland mountaintops
in clouds - lower in the inner Gold Creek
valley.
- 1350: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, mainland mountaintops
in clouds - lower in the inner Gold Creek
valley, remainder of the inner Gold Creek
valley partially obscured.
- 1250: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, mainland
mountaintops in clouds.
- 1231: An Anna's? Hummingbird Flew up to the house
and then went to a spruce tree spire in the
backyard. Is this the same individual that
was last here December 30, 2008?
- 1220: Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt.
Roberts in clouds, low clouds and precipitation
in the inner Gold Creek valley.
- 1200: .12" of Rainfall to this point
today.
- 1150: A few Sprinkles, Cloudy, mainland mountaintops
in clouds.
- 1105: Light Rain, Cloudy, mainland mountaintops
in clouds - lower in the inner Gold Creek
valley.
- 1050: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, mainland mountaintops
in clouds - lower in the inner Gold Creek
valley.
- 1020: Sprinkling, Cloudy, mainland mountaintops
in clouds - lower in the inner Gold Creek
valley.
- 0950: Cloudy, mainland mountaintops in clouds
- lower in the inner Gold Creek valley, precipitation
over parts of the mainland.
- 0935: Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, mainland
mountaintops in clouds.
- 0850: Cloudy, mainland mountaintops in clouds,
light - very light precipitation over parts
of the mainland.
- 0820: Extremely Light Sprinkling, Cloudy,
mainland mountaintops in clouds - lower in
the inner Gold Creek valley.
- 0750: Cloudy, mainland mountaintops in clouds
- lower in the inner Gold Creek valley.
- 0700: .10" of Rainfall to this point
today.
- 0650: Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau
and very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds.
- 0620: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Cloudy,
very top of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts
in clouds. .10" of Rainfall to this
point today.
- 0001 ADT: High Rain Rate of .05" of
Rain per hour.
SUNDAY 10/25/09: DATA | Reformation Sunday | 2054: NWS Wind Advisory
in Effect until Midnight ADT Tonight - See 2054 Below
- 2337 ADT (Posted here at 0625 10/26):
NWS Wind Advisory
Statement as of 11:37 PM AKDT on October 25, 2009
...Wind Advisory now in effect until 2 am akdt Monday...
The Wind Advisory is now in effect until 2 am akdt Monday.
Locally windy conditions will continue through late this evening
as a low pressure system moves through the northeastern Gulf of
Alaska. Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph will
begin to diminish through the very early hours of Monday morning.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Wind Advisory means that sustained wind speed or frequent gusts
will occur between 40 and 60 mph.
This statement will be updated by 2 am akdt Monday morning or
sooner if conditions warrant.
Bezenek
- 2100: .69" of Rainfall to this point
today.
- 2054: NWS Wind Advisory in Effect until Midnight
ADT Tonight.
NWS Wind Advisory
Statement as of 8:54 PM AKDT on October 25, 2009
...Wind Advisory in effect until midnight akdt tonight...
The National Weather Service in Juneau has issued a Wind
Advisory...which is in effect until midnight akdt tonight.
Locally windy conditions will continue through late this evening
as a low pressure system moves through the northeastern Gulf of
Alaska. South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph will
begin to diminish through the late evening hours.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Wind Advisory means that sustained wind speed or frequent gusts
will occur between 40 and 60 mph.
This statement will be updated by midnight akdt tonight or sooner
if conditions warrant.
- 2050: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, light wind.
- 2020: Light Rain, Cloudy, light wind.
- 1950: Rain, Cloudy.
- 1920: Light Rain, Cloudy.
- 1850: Rain, Cloudy.
- 1800: .59" of Rainfall to this point
today.
- 1750: Rain, Cloudy, lower cloud Channel side
of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts.
- 1650: Rain, Cloudy, top of the Mt. Juneau
Ridge and the SE part of the top of Mt. Roberts
obscured-hidden, a few lower wisps Channel
side of Mt. Juneau.
- 1550: Rain, Cloudy, a few small clouds and
wisps around the SE part of the top of Mt.
Juneau and of Mt. Roberts.
- 1533: High Rain Rate of .15" of Rain
per hour.
- 1500: .35" of Rainfall to this point
today.
- 1450: Rain, Cloudy, small cloud at the peak
of Mt. Juneau, inner Gold Creek valley partially
obscured, remainder of the mainland slightly
obscured.
- 1430: Very Light Rain, Cloudy.
- 1405: Sprinkling-Raindrops, Cloudy.
- 1350: Cloudy.
- 1305: Light Rain, Cloudy.
- 1250: Very Light Sprinkles, Cloudy.
- 1220: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy.
- 1205: Very Light Drizzle, Cloudy.
- 1200: .32" of Rainfall to this point
today.
- 1150: Rain, Cloudy.
- 1050: Rain, Cloudy, a few lower wisps.
- 1035: Rain, Cloudy, a few lower wisps.
- 0950: Very Light Rain, Cloudy.
- 0850: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, small
cloud hiding part of the top of the Mt. Juneau
Ridge.
- 0820: Cloudy, precipitation in the inner
Gold Creek valley, a few wisps around Mt.
Juneau and Mt. Roberts.
- 0750: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, inner Gold
Creek valley partially obscured, a few wisps
around the very top of Mt. Juneau and a cloud
by the top of Mt. Roberts.
- 0735: Rain, Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley
partially obscured, a few wisps around the
very top of Mt. Juneau.
- 0700: .19" of Rainfall to this point
today.
- 0650: Very Light Rain, Cloudy.
- 0620: Rain, Cloudy. .17" of Rainfall
to this point today.
- 0157 ADT: High Rain Rate of .12" of
Rain per hour.
Sat. 10/24/09: DATA | 0949: A White-Crowned Sparrow is in the
Willow by the Deck
- 2100 ADT: .25" of Rainfall to this point
today.
- 2050: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, a few
lower wisps.
- 2020: Very Light Drizzle, Cloudy.
- 2005: Very Light Rain, Cloudy.
- 1950: Cloudy.
- 1850: Sprinkling, Cloudy.
- 1835: Very Light Rain, Cloudy.
- 1800: .23" of Rainfall to this point
today.
- 1750: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, upper
part of Mt. Roberts and upper Channel side
of Mt. Juneau hidden by clouds, light to
breezy wind.
- 1650: Rain, Cloudy, upper part of Mt. Roberts
and upper Channel side of Mt. Juneau hidden
by clouds.
- 1630: Rain, Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau and
of Mt. Roberts in clouds, some lower clouds
Channel side of Mt. Juneau, light wind.
- 1629: High Rain Rate of .11" of Rain
per hour.
- 1550: Cloudy, a few wisps Channel side of
Mt. Juneau.
- 1535: Sprinkling, Cloudy, cloud - wisps upper
Channel side of Mt. Juneau, light wind.
- 1520: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, light wind,
a few lower wisps Channel side of Mt. Juneau.
- 1500: .16" of Rainfall to this point
today.
- 1450: Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Roberts,
light wind.
- 1429: High Rain Rate of .07" of Rain
per hour.
- 1420: Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Roberts,
light wind.
- 1350: Light Rain after Rain, Cloudy, clouds
skimming part of Mt. Roberts.
- 1320: Rain after Light Rain, Cloudy, clouds
skimming - very top of Mt. Juneau and of
Mt. Roberts in clouds, top of the Mt. Juneau
Ridge obscured-hidden. Fresh dusting of snow
now visible at the very top of Mt. Juneau
and of Mt. Roberts and top of the Mt. Juneau
Ridge.
- 1250: Rain, Cloudy, very top of Mt. Juneau
and of the Mt. Juneau Ridge, and very top
- top of Mt. Roberts in clouds.
- 1235: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming
- very top of Mt. Juneau and of the Mt. Juneau
Ridge, and very top - top of Mt. Roberts
in clouds.
- 1220: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, very
top of Mt. Juneau and of the Mt. Juneau Ridge,
and very top and SE part of the top of Mt.
Roberts in clouds.
- 1200: .06" of Rainfall to this point
today.
- 1150: Very Light Drizzle, Cloudy, very top
of Mt. Juneau and of the Mt. Juneau Ridge,
and very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds.
- 1135: Light Rain, Cloudy, mainland mountaintops
in clouds, remainder of the inner Gold Creek
valley partially obscured.
- 1113: Cloudy, very top - top of Mt. Juneau,
and top of the Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt.
Roberts in clouds, precipitation in the inner
Gold Creek valley.
- 1050: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, SE part of
very top - top of Mt. Juneau, very top of
the Mt. Juneau Ridge, and top of Mt. Roberts
in clouds.
- 1042: Sprinkling, Cloudy, very top - top
of Mt. Juneau, top of Mt. Roberts, and very
top of the Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, ceiling
at about 2500' at Mt. Roberts.
- 1020: Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt.
Roberts, and very top of the Mt. Juneau Ridge
in clouds.
- 0950: Cloudy with a few hints of breaks,
mainland mountaintops in clouds, some bright
clouds to the SE, weakened sunshine.
- 0935: Cloudy, small spot of thinner clouds,
bright clouds where the sun is with extremely
weak sunshine, top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt.
Roberts in clouds, clouds skimming the Mt.
Juneau Ridge.
- 0850: Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt.
Roberts, and very top of the Mt. Juneau Ridge
in clouds, ceiling at about 2400' at Mt.
Roberts. Dusting of snow from overnight is
visible on the very top of the Mt. Juneau
Ridge.
- 0835: Very Light Sprinkles, Cloudy, a few
hints of breaks, tops - upper parts of the
mainland mountains in clouds.
- 0750: Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt.
Roberts in clouds, low clouds in the inner
Gold Creek valley.
- 0735: Cloudy, a few hints of breaks, mainland
mountaintops in clouds.
- 0700: .05" of Rainfall to this point
today.
- 0650: Cloudy with a filtered break, very
top of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts
in clouds.
- 0620: Cloudy with breaks, very top of Mt.
Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds.
.05" of Rainfall to this point today.
- 0200 ADT: High Rain Rate of .02" of
Rain per hour.
Fri. 10/23/09: DATA | The Wind Advisory was Cancelled by the
NWS at 12:49 AM ADT
- 2050 ADT: Partly Cloudy, very top of Mt.
Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds. .12"
of Rainfall to this point today.
- 1950: Very Light Drizzle, Cloudy, very top
of Mt. Juneau and very top - top of Mt. Roberts
in clouds.
- 1935: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy with
a few breaks with a few stars visible, very
tops of the mainland mountains in clouds.
- 1850: Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau,
very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds.
- 1820: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, very top of
Mt. Juneau and top of the Mt. Juneau Ridge
and of Mt. Roberts in clouds.
- 1800: .11" of Rainfall to this point
today.
- 1750: Cloudy, most of the top of Mt. Roberts
and top of the Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds,
cloud at the peak of Mt. Juneau.
- 1720: Cloudy, mainland mountaintops in clouds,
remainder of the inner Gold Creek valley
partially obscured, precipitation over much
of the mainland.
- 1712: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, mainland mountaintops
in clouds.
- 1650: Cloudy, a few hints of breaks, very
top of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts
and of the Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, precipitation
over the mainland.
- 1620: Cloudy, very top of Mt. Juneau and
top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, precipitation
over parts of the mainland.
- 1552: A Steller's Jay is taking a Bath in
the Bird Bath.
- 1550: Cloudy, a few mostly tiny breaks, mainland
mountaintops in clouds, remainder of the
inner Gold Creek valley partially obscured,
a few spots and areas of very weak - weak
sunshine on the mainland.
- 1520: Very Light Drizzle, Cloudy, a few small
breaks, mainland mountaintops in clouds.
- 1503: Sprinkling, Cloudy, mainland mountaintops
in clouds.
- 1500: .10" of Rainfall to this point
today.
- 1450: Cloudy, one extremely tiny break, mainland
mountaintops in clouds, precipitation over
much of the mainland.
- 1405: Cloudy with a few tiny and very tiny
breaks, mainland mountaintops in clouds,
precipitation over much of the mainland.
- 1350: Cloudy, some breaks, very top of Mt.
Juneau and parts of the very top of the Mt.
Juneau Ridge, and most of the top of Mt.
Roberts in clouds, a few small spots of weak
sunshine on the mainland, light precipitation
over parts of the mainland.
- 1320: Cloudy with some breaks, very top of
Mt. Juneau and most of the top of Mt. Roberts
in clouds, a few spots and areas of weak
sunshine on the mainland.
- 1250: Cloudy, a few tiny breaks far to the
NW, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau and the Mt.
Juneau Ridge, most of the top of Mt. Roberts
in clouds, light precipitation over parts
of the mainland.
- 1223: Very Light Rain, Cloudy with a few
breaks, very top of Mt. Juneau and SE part
of the top of Mt. Roberts in clouds.
- 1220: Mostly Cloudy, a few clouds and wisps
around the very top of Mt. Juneau and SE
part of the top of Mt. Roberts in clouds.
- 1200: .10" of Rainfall to this point
today.
- 1150: Cloudy/Mostly Cloudy, clouds skimming
the mainland mountaintops, sun is in and
out, here and there, and variable strength.
- 1120: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, a few breaks
and a small clear area, very tops of the
mainland mountains in clouds, weak sunshine
here and there. Faint partial Rainbow to
the N.
- 1116: The Sun is breaking through.
- 1105: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, mainland mountaintops
in clouds - lower in the inner Gold Creek
valley.
- 1052: High Rain Rate of .07" of Rain
per hour.
- 1050: Rain, Cloudy, mainland mountaintops
in clouds, remainder of the inner Gold Creek
valley substantially obscured-hidden, remainder
of the mainland partially obscured.
- 1043: Rain, Cloudy, mainland mountaintops
in clouds, remainder of the inner Gold Creek
valley substantially obscured.
- 1035: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, mainland mountaintops
mostly in clouds, some lower wisps in Last
Chance Basin.
- 1005: Cloudy with a few tiny very slight
hints of blue, upper part of Mt. Juneau,
top of the Mt. Juneau Ridge, and SE part
of the top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, cloud
in Last Chance Basin.
- 0950: Rain, Cloudy, upper part of Mt. Juneau,
almost all of Last Chance Basin, and SE part
of the top of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds.
- 0920: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, very slight
hints of blue, top of Mt. Juneau and SE part
of the top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, lower
band.
- 0905: Cloudy with breaks and small clear
areas, very top of the Mt. Juneau Ridge in
clouds, some clouds around the SE top of
Mt. Juneau and SE part of the top of Mt.
Roberts.
- 0850: Cloudy, very top of the Mt. Juneau
Ridge, very top of SE part of Mt. Juneau
and SE part of the top of Mt. Juneau in clouds,
some clouds in Last Chance Basin and on the
Channel side of Mt. Roberts.
- 0750: Cloudy, top of the Mt. Juneau Ridge,
and very top of the SE part of Mt. Roberts
in clouds with clouds skimming most of the
remainder of Mt. Roberts, small cloud Channel
side of Mt. Roberts.
- 0730: Cloudy, top of the Mt. Juneau Ridge,
SE part of the very top - top of Mt. Juneau,
and SE part of the top of Mt. Roberts in
clouds.
- 0700: .06" of Rainfall to this point
today.
- 0650: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy.
- 0620: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, a few lower
clouds, bits, and wisps. .05" of Rainfall
to this point today.
- 0200 ADT: High Rain Rate of .02" of
Rain per hour.
Thur. 10/22/09: DATA | 1839: NWS Wind Advisory Remains in Effect
from 10 PM this Evening to 6 AM ADT Friday
- See 1839 Below
- 2100 ADT: .27" of Rainfall to this point
today.
- 2050: Light Drizzle, Cloudy.
- 2035: Light Drizzle, Cloudy.
- 1950: Very Light Rain, Cloudy.
- 1935: Very Light Rain, Cloudy.
- 1850: Extremely Light Sprinkling, Cloudy.
- 1839:
WWAK77PAJK_AKZ025
-----------------
AKZ025-230600-
/X.CON.PAJK.WI.Y.0073.091023T0600Z-091023T1400Z/
JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JUNEAU
639 PM AKDT THU OCT 22 2009
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 AM AKDT FRIDAY...
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
AKDT FRIDAY.
GUSTY EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS TO 40 MPH WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING
IN THE JUNEAU AREA AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING FRONT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEED OR FREQUENT GUSTS
WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 40 AND 60 MPH.
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING OR
SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.
&&
$$
FPAK77PAJK_AKZ025
- 1835: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy.
- 1800: .24" of Rainfall to this point
today.
- 1750: Light Rain, Cloudy.
- 1650: Sprinkling, Cloudy.
- 1600: Rain, Cloudy.
- 1550: Very Light Rain, Cloudy.
- 1523: A Steller's Jay is taking a Bath in
the Bird Bath.
- 1505: Light Rain, Cloudy.
- 1500: .17" of Rainfall to this point
today.
- 1455: Rain, Cloudy.
- 1450: Very Light Rain, Cloudy.
- 1350: A few Sprinkles, Cloudy.
- 1320: Sprinkling, Cloudy.
- 1309: NWS Wind Advisory in effect from 10
PM this evening to 6 AM ADT Friday.
NWS Wind Advisory
Statement as of 1:09 PM AKDT on October 22, 2009
...Wind Advisory in effect from 10 PM this evening to 6 am akdt
Friday...
The National Weather Service in Juneau has issued a Wind
Advisory...which is in effect from 10 PM this evening to 6 am
akdt Friday.
Gusty southeast winds to 40 mph are developing this afternoon
along southern Southeast Alaska ahead of an approaching front.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Wind Advisory means that sustained wind speed or frequent gusts
will occur between 40 and 60 mph.
This statement will be updated by 7 PM akdt this afternoon or
sooner if conditions warrant.
- 1250: A few Sprinkles, Cloudy.
- 1200: .14" of Rainfall to this point
today.
- 1150: Light Sprinkling, Cloudy.
- 1130: Very Light Rain after Rain, Cloudy,
a few lower wisps, light wind.
- 1105: Rain, Cloudy, very top of Mt. Roberts
in clouds, light wind, very few tiny whitecaps
on Gastineau Channel.
- 1050: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, most of the
very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, very few
tiny whitecaps on Gastineau Channel.
- 1020: Light Rain, Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau
and of Mt. Roberts in clouds.
- 0947: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, SE part of
the top of Mt. Roberts in clouds.
- 0935: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, very top -
top of Mt. Juneau, top of Mt. Roberts and
most of the top of the Mt. Juneau Ridge in
clouds.
- 0920: Cloudy, mainland mountaintops in clouds,
precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley
and lighter precipitation over some other
areas on the mainland.
- 0850: Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau
and high points of the Mt. Juneau Ridge,
top of Mt. Roberts in clouds.
- 0808: Cloudy, mainland mountaintops in clouds,
precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley.
- 0750: Very Light Rain/Drizzle, Cloudy, mainland
mountaintops in clouds, light wind in the
past 20 minutes.
- 0720: Cloudy, mainland mountaintops in clouds,
precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley.
- 0705: Light Rain, Cloudy, mainland mountaintops
in clouds.
- 0700: .05" of Rainfall to this point
today. High Rain Rate of .10" of Rain
per hour.
- 0654: High Rain Rate of .09" of Rain
per hour.
- 0645: Rain, Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau and
of Mt. Roberts in clouds; Mt. Juneau Ridge?
- 0620: Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt.
Roberts in clouds; Mt. Juneau Ridge? .03"
of Rainfall to this point today.
- 0025 ADT: High Rain Rate of .04" of
Rain per hour.
Wed. 10/21/09: DATA
- 2100 ADT: .32" of Rainfall to this point
today.
- 2050: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, light wind.
- 2024: Rain, Cloudy.
- 1950: Light Rain, Cloudy.
- 1920: Light Rain, Cloudy.
- 1850: Rain, Cloudy.
- 1800: .24" of Rainfall to this point
today.
- 1750: Rain, Cloudy.
- 1731: High Rain Rate of .07" of Rain
per hour.
- 1705: Rain, Cloudy.
- 1650: Light Rain, Cloudy.
- 1635: A few Sprinkles, Cloudy.
- 1630: Extremely Light Drizzle/Sprinkling,
Cloudy.
- 1605: Cloudy.
- 1550: Very Light Drizzle, Cloudy, clouds
skimming part of Mt. Roberts.
- 1520: Very Light Drizzle, Cloudy.
- 1505: Light Rain, Cloudy.
- 1500: .15" of Rainfall to this point
today.
- 1450: Very Light Drizzle/Sprinkling, Cloudy.
- 1420: Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, clouds skimming
part of Mt. Roberts.
- 1350: Rain, Cloudy.
- 1335: Light Rain, Cloudy.
- 1250: Sprinkling after Sprinkling/Very Light
Rain, Cloudy.
- 1200: .10" of Rainfall to this point
today.
- 1150: Sprinkling, Cloudy, very small cloud
hiding part of the top of the Mt. Juneau
Ridge.
- 1138: Sprinkling, Cloudy.
- 1100: High Rain Rate of .03" of Rain
per hour.
- 1050: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Cloudy,
cloud hiding part of the top of the Mt. Juneau
Ridge.
- 1020: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, small cloud
hiding part of the top of the Mt. Juneau
Ridge.
- 0950: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Cloudy.
- 0935: Sprinkling, Cloudy, a few wisps in
the inner Gold Creek valley.
- 0850: Cloudy, clouds skimming part of Gold
Ridge on Mt. Roberts, small cloud hiding
part of the top of the Mt. Juneau Ridge,
light precipitation in the inner Gold Creek
valley.
- 0750: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Cloudy,
a few wisps and bits in the inner Gold Creek
valley.
- 0739: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, cloud hiding
part of the top of the Mt. Juneau Ridge.
- 0700: .04" of Rainfall to this point
today.
- 0650: Cloudy, cloud hiding part of the top
of the Mt. Juneau Ridge.
- 0638: A New Weekly Picture has been posted - Ribbons.
- 0620: Very Light Rain, Cloudy. .03"
of Rainfall to this point today.
- 0400 ADT: High Rain Rate of .02" of
Rain per hour.
Tue. 10/20/09: DATA | NWS: A Dense Fog Advisory was in Effect
until 10 AM - See 0750 Below
- 2050 ADT: Cloudy, breezy with gusts.
- 2035: Cloudy, breezy with gusts.
- 2020: Cloudy, breezy-windy.
- 1957: Cloudy, windy. 38 mph gust.
- 1950: Cloudy, breezy-windy.
- 1850: Cloudy, breezy-windy.
- 1820: Cloudy, breezy-windy.
- 1750: Cloudy, breezy with gusts.
- 1730: Cloudy, some hints of blue, light wind
with occasional gusts.
- 1705: Cloudy with some hints of blue and
heavily filtered blue.
- 1650: Cloudy with some streaks and small
areas of filtered and heavily filtered blue
and hints of blue.
- 1600: Cloudy with some streaks of heavily
filtered blue and hints of blue, extremely
weak sunshine on the mainland.
- 1520: Cloudy with very slightly broken clouds
and some slightly filtered to heavily filtered
blue areas, sun shining on Olds Mountain.
- 1450: Mostly/Partly Cloudy with mostly thinnish,
thin and very thin clouds, weak sunshine,
light to breezy wind.
- 1420: Mostly Cloudy with mostly thinnish,
thin and very thin clouds, weak sunshine,
light wind with gusts.
- 1350: Mostly/Partly Cloudy with high thin
and very thin clouds, very slightly weakened
sunshine.
- 1335: Mostly Clear/Partly Cloudy, very slightly
weakened sunshine.
- 1250: Partly Cloudy with mostly high thin
and very thin clouds, sun shining.
- 1150: Mostly Clear.
- 1120: Partly Cloudy, very slightly weakened
sunshine.
- 1050: Partly Cloudy with bright skies, some
filtered and heavily filtered blue, lower
ribbon, slightly weakened sunshine.
- 1020: Slightly weakened sunshine.
- 1000: Cloudy, a few hints of blue, bright
skies, fog hiding the lower part of the mainland,
weak sunshine.
- 0950: Cloudy, very slight hints of blue,
fog hiding the lower part of the mainland,
bright spot and clouds where the sun is.
- 0920: Cloudy, fog hiding and substantially
obscuring the mainland.
- 0905: Cloudy with a few hints of blue, fog
hiding the lower part of the mainland.
- 0850: Cloudy with variable fog over the Channel
and variable patchy fog elsewhere.
- 0805: Cloudy with streaks of filtered and
heavily filtered blue and hints of blue,
fairly bright skies, band of fog hiding the
lowest part of the mainland and some thinner
fog above.
- 0750: Fog overhead and hiding the mainland,
occasional glimpses of partly cloudy sky
above and tops of mainland mountains.
- 0750:
NWS Dense Fog Advisory
Statement as of 4:50 AM AKDT on October 20, 2009
...Dense fog advisory remains in effect until 10 am akdt this
morning...
A dense fog advisory remains in effect until 10 am akdt this
morning.
Areas of locally dense fog reducing visibility to less than 1/4 mile
will continue through this morning before dissipating.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
An advisory means that dense fog is already occurring or
imminent.
All travel should be done with extreme caution.
This statement will be updated by 8 am akdt today or sooner if
conditions warrant.
- 0720: Fog overhead and hiding the mainland.
- 0654: Partly Cloudy, fog hiding the lower
part of the mainland. Deck is icy and very
light frost in areas.
- 0650: Fog overhead and hiding the mainland.
- 0620: Dense Fog.
- 0450 ADT (Posted here at 0620): Dense Fog
Advisory issued at 0118 remains in effect
until 8 AM ADT this morning.
NWS Dense Fog Advisory
Statement as of 4:50 AM AKDT on October 20, 2009
...Dense fog advisory remains in effect until 8 am akdt this
morning...
A dense fog advisory remains in effect until 8 am akdt this
morning.
Areas of locally dense fog reducing visibility to less than
1/4 mile will continue through the early morning hours before
dissipating.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
An advisory means that dense fog is already occurring or
imminent.
All travel should be done with extreme caution.
This statement will be updated by 8 am akdt today or sooner if
conditions warrant.
Mon. 10/19/09: DATA | Alaska Day Holiday for State and Local Government Workers
- See Below
- 2050 ADT: Clear. .08" of Rainfall to
this point today.
- 1950: Clear.
- 1850: Clear with a few high thin clouds
- 1835: Clear with a few high thin clouds or
Mostly Clear.
- 1800: .08" of Rainfall to this point
today.
- 1750: Partly Cloudy, a few lower ribbons
and wisps.
- 1720: Partly Cloudy, a few wisps and clouds
around the mountains, weak - very weak spots
and areas of sunshine on the mainland.
- 1648: Partly Cloudy, weakened sunshine on
much of the upper part of Mt. Juneau and
of Mt. Roberts, precipitation and wisps over
parts of the mainland. Partial Rainbow to
the NNE by Mt. Juneau.
- 1550: Partly Cloudy, very top of Mt. Juneau
and much of the very top of Mt. Roberts and
the SE part of its top in clouds, some clouds,
wisps, and precipitation in the inner Gold
Creek valley, sun shining on parts of the
upper parts of the mainland.
- 1520: Mostly/Partly Cloudy, top of the Mt.
Juneau Ridge in clouds, a few clouds and
wisps around the top of Mt. Roberts and wisp
at the peak of Mt. Juneau, a few spots and
areas of weak sunshine on the mainland.
- 1500: .08" of Rainfall to this point
today.
- 1450: Mostly Cloudy/Cloudy, very top of Mt.
Juneau, SE part of the top of Mt. Roberts,
and very top - top of the Mt. Juneau Ridge
in clouds, some lower clouds in the inner
Gold Creek valley, sun shining on the top
of Mt. Roberts.
- 1427: The Rainbow faded out.
- 1419: A few Sprinkles, Cloudy/Mostly Cloudy,
some clouds around the top of Mt. Juneau
and of Mt. Roberts, some clouds over the
Gold Creek Canyon, a few spots and areas
of weak sunshine. There is a partial Rainbow
to the NE by Cape Horn.
- 1405: Very Light Rain, Cloudy/Mostly Cloudy,
SE part of the top of Mt. Juneau and parts
of the top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, some
clouds in the inner Gold Creek valley.
- 1350: Mostly Cloudy/Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau
and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few lower
wisps in Last Chance Basin and the inner
Gold Creek valley, very weak sunshine on
a few spots and areas on the mainland.
- 1320: Cloudy/Mostly Cloudy, upper part of
Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds,
inner Gold Creek valley hidden by some clouds
in Last Chance Basin, weakened - somewhat
sun shining on parts of the mainland.
- 1250: Cloudy with a few small and very tiny
breaks, mainland mountaintops in clouds,
remainder of the inner Gold Creek valley
mostly hidden by clouds in the Gold Creek
Canyon on the NE side of Cape Horn, very
weak sunshine on downtown and parts of the
mainland.
- 1200: .07" of Rainfall to this point
today.
- 1150: Cloudy, a few hints of breaks, brighter
clouds to the SE, top of Mt. Roberts and
upper part of Mt. Juneau and inner Gold Creek
valley hidden by clouds, a few lower wisps
in Last Chance Basin and on the Channel side
of Mt. Juneau.
- 1050: Cloudy, a few very slight hints of
blue, mainland mountaintops in clouds - somewhat
lower in the inner Gold Creek valley, some
lower clouds and wisps in Last Chance Basin.
- 0950: Cloudy, mainland mountaintops in clouds,
lower ribbon, and wisps.
- 0850: Cloudy with some slight hints and hints
of blue and heavily filtered blue, mainland
mountaintops in clouds, lower band and fog/clouds.
- 0835: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, some
hints of blue - heavily filtered blue, mainland
mountaintops in clouds, lower band, ribbon,
and fog/clouds.
- 0750: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, some
slight hints of blue, mainland mountaintops
in clouds, a few lower bits and wisps.
- 0720: Extremely Light Sprinkling, Cloudy,
mainland mountaintops in clouds, a few lower
wisps.
- 0700: .07" of Rainfall to this point
today.
- 0650: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, mainland
mountaintops in clouds.
- 0620: Extremely Light Misting/Sprinkling,
Cloudy, mainland mountaintops in clouds.
.07" of Rainfall to this point today.
- 0100 ADT: High Rain Rate of .02" of
Rain per hour.
SUNDAY 10/18/09: DATA | Alaska Day - See Below | Fresh Snow on the top of the Mt. Juneau
Ridge, the very top of Mt. Juneau, and of
Mt. Roberts visible at 0705
- 2100 ADT: .18" of Rainfall to this point
today.
- 2050: Very Light Misting, Cloudy, lower ribbons.
- 2020: Light Misting/Drizzle, Cloudy.
- 1950: Cloudy, very tops of the mainland mountains
in clouds.
- 1850: Cloudy, very tops of the mainland mountains
in clouds.
- 1800: .17" of Rainfall to this point
today.
- 1750: Cloudy, very tops - tops of the mainland
mountains in clouds - ceiling at about 2500'
at Mt. Roberts, precipitation in the inner
Gold Creek valley.
- 1720: Cloudy, very tops of the mainland mountains
in clouds, a few lower wisps.
- 1650: Cloudy, clouds skimming - very top
of Mt. Juneau, very top of the Mt. Juneau
Ridge, and very top - top of Mt. Roberts
obscured-hidden by clouds and snow, remainder
of the inner Gold Creek valley partially
to substantially obscured, a few lower bits
and wisps.
- 1630: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, top of Mt.
Juneau and very top - top of Mt. Roberts
in clouds, clouds skimming the Mt. Juneau
Ridge, small lower cloud Channel side of
Mt. Roberts and one low in Last Chance Basin.
- 1550: Cloudy, very top- top of Mt. Juneau,
very top of the Mt. Juneau Ridge, and top
of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of the
inner Gold Creek valley partially to substantially
obscured with precipitation back there and
precipitation to the E, a few wisps low in
Last Chance Basin.
- 1535: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, very
tops of the mainland mountains in clouds.
- 1520: Extremely Light Sprinkling, Cloudy,
top of Mt. Juneau and of the Mt. Juneau Ridge,
and much of the top of Mt. Roberts in clouds,
lower ribbon and wisps, heavier precipitation
in the inner Gold Creek valley.
- 1500: .17" of Rainfall to this point
today.
- 1450: Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, top of Mt.
Juneau and of Mt. Roberts and inner Gold
Creek valley hidden by clouds, a few lower
wisps, remainder of mainland slightly to
partially obscured.
- 1435: Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt.
Roberts in clouds, very low clouds in the
inner Gold Creek valley, some clouds in the
SE part of Last Chance Basin, a few lower
wisps, precipitation over parts of the mainland.
- 1350: Cloudy, mainland mountaintops in clouds,
a few lower bits and wisps of clouds.
- 1305: Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt.
Roberts in clouds, lower clouds and precipitation
in the inner Gold Creek valley with the remainder
of the valley partially obscured, lower ribbon
and a few wisps.
- 1235: Cloudy, upper parts - tops of Mt. Juneau
and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, low clouds
and precipitation in the inner Gold Creek
valley with the remainder of the valley partially
to substantially obscured.
- 1200: .16" of Rainfall to this point
today.
- 1150: Sprinkling, Cloudy, mainland mountaintops
in clouds, lower clouds Channel side of Mt.
Juneau and in the lower part of Last Chance
Basin.
- 1120: Cloudy, extremely weak sunshine, very
tops - tops of the mainland mountains in
clouds with a few lower clouds and wisps,
precipitation over much of the mainland.
- 1113: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, very
tops - tops of the mainland mountains in
clouds.
- 1050: Cloudy, brighter spot where the sun
is, very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds
skimming the Mt. Juneau Ridge, some clouds
and wisps around the top of Mt. Juneau.
- 1020: Cloudy, some clouds around the top
of Mt. Roberts with a lower band, clouds
skimming Mt. Juneau and the Mt. Juneau Ridge,
a few lower wisps.
- 1005: A few Sprinkles, Cloudy, brighter,
very tops of the mainland mountains partially
obscured hidden, lower band/clouds Channel
side of Mt. Roberts and a few lower wisps
Channel side of Mt. Juneau.
- 0950: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Cloudy,
very tops of the mainland mountains obscured-hidden
by clouds and snow (skimming the Mt. Juneau
Ridge), lower band, ribbon, and wisps.
- 0935: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Cloudy,
clouds skimming Mt. Juneau and very top of
Mt. Roberts obscured-hidden by clouds and
snow, lower band Channel side of Mt. Roberts,
a few lower wisps.
- 0850: Rain, Cloudy, very tops of the mainland
mountains obscured-hidden by clouds and snow.
- 0844: High Rain Rate of .08" of Rain
per hour.
- 0835: Rain, Cloudy, peak of Mt. Juneau and
SE part of the top of Mt. Roberts in clouds,
lower ribbon/band.
- 0750: Light Rain, Cloudy, top of the Mt.
Juneau Ridge and peak of Mt. Juneau obscured-hidden
by clouds and snow.
- 0735: Rain, Cloudy, top of the Mt. Juneau
Ridge and peak of Mt. Juneau obscured-hidden
by clouds and snow.
- 0720: Light Rain, Cloudy, lower cloud Channel
side of Mt. Juneau.
- 0700: .09" of Rainfall to this point
today.
- 0650: Rain, Cloudy, lower ribbon Channel
side of Mt. Roberts.
- 0639: High Rain Rate of .05" of Rain
per hour.
- 0620 ADT: Light Rain, Cloudy, lower ribbons
and wisps. .06" of Rainfall to this
point today.
- On October 18, 1867 Transfer of ownership of
Alaska from Russia to the United States of
America took place at Sitka, Alaska.
Sat. 10/17/09: DATA
- 2100 ADT: .36" of Rainfall to this point
today.
- 2050: Very Light Sprinkling/Misting, Cloudy,
mainland hidden by fog/clouds above about
250' - 400'.
- 2035: Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, lower fog/clouds
hiding most of the Channel side of Mt. Juneau
and of Last Chance Basin.
- 1950: Extremely Light Sprinkling, Cloudy,
lower fog/clouds hiding most of the Channel
side of Mt. Juneau.
- 1920: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Cloudy,
lower band Channel side of Mt. Juneau and
of Mt. Maria.
- 1850: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, fog/clouds
hiding the Channel side of Mt. Juneau above
about 300'.
- 1805: Light Rain, Cloudy, lower band Channel
side of Mt. Juneau and in Last Chance Basin.
- 1800: .33" of Rainfall to this point
today.
- 1735: Light Rain, Cloudy, lower bits and
wisps.
- 1650: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Cloudy,
a few wisps low in Last Chance Basin.
- 1550: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, lower clouds
Channel side of Mt. Juneau and in the lower
part of Last Chance Basin, lower ribbons
Channel side of Mt. Roberts.
- 1520: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, some lower
clouds Channel side of Mt. Juneau and in
the lower part of Last Chance Basin.
- 1500: .27" of Rainfall to this point
today.
- 1450: Very Light Drizzle, Cloudy, a few lower
wisps.
- 1435: Light Sprinkling after Very Light Sprinkling,
Cloudy, lower ribbon Channel side of Mt.
Juneau and of Mt. Roberts, and some lower
fog/clouds in Last Chance Basin with a few
lower wisps Channel side of Mt. Juneau.
- 1350: Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, some lower
fog/clouds Channel side of Mt. Juneau and
of Mt. Roberts and in the lower part of Last
Chance Basin.
- 1320: Sprinkling, Cloudy, clouds skimming
the mainland mountaintops, small cloud in
Last Chance Basin.
- 1250: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, a few
lower bits and wisps.
- 1235: Sprinkling, Cloudy, clouds skimming
the Mt. Juneau Ridge, some lower clouds Channel
side of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts, ribbon
low in Last Chance Basin.
- 1220: Sprinkling, Cloudy, very tops of the
mainland mountains in clouds, a few lower
bits and wisps.
- 1200: .24" of Rainfall to this point
today.
- 1150: Rain, Cloudy, mainland mountaintops
in clouds, a few lower wisps.
- 1050: Sprinkling, Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau
and of Mt. Roberts and very top of the Mt.
Juneau Ridge in clouds, a few lower wisps.
- 0955: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Cloudy,
mainland mountaintops in clouds - somewhat
lower clouds in the inner Gold Creek valley
with the remainder of the valley partially
obscured.
- 0850: Sprinkling, Cloudy, tops - upper parts
of the mainland mountains in clouds.
- 0750: Cloudy, mainland mountaintops in clouds
- somewhat lower clouds and precipitation
in the inner Gold Creek valley.
- 0650: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, mainland mountaintops
in clouds.
- 0620: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, mainland mountaintops
in clouds. .15" of Rainfall to this
point today.
- 0421 ADT: High Rain Rate of .09" of
Rain per hour.
Fri. 10/16/09: DATA
- 2258 ADT: High Rain Rate of .10" of
Rain per hour.
- 2050: Cloudy, with a few filtered breaks
or breaks with a higher overcast, very top
of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds.
.28" of Rainfall to this point today.
- 1950: Cloudy, very top of Mt. Juneau and
top of Mt. Roberts in clouds.
- 1935: Cloudy with a few filtered breaks or
breaks with a higher overcast, very tops
of the mainland mountains in clouds.
- 1850: Cloudy, upper parts of the mainland
hidden by fog/clouds, a few lower wisps.
- 1835: Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt.
Roberts and upper part of the Mt. Juneau
Ridge in clouds, lower ribbon.
- 1800: .28" of Rainfall to this point
today.
- 1750: Cloudy, upper parts of the mainland
hidden by fog/clouds, lower ribbon Channel
side of Mt. Roberts, precipitation to the
E.
- 1735: Cloudy, mainland mountaintops in clouds,
broken lower band, bits, and wisps.
- 1720: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, upper
part of Mt. Juneau, and top of the Mt. Juneau
Ridge and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, some
lower wisps and bits.
- 1650: Very Light Drizzle, Cloudy, top of
Mt. Roberts in clouds with a lower ribbon,
remainder of mainland above about 400' hidden
by fog/clouds.
- 1635: Drizzle/Rain, Cloudy, fog/clouds hiding
the mainland above about 350' to about 600'.
- 1620: Rain, Cloudy, very top - top of Mt.
Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds,
lower band.
- 1550: Rain, Cloudy, top of Mt. Roberts in
clouds, remainder of mainland above about
400' mostly hidden by fog/clouds.
- 1543: High Rain Rate of .06" of Rain
per hour.
- 1535: Rain, Cloudy, top of Mt. Roberts in
clouds with a lower band, remainder of mainland
above about 400' - 500' hidden by fog/clouds.
- 1500: .21" of Rainfall to this point
today.
- 1450: Light Rain, Cloudy, very top of Mt.
Juneau in clouds, clouds skimming the Mt.
Juneau Ridge, some clouds around the very
top of Mt. Roberts, lower bands.
- 1420: Light Rain, Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau
and of the Mt. Juneau Ridge, and very top
-top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, lower band
and wisps.
- 1350: Sprinkling, Cloudy, very tops - tops
of the mainland mountains in the clouds,
lower ribbon Channel side of Mt. Roberts,
in Last Chance Basin and draped over Mt.
Maria, a few lower wisps Channel side of
Mt. Juneau.
- 1320: Sprinkling, Cloudy, very tops of the
mainland mountains in the clouds, lower ribbon
Channel side of Mt. Roberts and in Last Chance
Basin and draped over Mt. Maria, a few lower
wisps Channel side of Mt. Juneau.
- 1250: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming
- very top of Mt. Juneau and of the Mt. Juneau
Ridge, and very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds,
lower ribbon Channel side of Mt. Roberts
and in Last Chance Basin, a few lower wisps
Channel side of Mt. Juneau.
- 1235: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, very tops
of the mainland mountains mostly in clouds,
lower ribbon.
- 1200: .14" of Rainfall to this point
today.
- 1150: Sprinkling, Cloudy, clouds skimming
the mainland mountaintops, some clouds in
the lower part of Last Chance Basin, lower
ribbon Channel side of Mt. Juneau and of
Mt. Roberts.
- 1105: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, lower band
Channel side of Mt. Juneau and in Last Chance
Basin, thin lower ribbon Channel side of
Mt. Roberts.
- 1050: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Cloudy,
lower band/ribbon.
- 1035: Sprinkling, Cloudy, lower band.
- 0950: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, lower fog/clouds
Channel side of Mt. Juneau and lower band
Channel side of Mt. Roberts.
- 0850: Light Rain, Cloudy, lower band.
- 0835: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, lower band
with some higher fog/clouds Channel side
of Mt. Roberts.
- 0750: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, lower ribbon
and wisps.
- 0735: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Cloudy,
lower ribbon and wisps.
- 0700: .06" of Rainfall to this point
today.
- 0650: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, lower
ribbon, and a few bits and wisps of clouds.
A dusting of snow is visible at the very
top of the Mt. Juneau Ridge.
- 0620: Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, a few lower
wisps. .06" of Rainfall to this point
today.
- 0600 ADT: High Rain Rate of .02" of
Rain per hour.
Thur. 10/15/09: DATA
- 2100 ADT: .09" of Rainfall to this point
today.
- 2050: Rain, Cloudy.
- 1950: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, light wind.
- 1920: Rain, Cloudy.
- 1911: High Rain Rate of .12" of Rain
per hour.
- 1850: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, Breezy.
- 1835: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, light - breezy
to breezy wind with gusts. .01" of Rainfall
to this point today.
- 1815: Very Light Rain, Cloudy.
- 1800: Trace of Rainfall to this point today.
- 1750: Cloudy.
- 1736: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy.
- 1730: Cloudy, precipitation in the inner
Gold Creek valley.
- 1650: Very Light Sprinkles, Cloudy, small
filtered clear area far to the WNW.
- 1635: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy with
a few very tiny breaks - hints of blue to
the W as well as somewhat brighter clouds.
- 1627: Sprinkling, Cloudy.
- 1605: Cloudy, light precipitation in the
inner Gold Creek valley and over part of
the top of Mt. Roberts.
- 1547: Sprinkling, Cloudy, a few filtered
breaks to the NNW.
- 1535: Cloudy with an area of slightly broken
clouds.
- 1520: Mostly/Partly Cloudy.
- 1500: Cloudy, a few breaks, variable strength
sun here and there.
- 1450: Cloudy, small area of heavily filtered
blue to the W.
- 1420: Cloudy, precipitation in the inner
Gold Creek valley and over part of the top
of Mt. Roberts.
- 1350: Partly/Mostly Cloudy with some very
slightly filtered blue, extremely weak sunshine
in the inner Gold Creek valley.
- 1335: Cloudy/Mostly Cloudy, weak sunshine.
- 1320: Cloudy, a few breaks.
- 1250: Cloudy with a small slightly filtered
- filtered clear area and a few other filtered
breaks, weak - very weak sunshine.
- 1235: Cloudy with a small clear area to the
N, NNE, a few other small and tiny breaks,
variable strength sun in and out.
- 1220: Cloudy, slightly filtered break far
to the SE, a few other tiny breaks and hints
of blue.
- 1150: Partly/Mostly Cloudy, sun shining here
and there, in and out, and at variable strength.
- 1135: Mostly Cloudy, very weak sunshine on
the top of Mt. Juneau.
- 1120: Partly Cloudy, very slightly weakened
sunshine.
- 1050: Mostly Clear.
- 0950: Clear.
- 0920: Clear.
- 0850: Clear with some mostly small, very
small, and tiny clouds.
- 0835: Partly Cloudy/Mostly Clear.
- 0805: Partly Cloudy.
- 0750: Partly Cloudy but with filtered - heavily
filtered blue in the "clear" areas.
- 0720: Cloudy, light dusting of snow now on
the top of the Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt.
Roberts, glow in thinner clouds far to the
SE.
- 0709: Cloudy, precipitation in the form of
snow in the inner Gold Creek valley and over
part of the top of Mt. Roberts.
- 0705: Cloudy.
- 0650: Cloudy with a few small to very tiny
breaks.
- 0635: Partly Cloudy.
- 0620 ADT: Mostly Clear, light wind.
Wed. 10/14/09: DATA | 0451: NWS Wind Advisory issued at 9:54
PM 10/13 is now in effect until Midnight
ADT Tonight - See 0451 Below | 0635: A New Weekly Picture has been posted - A Part of JAWS (Juneau
Area Wind System)
- 2050 ADT: Clear, light - breezy to breezy
wind.
- 1950: Clear.
- 1850: Clear, light wind.
- 1820: Clear, light wind.
- 1750: Clear.
- 1650: Clear.
- 1620: Clear, light to breezy wind.
- 1550: Clear, light wind.
- 1450: Clear, light - breezy to breezy wind,
a few small and tiny whitecaps on the Channel.
- 1350: Clear, light - breezy to breezy wind,
some whitecaps on the Channel.
- 1320: Clear, light wind, occasional gusts,
a few whitecaps on the Channel.
- 1250: Clear, light to breezy wind, occasional
gusts, some whitecaps on the Channel.
- 1150: Clear, breezy, whitecaps on the Channel.
- 1135: Clear, breezy with occasional gusts,
whitecaps on the Channel.
- 1120: Clear, light - breezy to breezy wind,
whitecaps on the Channel.
- 1105: Clear, light to breezy wind, a few
whitecaps on the Channel.
- 1050: Clear, light wind, whitecaps on the
Channel.
- 1025: A Dark-Eyed Junco (Oregon subspecies)
is taking a bath in the Bird Bath.
- 1020: Clear, whitecaps on Gastineau Channel.
- 0950: Clear.
- 0905: Clear, light wind.
- 0850: Clear.
- 0750: Clear.
- 0650: Clear, occasional gusts.
- 0635: A New Weekly Picture has been posted - A Part of JAWS.
- 0620 ADT: Clear, light - breezy to breezy
wind, occasional gusts. There is Ice on the
Bird Bath again.
- 0451 ADT (Posted here at 0620): NWS Wind Advisory
issued at 9:54 PM 10/13 is now in effect
until Midnight ADT Tonight.
NWS Wind Advisory
Statement as of 4:51 AM AKDT on October 14, 2009
...Wind Advisory now in effect until midnight akdt tonight...
The Wind Advisory is now in effect until midnight akdt tonight.
Strong northeast winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 40 mph will
continue through Wednesday morning. Higher gusts out of interior
passes.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Wind Advisory means that sustained wind speed or frequent gusts
will occur between 40 and 60 mph.
This statement will be updated by 4 PM akdt Wednesday or sooner
if conditions warrant.
- Winds yesterday, October 13, included 72
mph at South Douglas from the Wind Profiler,
and peak wind of 54 mph at the Federal Building.
Tue. 10/13/09: DATA | NWS: High Wind Warning in Effect from
9 AM to 10 PM ADT Today - See 1937 10/12 Below
- 2055 ADT: There was a peak wind of 94 mph
(82 Knots) at Sheep Mountain in the past
minute.
- 2050: Clear, light wind.
- 2020: Clear, breezy-windy.
- 1950: Clear, light - breezy to breezy wind,
occasional gusts.
- 1920: Clear, breezy, occasional gusts.
- 1850: Clear, light to breezy wind.
- 1835: Clear, light to breezy wind, occasional
gusts.
- 1750: Clear, Sun shining on the very tops
of the mainland mountains, light wind.
- 1720: Clear, Sun shining on the upper parts
of the mainland.
- 1650: Clear, breezy with gusts.
- 1550: Clear, breezy-windy, whitecaps and
blowing spray on parts of the Channel in
the past few minutes.
- 1520: Clear, breezy-windy, whitecaps and
blowing spray on parts of the Channel.
- 1450: Clear, light wind, whitecaps on part
of the Channel.
- 1350: Clear, light wind, a few whitecaps
on the Channel in the past 5 minutes.
- 1305: Clear, some whitecaps on the Channel.
- 1250: Clear, breezy-windy, whitecaps on parts
of the Channel.
- 1220: Clear, breezy-windy, whitecaps on parts
of the Channel.
- 1205: Clear, breezy, a few whitecaps on the
Channel.
- 1150: Clear, breezy, a few whitecaps on the
Channel in the past 5 minutes.
- 1120: Clear, light to breezy wind.
- 1050: Clear, windy, whitecaps and blowing
spray on the Channel.
- 1038: Clear, breezy-windy, whitecaps on part
of the Channel.
- 1020: Clear, occasional gusts.
- 1005: Clear, light to breezy wind.
- 0950: Clear, light wind, some small and tiny
whitecaps on Gastineau Channel.
- 0850: Clear, light wind.
- 0750: Clear.
- 0650: Clear.
- 0620 ADT: Clear. Thick ice on the Bird Bath.
Mon. 10/12/09: DATA | Columbus Day - Federal Holiday | 1937: NWS: High Wind
Warning in Effect from 9 AM to 10 PM ADT
Tuesday, October 13 - See 1937 Below
- 2050 ADT: Clear, occasional gusts.
- 2020: Clear, gusts of wind.
- 1950: Clear, light wind.
- 1937: NWS: High Wind Warning in Effect from 9
AM to 10 PM ADT Tuesday October 13.
NWS High Wind Warning
Statement as of 7:37 PM AKDT on October 12, 2009
...High Wind Warning in effect from 9 am to 10 PM akdt Tuesday...
The National Weather Service in Juneau has issued a High Wind
Warning...which is in effect from 9 am to 10 PM akdt Tuesday. The
Wind Advisory is no longer in effect.
Very strong east winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 70 mph will
begin Tuesday morning after sunrise and persist into Tuesday
night. Winds will be strongest near downtown Juneau and Douglas as
Taku winds increase in strength through the day.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown
around or damaged by the wind.
Take the time to secure trash cans...lawn furniture and other
loose outdoor objects.
If you must venture outdoors...stay alert for flying debris and
doors slamming shut.
Please ensure that your vessels are properly moored in Douglas and
Harris harbors.
A warning means that high winds are already occurring or
imminent. These winds could pose a threat to life and property.
This statement will be updated by 5 am akdt Tuesday or sooner if
conditions warrant.
- 1850: Clear.
- 1750: Clear, Sun shining on the very tops
of the mainland mountains.
- 1650: Clear.
- 1635: Clear, light wind.
- 1550: Clear, light wind.
- 1518: NWS: Wind Advisory in effect until 6 AM
ADT Wednesday.
NWS Wind Advisory
Statement as of 3:18 PM AKDT on October 12, 2009
...Wind Advisory now in effect until 6 am akdt Wednesday...
The Wind Advisory is now in effect until 6 am akdt Wednesday.
Very strong east wind 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 50 mph will
continue for the rest of the evening and persist into Wednesday
morning. Wind gusts near downtown Juneau and Douglas will
increase through tonight and may exceed 60 mph from Taku winds.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Wind Advisory means that sustained wind speed or frequent gusts
will occur between 40 and 60 mph.
This statement will be updated by 11 PM akdt tonight or sooner if
conditions warrant.
- 1450: Clear.
- 1435: Clear, light wind.
- 1350: Clear, a few very tiny whitecaps.
- 1320: Clear.
- 1250: Clear, light - breezy to breezy wind,
a few whitecaps on the Channel.
- 1150: Clear, light wind, a few whitecaps
on the Channel.
- 1147: NWS: Wind Advisory in effect until
6 PM ADT Tuesday.
NWS Wind Advisory
Statement as of 11:47 AM AKDT on October 12, 2009
...Wind Advisory in effect until 6 PM akdt Tuesday...
The National Weather Service in Juneau has issued a Wind
Advisory...which is in effect until 6 PM akdt Tuesday.
Very strong east wind 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 50 mph will
continue for the rest of the afternoon and persist into Tuesday
afternoon. Wind gusts near downtown Juneau and Douglas will
increase through tonight and may exceed 60 mph from Taku winds.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Wind Advisory means that sustained wind speed or frequent gusts
will occur between 40 and 60 mph.
This statement will be updated by 4 PM akdt Monday or sooner if
conditions warrant.
- 1135: Clear, light wind, some small and tiny
whitecaps on the Channel.
- 1050: Clear, light - breezy to breezy wind,
whitecaps on the Channel.
- 1020: Clear, breezy to windy, whitecaps on
the Channel.
- 0950: Clear, sun shining, breezy to windy,
some whitecaps on Gastineau Channel.
- 0850: Clear, sun shining.
- 0750: Clear, sun shining on the peak of Mt.
Juneau and the very top of the Mt. Juneau
Ridge.
- 0650: Clear, light wind.
- 0620 ADT: Clear, light wind.
SUNDAY 10/11/09: DATA
- 2050 ADT: Clear, a few small and tiny lower
clouds. .02" of Rainfall to this point
today.
- 1950: Clear.
- 1850: Clear.
- 1835: Clear or Mostly Clear.
- 1800: .02" of Rainfall to this point
today.
- 1750: Partly Cloudy with high thin and very
thin clouds and a few small and tiny cumulus,
sun shining on the very tops of the mainland
mountains.
- 1650: High thin and very thin clouds over
much of the sky along with some clear sky
and filtered and heavily filtered blue, weak
- very weak sunshine on the mainland.
- 1550: Overcast with thinnish and thin clouds
with hints of blue and filtered and heavily
filtered blue and a few lower cumulus clouds,
weak sunshine.
- 1500: .02" of Rainfall to this point
today.
- 1450: Partly Cloudy E 1/3rd to 2/5ths of
sky and overcast - cloudy with thinnish -
thin clouds remainder of sky, somewhat weakened
- weakened sunshine.
- 1350: Partly Cloudy, sun in and out and here
and there, light wind.
- 1320: Partly Cloudy, sun shining, a few lower
clouds and wisps upper Channel side of Mt.
Roberts.
- 1305: Mostly/Partly Cloudy, sun in and out,
a few lower wisps Channel side of Mt. Roberts.
- 1250: Cloudy with large area of very slightly
broken to broken clouds, partly cloudy to
the NE, fairly bright skies, bright spot
- area where the sun is.
- 1220: Cloudy with large areas of very slightly
broken clouds, fairly bright skies, some
lower wisps over Channel slope of Mt. Juneau,
extremely weak sunshine after weak and weakened
sunshine.
- 1200: .02" of Rainfall to this point
today.
- 1150: Cloudy with very slightly to partly
broken clouds, fairly bright skies, lower
band Channel side of Mt. Juneau and in Last
Chance Basin, lower ribbon and wisps Channel
side of Mt. Roberts, extremely weak sunshine.
- 1120: Cloudy with very slightly broken clouds
to the NE, ENE, lower band Channel side of
Mt. Juneau, fog clouds filling Last Chance
Basin, lower bands and some fog/clouds over
the Channel slope of Mt. Roberts, very weak
sunshine on small areas of the mainland.
- 1050: Cloudy with a few extremely tiny and
very tiny breaks, lower band, ribbons, and
wisps.
- 1020: Cloudy, some extremely tiny breaks
to the NNE and NE, lower band hiding the
middle section of the mainland mountains.
- 0950: Cloudy, fog/clouds hiding most of the
mainland above about 400'.
- 0935: Cloudy, lower band and ribbons.
- 0850: Cloudy, mainland hidden by fog/clouds
above about 275' - 350', Blueberry Hills
partly in fog.
- 0750: Cloudy, mainland hidden by fog/clouds
above about 250' - 300', precipitation over
at least parts of the mainland.
- 0700: .01" of Rainfall to this point
today.
- 0650: Cloudy, mainland hidden by fog/clouds
above about 300', Blueberry Hills in fog.
- 0620 ADT: Extremely Light Misting, Cloudy,
mainland hidden by fog/clouds above about
250' - 400'. The location of the Moon is
faintly visible. .01" of Rainfall to
this point today.
Sat. 10/10/09: DATA
- 2050 ADT: Cloudy.
- 1950: Cloudy.
- 1943: All of downtown Juneau has power now.
- 1920: Cloudy.
- 1850: Cloudy, a few hints of breaks.
- 1838: Lights flickered; part of downtown
Juneau at the least lost electric power.
- 1817: Cloudy, slightly - very slightly murky
in the inner Gold Creek valley from light
precipitation.
- 1750: Cloudy.
- 1650: Cloudy.
- 1550: Cloudy.
- 1450: Cloudy.
- 1350: Cloudy.
- 1250: Cloudy.
- 1150: Cloudy.
- 1050: Cloudy.
- 0950: Cloudy.
- 0850: Cloudy.
- 0750: Cloudy.
- 0650: Cloudy.
- 0620 ADT: Cloudy.
Fri. 10/09/09: DATA
- 2050 ADT: Cloudy.
- 1950: Cloudy; with a few filtered breaks?
- 1850: Cloudy.
- 1750: Cloudy.
- 1650: Cloudy.
- 1620: Cloudy.
- 1550: Cloudy, tiny break far to the NE.
- 1450: Cloudy.
- 1350: Cloudy.
- 1250: Cloudy.
- 1150: Cloudy.
- 1050: Cloudy with a few slight hints of blue,
a few wisps over the Channel slope of Mt.
Juneau.
- 0950: Cloudy with a few hints of blue and
a few brighter spots, a few lower wisps,
fairly bright.
- 0850: Cloudy, a few lower wisps, hints of
blue and some brighter spots.
- 0820: Cloudy, lower band Channel side of
Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Maria, a few wisps
along the very top of the Mt. Juneau Ridge.
- 0750: Cloudy with lower band, ribbon and
thin fog over Gastineau Channel, some wisps
at the very top of the Mt. Juneau Ridge.
- 0705: Cloudy with lower band of fog.
- 0650: Cloudy, fog/clouds hiding Mt. Juneau,
Mt. Maria and Last Chance Basin above about
350', lower band hiding middle section of
Mt. Roberts.
- 0620 ADT: Cloudy, fog/clouds on the Channel
side hiding Mt. Juneau above about 300',
lower band Channel side of Mt. Maria.
Thur. 10/08/09: DATA | 1436: A Red-Breasted Nuthatch is in the
backyard
- 2050 ADT: Cloudy.
- 1950: Cloudy, a few lower wisps.
- 1850: Cloudy.
- 1750: Cloudy, a few wisps on the NE side
of Cape Horn.
- 1650: Cloudy, a few lower wisps.
- 1550: Cloudy.
- 1450: Cloudy, a few wisps over the Channel
slope of Mt. Juneau.
- 1420: Cloudy, a few lower wisps.
- 1350: Cloudy with a few breaks to the SE,
a few wisps and bits around Mt. Juneau and
of Mt. Roberts.
- 1250: Mostly Cloudy/Cloudy with large areas
of thinnish and thinner clouds, lower band
and a few fog/clouds around Mt. Juneau, lower
band on Channel side of part of Mt. Roberts,
sun shining.
- 1205: Sun shining.
- 1150: Cloudy with a large area of thinner
slightly broken - broken clouds, bright spot
where the sun is, lower ribbons and wisps.
- 1050: Cloudy with large area of thinner slightly
broken clouds, lower band in Last Chance
Basin and a few lower clouds Channel side
of Mt. Roberts, very weak sunshine.
- 1035: Cloudy with large area of thinner slightly
- partly broken clouds, cloud in Last Chance
Basin and lower band on Channel side of part
of Mt. Roberts, brighter area where the sun
is.
- 0950: Cloudy with areas of thinner clouds
and an area with dimpled blue spots, partly
cloudy far to the NE, bright spot where the
sun is, lower band, ribbon, wisps and small
patches of fog over the Channel.
- 0850: Cloudy with a large area of filtered
- heavily filtered blue and other hints of
blue and small filtered breaks, lower band,
ribbons, and wisps and some patches of thin
fog.
- 0835: Cloudy/Mostly Cloudy, lower band of
fog.
- 0750: Cloudy with hints of blue and very
tiny breaks, lower band of fog.
- 0720: Cloudy, lower band of fog.
- 0650: Cloudy with small and tiny heavily
filtered breaks and thinner spots and areas,
Moon visible through a veil, fog hiding the
mainland above about 200' - 300' with glimpses
of the top of Mt. Roberts occasionally.
- 0620 ADT: Cloudy with a few breaks, fog hiding
almost all of the mainland, the Moon is high
in the sky to the SW.
Wed. 10/07/09: DATA | 1548: New Dusting of Snow is visible along
the very top of the Mt. Juneau Ridge; at
1750 also visible at the peak of Mt. Juneau
- 2100 ADT: .24" of Rainfall to this point
today.
- 2050: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, top of Mt.
Juneau and upper part of Mt. Roberts hidden
by clouds, lower band Channel side of Mt.
Juneau.
- 1950: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Cloudy,
very top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts
in clouds, lower band.
- 1935: Sprinkling, Cloudy, lower band hiding
the middle part of the mainland mountains.
- 1924: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, fog/clouds
hiding the mainland above about 250' - 400'.
- 1850: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, fog/clouds
hiding much of Mt. Juneau above about 400',
lower band Channel side of Mt. Roberts.
- 1800: .20" of Rainfall to this point
today.
- 1750: Rain, Cloudy, cloud over Mt. Maria
and lower ribbon Channel side of Mt. Juneau
and of Mt. Roberts.
- 1705: Rain, Cloudy, very top of the Mt. Juneau
Ridge in clouds, cloud on the upper Channel
side of Mt. Juneau and a cloud low in Last
Chance Basin.
- 1650: Rain, Cloudy, lower band Channel side
of Mt. Juneau and some fog/clouds in lower
part of Last Chance Basin.
- 1605: Sprinkling, Cloudy, lower ribbon and
some clouds and wisps in Last Chance Basin.
- 1550: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, lower band/ribbon.
- 1535: Light Rain, Cloudy, lower band/ribbon
and a few wisps.
- 1500: .12" of Rainfall to this point
today.
- 1450: Rain, Cloudy, lower band and ribbons,
wisps and bits around the mountains, clouds
filling the lower part of Last Chance Basin.
- 1446: High Rain Rate of .05" of Rainfall
to this point today.
- 1435: Rain, Cloudy, lower ribbon, wisps around
the mountains.
- 1350: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, some clouds
around the top of Mt. Roberts and a few around
the upper SE part of Mt. Juneau; lower band,
ribbons, and wisps, clouds filling the lower
part of Last Chance Basin.
- 1250: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, some clouds
around the top of Mt. Roberts and very top
of the Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, lower
ribbon Channel side of Mt. Roberts and lower
band Channel side of Mt. Juneau and low in
Last Chance Basin.
- 1235: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, part of the
very top of Mt. Juneau and the very top of
the Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, lower ribbon/band
of fog/clouds, remainder of the inner Gold
Creek valley mostly hidden by clouds in Last
Chance Basin.
- 1200: .06" of Rainfall to this point
today.
- 1150: Rain, Cloudy, mainland mountaintops
mostly in clouds, lower ribbon and wisps.
- 1144: High Rain Rate of .04" of Rain
per hour.
- 1120: Light Rain, Cloudy, mainland mountaintops
in clouds, lower ribbon and wisps.
- 1050: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, SE part of
the top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts,
and the upper part of the Mt. Juneau Ridge
hidden by clouds, lower band/ribbon and some
ribbons and wisps, clouds in SE part of Last
Chance Basin.
- 1039: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, SE part of
the top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts,
and most of the upper part of the Mt. Juneau
Ridge hidden by clouds, lower band/ribbon
and some ribbons and wisps.
- 0950: Sprinkling, Cloudy, very top of the
Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, part of the very
top of the Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, lower
band and wisps.
- 0915: Sprinkling, Cloudy, lower ribbons.
- 0850: Cloudy, lower band/ribbon.
- 0750: Cloudy, lower band of fog and some
wisps of fog.
- 0650: Overcast-Cloudy, the Moon is less visible
now through the overcast, a few lower small
ribbons of fog.
- 0620 ADT: Overcast-Cloudy with thinnish -
thin clouds, the Moon is visible high in
the sky to the SW through the overcast.
Tue. 10/06/09: DATA | Municipal Election: Polls Open 7 AM to
8 PM
- 2050 ADT: Clear. .04" of Rainfall to
this point today.
- 1950: Partly Cloudy.
- 1935: The Moon is rising over the Granite
Creek end of the Mt. Juneau Ridge.
- 1850: Mostly/Partly Cloudy.
- 1835: Mostly/Partly Cloudy.
- 1800: .04" of Rainfall to this point
today.
- 1750: Mostly Clear/Partly Cloudy, sun shining
on the top of the Mt. Juneau Ridge and the
peak of Mt. Juneau.
- 1650: Mostly Clear/Partly Cloudy, sun shining
on parts of the mainland.
- 1550: Partly Cloudy/Mostly Clear, sun shining
on most of the mainland.
- 1535: Partly Cloudy, sun shining on most
of the mainland.
- 1520: Partly/Mostly Cloudy, sun shining on
Mt. Juneau and a small spot on Mt. Roberts.
- 1500: .04" of Rainfall to this point
today.
- 1450: Cloudy with an area of very slightly
broken clouds and a partly cloudy area to
the NNW, a few small breaks far to the SE.
- 1435: Cloudy with some very tiny breaks,
a clear area to the NNW, and a few breaks
far to the SE.
- 1350: Cloudy with a large area of broken
- partly broken clouds, weakened sunshine
in most of the inner Gold Creek valley.
- 1335: Cloudy with some breaks, small part
of the very top of the Mt. Juneau Ridge in
clouds, weak sunshine on the very top of
Mt. Juneau and in much of the inner Gold
Creek valley.
- 1250: Cloudy with a few fairly large breaks
and some very tiny ones, clouds and wisps
around much of the top of the Mt. Juneau
Ridge, weak - weakened sunshine.
- 1200: .04" of Rainfall to this point
today.
- 1150: Cloudy with some breaks, clouds around
much of the SE upper part of Mt. Juneau and
of Mt. Roberts, upper part of the Mt. Juneau
Ridge mostly hidden by clouds, weak sunshine.
- 1140: Weakened sunshine.
- 1135: Cloudy with a few mostly very tiny
breaks, a few clouds and wisps around Mt.
Juneau and Mt. Roberts, clouds in much of
the inner Gold Creek valley.
- 1050: Cloudy with some breaks - mostly in
the SW part of the sky, most of the very
top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, very top - top
of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek
valley mostly hidden by clouds, cloud above
Last Chance Basin, lower ribbon.
- 0950: Cloudy with breaks, very top - top
of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts, and top
of the Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, lower
ribbons Channel side of Mt. Roberts and lower
band Channel side of Mt. Juneau, precipitation
in the inner Gold Creek valley.
- 0920: Partly/Mostly Cloudy, very top of Mt.
Juneau and of Mt. Roberts and top of the
Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, lower band/ribbon
of fog.
- 0850: Cloudy with a few mostly tiny and filtered
breaks, brighter clouds to the ESE, SE very
top of Mt. Juneau and very top of Mt. Roberts
and top of the Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds.
- 0820: Cloudy with a few tiny breaks, very
top - top of Mt. Juneau, top of the Mt. Juneau
Ridge, and very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds,
precipitation over much of the mainland,
some bright clouds to the SE.
- 0750: Cloudy, a few breaks, SE very top of
Mt. Juneau, very top of Mt. Roberts, and
top of the Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds.
- 0706: A Bald Eagle is squealing.
- 0705: Cloudy, a few tiny hints of breaks,
SE very top of Mt. Juneau and very top of
Mt. Roberts and of the Mt. Juneau Ridge in
clouds, broken thin lower ribbon.
- 0700: .04" of Rainfall to this point
today.
- 0650: Cloudy with SE very top of Mt. Juneau
and very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, lower
fog/clouds hiding much of lower part of Mt.
Juneau and of Last Chance Basin above about
350'.
- 0620: Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau
and Mt. Roberts and very top of the Mt. Juneau
Ridge in clouds, a few lower ribbons. .04"
of Rainfall to this point today.
- 0101 ADT: High Rain Rate of .07" of
Rain per hour.
Mon. 10/05/09: DATA
- 2100 ADT: 1.22" of Rainfall to this
point today.
- 2050: Rain/Drizzle, Cloudy.
- 2035: Light Drizzle, Cloudy, lower ribbon
and some clouds.
- 1950: Very Light Drizzle, Cloudy, a few lower
clouds and wisps.
- 1930: Sprinkling, Cloudy, very top of Mt.
Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, lower
ribbon, bits, and wisps.
- 1850: Light Drizzle, Cloudy, mainland hidden
by fog/clouds above about 250' - 400'.
- 1800: 1.15" of Rainfall to this point
today.
- 1750: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, mainland mostly
hidden by fog/clouds above about 400', remainder
of mainland slightly to partially obscured.
- 1735: Very Light Drizzle/Sprinkling, Cloudy,
mainland mostly hidden by fog/clouds above
about 400'.
- 1650: Rain, Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau and
of Mt. Roberts and inner Gold Creek valley
hidden, remainder of the mainland partially
to substantially obscured.
- 1550: Rain, Cloudy, upper part of Mt. Juneau
and of Mt. Roberts and the inner Gold Creek
valley hidden, remainder of the mainland
partially to substantially obscured, very
few whitecaps on the Channel.
- 1535: Rain/Drizzle, Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau
and of Mt. Roberts and inner Gold Creek valley
hidden, remainder of the mainland partially
to substantially obscured, a few whitecaps
on the Channel.
- 1500: 1.00" of Rainfall to this point
today.
- 1450: Rain, Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau and
upper part of Mt. Roberts and of the Mt.
Juneau Ridge in clouds, remainder of the
inner Gold Creek valley partially to substantially
obscured, a few whitecaps on the Channel.
- 1435: Rain, Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau and
upper part of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds,
inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured-hidden,
remainder of the mainland slightly to partially
obscured, a few small and tiny whitecaps
on the Channel.
- 1420: Light Rain, Cloudy, mainland mountaintops
in clouds, remainder of the inner Gold Creek
valley substantially obscured, remainder
of the mainland slightly to partially obscured,
a few whitecaps on the Channel.
- 1414: Rain, Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau and
of Mt. Roberts and inner Gold Creek valley
hidden, remainder of the mainland partially
to substantially obscured, a few whitecaps
on the Channel.
- 1405: Sprinkling, Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau
and of Mt. Roberts and inner Gold Creek valley
hidden, a few small and tiny whitecaps on
the Channel.
- 1350; Rain, Cloudy, very top of Mt. Juneau,
top of Mt. Roberts, and inner Gold Creek
valley hidden, remainder of mainland partially
to substantially obscured.
- 1316: Rain, Cloudy, very top - top of Mt.
Juneau and top of the Mt. Juneau Ridge and
of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of the
inner Gold Creek valley partially obscured,
parts of the remainder of the mainland slightly
obscured, a few mostly small and tiny whitecaps
on the Channel.
- 1250: Rain, Cloudy, very top - top of Mt.
Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds,
inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured-hidden,
remainder of the mainland partially obscured,
a few small and tiny whitecaps on the Channel.
- 1212: High Rain Rate of .24" of Rain
per hour.
- 1200: .74" of Rainfall to this point
today.
- 1150: Rain, Cloudy, very top - top of Mt.
Juneau and top of the Mt. Juneau Ridge and
of Mt. Roberts in clouds, some lower wisps
and bits Channel side of Mt. Juneau, remainder
of the inner Gold Creek valley substantially
obscured-hidden and remainder of the mainland
slightly to partially obscured, a few small
and tiny whitecaps on the Channel.
- 1126: A large flock of Seagulls is flying
SE.
- 1050: Rain, Cloudy, very top of Mt. Juneau
and top of the Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt.
Roberts in clouds, remainder of the inner
Gold Creek valley substantially obscured
and the remainder of the mainland slightly
to partially obscured, very few small and
tiny whitecaps on the Channel.
- 1032: High Rain Rate of .21" of Rain
per hour.
- 0950: Rain, Cloudy, very top of Mt. Juneau,
top of Mt. Roberts, and inner Gold Creek
valley hidden, remainder of mainland slightly
to partially obscured, very few small and
tiny whitecaps on Gastineau Channel.
- 0850: Rain/Drizzle, Cloudy, very top of Mt.
Juneau, top of Mt. Roberts, and inner Gold
Creek valley hidden, remainder of mainland
partially and substantially obscured.
- 0750: Light Drizzle, Cloudy, very top of
Mt. Juneau, top of Mt. Roberts, and inner
Gold Creek valley hidden, remainder of mainland
partially to substantially obscured.
- 0704: First Steller's Jay of the day arrived.
- 0700: .41" of Rainfall to this point
today.
- 0650: Drizzle, Cloudy, very top of Mt. Juneau,
top of Mt. Roberts, and inner Gold Creek
valley hidden, remainder of mainland partially
obscured.
- 0620: Light Drizzle, Cloudy, light wind.
.39" of Rainfall to this point today.
- 0130 ADT: High Rain Rate of .17" of
Rain per hour.
SUNDAY 10/04/09: DATA | 2000: The Radio Reception from the Weather
Instruments has improved with an average
now of about 80% - 85% of the packets being
received; the improvement began at 1300.
- 2050 ADT: Cloudy.
- 1950: Cloudy.
- 1850: Cloudy.
- 1750: Cloudy.
- 1650: Cloudy.
- 1550: Cloudy.
- 1450: Cloudy.
- 1350: Cloudy.
- 1250: Cloudy.
- 1150: Cloudy, bright spot - area where the
sun is.
- 1135: Cloudy, a few filtered breaks and bright
spots, very weak - weak sunshine on parts
of Mt. Juneau.
- 1050: Cloudy.
- 0950: Cloudy.
- 0850: Cloudy.
- 0750: Cloudy.
- 0650: Cloudy.
- 0620 ADT: Cloudy.
Sat. 10/03/09: DATA | NWS Summary of September 2009 Weather
- See Below | 2000: The Radio Reception from the Weather
Instruments started deteriorating yesterday
morning and this evening is getting worse...
50% of packets are not being received. I
don't know if it is the transmitter or receiver
failing or if it is severe outside interference.
Fri. 10/02/09: DATA
- 2050 ADT: Clear, 99% visible Moon (nearly
a full moon) is shining.
- 1950: Clear, 99% visible Moon (nearly a full
moon) is shining.
- 1850: Clear.
- 1750: Clear, sun shining on the upper parts
of the mainland.
- 1725: Clear, sun shining on all but the lowest
parts of the mainland, light wind.
- 1650: Clear, sun shining on the mainland.
- 1614: At the house the Sun set behind the
Mt. Troy Ridge on Douglas Island.
- 1550: Clear, a few wisps of clouds.
- 1450: Clear, a few very tiny clouds and wisps.
- 1405: Clear, a few lower wisps, a few fog-clouds
still over the Douglas Island bench.
- 1350: Clear, a few small and tiny clouds
in SW part of the sky, lower ribbon upper
Channel and Last Chance Basin sides of Mt.
Juneau and Channel side of top of Mt. Roberts.
- 1335: Clear with a few patchy fog-clouds,
lower band upper Channel and Last Chance
Basin sides of Mt. Juneau and a cloud upper
Channel side of Mt. Roberts, sun shining.
- 1305: Clear but with patchy lower fog-clouds
over about half of the sky, lower band of
fog, sun shining.
- 1250: Foggy-Cloudy overhead with a few breaks
and small areas of clear sky, fog hiding
the mainland above about 600' - 1000', somewhat
weakened sunshine.
- 1220: Foggy-Cloudy overhead with areas of
clear sky, fog hiding the mainland above
about 400' - 550', weak sunshine on the lower
part of the mainland, there has been weak
- very weak sunshine here.
- 1150: Foggy overhead and fog hiding the mainland
above about 350' - 400', hints of sunshine
in the fog.
- 1050: Foggy overhead and fog hiding the mainland
above about 250' - 400'.
- 1020: Foggy overhead and fog hiding the mainland
above about 350'.
- 0950: Foggy overhead and fog hiding the mainland
above about 200' - 400' with a lower ribbon
below that on the Channel side of Mt. Roberts.
- 0905: Fog.
- 0850: Fog, hints of blue overhead, the sun
has been trying through the fog.
- 0820: Fog, blue visible overhead.
- 0805: Fog. Foghorn is still sounding.
- 0750: Clear with fog over the Channel (down
to the water) hiding much of the mainland,
some patchy fog elsewhere. A foghorn is sounding.
- 0711: First Dark-Eyed Junco (Oregon subspecies)
of the day arrived.
- 0708: First Chestnut-Backed Chickadee of
the day arrived.
- 0658: A Varied Thrush is whistling.
- 0655: A Great Blue Heron flew W over the
backyard.
- 0650: Clear with a few tiny clouds, fog over
Gastineau Channel hiding the very lower part
of the mainland.
- 0645: Now Available: September 2009 Monthly Report, and updated Weather Database.
- 0637: First Steller's Jay of the day arrived.
- 0620 ADT: Clear, fog over Gastineau Channel
hiding the lower part of the mainland.
Thur. 10/01/09: DATA | Site was off-line from roughly 0945 to
1745 because the connections at the web host
to their servers crashed.
- 2100 ADT: .19" of Rainfall to this point
today.
- 2050: Cloudy.
- 1950: Very, very light sprinkling, cloudy,
clouds skimming Mt. Juneau and the Mt. Juneau
Ridge, clouds skimming or very top of the
Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds.
- 1935: Very, very light sprinkling, cloudy,
clouds skimming Mt. Juneau and the Mt. Juneau
Ridge; Mt. Juneau Ridge?
- 1850: Very, very light sprinkling, cloudy,
very top - top of Mt. Juneau and of the Mt.
Juneau Ridge, and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds.
- 1835: Extremely Light Sprinkling, Cloudy,
mainland mountaintops in clouds, remainder
of the inner Gold Creek valley slightly to
partially obscured.
- 1800: .19" of Rainfall to this point
today.
- 1750: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, very
small area of slightly filtered blue and
a few other very tiny breaks, very tops -
tops of the mainland mountains in clouds.
- 1735: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, very
top - top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts
in clouds, low clouds in the inner Gold Creek
valley with the remainder of it partially
obscured.
- 1650: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, very
tops - tops of the mainland mountains in
clouds.
- 1620: Cloudy with a few small and tiny breaks,
very tops of the mainland mountains in clouds.
- 1550: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, very
top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts and
very top - top of the Mt. Juneau Ridge in
clouds.
- 1535: Sprinkles, Cloudy, clouds skimming
the Mt. Juneau Ridge, very top of Mt. Roberts
and of Mt. Juneau in clouds.
- 1520: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, very
tops of the mainland mountains in clouds.
- 1500: .18" of Rainfall to this point
today.
- 1450: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Cloudy
mainland mountaintops in clouds, remainder
of the inner Gold Creek valley partially
obscured, a few lower wisps.
- 1420: Sprinkles, Cloudy, mainland mountaintops
in clouds, remainder of the inner Gold Creek
valley partially obscured.
- 1405: Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt.
Roberts in clouds, lower clouds and precipitation
in the inner Gold Creek valley.
- 1350: Sprinkling after a Few Sprinkles, Cloudy,
mainland mountaintops in clouds, remainder
of the inner Gold Creek valley partially
obscured.
- 1335: Sprinkling, Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau
and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold
Creek valley substantially obscured-hidden,
a few lower wisps Channel side of Mt. Juneau,
parts of the remainder of the mainland slightly
to partially obscured.
- 1320: Cloudy, mainland mountaintops in clouds,
remainder of the inner Gold Creek valley
partially obscured with precipitation in
there.
- 1250: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, tops
of the mainland mountains in clouds - lower
in the inner Gold Creek valley, remainder
of the inner Gold Creek valley partially
to substantially obscured, parts of the remainder
of the mainland slightly to partially obscured.
- 1235: A Few Sprinkles, Cloudy, upper part
of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds,
low clouds and heavier precipitation in the
inner Gold Creek valley.
- 1220: Sprinkling, Cloudy, upper part of Mt.
Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds,
low clouds in the inner Gold Creek valley.
- 1200: .17" of Rainfall to this point
today.
- 1150: Cloudy, mainland mountaintops in clouds
- lower and precipitation in the inner Gold
Creek valley, a few lower wisps.
- 1135: Extremely Light Sprinkles, Cloudy,
mainland mountaintops in clouds.
- 1050: Sprinkles, Cloudy, tops - upper parts
of the mainland mountains in clouds.
- 1035: Sprinkling, Cloudy, tops - upper parts
of the mainland mountains in clouds.
- 0950: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, tops - upper
parts of the mainland mountains in clouds.
- 0850: Rain after Light Rain, Cloudy, top
of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts and most
of the top of the Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds.
- 0835: Rain, Cloudy, mainland mountaintops
in clouds.
- 0750: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, mainland mountaintops
in clouds.
- 0700: .08" of Rainfall to this point
today.
- 0650: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, mainland mountaintops
in clouds.
- 0620: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, mainland mountaintops
in clouds - lower in the inner Gold Creek
valley. .07" of Rainfall to this point
today.
- 0337 ADT: High Rain Rate of .08" of
Rain per hour.