MONTHLY CLIMATOLOGICAL SUMMARY for MAY 2015 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 44.0 48.3 1:25p 40.5 3:15a 21.0 0.0 0.24 0.1 10.0 4:25p SSE 3.24 0.0 0.0 LoCd/Sp-Mst-VryLtR-Drz Cd-OccBrks/OccSpToR Cd-MCd Cd 2 44.5 50.3 1:50p 38.2 12:00m 20.5 0.0 0.15 0.0 8.0 1:45p E 1.05 0.0 0.0 Cd-LoCds/SprToRn Var:Cd-Brks-MCd/Shrs:SpToRn MCd-PCd 3 47.0 59.7 3:50p 34.1 5:20a 18.0 0.0 0.00 0.3 11.0 10:40p W 6.14 0.0 0.0 DecrCds Clear 4 50.8 60.7 4:30p 40.4 11:35p 14.2 0.0 0.00 2.6 30.0 9:25a E 62.36 0.0 0.0 Clear LtWind-Breezy-WindyInMorning-FewGustsAfternoon 5 49.9 61.4 3:00p 38.0 5:15a 15.1 0.0 0.00 1.0 16.0 9:05a E 23.38 0.0 0.0 Clr MClr Thn-ThnshCdW/HvlyFiltBlu Cd VarMPCd Cd-Brks 6 49.2 59.0 2:40p 37.0 3:35a 15.8 0.0 0.00 0.5 13.0 8:30a NW 12.66 0.0 0.0 VryThinToThinshCldsW/VarFilt-HvlyFiltBlu Ovcst-Cldy 7 48.7 54.9 3:25p 38.9 5:05a 16.3 0.0 TRACE 0.4 13.0 12:55p E 8.98 0.0 0.0 Cd-Brks Cd OccLtWind Cd/ExtrmLtSprShr Cd 8 55.3 65.4 2:05p 47.7 5:40a 9.7 0.0 0.00 0.0 6.0 11:35a E 0.80 0.0 0.0 Cd Cd-VarFiltBlu ThnshCd MCd-VryThnThnsh PCd MClr Cd 9 50.5 55.5 5:55p 42.2 12:00m 14.5 0.0 0.19 0.3 11.0 10:25a S 6.86 0.0 0.0 Cd Cd/Rn OccBrk/OccSp Cd/LtRn-R VarBrk/SpShr PCd Clr 10 50.7 64.3 2:25p 40.8 3:20a 14.3 0.0 0.11 1.0 15.0 11:45a NW 23.38 0.0 0.0 Clr Cd Fog MClr PCd VryThnThnshCd-FltBlu Cd Cd/SpToR 11 52.8 58.5 6:15p 47.8 5:15a 12.2 0.0 0.00 0.2 9.0 3:05p E 4.91 0.0 0.0 Cd Brks MCd VarBrk MPCd Brks MCd PCd MCdCdW/ThnThnsh 12 55.2 69.9 2:50p 40.6 4:45a 10.7 0.8 0.00 0.1 9.0 8:20a E 3.22 0.0 0.0 Clr Aurora PCd MClr PCdToMCdCdW/VryThnThnsh MClr Clr 13 55.6 66.0 1:25p 43.8 5:25a 9.4 0.0 0.00 0.0 7.0 1:10p ENE 0.24 0.0 0.0 Clr-SomeCds Aurora ClrButW/VryVryThntoThnshCds-Haze 14 57.6 69.4 4:50p 44.7 5:05a 8.2 0.8 0.00 0.9 13.0 1:25p NW 20.36 0.0 0.0 Clr MClrClr Clr-HiVarHaze LtWnd Hz-IncrVryThnThnshCd 15 57.9 70.0 4:20p 43.8 5:00a 8.1 1.0 0.00 1.6 16.0 1:10p NW 38.91 0.0 0.0 Clr MClr-BitHz Clr-VarHz VryThn-ThnshCd&Hz Clr-VarHz 16 56.2 66.1 4:35p 46.0 4:45a 8.8 0.1 0.00 2.4 19.0 10:25a NW 58.64 0.0 0.0 Clr Clr-Hz Brz PCd VryThn-ThnshCds-FiltBlu-Hz Clr-Hz 17 58.7 72.3 3:50p 46.4 5:45a 7.7 1.4 0.00 1.3 16.0 9:05a NW 31.21 0.0 0.0 Clr OccLtWind Clr-VrySltHztoHz MClr-PCd Clr-VrySltHz 18 60.5 73.0 5:00p 46.8 5:00a 6.4 1.9 0.00 0.1 14.0 7:05p W 3.48 0.0 0.0 Clr Clr BitofVrySlt-SltHazeAllday FewCds PCd PCd-Clr 19 60.1 73.5 4:00p 47.9 5:10a 6.4 1.5 0.00 0.3 13.0 4:15p NW 8.10 0.0 0.0 Clr Clr-MClr Clr Clr-VrySltHzToHz Clr-MClr Clr 20 60.4 71.5 4:45p 47.6 5:00a 6.1 1.4 0.00 2.3 22.0 12:20p NW 54.28 0.0 0.0 Clr ClrW/SomeSlt-VrySltHz Lt-BrzyWind IncrCdsLate 21 62.2 72.2 5:00p 53.4 2:30a 4.3 1.6 TRACE 2.7 20.0 3:10p NW 65.53 0.0 0.0 MCd PCd Clr-MClr-VarHz Brz IncrCd Cd Cd-VryLtSp MPCd 22 62.7 78.4 3:00p 49.0 5:35a 5.1 2.8 0.00 0.9 16.0 10:40a NW 22.31 0.0 0.0 Clr PCd Clr MClr-PCd Clr PCd Cd-FltBrks Cd Cd-FewBrk 23 59.6 69.5 2:25p 50.4 4:30a 5.8 0.4 0.00 0.2 14.0 1:35p E 4.04 0.0 0.0 PCd Cd-MCd Cd-VarBrks&MCd SmkyHaze VarWk-WkndSun Cd 24 57.6 65.9 4:10p 50.5 3:20a 7.4 0.0 0.00 1.0 14.0 4:45p NW 23.10 0.0 0.0 Cd Cd-OccVarBrks MCd VarM-PCd PCd-MClr MClr Clr MCd 25 59.6 69.0 3:20p 48.6 5:40a 6.3 0.9 0.00 0.9 15.0 9:10a NW 21.74 0.0 0.0 Cd MClr Clr MClr PCd-VryThn MClr Clr-VarHz PCd P-MCd 26 58.0 66.1 4:10p 47.0 4:10a 7.1 0.1 0.01 0.5 15.0 5:05p NW 12.28 0.0 0.0 MCd PCd MClr Clr PCd ThinToThickCd-FiltBlu Cd Cd/Shr 27 53.5 59.5 3:45p 48.2 11:50p 11.5 0.0 0.11 0.6 14.0 4:15p NW 14.36 0.0 0.0 Cd/TrcRn? Cd-OccBrkPM/OccSpShrs&VryLtDrzShr Cd/SpToR 28 58.8 71.5 5:10p 46.9 1:40a 7.6 1.3 0.00 2.0 19.0 8:45a NW 46.94 0.0 0.0 Var:Cd-Brks-PCd PCd-MClr MClr Clr 29 63.0 80.1 3:30p 47.0 4:15a 5.9 3.9 0.00 1.0 15.0 11:40a NW 24.68 0.0 0.0 Clr Clr-FewVryThnCd VrySltHzToHz Clr Lt-Brz MClr Clr 30 63.8 77.4 4:35p 48.0 4:45a 5.1 3.9 0.00 0.9 16.0 2:15p NW 20.93 0.0 0.0 Clr MClr PCd MCd-ThnThnsh MClr Lt-Brz Clr PCd Cd-MCd 31 60.4 70.2 3:05p 51.9 3:10a 5.1 0.5 0.00 0.4 14.0 12:20p E 10.44 0.0 0.0 VarP-MCd-HzW/VarVryThnThnshCd VarPCdMCd PCd MClr-Clr ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 55.6 80.1 29 34.1 3 314.6 24.3 0.81 0.9 30.0 4 NW 638.55 0.0 (1) As measured on Front Lawn at around 20:30, rounded to the nearest inch if there is uncertainty. AVERAGE Mean Temp: 55.6 AVERAGE High Temp: 66.1 MINIMUM High Temp: 48.3 1st MAXIMUM High Temp: 80.1 29th AVERAGE Low Temp: 45.0 MINIMUM Low Temp: 34.1 3rd MAXIMUM Low Temp: 53.4 21st MAX >= 90.0: 0 MAX >= 80.0: 0 MAX >= 70.0: 13 12th, 15th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 28th, 29th, 30th, 31st MAX <= 32.0: 0 MIN <= 32.0: 0 MIN <= 0.0: 0 MAXIMUM Humidity (%): 99 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 10th MINIMUM Humidity (%): 22 5th @ 1216 MAXIMUM Pressure (mb): 1023.8 28th @ 0218 MINIMUM Pressure (mb): 1006.4 12th @ 1834 TOTAL Htg Deg Days: 314.6 AVERAGE Htg Deg Days: 10.1 MINIMUM Htg Deg Days: 4.3 21st MAXIMUM Htg Deg Days: 21.0 1st TOTAL Cool Deg Days: 0.0 Heat Base: 65.0 Cool Base: 65.0 Method: Integration TOTAL Precip.: 0.81 AVERAGE Precip.: 0.10 DAYS of Precip.: 8 1st, 2nd, 7th, 9th, 10th, 21st, 26th, 27th MAXIMUM Precip.: 0.24 1st MAXIMUM Rain Rate: 0.54 9th @ 1122-1123 Days of Rain: 5 (>.01 in) 5 (>.1 in) 0 (>1 in) TOTAL Snowfall: 0.0 DAYS of Snowfall: 0 AVERAGE High Wind: 14.3 MINIMUM High Wind: 6 8th MAXIMUM High Wind: 30 4th WIND RUN (miles): 638.55 DAYS Sun at any time: 31 All days 1st FULL 2nd FULL 3rd FULL 4th FULL 5th FULL 6th Very Weak to Slightly Weakened 7th Extremely Weak 8th Extremely Weak to Very Slightly Weakened 9th FULL 10th FULL 11th FULL 12th FULL 13th FULL 14th FULL but Filtered 15th FULL 16th Extremely Weak to Weakened 17th FULL 18th FULL 19th FULL 20th FULL 21st FULL 22nd FULL 23rd Extremely Weak to Somewhat Weakened 24th FULL 25th FULL 26th FULL 27th FULL 28th FULL 29th FULL 30th FULL 31st FULL DAYS OF Cld or M Cld: 23 All but: 3rd, 4th, 14th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 29th DAYS OF Rainbow: 3 1st: 1513 - 1520: Very very faint to NNE. 1720 - Gone by 1724: Partial to NE. 1732: Faint partial to NE. 1802 - 1824: Centered to E - almost full then fainter then short bright left leg. 2nd: 1620: Weak then brighter shallow-arced to the ENE fading out by 1632. 9th: 1710: Weak partial to the NE. DAYS OF Aurora: 2 12th: 0013: Auroral curtains. 0310: Streak of Aurora Borealis and diffuse Aurora. 13th: 0110: Weak Aurora Borealis or it was obscured by high very thin clouds. DAYS OF Lightning: 0 DAYS OF Earthquake: 1 21st: 0856: 4.1 Magnitude 40 miles WNW of Haines and 110 miles NW of Juneau. SUNDAY 5/31/15: Last day of the 19th Annual Spring King Salmon Derby | Record Daily Maximum Temperature for Saturday, May 30th - See 0408 Below | AP’s Seth Borenstein is just too darn cozy with the people he covers – time for AP to do something about it - Anthony Watts | ‘Long sad history of AP reporter Seth Borenstein’s woeful global warming reporting’ and link to Multiple articles about Mr. Borenstein - Climate Depot 2020 ADT: Clear/Mostly Clear, blue is very slightly filtered to slightly filtered. 1950: Clear with some clouds, blue is very, very slightly filtered to very slightly filtered. 1920: Variable sunshine in-and-out in West Juneau. 1850: Mostly Clear with puffy clouds and very slight to slight haze, sun shining on the mainland, (sun hidden by a cloud for most, if not all, of West Juneau). 1830: Mostly Clear with puffy clouds and very slight to slight haze, sun shining on the mainland, (sun hidden by a cloud for much of West Juneau). 1750: Clear/Mostly Clear, blue is very, very slightly filtered to very slightly filtered. 1650: Partly Cloudy/Mostly Clear, blue is very, very slightly filtered to slightly filtered. 1550: Partly Cloudy with very slightly filtered to slightly filtered blue, very weak to slightly weakened sunshine shining in most areas. 1520: Partly Cloudy, blue is very, very slightly filtered to slightly filtered, somewhat weakened sunshine in West Juneau and in the inner Gold Creek valley, a few spots and areas of very weak - weak sunshine on Mt. Juneau and Mt. Roberts. 1450: Mostly Cloudy, blue is very slightly filtered to slightly filtered, somewhat weakened sunshine in the inner Gold Creek valley, area of very weak sunshine on Mt. Roberts, extremely weak sunshine in West Juneau. 1435: Partly Cloudy, blue is very slightly filtered to slightly filtered, weakened sunshine in West Juneau and in the inner Gold Creek valley, a few spots of very weak sunshine on Mt. Roberts. 1350: Partly/Mostly Cloudy with the blue very slightly filtered to slightly filtered, weak to somewhat weakened sunshine shining in most areas. 1320: Mostly Cloudy with broken clouds, spots and areas of very weak to weakened sunshine on the mainland, extremely weak sunshine in West Juneau, light wind. 1300: Variable Sunshine in-and-out and here-and-there. 1250: Partly Cloudy with puffy (cumulus) clouds, blue is very slightly to slightly filtered, somewhat weakened - weakened sunshine shining in most areas. 1226: Light Wind. 1150: Partly Cloudy with thin and very thin clouds and slight haze to haze filtering the blue, very slightly filtered sunshine. 1050: Haze and some very, very thin clouds to thin clouds and a few other clouds covering the sky with filtered - heavily filtered blue, very slightly weakened sunshine. 0950: Haze and very, very thin clouds to thin clouds and a few other clouds covering the sky with filtered - heavily filtered blue, very slightly weakened sunshine, breezy closer to and over Gastineau Channel. 0850: Partly Cloudy with very thin to thin clouds, much of the blue is very slightly filtered to heavily filtered, slightly to somewhat weakened sunshine. 0750: Very thin to thin clouds covering most of the sky with filtered - heavily filtered blue and hints of blue, slightly to somewhat weakened sunshine. 0730: Very thin to thin clouds covering most of the sky with filtered - heavily filtered blue and hints of blue, slightly weakened sunshine. 0650: Partly Cloudy with very, very thin to thin clouds and a few other clouds, some of the blue very slightly filtered to heavily filtered, slightly weakened sunshine. 0620: Very, very thin to thinnish clouds and some other clouds covering most of the sky with some filtered to heavily filtered blue, variable sunshine in-and-out. 0605: Partly Cloudy, but with some of the blue filtered, variable sunshine in-and-out. 0555: The Sun broke through the clouds briefly. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 0408 ADT: Record Daily Maximum Temperature for Saturday, May 30th. NWS Record Report Statement as of 4:00 AM AKDT on May 31, 2015 ...Record daily maximum temperature for Saturday, May 30th... Location New Record Old Record Year Set *Snettisham Power 80 79 2010 *Haines #2 79 77 2013 *Haines Customs 78 73 2013 Juneau Airport 77 75 1964 *Juneau Forecast Office 76 75 2010 *Hoonah 75 74 2010 Hollis 75 74 1957 *Coffman Cove 73 63 2008 Port Alexander 72 70 1990 Skagway Airport 72 68 2010 * Record reports for these stations may not be as meaningful as those for stations with 30-year decadal normals (1981-2010). Gs may 15 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Sat. 5/30/15: Memorial Day (Traditional) | 1330: NWS: Record Daily High Temperature set Friday, May 29th - See 1330 Below 2020 ADT: Cloudy with thinnish to somewhat thicker clouds in NW half of sky and very thin to thinnish in SE half with streaks of filtered to heavily filtered blue, extremely weak evening sunshine on Mt. Roberts. 1950: Cloudy with thinnish to somewhat thicker clouds in NW half of sky and very thin to thinnish in SE half with streaks of filtered to heavily filtered blue, very weak sunshine. 1920: Cloudy with thin to thinnish clouds and a bit of very thin clouds and bit of filtered to heavily filtered blue, weakened - weak sunshine. 1850: Cloudy/Mostly Cloudy with thin to thinnish clouds with a bit of slightly filtered to heavily filtered blue, weakened - somewhat weakened sunshine. 1835: Cloudy/Mostly Cloudy with very, very thin to thinnish clouds with some filtered to heavily filtered blue, weakened - somewhat weakened sunshine. 1750: Very thin to thinnish clouds covering almost all of the NW 2/3rds of the sky, Clear with some very, very slight haze SE 1/3rd. 1722: Partly Cloudy with thin and thinnish and bit of very thin clouds covering most of the NW half of the sky, some very, very slight to very slight haze for the remainder. 1650: Clear/Mostly Clear with thin - very thin clouds to the NW and some very slight to slight haze. 1620: Light Wind. 1550: Clear with a few clouds. 1521: Full sun again, light wind. 1518: Sun is weakened by a cloud, light to breezy wind. 1505: Light - Breezy to Breezy Wind. 1450: Clear with some clouds, light wind. 1350: Mostly Clear with very, very thin to thinnish clouds, some very, very slight haze to haze, light wind. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1330: NWS: Record Daily High Temperature set Friday, May 29th. NWS Record Report Statement as of 1:30 PM AKDT on May 30, 2015 ...Record daily high temperature set Friday, May 29th... Observations taken from midnight to midnight Location New Record Old Record Year Set Years of Record Juneau Lena Point 78 72 2010 1983 - present Juneau Forecast Office 77 tied 77 2010 1999 - present Observations taken from 7 am Thursday to 7 am Friday Location New Record Old Record Year Set Years of Record Haines Customs 76 75 2013 1989 - present Record reports for these stations may not be as meaningful as those for stations with 30-year decadal normals (1981-2010). Kv may 15 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1325: Light to Breezy Wind. 1305: Light Wind. 1250: Clear/Mostly Clear with some clouds and very slight haze to haze 1150: Clear with very slight haze to haze and a few clouds. 1050: Clear/Mostly Clear but with very, very thin to thin clouds and very, very slight haze to haze. 1008: Partly Cloudy with very thin to thin clouds, very slight haze to haze. 0950: Very, very thin to thin and almost thinnish clouds covering much of the sky, haze, slightly weakened sunshine. 0850: Very, very thin to thin and almost thinnish clouds covering most of the sky, haze, slightly weakened sunshine. 0820: Partly Cloudy with very, very thin to thin clouds and slight haze to haze. 0750: Mostly Clear/Partly Cloudy with very thin to thin clouds and very slight haze to haze. 0730: Mostly Clear with very thin to thin clouds and very slight haze to haze. 0650: Clear, area of mostly thin - very thin clouds far to the NW. 0620: Clear, thin- very thin cloud far to the NW 0605: Clear, some thin clouds very far to the NW. By 0533 ADT: Sun shining. Fri. 5/29/15: NWS: Record Daily High Temperature set Friday, May 29th - See 1330 5/30 Above 2020 ADT: Clear, but with slight haze to haze. 1950: Clear, but with slight haze to haze. 1850: Clear, but with some very slight haze to haze. 1750: Clear, but with some very slight to slight haze. 1650: Clear, but with some very, very slight haze to slight haze. 1550: Clear, but with some very, very slight haze to slight haze. 1450: Mostly Clear with very, very thin to very thin clouds and very slight haze to slight haze - haze. 1430: Mostly Clear with very, very thin to very thin clouds and very slight haze to slight haze - haze. 1250: Clear/Mostly Clear but with very, very thin to very thin clouds and very slight haze to haze. 1150: Clear but with very, very slight haze to haze and a bit of very, very thin to very thin clouds, light wind. 1120: Clear but with very, very slight haze to haze and a bit of very, very thin to very thin clouds, light to breezy wind. 1100: Light Wind. 1050: Clear with very, very slight haze to haze. 1045: Light to Breezy Wind. 0950: Clear with very, very slight haze to haze. 0850: Clear with very, very slight haze to haze. 0750: Clear, a few very thin clouds to the NE - ENE. 0650: Clear, a few very thin clouds very far to the E - ESE. 0620: Clear. 0605 ADT: Clear. Thur. 5/28/15: Last Day of School | More Food for Thought: ILoveCarbonDioxide.com | When It Comes to Global Warming, the News Media Only See What They Want - John Ziegler 2020 ADT: Clear. 1950: Clear. 1850: Clear. 1750: Clear. 1650: Clear. 1550: Clear. 1450: Clear. 1350: Clear, a few extremely tiny clouds, occasional light wind. 1250: Clear, very small cloud very far to the NE. 1150: Clear, a few extremely tiny to very small clouds. 1050: Clear, a few extremely tiny clouds, light wind. 1035: Clear, a few very tiny - extremely tiny clouds, light wind. 0950: Clear with a few clouds, light to breezy wind. 0920: Mostly Clear, light - breezy to breezy wind, very slightly weakened sunshine. 0850: Partly Cloudy/Mostly Clear, light - breezy to breezy wind, somewhat weakened sunshine. 0830: Partly Cloudy/Mostly Clear, a few lower wisps, light to breezy wind. 0750: Partly Cloudy, a few lower wisps, slightly - very slightly weakened sunshine, light wind. 0720: Cloudy, some breaks, weak - very weak sunshine in the inner Gold Creek valley and at the peak of Mt. Juneau. 0705: Cloudy/Mostly Cloudy, sun shining in areas. 0640: Partly Cloudy, very slightly weakened sunshine. 0620: Mostly Cloudy, variable sunshine. 0605 ADT: Cloudy with some breaks, sun is in-and-out, light wind. Wed. 5/27/15: FVF Chenega sailings for Thursday, May 28 are canceled due to mechanical issues with one of the vessel's bow thrusters.... See 1549 Below | Rain finally comes to Juneau, no record set - KINY 2020 ADT: Light Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming mainland mountains, some lower wisps. .07" of Rainfall to this point today. 2004: High Rain Rate of .07" of Rain per hour. 1957: Rain. 1950: Light Rain - Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming most of Mt. Juneau and SE part of Mt. Roberts, clouds skimming some of Mt. Juneau Ridge and low clouds in the Granite Creek area. 1935: Light Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts, some clouds hiding much of the top of Mt. Juneau Ridge. 1850: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming most of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Roberts, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau. 1839: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge, cloud by the SE top of Mt. Roberts and a few wisps at the peak of Mt. Juneau. 1800: .02" of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley. 1739: Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau, clouds skimming Mt. Roberts and its SE very top - top in clouds, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, precipitation over some of the mainland. 1705: Sprinkling. 1650: A few very light sprinkles, cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge and peak of Mt. Juneau 1642: Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge and peak of Mt. Juneau, precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley. 1605: Light wind, areas of very weak to weakened sunshine on the mainland. 1557: Full sun is breaking through in West Juneau. 1549: FVF Chenega sailings for Thursday, May 28 are canceled due to mechanical issues with one of the vessel's bow thrusters. The ferry was scheduled to sail Juneau - Angoon - Sitka - Juneau. Additional information will be provided as necessary. AMHS staff is contacting affected passengers. For schedule information, please visit FerryAlaska.com or contact your local terminal by dialing 1-907-465-3941 or toll-free at 1-800-642-0066. 1548: Cloudy, a few filtered breaks, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge and SE part of Mt. Juneau, clouds skimming part of Mt. Roberts and its SE very top is in clouds, area of very weak sunshine on Mt. Roberts and on Mt. Juneau. 1535: Cloudy, a few filtered breaks, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge and SE part of Mt. Juneau, clouds skimming part of Mt. Roberts and its SE very top is in clouds, extremely weak to weak sunshine. 1523: The Sun is breaking through. 1500: .02" of Rainfall to this point today. 1450: Very Light Sprinkles, Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge and SE part of Mt. Juneau, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1435: Cloudy, very tiny break, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, and clouds skimming SE part of Mt. Juneau, spot of very weak sunshine on Mt. Roberts. 1350: Cloudy, a few breaks, precipitation in Last Chance Basin and possibly in the inner Gold Creek valley, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds. 1305: Extremely weak to weakened sunshine. 1250: Cloudy, a few breaks, very top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, clouds around the SE very top - top of Mt. Roberts, precipitation over part of Mt. Juneau. 1235: Cloudy, some breaks in the NW part of the sky, SE very top of Mt. Juneau, very top - top of Mt. Roberts, and top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds. 1213: Precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley. 1200: .02" of Rainfall to this point today. 1150: A few extremely light sprinkles, cloudy, a few breaks and a hint of blue, SE top of Mt. Juneau, very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge, and very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, areas of very weak to weakened sunshine on the mainland. 1139: Extremely light sprinkles, cloudy, very small break and a hint of blue, SE top of Mt. Juneau and very top - top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, very weak - weak sunshine on Mt. Juneau and on Mt. Roberts. 1120: Very Light Drizzle, Cloudy, SE very top of Mt. Juneau and top - upper part of Mt. Roberts in clouds, cloud and a few wisps hiding part of the very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge. 1117: High Rain Rate of .06" of Rain per hour. 1050: Cloudy, most of the top of Mt. Roberts, SE very top - top of Mt. Juneau, and most of the very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds. 1020: Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge and SE part of Mt. Juneau, parts of the very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 0955: Very Light Sprinkling. 0950: Cloudy, bright area in the clouds where the sun is, clouds skimming - very top of most of Mt. Juneau in clouds, a few clouds around the very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge, clouds skimming part of Mt. Roberts. 0938: Very, very weak sunshine, cloudy, clouds skimming most of Mt. Juneau, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds. 0908: A few very, very light sprinkles. 0902: Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau and Mt. Juneau Ridge and barely skimming Mt. Roberts. 0850: Cloudy, precipitation over parts of the mainland, clouds around the SE very top of Mt. Juneau, very top and top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, clouds skimming part of Mt. Roberts and its SE very top in clouds. 0818: Very, very light sprinkling, cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau ridge in clouds, a few clouds -wisps around the Se very top of Mt. Juneau, SE very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 0750: Cloudy, rain in the inner Gold Creek valley, some clouds around the top of Mt. Juneau Ridge, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau and a small cloud near its top. 0720: Small cloud very low in Last Chance Basin, very slight hint of blue, brighter. 0700: Likely a Trace of Rainfall to this point today. 0650: Cloudy, clouds skimming and part of very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, SE very top of Mt. Juneau and top - upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley. 0635: Clouds just skimming Mt. Roberts now. 0617: Cloudy, SE very top of Mt. Juneau, very top of Mt. Roberts, and most of the upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge hidden by clouds; light precipitation in the Granite Creek area? 0605 ADT: Cloudy, clouds skimming and part of very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, SE very top of Mt. Juneau and upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds. Likely a Trace of Rainfall to this point today. Tue. 5/26/15: Juneau gets a short break from warm and dry - KTOO | Fire concerns could be dampened soon by showers, includes info on open burning - KINY Midnight ADT: .01" of Rainfall for today. Between 2310 and 2315: .01" of Rainfall was recorded. 2020 ADT: Cloudy. 1950: Cloudy. 1905: Cloudy. 1835: Cloudy, some blue very far to the SE. 1805: Cloudy, a few slight hints of blue, brighter, light wind. 1750: Cloudy. 1730: Cloudy. 1709: Light to Breezy Wind. 1705: Light Wind. 1700: Cloudy, clouds skimming high points of Mt. Juneau Ridge. 1650: Cloudy. 1627: Cloudy. 1547: Cloudy, a bit of heavily filtered blue to the NE, fairly bright. 1500: Cloudy, almost extremely weak sunshine - extremely weak sunshine in many areas. 1450: Cloudy. 1420: Cloudy with thick clouds, some very tiny to very small heavily filtered breaks, spots and areas of very weak to weak sunshine on the mainland. 1350: Cloudy with thin clouds to cumulus clouds covering the sky with filtered to heavily filtered breaks and some hints of blue, spots and areas of very weak to weakened sunshine on the mainland. 1335: Cloudy with thin clouds to cumulus clouds covering the sky with a small bit of heavily filtered blue and some hints of blue, spots and areas of very weak to weakened sunshine on the mainland. 1250: Cloudy with thin to thinnish clouds and some cumulus clouds, a small bit of very slightly filtered to heavily filtered blue and some hints of blue, very weak to weakened sunshine. 1235: Cloudy with thin to thinnish clouds and a few thick clouds, a few filtered to heavily filtered breaks, very weak to weakened sunshine. 1150: Cloudy with thin to thinnish clouds and some filtered to heavily filtered breaks and hints of blue, weakened sunshine. 1139: Cloudy with thin to thinnish clouds and some slightly filtered to heavily filtered breaks and hints of blue, somewhat weakened - weakened sunshine. 1050: Very thin to thin clouds and thinnish clouds covering almost all of the sky, and slight haze to haze, somewhat weakened - weakened sunshine. 0950: Very, very thin to thin clouds covering most of the sky, some other clouds, and slight haze to haze, slightly weakened sunshine. 0850: Partly Cloudy with very, very thin to thin clouds, slightly weakened sunshine. 0750: Partly Cloudy with very, very thin to thin and some thinnish clouds, slightly weakened sunshine. 0650: Clear with a few clouds. 0635: Clear, just a few clouds to the NE now. 0631: The Sun broke through 0620: Mostly Clear - fewer clouds over the mainland now but they're blocking the sun. 0605: Mostly Clear with band of clouds over the mainland, very weak sunshine after full sunshine. 0550 ADT: Partly Cloudy with a large of partly broken clouds in the NE half of the sky, sun shining. Mon. 5/25/15: Memorial Day - Federal, State, & Local Holiday .... Observances at 11 O'clock AM at: Evergreen Cemetery, Alaskan Memorial Park on Riverside Drive, and at the Shrine of St. Therese ... At 11:30 O'clock AM: Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall | Not a record - yet, Juneau could finish with hottest, driest May in at least 72 years - Juneau Empire | Ferry breakdown (MV Taku) strands many Haines brewfest visitors - Juneau Empire | Updated NASA Data: Global Warming Not Causing Any Polar Ice Retreat - James Taylor @ Forbes ** See Below 2020 ADT: Mostly-Partly Cloudy with very thin to thinnish clouds and slight haze to haze. 1950: Mostly-Partly Cloudy with very thin to thinnish clouds and slight haze to haze. 1850: Partly Cloudy with very thin to thinnish clouds - mostly in the NW half, very slight haze to haze. 1750: Partly Cloudy with thin - very thin clouds - mostly in the NW half, very slight haze to haze. 1650: Partly Cloudy with thin - very thin clouds - mostly in the NW half, very slight haze to haze. 1550: Clear but with very slight haze to haze and some very, very thin to very thin clouds. 1450: Clear with very slight to slight haze and some thin - very thin clouds, light wind. 1435: Clear with very slight to haze, a bit of very thin clouds, light wind. 1420: Light Wind. 1350: Clear with very slight to haze, a bit of very thin clouds, and some extremely tiny to very small clouds. 1250: Mostly Clear with a few clouds, some very, very thin clouds, and some very slight to slight haze. 1150: Mostly Clear. 1050: Mostly Clear, occasional light wind. 1030: Mostly Clear. 0950: Partly Cloudy with very thin clouds to puffy clouds, light wind. 0907: Light Wind. 0850: Mostly Clear, clouds skimming the high part of Mt. Juneau Ridge. 0750: Clear with a few clouds, light wind. 0720: Clear with a few very tiny to very small clouds. 0650: Clear with some very thin - thin clouds. 0632: The Sun is breaking through. 0620: Mostly Clear, a large very thin cloud; and a mass of clouds to the E. 0600 ADT: Mostly Clear, very thin cloud and a mass of clouds to the E. It was cloudy for some of the night. From at least 2359 5/24 until 0047 5/25 when it crawled back into the willow, a Porcupine was on the deck. ** I link to these articles as a counter-point to the one-sided, incomplete portrayal of the subject by entities such as the widely distributed Associated Press. SUNDAY 5/24/15: Day of Pentecost | MV Taku sailings for Sunday, May 24 are cancelled due to mechanical issues. MV Matanuska will sail the following revised schedule... See 1553 Below | NWS: Record Daily High Temperature for Saturday, May 23rd - See 0740 Below | Congratulations! High School Graduation Ceremonies today: Yakoosge Daakahidi Alternative High School at 1 PM - Centennial Hall; Thunder Mountain High School at 4 PM - TMHS Gym; Juneau-Douglas High School at 7 PM - JDHS Gym 2020 ADT: Clear, a few extremely tiny to small clouds, evening sunshine on the mainland. 1950: Clear with a few clouds. 1850: Mostly Clear, sun shining in most areas. 1835: Mostly Clear, sun shining in most areas. 1750: Partly Cloudy, sun shining in most areas after being hidden for awhile in West Juneau and for a few areas on the mainland. 1655: Power Glitch. 1650: Mostly Clear/Partly Cloudy, sun is shining in most areas. 1608: Mostly Clear/Partly Cloudy, sun is shining in most areas. 1553: MV Taku sailings for Sunday, May 24 are cancelled due to mechanical issues. MV Matanuska will sail the following revised schedule through May 26 to accommodate affected  travelers: Monday, May 25 Juneau depart 1:00 a.m. (added run to Haines) Haines arrive 5:30 a.m.  Haines depart 6:30 a.m. Juneau arrive 11:30 a.m. Juneau depart 1:00 p.m. Petersburg arrive 9:00 p.m. Petersburg depart 9:45 p.m. Tuesday, May 26 Wrangell arrive 12:45 a.m. Wrangell depart 1:30 a.m. Ketchikan arrive 7:30 a.m. Ketchikan depart 8:30 a.m. Prince Rupert arrive 3:30 p.m. Prince Rupert depart 5:30 p.m.  Ketchikan arrive 10:30 p.m. Ketchikan depart 11:45 p.m. (on schedule) Additional updates will be provided as necessary. AMHS staff is contacting affected passengers. For schedule information, please visit FerryAlaska.com or contact your local terminal by dialing 1-907-465-3941 or toll-free at 1-800-642-0066. 1550: Partly Cloudy/Mostly Clear, clouds barely skimming the high points of Mt. Juneau Ridge, Moon is high in the sky to the ESE - SE, sun is shining in most areas. 1450: Mostly/Partly Cloudy, wisp at the peak of Mt. Juneau, mottled extremely weak to slightly weakened sunshine. 1350: Mostly Cloudy with the blue very slightly to slightly filtered, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau and part of Mt. Roberts, extremely weak to somewhat weakened sunshine. 1250: Partly Cloudy with a bit of the blue very slightly filtered, clouds skimming part of Mt. Juneau Ridge, somewhat weakened - weakened sunshine. 1216: Light Wind. 1150: Partly Cloudy, clouds skimming part of Mt. Juneau, all of Mt. Roberts, and almost all of Mt. Juneau Ridge, somewhat weakened - weakened sunshine. 1120: Mostly Cloudy, clouds skimming most of Mt. Juneau, very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and much of the very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, weak to somewhat weakened sunshine. 1050: Cloudy, a few hints of breaks and of blue, clouds skimming - SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, almost extremely weak to extremely weak sunshine.. 0950: Cloudy with an area of slightly filtered breaks, clouds skimming - SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, most of the top of Mt. Juneau Ridge hidden by clouds, very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few spots of very weak - weak sunshine on the Last Chance Basin slope of Mt. Juneau. 0935: Cloudy, some very small and tiny breaks, very weak sunshine, very top of Mt. Roberts and most of the very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, a few wisps in the inner Gold Creek valley. 0850: Cloudy, very top and SE top of Mt. Juneau in clouds and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds hiding some of the top - upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge; smoky haze in the inner Gold Creek valley... or is it precipitation? 0820: Cloudy, top of Mt. Roberts and SE top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, a few clouds in the inner Gold Creek valley. 0750: Cloudy, some very, very slight breaks, top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, ribbon top - upper part of Mt. Juneau, cloud low in the inner Gold Creek valley. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 0740: NWS: Record Daily High Temperature for Saturday, May 23rd. NWS Record Report Statement as of 7:40 AM AKDT on May 24, 2015 ...Record daily high temperature for Saturday, May 23rd... Location Stn. Type New Record Old Record Year Set Hyder coop 84 71 2004 Haines #2 coop 82 72 2006 Snettisham coop 81 72 2010 Haines Customs coop 78 71 1997 Hoonah coop 76 71 1997 Eaglecrest base coop 75 59 2007 Coffman Cove coop 70 64 2013 Point Baker coop 66 62 2013 Record reports for these stations may not be as meaningful as those for stations with 30-year decadal normals (1981-2010). Kv may 15 ---------------------------------------------------------------- 0725: Weak sunshine. 0720: Cloudy, large area of broken clouds, ribbon/band top - upper part of Mt. Juneau, NW top of Mt. Roberts in clouds and a ribbon Channel side of the top; precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley? Or is it smoke? 0650: Cloudy, a few very tiny breaks and hints of breaks, ribbon and wisps, upper Last Chance Basin side of Mt. Juneau and Channel side of its top, ribbon Channel side of the top of Mt. Roberts, light precipitation over some of the mainland? Or is it smoke? 0620: Cloudy, a few hints of breaks, tiny bright spots in the clouds to the NE, ribbon and a few wisps upper Channel side of Mt. Juneau; precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley and over Mt. Juneau? Or is it smoke? 0600 ADT: Cloudy, a few hints of breaks, tiny bright spots to the NE, band over top Channel slope of Mt. Juneau, ribbon by Channel side of the top of Mt. Roberts and a cloud by its top; precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley and Last Chance Basin? Or is it smoke? Sat. 5/23/15: 0728: NWS: Elevated Fire Danger on Saturday - See 0728 Below | 0500: Isolated showers in the morning then isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon...mainly S and E of Juneau - See 0500 Below | Some of the Mountain Ash have blossoms now | Public Gardens Day: Jensen - Olson Arboretum, 9 AM - 5 PM; Juneau Empire article | NWS: Record Daily High Temp. for Sat., May 23rd - See 1400 Below | NWS: Record Daily Max. Temp. for Fri., May 22nd - See 0800 Below | Thanks to relentless media propaganda: Americans Vastly Overestimate Size of LGBT Population - Bloomberg - (It's at the most 3.8% of the population.) 2020 ADT: Cloudy, some heavily filtered blue far and very far to the NW, a few heavily filtered breaks far to the NE, some of the mainland very, very slightly to very slightly obscured by smoke. 1950: Cloudy, a few very tiny breaks, mainland very, very slightly to very slightly obscured by smoke. 1850: Cloudy, mainland very, very slightly to very slightly obscured by smoke. 1826: Weakened sunshine in West Juneau. 1820: Cloudy, small bit of heavily filtered blue, mainland very, very slightly to very slightly obscured by smoke. 1750: Cloudy with filtered breaks and a few areas of filtered blue, almost extremely weak to weakened sunshine, some of the mainland very, very slightly to very slightly obscured by smoke. 1720: Spots and areas of extremely weak to weakened sunshine. 1650: Cloudy, some extremely tiny to very small breaks, extremely weak - almost extremely weak sunshine, some of the mainland very, very slightly to very slightly obscured by smoke. 1620: Cloudy, some very slight to very small filtered breaks, spots and areas of extremely weak to weak sunshine on the mainland, some of the mainland very, very slightly to very slightly obscured by smoke. 1606: Two Great Blue Herons are at the top of a Mountain Hemlock to the E. 1550: Cloudy, some very slight breaks - hints of breaks, very weak sunshine in the Granite Creek area, mainland very, very slightly to very slightly obscured by smoke. 1520: Cloudy, some of the mainland very, very slightly to very slightly obscured by smoke. 1450: Cloudy, a few hints of breaks, almost extremely weak sunshine, mainland very, very slightly to very slightly obscured by smoke. 1420: Cloudy, some very, very slight to very small breaks, almost extremely weak to weak sunshine. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1400: NWS: Record Daily High Temperature for Saturday, May 23rd. NWS Record Report Statement as of 2:00 PM AKDT on May 23, 2015 ...Record daily high temperature for Saturday, May 23rd... Location New Record Old Record Year Set *Hyder 84 71 2004 *Haines #2 82 72 2006 *Snettisham 81 72 2010 Haines Customs 78 71 1997 *Hoonah 76 71 1997 *Eaglecrest base 75 59 2007 *Point Baker 66 62 2013 * Record reports for these stations may not be as meaningful as those for stations with 30-year decadal normals (1981-2010). Gs may 15 ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1350: Cloudy, some very, very slight to slight breaks, almost extremely weak to very weak sunshine. 1332: Cloudy, some very, very slight breaks, weakened sunshine, mainland very, very slightly to very slightly obscured by smoke. 1320: Cloudy, a few very slight breaks, mainland very, very slightly to slightly obscured by smoke. 1250: Cloudy, a few filtered breaks, mainland very slightly to somewhat obscured by smoke 1231: Weak to weakened sunshine. 1220: Cloudy - some filtered breaks - small areas, very weak to weak sunshine on the mainland, mainland very, very slightly to slightly obscured by smoke. 1150: Cloudy with filtered breaks, mainland very, very slightly to slightly obscured by smoke, extremely weak to weak sunshine. 1050: Cloudy with some heavily filtered breaks - mostly in the NW part of the sky, mainland very, very slightly to somewhat obscured by smoke, almost extremely weak to very weak sunshine. 1020: Cloudy, some very slight breaks to breaks - mostly in the NW part of the sky, mainland very, very slightly to somewhat obscured by smoke. 0950: Mostly Cloudy, blue is slightly filtered to filtered, mainland very slightly to somewhat obscured by smoke, somewhat weakened - weakened sunshine. 0920: Cloudy with breaks, somewhat weakened - weakened sunshine, mainland very slightly to somewhat obscured by smoke. 0850: Cloudy, some very slight breaks to small breaks, weak sunshine. 0806: Extremely weak sunshine briefly. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 0800: NWS: Record Daily Maximum Temperature for Friday, May 22nd. NWS Record Report Statement as of 8:00 AM AKDT on May 23, 2015 ...Record daily maximum temperature for Friday, May 22nd... Location New Record Old Record Year Set Haines Airport 83 78 1974 *Hyder coop 79 73 2006 *Snettisham coop 78 73 1997 Haines Customs coop 77 72 1997 Juneau Lena Point coop 76 71 1997 *Hollis coop 74 70 1960 *Haines Customs coop 72 tied 72 2000 *Coffman Cove coop 67 64 1970 * Record reports for these stations may not be as meaningful as those for stations with 30-year decadal normals (1981-2010). Kv may 15 ----------------------------------------------------------------- 0750: Cloudy, a few breaks and some very slight breaks, mainland slightly - very slightly obscured by smoke. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 0728: NWS: Elevated Fire Danger on Saturday. NWS Special Statement Statement as of 7:28 AM AKDT on May 23, 2015 ...Elevated fire danger on Saturday... Dry conditions are expected again Saturday afternoon across the Inner Channels as relative humidity values drop into the mid 20 to mid 30 percent range. Highest winds of 10 to 20 mph continue to be with the usual afternoon sea breezes. Fuels remain very dry...fire weather conditions will continue to be monitored through the afternoon. People should continue to exercise extra caution with any open air fires through the Holiday weekend. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 0720: Cloudy with breaks in the NW half of the sky and a few bright fissures to the NE and ENE. 0650: Cloudy-Mostly Cloudy. 0620: Cloudy SE part of sky and Clear NW part, weakened sunshine -------------------------------------------------------------- 0500 ADT: NWS: Today Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly cloudy. Isolated showers in the morning then isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon...mainly south and east of Juneau. Highs around 68. Light winds becoming northwest 10 mph in the afternoon. -------------------------------------------------------------- Fri. 5/22/15: 1518: NWS: Elevated Fire Danger through Saturday - See 1518 Below | 1418: The Cottony Willow Seeds developed today and are starting to be released | NWS: Isolated Thunderstorms in the evening - See 1552 Below | NWS: Record Daily Maximum Temperature for Thursday, May 21st - See 0740 Below | 'Epic' flooding on Dalton Highway hinders North Slope oil operations - ADN 2100 ADT: Mostly Clear. 2020: Cloudy, a couple of small areas with filtered blue and some very slight breaks. 1950: Cloudy, a few breaks. 1920: Cloudy, a few very, very slight breaks. 1850: Cloudy, fairly bright. 1835: Cloudy, tiny slightly filtered break. 1815: Cloudy; light - very light precipitation over some of the mainland? 1750: Cloudy. 1737: Cloudy, brighter. 1728: Cloudy. 1705: Cloudy, light precipitation over Gastineau Channel and some of the mainland. 1650: Cloudy. 1615: Cloudy, location of the sun is visible, fairly bright. 1555: Almost extremely weak sunshine to weakened sunshine. ----------------------------------------------------------- 1552: NWS: Tonight Partly cloudy. Isolated thunderstorms in the evening. Lows around 44. Sea breezes 10 to 15 mph in the evening becoming light. ----------------------------------------------------------- 1550: Cloudy, small break very far to the SE, weak bright spot where the sun is with almost extremely weak sunshine. 1535: Cloudy, a few very slight hints of blue, almost extremely weak sunshine. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1518: NWS: Elevated Fire Danger through Saturday. NWS Special Statement Statement as of 3:18 PM AKDT on May 22, 2015 ...Elevated fire danger through Saturday... Fire danger has increased in areas such as the Haines Highway, Taiya River Valley, Hyder, and other areas away from the water channels Friday afternoon. Relative humidity values have plummeted into the 20 to mid 30 percent range. Winds remain at 10 mph or less but fire fuels remain very dry across the Inner Channels. Similar but slightly better conditions are expected for Saturday afternoon as offshore flow weakens and turns more onshore by Saturday evening. Relative humidity values are still expected to drop into the upper 20 to mid 30 percent range but winds should remain relatively light in the dry areas. Fire danger subsides Sunday and Monday due to increased onshore flow and more cloud cover for shading causing higher relative humidity. People should continue to exercise extra caution with any open air fires through this Holiday weekend. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1515: Cloudy with a heavily filtered breaks and a few hints of blue, almost extremely weak - extremely weak sunshine. 1450: Cloudy with very thin to thinnish clouds, some slightly filtered to heavily filtered breaks, somewhat weakened sunshine 1420: Cloudy with very thin to thinnish and thicker clouds with a few filtered - heavily filtered breaks, fairly bright skies, weak to weakened sunshine. 1350: Partly Cloudy, with very, very thin to thinnish clouds, light wind, very slightly weakened sunshine. 1335: Partly Cloudy, with very, very thin to thinnish clouds, light wind, very slightly weakened sunshine. 1250: Clear, but with some very slight haze to haze and a few very thin to thinnish clouds, light wind. 1235: Clear, but with some very slight haze to haze and a few very thin to thinnish clouds, light wind. 1150: Mostly Clear with a large area of clouds to the NW and a few thin - very thin clouds far to the NE, light wind. 1050: Mostly Clear/Partly Cloudy with very thin to thinnish clouds, light wind. 1007: Light Wind. 0950: Clear, a few thin-thinnish clouds, very, very slight haze to slight haze. 0850: Clear, some clouds very far to the NW. 0830: Mostly Clear/Clear. 0750: Partly Cloudy with very thin to thinnish clouds, somewhat weakened sunshine. 0740: Partly Cloudy, light wind, weakened sunshine. ------------------------------------------------------------------- 0740: NWS: Record Daily Maximum Temperature for Thursday, May 21st. Record Report Statement as of 7:40 AM AKDT on May 22, 2015 ...Record daily maximum temperature for Thursday, May 21st... Location New Record Old Record Year Set *Snettisham coop 77 68 2011 *Hollis coop 72 tied 72 1990 *Haines Customs coop 71 tied 71 2002 *Coffman Cove coop 70 62 2013 * Record reports for these stations may not be as meaningful as those for stations with 30-year decadal normals (1981-2010). Kv may 15 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 0705: Sun is variably obscured by clouds to the E. 0650: Clear with a small bit of thin and thinnish clouds - primarily to the ENE. 0605: Clear, sun shining. ------------------------------------------------------------- 0500 ADT: NWS: Today Partly cloudy. Isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs 70 to 77. Light winds becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph by afternoon. ------------------------------------------------------------- Thur. 5/21/15: 1808: NWS: Scattered thunderstorms are once again developing.... - See 1808 Below, 1721 Below | 1529: NWS: ELEVATED FIRE DANGER FOR THE FIRST HALF OF THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND - See 1529 Below | 1600: NWS: Tonight: Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the evening - See 1600 Below | 0856: 4.1 Magnitude Earthquake 40 miles WNW of Haines, and 110 miles NW of Juneau - See 0856 Below | Thunderstorms possible Friday (and info on consecutive days of no precip.) - KINY News | Alaska wildfire responders keeping eye on dry conditions - KINY News | Oregon to test pay-per-mile idea as replacement for gas tax - AP | Christians [Editor: and all others], Now Is Probably a Good Time to Stop Watching ‘Game of Thrones’ - Matt Walsh | Philippians 4:8 and Below (IOW: Quit wallowing in the pigpen.) 2020 ADT: Mostly - Partly Cloudy with very thin to thinnish and thick clouds, blue is filtered - heavily filtered. Trace of Rainfall to this point today. 1950: Mostly Cloudy, very weak to weakened evening sunshine. 1920: Cloudy with thin to thinnish and thicker clouds with areas of filtered and heavily filtered blue to the NE, E, and ESE, extremely weak to weakened sunshine. 1850: Cloudy, some filtered blue far to the NE and to the ESE and SE. 1844: Very, very light sprinkles, cloudy, a bit of filtered blue very far to the NE and some to the ESE. 1835: Very, very light sprinkles, cloudy. ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1808: NWS: Now Scattered thunderstorms are once again developing over western British Columbia and making their way west across the Coast Mountains. As of 5 PM...thunderstorms have been detected near the north end of Taku Inlet and over the northern portion of Ernest Sound. These storms are moving to the southwest at 30 mph. So far, shortly after 6 PM...The Mount Robert Tram staff reported winds of 30 mph at the top of the mountain. Light rain has also been reported on Douglas Island. Gusty conditions can be expected in heavier showers. ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1803: A few very, very light sprinkles, cloudy., brighter. 1800: Light wind. Trace of Rainfall to this point today. 1757: Light Sprinkles. 1750: Cloudy, precipitation or blowing? over Gastineau Channel. 1721: Cloudy, extremely weak to very weak sunshine, areas of darker clouds. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1721: NWS: Scattered thunderstorms are once again developing over western British Columbia and making their way west across the Coast Mountains. Now Scattered thunderstorms are once again developing over western British Columbia and making their way west across the Coast Mountains. As of 5 PM...thunderstorms have been detected near the north end of Taku Inlet and over the northern portion of Ernest Sound. These storms are moving to the southwest at 30 mph. So far, no significant wind gusts or heavy rains showers have been reported. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1650: Cloudy with some heavily filtered blue in the NW part of the sky, light wind, very weak to weakened sunshine. 1635: Mostly Cloudy with some filtered - heavily filtered blue, weak - very weak sunshine, light to breezy wind. 1620: Partly Cloudy with very thin to thinnish and thicker clouds, remainder of sky very slight haze to haze, light wind, extremely weak to weakened sunshine. -------------------------------------------------------------- 1600: NWS: Tonight Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows around 45. Sea breezes 10 to 15 mph early in the evening becoming light and variable. -------------------------------------------------------------- 1550: Clear but with some thinnish to somewhat thicker clouds and very slight haze to haze, slightly weakened sunshine, light to breezy wind. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1529: NWS: ELEVATED FIRE DANGER FOR THE FIRST HALF OF THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 329 PM AKDT THU MAY 21 2015 AKZ018>021-024>026-029-230000- TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY-HAINES BOROUGH AND LYNN CANAL- GLACIER BAY-EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND- EASTERN BARANOF ISLAND AND SOUTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- INNER CHANNELS FROM KUPREANOF ISLAND TO ETOLIN ISLAND- MISTY FJORDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SKAGWAY...HAINES...GUSTAVUS...HOONAH... ANGOON...JUNEAU...PETERSBURG...WRANGELL...KAKE...HYDER 329 PM AKDT THU MAY 21 2015 ...ELEVATED FIRE DANGER FOR THE FIRST HALF OF THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND... ELEVATED CONCERN FOR FIRE DANGER WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE INNER CHANNELS...ESPECIALLY FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. FIRE FUEL CONDITIONS ARE VERY DRY ACROSS THE INNER CHANNELS AND WARM DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY LOWERING INTO THE 30 AND 40 PERCENT RANGE ACROSS THE INNER CHANNELS. NO SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED...BUT 10 TO 20 MPH AFTERNOON SEA BREEZES ARE LIKELY. PEOPLE SHOULD EXERCISE EXTRA CAUTION FOR OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WITH CAMPFIRES AND BEACH BONFIRES THIS WEEKEND. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1520: Clear, but with very slight haze to haze and a few thin - thinnish clouds, light - breezy to breezy wind after being breezy, very slightly filtered sunshine. 1450: Slight haze to haze with filtered to heavily filtered blue, some thinnish clouds far to the ENE, slightly filtered sunshine, light - breezy to breezy wind. 1430: Slight haze to haze with filtered to heavily filtered blue, slightly filtered sunshine, light - breezy to breezy wind. 1350: Haze - Very Thin Clouds with a small bit of heavily filtered blue and hits of blue, filtered sunshine, light to breezy wind. 1250: Very thin clouds and haze to somewhat thinnish clouds to the SE. remainder of sky a few very thin clouds and very slight haze to haze, light - breezy to breezy wind, filtered - very slightly weakened sunshine. 1150: Clear but with haze and a few thin - very thin clouds, filtered - heavily filtered blue, light to breezy wind, filtered - slightly weakened sunshine. 1050: Clear, a few clouds, slight haze to haze, light - breezy to breezy wind, filtered sunshine. 1032: Light Wind. 0950: Clear - Mostly Clear with some scattered clouds and slight haze to haze, filtered sunshine, sun was hidden by a cloud from 0942 - 0947 for West Juneau, light to breezy wind. 0935: Light to Breezy Wind. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0856: 4.1 Magnitude Earthquake 40 miles WNW of Haines, and 110 miles NW of Juneau. According to the USGS there were reports of feeling the quake from Haines, Juneau, Douglas, and Whitehorse. == PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT == ***This event supersedes event AK11603917. Region: SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA Geographic coordinates: 59.498N, 136.470W Magnitude: 4.1 Depth: 13 km Universal Time (UTC): 21 May 2015 16:56:44 Time near the Epicenter: 21 May 2015 09:56:45 Local standard time in your area: 21 May 2015 08:56:44 Location with respect to nearby cities: 65 km (40 mi) WNW of Haines, Alaska 156 km (97 mi) SSW of Whitehorse, Canada 178 km (110 mi) NW of Juneau, Alaska 687 km (426 mi) NNW of Prince Rupert, Canada 731 km (453 mi) NW of Terrace, Canada ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS ________________________________ event ID : us 10002b74 This is a computer-generated message and has not yet been reviewed by a seismologist. For subsequent updates, maps, and technical information, see: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us10002b74 or http://earthquake.usgs.gov/ DISCLAIMER: https://sslearthquake.usgs.gov/ens/help.html?page=help#disclaimer ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0850: Clear but with very slight to slight haze, a few very tiny clouds, and some clouds far to the NW, occasional light wind. 0750: Mostly Clear, somewhat weakened sunshine, occasional light wind. 0720: Mostly Clear/Partly Cloudy. 0650: Mostly/Partly Cloudy, sun shining. 0643: The Sun is breaking through the clouds. 0620: Partly Cloudy, area of clouds blocking the sun. 0605: Cloudy/Mostly Cloudy, cloud blocking the sun, wind is picking up. 0550 ADT: Mostly Cloudy, sun shining. Philippians 4:8 - New King James Version (NKJV) Meditate on These Things 8 Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things. Wed. 5/20/15: Bertha repair will take longer — there are lots of broken parts (Seattle State Highway 99 Tunnel to replace the Alaskan Way Viaduct) 2020 ADT: Clear, but with some very slight haze to haze, some thinnish clouds very far to the NE and a few other very thin - thin clouds. 1950: Clear, but with some slight - very slight haze and some thinnish clouds very far to the NE. 1939: Clear, but with some slight - very slight haze and some thinnish clouds very far to the NE. 1850: Clear, but with some slight - very slight haze. 1750: Clear, but with some slight - very slight haze. 1650: Clear, but with some slight - very slight haze, light wind after a lull.. 1550: Clear, but with some slight - very slight haze, light wind. 1450: Clear, but with some slight - very slight haze, light to breezy wind. 1420: Clear, but with some slight - very slight haze, light to breezy wind after light wind. 1350: Clear, but with some slight - very slight haze, breezy. 1250: Clear, but with some slight - very slight haze, light to breezy wind. 1150: Clear, but with some slight - very slight haze, light to breezy wind. 1120: Clear, but with some slight - very slight haze, breezy. 1050: Clear, but with some slight - very slight haze, light to breezy wind. 0950: Clear, light wind. 0850: Clear, but with some slight - very slight haze, light wind. 0800: Clear, but with some slight - very slight haze. 0730: Occasional light wind. 0650: Clear. 0620: Clear. 0550 ADT: Clear, sun shining. Tue. 5/19/15: 1529: NWS: Isolated showers and thunderstorms are developing.... See 1529 Below | 1233 NWS Forecast for Juneau: Partly cloudy. Scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon - See 1233 Below | 0915: NWS: Scattered Thunderstorms will be developing - See 0915 Below | Rare thunderstorms move through Southeast Alaska on Monday - KTOO | Forecast remains warm, dry through Sunday - Juneau Empire | NWS: Record High Temperature in Haines on Monday, May 18th - See 0340 Below | We should not welcome Planned Parenthood - Sidney Heidersdorf ... (Thank you sir.) 2020 ADT: Clear, a few wisps, very thin haze to haze. 1950: Clear, small wispy very thin cloud and some very, very slight to slight haze. 1850: Clear with a bit of cirrus clouds and some very slight to slight haze. 1750: Clear/Mostly Clear with very thin to thinnish clouds to the S. 1650: Clear with clouds far to the SSE and S, and to the SSW and SW, variable sunshine in West Juneau. 1620: Clear, large cumulus cloud - cloud to the SSW and S, light wind. 1545: Clear, some cumulus clouds to the S - SSW, a few other very tiny to very small clouds, shadow on part of Mt. Roberts. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1529: NWS: Now Isolated showers and thunderstorms are developing and will continue through the early evening. Radar imagery is showing increased activity in the region. Lightning strikes have been detected on Kupreanof Island...Admiralty Island and into eastern Chichagof Island. Be cautious when outdoors near thunderstorms. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1524: A cloud is starting to block the sun - variable sunshine here-and-there and in-and-out. 1520: Clear, a few clouds, very, very slight to very slight haze. 1450: Clear, a few very small and tiny clouds, very, very slight to slight haze. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1436: NWS: Now Isolated showers and thunderstorms are starting to develop across the region and will continue through the early evening. Lightning strikes have been detected on Kupreanof Island northwest of Petersburg and along Admiralty Island. Radar imagery shows shower activity building between Petersburg and Kake. There is also increasing activity along Admiralty Island and eastern Chichagof Island...Angoon to Tenakee Springs. ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1416: NWS: Now Isolated showers and thunderstorms are starting to develop across the region and will continue through the early evening. Lightning strikes have been detected northwest of Petersburg. Radar imagery shows shower activity building between Petersburg and Kake. There is also increasing activity along Admiralty Island and eastern Chichagof Island...Angoon to Tenakee Springs. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1350: Clear, a few tiny - very small clouds, very slight haze to haze. 1250: Clear with very slight haze to haze. -------------------------------------------------------- 1233: NWS: Rest of Today Partly cloudy. Scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 67. Southwest wind 10 mph. 1150: Clear with very slight haze to haze. -------------------------------------------------------- 1115: A Great Blue Heron is in a tree to the N. 1050: Clear with very slight haze to haze. 1020: A Bald Eagle is flying N. 0950: Clear with a couple of tiny very, very thin clouds and slight haze to haze. 0935: Clear with a couple of small very thin - thin clouds and very slight haze to haze. ----------------------------------------------------------- 0915: NWS: Now As the temperatures increase through the day there will be scattered thunderstorms developing across the area. ----------------------------------------------------------- 0850: Clear with a few cirrus clouds, bit of very slight haze to haze. 0835: Clear/Mostly Clear with cirrus clouds. 0750: Clear, a couple of small very, very thin clouds. ------------------------------------------------------------- 0727: NWS: Today Partly cloudy. Isolated showers in the morning. Scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 67. Light winds. ------------------------------------------------------------- 0655: Clear with a very, very thin cloud. 0620: Clear with a few very, very thin - very thin clouds.. 0605: Clear. 0535: The Sun started rising just to the right of the "Vee" in the mountains to the NE. ---------------------------------------------------- 0500: NWS Forecast for Juneau: Today Partly cloudy. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 67. Light winds. ---------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 0340 ADT: NWS: Record High Temperature in Haines on Monday, May 18th. Record Report Statement as of 3:40 AM AKDT on May 19, 2015 ...Record high temperature in Haines on Monday... Location New Record Old Record Year Set Haines Airport 73 72 2005 * Record reports for these stations may not be as meaningful as those for stations with 30-year decadal normals (1981-2010). Tps may 15 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Mon. 5/18/15: At 3:50 PM our time, at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica it was Clear with Ice Crystals, -83 Degrees F with a Wind Chill of -113 F, and Wind NE at 7 mph | Thunderstorms this afternoon in SE Alaska - See 1648 Below | Old Glacier Highway exit coming from Radcliff Road onto Egan Drive: Closure Delayed until further notice - See Below | NWS: Record High Temps. in the southern Panhandle on Sun., May 17 - See 0345 Below | Dalton Highway Closed Due to Flooding - See Below 2020 ADT: Partly Cloudy/Mostly Clear, some very slight haze to slight haze, weakened evening sunshine. 1950: Partly Cloudy, very weak to weakened sunshine here and there. 1935: Clear with some clouds and a bit of very slight to slight haze, some of Mt. Roberts in shadow from the cloud(s). 1920: Clear with a few clouds and a bit of very slight to slight haze. 1850: Clear with very slight to slight haze and a few wisps of clouds. 1750: Clear but with a large cloud to the SW blocking the sun from a small part of Mt. Roberts, a few very thin clouds, and very slight haze to haze. 1739: Clear, large cloud to the SW blocking the sun on part of Mt. Roberts. 1650: Clear, a few tiny and very tiny clouds, some very, very slight to slight haze. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1648: NWS: Now Afternoon thunderstorms have developed over Southeast Alaska and currently extend from Misty Fjords northwest to Icy Strait. Many lightning strikes are currently being detected. These storms are moving very slowly to the north-northwest and are concentrated over higher terrain. Lightning strikes over the Inner Channels are fewer but still occurring with regularity. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1550: Clear, a few very tiny to very small clouds, some very, very slight to slight haze. 1450: Clear with a bit of very, very slight to very slight haze. 1350: Clear with a bit of very, very thin to very thin haze 1250: Clear with a bit of very, very thin haze. 1150: Clear with a small bit of thin - very thin clouds and a bit of very slight haze. 1050: Clear but with very slight haze to slight haze. 0950: Clear with very slight haze to haze. 0850: Clear. 0750: Clear. 0650: Clear. 0620: Clear. 0605: Clear. 0542: The Sun started rising over the very far left shoulder of Mt. Roberts. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 0345 ADT: NWS: Record High Temperatures in the southern Panhandle on Sunday, May 17th. NWS Record Report Statement as of 3:45 AM AKDT on May 18, 2015 ...Record high temperatures in the southern Panhandle on Sunday... Location New Record Old Record Year Set Klawock Airport 66 65 2014 WSO Annette 75 74 1968 * Record reports for these stations may not be as meaningful as those for stations with 30-year decadal normals (1981-2010). Tps may 15 ------------------------------------------------------------------ ADOT/PF Over the weekend we posted that due to Brotherhood Bridge construction we would be closing the Old Glacier Highway exit coming from Radcliff Road onto Egan Drive (across from Vintage Park) for approximately one month. UPDATE: We will NOT be closing that intersection today. The closure is delayed until further notice. Our apologies for the confusion. (FAIRBANKS, Alaska) — At 12 a.m. this morning, the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (ADOT&PF) closed the Dalton Highway at MP 394-403 due to extreme flooding of the road. Water up to 2 feet deep has been reported over the road, and with warm temperatures forecast through this week, the water level is expected to continue to rise. The road is anticipated to remain closed until after the water levels crest; hydrologists with ADOT&PF and the University of Alaska Fairbanks expect this to happen late this week. Additional resources are joining ADOT&PF staff; personnel and equipment from Cruz Construction will be on site today. The goal will be to try to protect the road surface from erosion by installing culverts and building berms to divert the water to the culverts. In mid-March, this section of the Dalton Highway was flooded with ice and water. The impacted areas continued to expand, and the depth of the ice and water continued to increase. On April 7, Gov. Walker declared the Dalton Highway a state disaster. A Unified Incident Command was established last month to assist with the Dalton Highway flooding response. The Unified Incident Command consists of: ADOT&PF, Alyeska Pipeline Service Co., BP, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil and the North Slope Borough. The group is in frequent contact and is coordinating efforts. Updates on the Dalton Highway are being posted in these locations: • Dalton website, with photos: dot.alaska.gov/nreg/dalton-updates/ • Travel conditions: 511.alaska.gov or call 511 • ADOT&PF Facebook: www.facebook.com/AlaskaDOTPF • ADOT&PF Twitter: @AlaskaDOTPF • ADOT&PF Flickr: https://flic.kr/s/aHskab652W SUNDAY 5/17/15: NWS: Record Monthly Precipitation for April - See 0745 Below | B.C. fire crews contain 20% of massive wildfire SW of Prince George - Vancouver Sun | Earthquakes on Hawaii volcano could signal new eruption - AP | Cards of appreciation sought for Bea & Lawton Hull | The Last Farewell - Roger Whittaker (You Tube) 2020 ADT: Clear but with some very slight haze to haze and a few extremely tiny clouds to a very small clouds, filtered evening sunshine. 1950: Clear with some very slight haze to slight haze. 1935: Clear with some very slight haze to slight haze. 1913: Clear, very slight to slight haze and a few very tiny clouds. 1850: Clear - Mostly Clear with an area of broken clouds to the NW and some very slight to slight haze, variable sunshine in-and-out and here-and-there. 1820: Mostly Clear/Partly Cloudy with a large area of slightly broken clouds stretching from SW to NE now to the NW, variable sunshine in-and-out and here-and-there. 1800: Mostly Clear/Partly Cloudy with a large area of slightly broken clouds stretching from SW to NE and hiding the sun for most areas, very thin haze to haze, light wind. 1750: Clear with a few clouds and some slight - very slight haze. 1650: Clear but with a few very thin to thin clouds and very thin haze to haze. 1620: Clear with very slight to slight haze, light wind. 1550: Clear with very slight to slight haze. 1450: Clear with very slight to slight haze. 1430: Clear with very slight to slight haze, light wind. 1350: Clear, a few very tiny clouds, very slight to slight haze. 1250: Clear but with a few thin to thinnish clouds and very thin haze to haze. 1150: Clear but with very thin haze to haze, slightly filtered sunshine. 1050: Clear but with some very thin haze to haze, slightly filtered sunshine, light wind. 0950: Clear but with very thin haze to haze, slightly filtered sunshine. 0930: Clear but with some very slight to slight haze. 0850: Clear, light wind. 0805: Light Wind. 0750: Clear. --------------------------------------------------------------- 0745: NWS: Record Monthly Precipitation for April 2015 at Cooperative Observer Stations. NWS Record Report Statement as of 7:45 AM AKDT on May 17, 2015 ...Record monthly precipitation for April... Location New Record Old Record Year Set Snettisham Power coop 19.23" 17.23" 2013 Pelican coop 17.51" 15.35" 1983 *Hidden Falls coop 16.98" 12.23" 2007 Petersburg Airport 12.31" 11.10" 1952 *Coffman Cove coop 9.89" 7.18" 2014 Klawock Airport 9.84" 9.62" 2007 *Point Baker coop 8.29" 6.43" 2014 * Record reports for these stations may not be as meaningful as those for stations with 30-year decadal normals (1981-2010). Abj may 15 --------------------------------------------------------------- 0650: Clear. 0620: Clear. 0605: Clear. 0544 ADT: The Sun started rising over the very far left shoulder of Mt. Roberts. Sat. 5/16/15: Frank Capra’s America and Ours - John Marini 2020 ADT: Clear, but with very thin haze to haze, along with thin - thinnish clouds far to the SE, filtered sunshine. 1950: Clear, but with very thin haze to haze, along with thin - thinnish clouds far to the S, filtered sunshine. 1905: Some very thin to thinnish clouds otherwise very slight to slight haze, filtered sunshine. 1835: Partly Cloudy with very thin to thinnish clouds and very slight to slight haze, filtered sunshine. 1750: Very thin and thin clouds and haze with some thinnish clouds and filtered to heavily filtered blue, filtered sunshine. 1650: Very thin and thin clouds and haze with some thinnish clouds and filtered to heavily filtered blue, light wind, filtered sunshine. 1550: Very thin to thinnish clouds and haze with a bit of filtered to heavily filtered blue and hints of blue, light to breezy wind, filtered sunshine. 1450: Very thin to thinnish clouds with a bit of filtered to heavily filtered blue and hints of blue, light to breezy wind, filtered sunshine. 1355: Thin to thinnish clouds with a bit of heavily filtered blue and hints of blue, filtered sunshine, light to breezy wind. 1250: Very thin to thinnish clouds and haze with some heavily filtered blue and hints of blue, filtered sunshine, light to breezy wind. 1150: Thin to thinnish clouds and haze covering the sky with hints of blue and a small bit of heavily filtered blue, slightly to somewhat weakened sunshine, light - breezy to breezy wind. 1050: Thin to thinnish clouds covering most of the sky and haze for the remainder, light wind, slightly to somewhat weakened sunshine. 1020: Light to Breezy Wind. 0950: Partly Cloudy with very thin to thin clouds and slight haze to haze, filtered sunshine, light wind. 0850: Clear - Mostly Clear, thin - very thin clouds to the E and some very slight haze to haze, slightly filtered sunshine, light wind. 0750: Clear, a bit of thin - very thin haze, light wind. 0650: Clear, a few very thin clouds, haze to the NE - E. 0620: Clear, very thin clouds - haze to the NE. 0546 ADT: The Sun started rising over the left shoulder of Mt. Roberts. Fri. 5/15/15: Users of the Tongass National Forest urged to be fire wise - KINY | Alaska (Airlines) Keeps Growing - The Cranky Flier | New Claims ‘Murky’ Global Warming Statistics Are ‘Guessed At’ - Anthony Watts | Paper: Climate Policy Models Are ‘Useless’ - Daily Caller 2020 ADT: Clear, but with slight haze to haze and a few very small, very thin clouds, filtered and weakened evening sunshine. 1950: Clear, but with slight haze to haze and a few very thin clouds, filtered evening sunshine. 1850: Very thin to thin and thinnish clouds and very slight haze to haze, slightly weakened filtered evening sunshine. 1830: Partly Cloudy with very thin to thinnish clouds and slight haze to haze, filtered sunshine. 1750: Very thin to thinnish clouds and haze covering most of the NW half of the sky, very slight haze over the SE half, filtered sunshine. 1650: Mostly Clear with thin - very thin clouds and slight haze to haze. 1550: Clear with a few very thin clouds and a bit of very slight haze to haze, light wind. 1450: Clear, but with some very slight haze and some very thin clouds, very slightly filtered sunshine, occasional light wind. 1350: Clear, but with very slight haze to haze and some very thin clouds, very slightly filtered sunshine, light wind. 1256: Clear with a small bit of very thin - thin haze, light wind. 1150: Clear, a few very thin clouds, very slight haze to haze, very slightly filtered sunshine, occasional light wind. 1050: Mostly Clear with thin - very thin clouds and some very slight haze to haze, light wind. 1020: Clear, a few thin - very thin clouds, some haze in the SE part of the sky, light wind. 0950: Clear/Mostly Clear with thin - very thin clouds and a bit of haze, light wind. 0850: Clear, but with thin - very thin clouds far to the NW, light wind. 0750: Clear, light wind. 0735: Light Wind. 0650: Clear, a few very thin clouds. 0620: Clear, a few very thin clouds far to the NE. 0550: The Sun started rising over the left shoulder of Mt. Roberts. 0442 ADT: A Robin is singing. Thur. 5/14/15: Ascension Day | 2002: Crews battle structure fire on N. Douglas Island - Juneau Empire; also see 2012, 2005, and 1950 Below | NWS: Record High Temperature for Wednesday, May 13th at the Haines Airport - See 2340 5/13 Below | Sky being variably obscured yesterday and today is from a wildfire in Northern British Columbia, Canada, SW of Prince George 2020 ADT: Very thin to thin and thinnish clouds and very slight haze to haze covering the sky, weakened evening sunshine on the mainland. 2012: Powerlines were damaged by the fire so the electric power is out for North Douglas. Phone and Cable TV lines were also damaged. At 2030 AEL&P estimates power will be restored at about 2130. Power was restored by 2055. 2005: Smoke from house fire is now drifting SE over Gastineau Channel below about 200'. 1950: Very thin to thin and thinnish clouds and very slight haze to haze, somewhat weakened evening sunshine. Brown smoke from a house fire at 5630 North Douglas Road is drifting SE overhead. 1850: Partly Cloudy with very thin to thin - thinnish clouds and very slight haze to haze, slightly filtered - filtered sunshine. 1750: Partly Cloudy with very thin to thin - thinnish clouds and very slight haze to haze, slightly filtered sunshine. 1735: Mostly Clear/Partly Cloudy with very thin to thin - thinnish clouds and very slight haze to haze, slightly filtered sunshine. 1650: Mostly Clear with thin - very thin clouds and slight haze to haze, slightly filtered sunshine. 1628: Light Wind. 1555: Light Wind. 1550: Clear, a few very thin clouds, slight haze to haze, very slightly filtered sunshine. 1450: Clear, slight haze to haze, slightly filtered sunshine. 1435: Light Wind. 1430: Clear, slight haze to haze, very slightly - slightly filtered sunshine. 1400: Light Wind. 1350: Clear, but with high haze, slightly filtered - filtered sunshine. 1335: Light Wind. 1330: Clear, very slight haze to haze, very slightly filtered sunshine. 1250: Clear, but with high haze, filtered sunshine. 1150: Clear, but with high haze, filtered sunshine, occasional light wind. 1050: Clear, but with high haze, filtered sunshine, light wind. 0950: Clear, but with high haze, filtered sunshine. 0850: Clear, but with high haze and some high thin - very thin clouds, filtered sunshine. 0750: Clear with some high thin - very thin clouds and a bit of high haze, filtered sunshine. 0650: Clear with some high thin - very thin clouds and a bit of high haze, filtered sunshine. 0620: Clear but with a few very thin clouds and variable high haze, filtered sunshine. 0555 ADT: The Sun started rising over the left shoulder of Mt. Roberts. Wed. 5/13/15: 1956: The Blossoms are appearing on the Cherry Trees | NWS: Record High Temperatures: Tuesday, May 12th in SE Alaska, and Monday, May 11th at Outer Point - See 0315 Below | 0110: Weak Aurora Borealis or it was obscured by high very thin clouds | MV Matanuska is delayed due to mechanical issues that are now resolved - See 1428 Below | Sunshine helps temperature tie record - Juneau Empire | Stamp Out Hunger food drive (by USPS Letter Carriers) gathers 5,000 lbs. of food (on May 9th) for locals in need - KINY 2340 ADT: NWS: Record High Temperature for Wednesday, May 13th at the Haines Airport. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- NWS Record Report Statement as of 11:40 PM AKDT on May 13, 2015 ...Record high temperature for Wednesday, May 13th at the Haines Airport... Location New Record Old Record Year Set Haines Airport 75 73 1993 * Record reports for these stations may not be as meaningful as those for stations with 30-year decadal normals (1981-2010). Rwt may 15 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2020 ADT: Very, very thin to thinnish clouds with very slightly filtered to filtered blue, slightly to somewhat weakened evening sunshine. 1950: Very, very thin to thinnish clouds with filtered - heavily filtered blue, slightly to somewhat weakened evening sunshine. 1850: Very, very thin to thin clouds with filtered to heavily filtered blue, slightly weakened sunshine. 1750: Very, very thin to thinnish clouds with heavily filtered blue and hints of blue, very slightly - slightly weakened sunshine. 1720: Very, very thin to thinnish clouds with heavily filtered blue and hints of blue, very slightly weakened sunshine. 1650: Very thin to thinnish clouds with some heavily filtered blue and hints of blue, slightly weakened sunshine. 1550: Very thin to thinnish clouds with some heavily filtered blue and hints of blue, slightly weakened sunshine. 1450: Very thin to thinnish clouds with heavily filtered blue and hints of blue, slightly to somewhat weakened sunshine. 1428: MV Matanuska is delayed due to mechanical issues that are now resolved. The ferry departed Wrangell today, May 13 at 1:30 p.m. sailing to Juneau. Scheduled sailings to Petersburg, Kake and Sitka for May 12-13 have been cancelled. MV Matanuska will arrive Juneau approximately 6 hours behind the published schedule and will sail a revised schedule through Sunday, May 17. The updated schedule will be posted on FerryAlaska.com by 5 p.m. today. Additional updates will be provided as necessary.  AMHS staff is contacting affected passengers. For schedule information, please visit FerryAlaska.com or contact your local terminal by dialing 1-907-465-3941 or toll-free at 1-800-642-0066. 1350: Very, very thin to thinnish clouds with heavily filtered blue and hints of blue, somewhat weakened sunshine. 1250: Very, very thin to thinnish clouds with heavily filtered blue and hints of blue, somewhat weakened sunshine. 1150: Very, very thin to thinnish clouds covering most of the sky with the thicker clouds to the SE and the remainder very thin haze, slightly to somewhat weakened sunshine. 1135: Very, very thin to thinnish clouds SE 2/3rds of sky and very thin haze in NW 1/3rd, slightly to somewhat weakened sunshine. 1050: Very thin to thinnish clouds SE half of sky and very thin haze in NW half of sky, slightly weakened sunshine. 1020: Thin - Thinnish Clouds SE half of sky and very thin haze in NW half of sky, slightly weakened sunshine. 0950: Mostly Clear with thin - very thin clouds SE 1/3rd of sky and very thin haze elsewhere, very slightly - slightly weakened sunshine. 0850: Clear but with thin - very thin haze. 0750: Clear but with very thin clouds - haze in the E part of the sky, very slightly - slightly weakened sunshine. 0730: Clear with some very thin clouds to the NE and E. 0650: Clear. 0640: A New Weekly Picture has been posted - A Clear Morning with a Ribbon of Fog. 0620: Clear. 0558: Sun started rising over the left shoulder of Mt. Roberts. --------------------------------------------------------------- 0315: NWS: Record High Temperatures on Tuesday, May 12th in SE Alaska, and on Monday, May 11th at Outer Point. RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 315 AM AKDT WED MAY 13 2015 ...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES ON TUESDAY... LOCATION NEW RECORD OLD RECORD YEAR SET SKAGWAY AIRPORT 73 72 2014 SNETTISHAM POWER 71 62 2014 HOLLIS 70 TIED 70 1993 *JUNEAU FORECAST OFFICE 70 68 2004 *COFFMAN COVE 64 57 2011 *GUSTAVUS 2 NE 60 58 2014 *METLAKATLA 6 S 58 53 2014 ...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES ON MONDAY... LOCATION NEW RECORD OLD RECORD YEAR SET JUNEAU OUTER POINT 64 TIED 64 2004 * RECORD REPORTS FOR THESE STATIONS MAY NOT BE AS MEANINGFUL AS THOSE FOR STATIONS WITH 30-YEAR DECADAL NORMALS (1981-2010). GS/RL MAY 15 --------------------------------------------------------------- 0110 ADT: Weak Aurora Borealis or it was obscured by high very thin clouds. Tue. 5/12/15: As of 0013 and 0310, Aurora Borealis visible | NWS: Record High Temperatures for today, Tuesday, May 12th in SE Alaska, and on Monday, May 11th at Outer Point- See 0315 Above 2020 ADT: Clear, some thin - very thin clouds far to the E. 2005: Clear, a few very thin to thinnish clouds. 1950: Clear, but with very thin to somewhat thinnish clouds to the N, NNE, and NE. 1935: Clear, but with the clouds (somewhat thinnish) to the NE now. 1920: Clear, but with very thin to thinnish and somewhat thicker clouds to the E. 1850: Clear with a few thin - thinnish clouds. 1750: Clear. 1650: Clear. 1550: Clear. 1450: Clear. 1350: Clear. 1250: Clear with a few very thin to thin clouds. 1220: Clear with a few very, very thin to thin clouds. 1150: Mostly Clear with very, very thin to thin clouds. 1050: Mostly Clear with very, very thin to thin clouds. 1020: Mostly Clear/Partly Cloudy with very, very thin to thin clouds, slightly weakened sunshine. 0950: Clear/Mostly Clear, very slightly weakened sunshine. 0900: Partly Cloudy with very thin to thinnish clouds, slightly weakened sunshine. 0850: Mostly Cloudy-Cloudy with very thin to thinnish clouds, weakened sunshine. 0830: Weak Sunshine. 0820: Cloudy-Mostly Cloudy with thinnish clouds and some very thin - thin clouds, extremely weak sunshine. 0750: Mostly Cloudy with very thin to thinnish clouds, extremely weak sunshine. 0737: Partly Cloudy with very thin to thinnish clouds, very weak sunshine. 0650: Mostly Clear/Clear, very slightly weakened sunshine. 0635: Mostly Clear, slightly weakened sunshine. 0620: Partly Cloudy with very thin to thinnish clouds, variable sunshine. 0603: Partly Cloudy with very thin to thinnish clouds. The Sun started rising over the left shoulder of Mt. Roberts. 0310: Clear, streak of Aurora Borealis and diffuse Aurora. 0013 ADT: Clear, Auroral curtains. Mon. 5/11/15: Southeast sees year's first 70-degree temperature - Juneau Empire | Conservative Voters Give Pollsters Politically Correct Answers . . . and Then They Vote - John Fund | Hmmm, this couldn't have any bearing on the polling related to homosexual "marriage", could it? - Also see: Bradley effect at Wikipedia 2020 ADT: Cloudy with very thin to thinnish and thick clouds, some filtered - heavily filtered breaks, weak sunshine on Hawthorne Peak. 1955: Cloudy with thin to thinnish and some thicker clouds, some hints of blue, almost extremely weak - extremely weak sunshine. 1935: Cloudy with very thin to thinnish and thicker clouds and some thick clouds, some heavily filtered blue in the SE part of the sky. 1850: Cloudy with thinnish to thicker clouds, a few breaks far to the NE and a bit of filtered heavily filtered blue far to the E and ESE, almost extremely weak sunshine. 1820: Cloudy, some breaks, fairly bright - almost extremely weak sunshine on Mt. Roberts. 1750: Cloudy/Mostly Cloudy with thin to thinnish and thicker clouds, and some other clouds, very weak to weak sunshine. 1720: Cloudy/Mostly Cloudy with thin to thinnish clouds and some other clouds, very weak to weakened sunshine. 1650: Mostly Cloudy, weakened - weak sunshine. 1550: Partly Cloudy, variable sunshine in-and-out and here-and-there. 1530: Partly Cloudy, variable sunshine in-and-out and here-and-there. 1500: Partly Cloudy, sun shining here and there on the mainland. 1420: Partly Cloudy, variable sunshine in-and-out and here-and-there. 1410: Partly Cloudy, sun shining in most areas. 1350: Mostly Cloudy, variable sunshine in-and-out and here-and-there. 1330: Mostly Cloudy, variable sunshine in-and-out and here-and-there. 1250: Cloudy, some breaks, spots and areas of extremely weak to weakened sunshine on the mainland. 1150: Cloudy, some breaks, spots and areas of extremely weak to weak sunshine on the mainland. 1148: A couple of Bald Eagles are flying around. 1135: Cloudy with some large breaks, almost extremely weak to weakened sunshine in many areas. 1050: Cloudy-Mostly Cloudy, some wisps at the very top of Mt. Juneau, weak to weakened sunshine here and there. 1035: Mostly-Partly Cloudy, clouds around much of the very top of Mt. Roberts and a cloud by the very top of Mt. Juneau, variable sunshine in most areas. 0955: Cloudy with some breaks, much of the Channel side of the top - upper part of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds, cloud Channel side of the very top of Mt. Juneau, variable sunshine in-and-out and here-and-there. 0935: Cloudy with some very tiny to small breaks, Channel side of the top of Mt. Juneau and most of the Channel side of the top of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds, variable sunshine in-and-out and here-and-there. 0850: Cloudy with some tiny to small breaks, upper part of Mt. Juneau almost totally in clouds, much of the Channel side of the top of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds, sun shining on the Last Chance Basin side lower slope of Mt. Juneau. 0835: Cloudy with some very slight to small breaks, Channel side of the top of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds, clouds around most of the top - upper part of Mt. Juneau, some bits and wisps in the vicinity of Cape Horn, variable sunshine in-and-out and here-and-there. 0750: Cloudy with breaks, some lower bits and wisps, variable sunshine. 0735: Mostly Cloudy, some lower wisps, variable sunshine. 0650: Cloudy with some very slight to small breaks, much of the very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, sun breaks through now and then. 0623: The Sun is trying to briefly break through. 0615 ADT: Cloudy with some very slight to moderate breaks, most of the Channel side of the top of Mt. Juneau hidden by clouds, cloud by the Channel side of the top of Mt. Roberts. The Moon is in the sky to the S. SUNDAY 5/10/15: Happy Mother's Day! | 0850: NWS: Dense Fog Advisory will Expire at 9 AM ADT this morning - See 0850 Below 2020 ADT: Rain, Cloudy. .04" of Rainfall to this point today. 2011: High Rain Rate of .21" of Rain per hour. 1950: Very, very light sprinkling, cloudy. 1935: Light Rain, Cloudy. 1911: Very, very light sprinkles after very light raindrops, cloudy. 1850: Cloudy. 1829: Cloudy, precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley and in Last chance Basin. 1750: Cloudy. 1650: Cloudy. 1550: Very thin to thinnish and thick clouds, a bit of filtered - heavily filtered blue, very weak to weakened sunshine. 1535: Cloudy with thin to thick clouds, a few filtered - heavily filtered breaks, extremely weak to somewhat weakened - weakened sunshine. 1450: Cloudy with a few breaks, extremely weak to weak sunshine. 1345: Very thin to thinnish and somewhat thicker clouds, some filtered - heavily filtered blue, light wind, weakened sunshine. 1250: Very thin to thinnish clouds with a bit of filtered - heavily filtered blue and hints of blue, somewhat weakened sunshine, light wind. 1150: Partly Cloudy with very thin to thinnish clouds, light to breezy wind, somewhat weakened sunshine. 1120: Very thin to thinnish and somewhat thicker clouds covering the sky, some filtered - heavily filtered blue, light wind, weakened sunshine. 1050: Thinnish to somewhat thicker clouds covering the sky with a very small bit of heavily filtered blue, weak sunshine, light wind. 1020: Very thin to thinnish clouds covering most of the sky, weak - weakened sunshine, light wind. 1000: Light Wind. 0950: Partly Cloudy with very thin to thinnish clouds, somewhat weakened sunshine. 0920: Clear-Mostly Clear, short ribbon Channel side of Mt. Roberts. 0905: Foggy-Cloudy overhead with a few breaks, fog/clouds hiding much of the upper part of the mainland, variable sunshine. ------------------------------------------------------------------- 0850: NWS: Dense Fog Advisory will Expire at 9 AM ADT this morning. Dense Fog Advisory Statement as of 8:50 AM AKDT on May 10, 2015 ...Dense fog advisory will expire at 9 am akdt this morning... Dense fog is thinning rapidly in Hoonah and Juneau this morning. Expect visibility to become unlimited in the next hour or two. This will be the final statement on this event. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 0850: Fog overhead with a bit of blue to the SW, fog hiding most of the mainland above about 200' - 400', almost extremely weak sunshine to weakened sunshine. 0835: Fog overhead and hiding the mainland above about 200' - 400', almost extremely weak sunshine to weakened sunshine. 0820: Fog overhead and fog almost down to the water of Gastineau Channel. 0807: A cruise ship foghorn sounded. 0750: Fog, bright spot where the sun is. 0730: Fog, some hints of blue, bright spot where the sun is. 0714: Disc of the sun visible through the fog. A cruise ship foghorn sounded and then sounding every 2 minutes with the last sounding at 0718 I think. 0650: Fog, a bit brighter. 0630: Fog is denser and the yellowish glow from the Sun is gone. 0620: Fog. 0613: Brief glimpse through the fog of the Sun rising over the left shoulder of Mt. Roberts. --------------------------------------------------------------- 0603: NWS: Now Dense fog advisory until 9 am akdt this morning... Locally dense fog...reducing visibilities to less than one quarter of a mile. Thickest fog north of Lemon Creek. Elsewhere...mostly sunny skies. Fog should dissipate by the mid morning. --------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- 0554: NWS: Dense Fog Advisory in effect until 9 AM ADT this morning. Dense Fog Advisory Statement as of 5:54 AM AKDT on May 10, 2015 ...Dense fog advisory in effect until 9 am akdt this morning... The National Weather Service in Juneau has issued a dense fog advisory...which is in effect until 9 am akdt this morning. * Location...sheltered valley regions around Hoonah and Juneau * visibility...visibility has been reduced to a quarter mile or less at times. * Timing...the fog will begin to burn off and lift around 9 am. * Impacts...travel is becoming hazardous due to low visibility along waterways and roads. 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 9 am akdt sun or sooner if conditions warrant. -------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- 0540 ADT: NWS: Now Patchy fog...reducing visibilities to less than half a mile locally...from Lemon Creek to Auke Bay. Fog should dissipate by mid morning. --------------------------------------------------------------- Sat. 5/09/15: USPS Letter Carrier Food Drive today: Leave un-expired canned goods, pasta, cereals, rice, peanut butter by/or in your mailbox | Juneau Maritime Festival - Juneau waterfront downtown 11 AM - 5 PM | Juneau Appreciation Day - Mt. Roberts Tramway: $10 tickets benefit Juneau Raptor Center; Annie Kaill's - Drawings & Snacks; Boheme - Cookies 2020 ADT: Mostly Clear/Clear, a few spots of very weak sunshine on the very top of Mt. Roberts and weak sunshine on Hawthorne Peak, Middle Peak, and West Peak. .19" of Rainfall to this point today. 1950: Partly Cloudy, spots and areas of extremely weak to weak sunshine on the mainland. 1850: Partly Cloudy, slightly to somewhat weakened sunshine. 1800: .19" of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Cloudy with breaks, spots and areas of variable sunshine on the mainland. 1733: Mostly Cloudy, sun shining in most areas. 1710: Cloudy with breaks, a few wisps by the very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge, precipitation over much of the mainland and spots and areas of very weak to weak sunshine over parts of the mainland, weak partial Rainbow to the NE. 1701: The Sun is breaking through. 1650: Cloudy, some very slight to very small breaks, clouds skimming - SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few spots - small areas of weak sunshine on Mt. Roberts. 1620: Cloudy, a few mostly very small and tiny breaks, cloud at the peak of Mt. Juneau, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge, a bits and wisps around the very top of Mt. Roberts. 1550: Cloudy, a few breaks, very top and SE top of Mt. Juneau, and most of the very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, spots and areas of variable sunshine on the mainland. 1535: Cloudy, a few breaks, precipitation over part of the mainland, clouds skimming SE part of Mt. Juneau, most of the very top of Mt. Roberts is in clouds, cloud upper Channel side of Mt. Juneau, area of very weak sunshine on Mt. Roberts. 1509: Very Light Rain/Sprinkling, Cloudy, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau and most of Mt. Juneau Ridge, clouds skimming - most of very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1500: .17" of Rainfall to this point today. 1455: Precipitation over the mainland, light wind. 1450: Cloudy, cloud skimming a very small part of Mt. Juneau Ridge. 1440: Cloudy, a few very small and tiny breaks, spots of very weak sunshine in the inner Gold Creek valley. 1350: Cloudy with a few large breaks and a few smaller ones, variable sunshine, very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds and wisps around much of the very top of Mt. Juneau. 1332: Cloudy with some breaks, top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, clouds skimming Mt. Roberts and a few clouds around its top, spots and areas of sun on the mainland and sun starting to shine in West Juneau. 1305: The Sun is breaking through, cloudy with a few breaks, clouds skimming part of Mt. Juneau Ridge, some clouds around the top of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts mostly hidden by clouds. 1250: Rain after Light Rain, Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few clouds in Last Chance Basin, remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured. 1230: Light Rain, Cloudy, brighter, upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Juneau Ridge, and Channel side of the top of Mt. Roberts mostly hidden by clouds, extremely weak to very weak sunshine on parts of the mainland. 1205: Rain, Cloudy, upper part of Mt. Juneau and top - upper part of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds, remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured. 1200: .11" of Rainfall to this point today. 1158: Very Light Rain-Drizzle, top - upper part of Mt. Juneau and Channel side of the top - upper part of Mt. Roberts mostly hidden by clouds, remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured. 1150: Cloudy, a few extremely tiny - very tiny breaks, upper part - top of Mt. Juneau and Channel side of the top of Mt. Roberts mostly hidden by clouds, a few spots of extremely weak sunshine in the inner Gold Creek valley. 1135: Light Rain, Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau in clouds and Channel side of the top of Mt. Roberts mostly hidden by clouds. 1123: High Rain Rate of .54" of Rain per hour. 1120: Rain. 1114: Light Rain, Cloudy, a few breaks, some clouds around the very top of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts, some spots and areas of extremely weak to very weak sunshine on the mainland. 1050: Cloudy, a few breaks, clouds skimming most of Mt. Juneau, most of the very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few spots of extremely weak - very weak sunshine on the mainland. 1044: A few spots of extremely weak to weak sunshine on the mainland. 0950: Cloudy, a few breaks, clouds skimming - SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge, very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 0944: A Sailboat Race in the Juneau Harbor is in progress with several boats. They were a common weekly event in the 1990's. 0932: Cloudy, brighter, a couple of extremely tiny breaks, very small break to the SE, clouds skimming - SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, very top of Mt. Roberts and most of the top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds. 0916: Cloudy, very top of Mt. Juneau, most of the very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge, and very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 0850: Cloudy, tiny hint of a break to the SE, very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, clouds skimming a small part of Mt. Juneau Ridge. 0802: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau and the high points of Mt. Juneau Ridge. 0750: Cloudy, wisp at the peak of Mt. Juneau and at one of the high points of Mt. Juneau Ridge, clouds skimming and part of the very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 0747: A Bald Eagle is squealing. 0700: .05" of Rainfall to this point today. 0650: Cloudy, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau and part of Mt. Roberts. 0620: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, a few lower wisps. .05" of Rainfall to this point today. 0409 ADT: High Rain Rate of .08" of Rain per hour. Fri. 5/08/15: 70th Anniversary VE Day (Victory in Europe WWII) - The War in Europe is Ended! Surrender Is Unconditional; V-E Will Be Proclaimed Today; Our Troops on Okinawa Gain - NY Times | 1710: At least one Mountain Goat is visible on Mt. Juneau | Nearly 3,500 Days Since Major Hurricane Strike… Despite Record High CO2 - Dr. Roy Spencer 2350 ADT: Cloudy. 2120: Clear or Mostly Clear. 2020: Thinnish clouds NW half of sky and very thin to thin in SE half with filtered - heavily filtered blue. 1950: Very thin to thinnish clouds with some heavily filtered blue, weak - very weak sunshine. 1850: Very thin to thinnish clouds with a bit filtered to heavily filtered blue, weak - weakened sunshine. 1750: Thin to thinnish clouds with a bit of very thin clouds and a bit of filtered - heavily filtered blue, weakened sunshine. 1650: Very thin to thinnish clouds with some filtered to heavily filtered blue, very slightly - slightly weakened sunshine. 1550: Very thin to thinnish clouds over much of the sky with slightly filtered to heavily filtered blue, very slightly - slightly weakened sunshine. 1525: Partly Cloudy with very thin to thinnish clouds, very slightly - slightly weakened sunshine. 1450: Very thin to thinnish clouds with filtered to heavily filtered blue, slightly weakened sunshine. 1350: Very thin to thinnish clouds with some filtered to heavily filtered blue, weakened sunshine. 1330: Very thin to thinnish and somewhat thicker clouds with some filtered to heavily filtered blue, weakened sunshine. 1250: Thinnish to some what thicker overcast, some hints of blue, weakened sunshine. 1150: Thinnish to thicker overcast, almost extremely weak sunshine. 1050: Thinnish to somewhat thicker overcast, very weak sunshine. 0955: Overcast - Cloudy with somewhat thinnish clouds, extremely weak sunshine. 0930: Cloudy with some hints of blue, weak bright spot where the sun is. 0850: Cloudy with some filtered - heavily filtered blue. 0750: Cloudy with some filtered - heavily filtered breaks. 0720: Cloudy with thinner areas, some filtered - heavily filtered breaks. 0650: Cloudy with some thinner clouds to the NE with some slight - very slight filtered breaks, extremely weak - very weak sunshine. 0639: The Sun is breaking through. 0635: Cloudy with some very slight breaks to a bit of filtered - heavily filtered blue with bright area in the thinner clouds where the sun is. 0620 ADT: Cloudy, some very slight breaks overhead. Thur. 5/07/15: The Buds are appearing on the Sitka Spruce trees 2020 ADT: Cloudy. Trace of Rainfall to this point today. 1950: Cloudy. 1850: Cloudy. 1800: Trace of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Cloudy. 1653: Cloudy. 1641: Extremely Light Sprinkles, Cloudy. 1550: Cloudy. 1535: Cloudy. 1516: Cloudy, almost extremely weak to extremely weak sunshine in West Juneau and on part of the mainland. 1455: Fairly Bright. 1450: Cloudy, some bright - brighter areas in the clouds to the SSW. 1350: Cloudy. 1320: Cloudy. 1250: Cloudy, a few extremely tiny breaks. 1150: Cloudy. 1050: Cloudy. 1020: Cloudy. 1000: Cloudy, light wind. 0950: Cloudy. 0935: Cloudy, light wind. 0850: Cloudy. 0805: Cloudy. 0750: Cloudy, brighter area in the clouds to the E. 0742: Bright spot - area in the clouds where the sun is with extremely weak sunshine. 0720: Cloudy with a small break to the SE. 0711: Extremely weak sunshine with bright spot in the clouds where the sun is. 0650: Cloudy, a few breaks. 0635: Cloudy with a few extremely tiny - very slight breaks. 0627: The Sun is rising over the upper left shoulder of Mt. Roberts. 0620: Cloudy with some breaks. 0338 ADT: A Robin is singing. Wed. 5/06/15: MV Tustumena return to service is further delayed due to necessary additional work discovered during the vessel's annual overhaul - See 1607 Below 2020 ADT: Overcast-Cloudy. 1950: Overcast-Cloudy. 1905: Cloudy with thinnish clouds, bright spot (and bright area) where the sun is, almost extremely weak sunshine. 1850: Thin to thinnish clouds covering the sky with a very small bit of heavily filtered blue, weak - very weak sunshine. 1750: Thin to thinnish clouds with a bit of very thin clouds covering most of the sky, some very slightly filtered to heavily filtered blue, weakened sunshine, partial halo around the sun. 1650: Thin to thinnish clouds with a bit of very thin clouds covering the sky, small bit of heavily filtered blue and hints of blue, somewhat weakened sunshine, a halo is around the sun. 1607: MV Tustumena return to service is further delayed due to necessary additional work discovered during the vessel's annual overhaul. The ferry is now scheduled to return to service Sunday, May 17. The revised schedule will not impact the vessel's Aleutian Chain sailing, departing Homer May 19. Additional Information will be provided as necessary. AMHS staff is contacting affected passengers. For schedule information, please visit FerryAlaska.com or contact your local terminal by dialing 1-907-465-3941 or toll-free at 1-800-642-0066. 1550: Very thin to thin clouds with some slightly filtered to heavily filtered blue, slightly - very slightly weakened sunshine. 1450: Thin to thinnish clouds and a few other clouds with a bit of slightly filtered to heavily filtered blue, somewhat weakened sunshine. 1350: Very thin to thin, and a bit of thinnish clouds along with a few other clouds over much of the sky, with filtered to heavily filtered blue for the remainder, slightly weakened sunshine. 1250: Very thin to thinnish clouds with a few other clouds, some heavily filtered blue and hints of blue, somewhat weakened sunshine. 1150: Very thin to thinnish clouds with some filtered - heavily filtered blue and hints of blue, somewhat weakened - weakened sunshine. 1050: Very thin to thinnish clouds with a bit of heavily filtered blue and hints of blue, weakened sunshine. 0950: Very thin to thinnish clouds with some filtered - heavily filtered blue and hints of blue, somewhat weakened - weakened sunshine. 0850: Thin to thinnish clouds covering the sky with a bit of heavily filtered blue and hints of blue, light wind, weak - weakened sunshine. 0835: Thin to thinnish clouds covering the sky with some hints and slight hints of blue, weak sunshine, light wind. 0820: Very Weak Sunshine, Light Wind. 0750: Thin to thinnish clouds covering the sky with some filtered to heavily filtered blue and hints of blue, somewhat weakened - weakened sunshine. 0720: Weakened - somewhat weakened sunshine. 0650: Very thin to thinnish clouds covering the sky with some heavily filtered blue and hints of blue, weak - very weak sunshine. 0626: The Sun is rising over the left shoulder of Mt. Roberts. 0620 ADT: Very thin to thinnish clouds covering the sky with some heavily filtered blue and hints of blue. Tue. 5/05/15: MV Matanuska return to service is delayed due to additional mechanical work in the shipyard - See 1751 Below | State DOT to survey North Douglas Island eagle nests by helicopter 10 AM to Noon today - Juneau Empire | Return of The Blob (giant mass of warm water in the Pacific Ocean) - KTOO News 2020 ADT: Cloudy with a heavily filtered break and some hints of blue. 1950: Cloudy with a few filtered - heavily filtered breaks. 1920: Cloudy/Mostly Cloudy with thin to thinnish and thicker clouds. 1850: Mostly-Partly Cloudy with very, very thin to thinnish clouds, weak sunshine. 1800: Partly Cloudy with very thin to thinnish and thicker clouds, full sunshine. 1751: MV Matanuska return to service is delayed due to additional mechanical work in the shipyard. The ferry is now scheduled to return to service Tuesday, May 12. MV Taku schedule has been revised to accommodate affected passengers. Additional information will be provided as necessary. AMHS staff is contacting affected passengers. For schedule information, please visit FerryAlaska.com or contact your local terminal by dialing 1-907-465-3941 or toll-free at 1-800-642-0066. 1750: Mostly-Partly Cloudy with very thin to thinnish and thicker clouds, almost full sunshine. 1714: Cloudy-Mostly Cloudy with thinnish to somewhat thicker clouds, the blue is filtered - heavily filtered and to the NNW, weakened sunshine. 1650: Cloudy-Overcast, bright spot where the sun is, extremely weak - almost extremely weak sunshine. 1618: Overcast-Cloudy, weak bright spot where the sun is. 1605: Cloudy with thinnish clouds and a few hints of blue, weak sunshine, 1550: Thin to thinnish clouds covering the sky with a bit of heavily filtered blue and hints of blue, weak sunshine. 1535: Thin to thinnish clouds covering the sky with a bit of heavily filtered blue and hints of blue, weakened sunshine. 1450: Very thin to thinnish clouds with heavily filtered blue and hints of blue, slightly weakened sunshine. 1350: Thin to thinnish clouds covering the sky with a bit of heavily filtered blue and some hints of blue, somewhat weakened sunshine. 1250: Thin to thinnish clouds covering the sky with some hints of blue, weakened sunshine. 1150: Very thin to thinnish clouds with some heavily filtered blue and hints of blue, somewhat weakened - weakened sunshine, light wind. 1050: Very thin to thinnish clouds with some filtered - heavily filtered blue and hints of blue, somewhat weakened - weakened sunshine. 1020: Light Wind. 0950: Very, very thin to thin clouds covering most of the sky, somewhat weakened - weakened sunshine. 0905: Very, very thin to thin clouds over much of the sky, slightly weakened sunshine, light wind. 0850: Mostly Clear with very, very thin to thin clouds. 0750: Clear. 0650: Clear. 0642: The Sun is rising over the very far northern end of Gold Ridge on Mt. Roberts. 0620 ADT: Clear. Mon. 5/04/15: 1835: 1st Wilson's Warblers of 2015 seen in willow by deck - two of them | 1st (large) Cruise Ships of the 2015 Visitor Season - Westerdam, Solstice | Celebration at 12:30 PM today to welcome Juneau's first ship - Cruise Ship Terminal - KINY | 1206: 1st Dandelion Blossom of 2015 seen by front steps | 1107: 1st Orange-crowned Warbler of 2015 seen in willow by deck | NWS: Frost Advisory has been Cancelled - See 0729 Below | April 2nd Wettest on record; 2015 wettest start since 1943 - (includes other weather related info) - Juneau Empire 2020 ADT: Clear, evening sunshine on the mainland. 1950: Clear, sun shining mostly on the mainland now. 1850: Clear. 1750: Clear. 1650: Clear. 1550: Clear. 1458: 24 mph gust, light wind. 1450: Clear. 1426: The wind picked up briefly. 1350: Clear. 1325: Light Wind. 1315: The Celebrity Solstice has arrived at the AJ Dock (at the AJ Rock Dump). Departure to be at 2200. 1310: Light Wind. 1250: Clear. 1235: Clear. 1218: The Holland America Line's Westerdam is slowly pulling alongside the Cruise Ship Terminal dock. Departure was at 2230. 1150: Clear, tiny cloud and a wisp of a cloud, breezy with occasional gusts, some small and tiny whitecaps on the Channel. 1050: Clear, a few clouds, light - breezy to breezy wind. 1030: Clear, light to breezy wind after light wind, some small and tiny whitecaps on the Channel. 0950: Clear, a few wisps of clouds, breezy - windy, a few whitecaps on Gastineau Channel. 0938: Windy. 0934: A Bald Eagle is soaring in the wind. 0930: Breezy-Windy. 0920: Clear, very small cloud to the SE, breezy with gusts. 0850: Clear, a few wisps of clouds, breezy with gusts after light to breezy wind. 0835: Breezy. 0820: Light - Breezy to Breezy Wind. 0812: Light Wind. 0750: Clear, a few wisps of clouds. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 0729: NWS: Frost Advisory is Cancelled. NWS Weather Statement Statement as of 7:29 AM AKDT on May 04, 2015 ...Frost advisory is cancelled... The National Weather Service in Juneau has cancelled the frost advisory. Temperatures are rapidly warming this morning ending the threat of frost across the area. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 0650: Clear, a few wisps of clouds. 0646: The Sun is rising over the very far N end of Gold Ridge on Mt. Roberts. 0620: Clear, a few very small and tiny clouds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0442 ADT: NWS: Frost Advisory remains in effect until 8 AM ADT this morning. Frost Advisory Statement as of 4:41 AM AKDT on May 04, 2015 ...Frost advisory remains in effect until 8 am akdt this morning... * location...very localized to wind sheltered interior valleys under mostly clear skies. * Temperatures...28 to 36 degrees. * Timing...temperatures will bottom out between 5 am and 7 am this morning. * Impacts...frost can develop at temperatures 35 and below. There are very localized subfreezing temperatures this morning which can be damaging to sensitive plants. Precautionary/preparedness actions... An advisory means that frost is already occurring or imminent. Frost advisories are issued during the growing season so that sensitive plants may be protected before damage occurs. Locally windy areas are much warmer this morning and not subject to frost. For example temperatures are in the upper 40s and 50s in downtown Juneau and Douglas where it has been breezy overnight while temperatures are near freezing in Mendenhall Valley where winds have been calm. This statement will be updated by 8 am akdt Monday or sooner if conditions warrant. Ta ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUNDAY 5/03/15: NWS: Frost Advisory in effect from 1 AM to 8 AM ADT Monday - See 1542 Below and 2014 Below | NWS: MENDENHALL RIVER LEVEL READINGS ARE BEING DISCONTINUED | Weather Service ends manual readings of Mendenhall River level - KTOO News | Mendenhall River gauge removed by NWS - Juneau Empire 2020 ADT: Clear, a few clouds. -------------------------------------------------------------- 2014: NWS: Rest of Tonight Partly cloudy. Areas of frost late...mainly in Mendenhall Valley. Lows 30 to 36...coldest in wind sheltered areas. Light winds becoming northeast 10 mph late. Near downtown Juneau and Douglas...northeast wind 10 to 20 mph late with gusts to 30 mph. -------------------------------------------------------------- 1950: Clear, a few clouds, sun shining only on the mainland now. 1850: Clear, a few clouds. 1750: Clear, a few clouds. 1650: Clear, a few clouds. 1550: Clear, a few clouds. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1542 (Posted here at 2039): NWS: CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA- HAINES BOROUGH AND LYNN CANAL-GLACIER BAY- EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND- SALISBURY SOUND TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER COASTAL AREA- JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- INNER CHANNELS FROM KUPREANOF ISLAND TO ETOLIN ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YAKUTAT...HAINES...GUSTAVUS...HOONAH... ELFIN COVE...PELICAN...JUNEAU...PETERSBURG...WRANGELL...KAKE 342 PM AKDT SUN MAY 3 2015 ...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM AKDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A FROST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM AKDT MONDAY. * LOCATION...WIND SHELTERED INTERIOR VALLEYS UNDER MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES. * TEMPERATURES...28 TO 36 DEGREES. * TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL QUICKLY AFTER SUNSET WITH MINIMUMS OCCURRING AROUND 5 AM. AS THE FROST MELTS AFTER SUNRISE EXPECT PATCHY FOG TO DEVELOP. * IMPACTS...FROST CAN DEVELOP AT TEMPERATURES 35 AND BELOW. THIS CAN BE DAMAGING TO SENSITIVE PLANTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. FROST ADVISORIES ARE ISSUED DURING THE GROWING SEASON SO THAT SENSITIVE PLANTS CAN BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE BEFORE DAMAGE OCCURS. PLANTS SUBJECT TO DAMAGE FROM FROST SHOULD BE GIVEN THE APPROPRIATE PROTECTION. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY MIDNIGHT AKDT OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1450: Clear, a few clouds. 1350: Clear, a few clouds. 1250: Clear, a few clouds. 1150: Clear with a few clouds. 1050: Clear, a few mostly very small and tiny clouds. 0950: Clear with a few clouds. 0850: Clear, small cloud far to the S. 0750: Clear. 0730: Clear. 0650: Clear, a few lower wisps, ribbon to the ESE. 0649: The Sun is rising over the far N end of Gold Ridge on Mt. Roberts. 0635: Clear, lower ribbon. 0620 ADT: Clear, broken lower ribbon. Very, very light - very light frost on roofs. Sat. 5/02/15: FVF Chenega return to service is delayed due to necessary additional work discovered during the vessel's annual overhaul - See Below | 0657: The 1st Small Cruise Ship of the 2015 Visitor Season, the Wilderness Discoverer, is coming into port to tie up at the Seadrome Dock | 0633: Now Available: The April 2015 Monthly Report, and the updated Weather Database | NWS Summary of April 2015 Weather at the Juneau International Airport - See Below 2020: ADT: Mostly-Partly Cloudy, sun shining on parts of the mainland. .15" of Rainfall to this point today. 1950: Mostly Cloudy-Cloudy, sun shining on parts of the mainland. 1850: Cloudy-Mostly Cloudy, weak to weakened sunshine on Mt. Juneau. 1800: .15" of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Cloudy with breaks, a few spots and areas of very weak - weak sunshine on the mainland. 1720: Cloudy, very large break, a break, and a few very small and tiny breaks, weakened sunshine in part of the inner Gold Creek valley. 1650: Cloudy-Mostly Cloudy, spots and areas of sunshine on the mainland, wisp by the top of Mt. Roberts. 1632: Sun shining on parts of the mainland, precipitation far to the ESE. Rainbow has faded out by now. 1620: Very light rain-drizzle, cloudy-mostly cloudy, almost extremely weak to weakened sunshine,, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge and Mt. Roberts. Weak then brighter shallow-arced Rainbow to the ENE. 1550: Very, very light sprinkling, cloudy, a few breaks to the SE and a break far to the NW, a few spots of very weak - weak sunshine in the inner Gold Creek valley. 1500: .14" of Rainfall to this point today. 1456: Sprinkling, Cloudy, a few breaks, spots and areas of extremely weak to weakened on the mainland. 1412: Very Light Rain. 1405: Very, very light sprinkles, cloudy, area of blue sky, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau and one of the high points of Mt, Juneau Ridge, a few spots and areas of weak- very weak sunshine on the mainland. 1350: Cloudy-Mostly Cloudy, clouds around the peak of Mt. Juneau, weak to weakened sunshine on most of Mt. Roberts and a bit of very weak sunshine in the inner Gold Creek valley. 1250: Extremely Light Sprinkling, Cloudy-Mostly Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, some clouds around the upper SE part of Mt. Juneau, extremely weak to very weak sunshine in many areas. 1237: The Sun is breaking through. 1220: Sprinkling, Cloudy, a few breaks, clouds skimming part of SE part of Mt. Juneau, clouds around most of the very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and some clouds around the top of Mt. Roberts. 1200: .13" of Rainfall to this point today. 1150: Cloudy, a few breaks, precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley, top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, some clouds upper Channel side of Mt. Juneau, and clouds hiding most of the upper Channel side of Mt. Roberts, very weak sunshine on part of Mt. Roberts. 1120: Cloudy, a few hints of breaks, somewhat weakened sunshine, some clouds around top of Mt. Juneau Ridge, ribbon/band upper Channel side of Mt. Roberts, some small clouds, bits, and wisps around the upper part of Mt. Juneau. 1050: Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, some clouds around the top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and some small clouds, bits, and wisps around the upper part of Mt. Juneau. 1020: Sprinkling, Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley mostly hidden by clouds, very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of mainland very slightly to partially obscured. 0959: Rain, Cloudy, mainland partially to substantially obscured and hidden. 0950: Rain, Cloudy, bright area in the clouds to the ESE, very top and SE top of Mt. Juneau, upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge, and very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few lower bits and wisps. 0938: Sprinkling, Cloudy, somewhat weakened sunshine, very top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts, and upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, a few lower wisps. 0909: Very, very light sprinkling, cloudy, very tiny break, very top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden by clouds, some lower clouds, bits, and wisps. 0850: Cloudy, a few tiny breaks, a few bright areas in the clouds, variable sunshine, top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few clouds around the SE very top of Mt. Juneau, choppy lower ribbon. 0835: Cloudy, a few extremely tiny breaks to very small breaks, bright areas in the clouds with variable sunshine, very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few clouds around the SE very top of Mt. Juneau, choppy lower ribbon. 0813: Bright spot where the sun is with extremely weak sunshine. 0750: Cloudy, a few extremely tiny - very tiny breaks, some clouds around the SE very top of Mt. Juneau, a few clouds, bits, and wisps in Last Chance Basin hiding most of the inner Gold Creek valley, lower band Channel side of Mt. Roberts. 0705: Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, a few hints of breaks, mainland hidden by fog/clouds above about 200' - 600'. 0700: .09" of Rainfall to this point today. 0650: Very, very light sprinkles, cloudy, a few very slight breaks, SE upper part of Mt. Juneau, inner Gold Creek valley, and Mt. Roberts above about 200' - 400' hidden by fog/clouds, ribbon by Gold Creek by Mt. Maria. 0633: Now Available: The April 2015 Monthly Report, and the updated Weather Database. 0618: Light Rain after Rain, Cloudy, upper part of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds, clouds filling Last Chance Basin, lower cloud Channel side of Mt. Roberts. .09" of Rainfall to this point today. 0137 ADT: High Rain Rate of .15" of Rain per hour. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ NWS Summary of April 2015 Weather at the Juneau International Airport: ...SOGGY APRIL IN JUNEAU... APRIL 2015 WAS A WET MONTH WITH 7.18 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION MEASURED AT THE JUNEAU AIRPORT...WHICH IS THE SECOND WETTEST APRIL ON RECORD. THE RECORD WAS SET IN 1999 WITH 7.48 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION. MORE THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH OF PRECIPITATION WAS RECORDED ON 16 DAYS. ONE HALF INCH OR MORE OF RAINFALL WAS RECORDED ON 5 DAYS...WITH THE MOST RAINFALL OCCURRING ON THE 8TH AT 1.15 INCHES. THE MONTHLY HIGH AND LOW TEMPERATURES OF 62 AND 28 DEGREES BOTH OCCURRED DURING TWO OF THE DRIER PERIODS OF THE MONTH...FROM APRIL 2ND TO 6TH AND THEN BETWEEN THE 21ST AND THE 25TH. THE DAILY MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS LESS THAN 32 DEGREES ON 10 DAYS, THE LAST OF WHICH OCCURRED ON APRIL 25TH. THE CLIMATE NORMAL LAST FREEZE DATE IS MAY 6TH. A TRACE OF SNOWFALL WAS RECORDED ON SEVERAL DAYS DURING THE MONTH...BUT MELTED UPON REACHING THE GROUND. THE TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON SINCE JULY 1 STANDS AT 48.6 INCHES...MORE THAN 3 FEET BELOW THE NORMAL SEASONAL AMOUNT OF 86.7 INCHES. A POTENT, QUICK MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ON THE 28TH BROUGHT THE STRONGEST WINDS OF THE MONTH TO THE AIRPORT WITH A GUST OF 52 MPH OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST. THE MONTH OVERALL WAS RELATIVELY WINDY WITH 12 DAYS RECORDING GUSTS OF OVER 30 MPH. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ FVF Chenega return to service is delayed due to necessary additional work discovered during the vessel's annual overhaul. The ferry is now scheduled to return to service Thursday, May 14. Repairs to the starboard hull must be made before the vessel can be certified for passenger service. The ferry was originally scheduled to return to service May 7. Additional information will be provided as necessary. AMHS staff is contacting affected passengers. For schedule information, please visit FerryAlaska.com or contact your local terminal by dialing 1-907-465-3941 or toll-free at 1-800-642-0066. Fri. 5/01/15: 19th Annual Spring King Salmon Derby begins today and runs through May 31 2020 ADT: Cloudy, some very small and tiny breaks, evening sunshine on part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts, very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, cloud very low in Last Chance Basin. .24" of Rainfall to this point today. 2009: Evening Sun is shining on the lower and lowest part of Mt. Roberts. 1950: Cloudy with breaks, clouds skimming Mt. Roberts and SE part of Mt. Juneau, very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, small cloud very low in Last Chance Basin. 1850: Mostly Cloudy, clouds skimming SE part of Mt. Juneau, very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and very top and parts of top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, spots and areas of variable sunshine on Mt. Roberts. 1835: Cloudy-Mostly Cloudy, clouds skimming much of Mt. Juneau, very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, precipitation to the NE with a partial very, very faint Rainbow, spots and areas of variable sunshine on Mt. Roberts. 1824: Last part of the Rainbow faded out. 1802: Almost full Rainbow centered to the E. 1800: .24" of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Cloudy, some breaks - most of them in the SE part of the sky, sun shining in West Juneau, very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds with precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley, clouds skimming SE part of Mt, Juneau, a few wisps around the top of Mt. Roberts. 1735: Cloudy with breaks in the SE part of the sky, clouds skimming SE part of Mt. Juneau, a few bits and wisps around the top of Mt. Roberts, inner Gold Creek valley mostly hidden, precipitation in Last Chance Basin and the inner Gold Creek valley, almost extremely weak sunshine in West Juneau to an area of weak sunshine on Mt. Roberts. Rainbow is gone. 1732: Faint partial Rainbow to the NE. 1720-1724: Partial Rainbow to the NE. 1702: The Sun is breaking through. 1650: Extremely Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, brighter, a few breaks - mostly very small and some of them filtered, SE top of Mt. Juneau, very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge, and very top and parts of the top of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds, heavier precipitation over Mt. Juneau. 1633: Cloudy, a few breaks - mostly very small and tiny, mainland mountaintops mostly in clouds, precipitation over most of the mainland. 1620: Extremely Light Sprinkles, Cloudy, some breaks - mostly very small and tiny, mainland mountaintops mostly in clouds, almost extremely weak sunshine in many areas and a few spots of very weak sunshine on Mt. Roberts. 1550: Cloudy, some breaks, clouds around the top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Roberts, some bits and wisps around the upper part of Mt. Juneau and in Last Chance Basin, spots and areas of sunshine on the mainland. 1530: Cloudy, a few large breaks and a few very small and tiny breaks, clouds around the top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Roberts, some bits and wisps around the upper SE part of Mt. Juneau, spots and areas of sunshine on the mainland. 1513: Very, very faint partial Rainbow to the NNE. Faded out by 1520. 1510: Cloudy, a few breaks, the Sun is breaking through, precipitation over much of the mainland, inner Gold Creek valley is hidden by clouds, a few bits and wisps around Mt. Juneau and Mt. Roberts. 1500: Light Rain. .24" of Rainfall to this point today. 1450: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley and upper part of Mt. Juneau hidden by clouds, clouds around parts of the top of Mt. Roberts, a few lower wisps, sun is breaking through. 1420: Extremely Light Sprinkles, Cloudy, a few breaks, clouds around most of the upper part of Mt. Juneau, SE part of Mt. Roberts substantially obscured, a few bits and wisps in Last Chance Basin, weak - weakened sunshine in the inner Gold Creek valley. 1404: Rain. 1350: Very Light Rain/Sprinkling, Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau Ridge mostly in clouds, clouds around most of the upper part of Mt. Roberts, a few wisps by Mt. Juneau, remainder of inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured, much of the remainder of the mainland very slightly to partially obscured. 1335: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Cloudy, a few breaks and hints of blue, variable sunshine, top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, clouds around most of the upper part of Mt. Roberts and a cloud Channel side of the upper SE part of Mt. Juneau, remainder of mainland very slightly to partially obscured. 1305: Cloudy, a few fairly large breaks, upper part of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds around much of the upper part of Mt. Roberts, variable sunshine. 1250: Very, very light sprinkling, cloudy, some breaks, variable sunshine, clouds around most of the tops - upper parts of the mainland mountains. 1200: Weakened Sunshine. .20" of Rainfall to this point today. 1150: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, some very slightly filtered to filtered breaks, inner Gold Creek valley and very top to upper part of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds, clouds around much of the upper part of Mt. Juneau, almost extremely weak sunshine in West Juneau to some spots of weak sunshine at the very top of Mt. Juneau. 1128: Very Light Drizzle, Cloudy, top of Mt. Roberts in clouds with some lower clouds, upper part of Mt. Juneau hidden by clouds and clouds filling Last Chance Basin. 1115: Cloudy, a few extremely tiny breaks, weak sunshine in West Juneau, inner Gold Creek valley and upper part of Mt. Juneau hidden by clouds, clouds in much of Last Chance Basin and a few lower clouds Channel side of Mt. Roberts. 1050: Extremely Light Sprinkles, Cloudy, a few hints of blue, top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley mostly hidden, clouds in the lower part of Last Chance Basin, Mt. Juneau hidden by fog/clouds above about 500', lower SE part of Mt. Roberts substantially obscured. 1035: Very, very light sprinkling, cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley, upper part of Mt. Juneau, and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds in the lower part of Last Chance Basin, a few lower clouds Channel side of Mt. Roberts. 1009: Rain-Drizzle, Cloudy, mainland substantially obscured and hidden. 1006: High Rain Rate of .31" of Rain per hour. 0950: Light Rain-Drizzle, Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, lower band-clouds hiding most of the lower part of the mainland above about 400', remainder of mainland very slightly to partially obscured. 0850: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, lower band in Last Chance Basin and Channel side of Mt. Roberts, Mt. Juneau almost totally hidden by fog/clouds above about 300' - 400'. 0750: Very, very light sprinkling-misting, cloudy, very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds with a lower band, remainder of mainland hidden by fog/clouds above about 250' - 300'. 0720: Very Light Drizzle, Cloudy, mainland almost totally hidden by fog/clouds above about 250'. 0700: .11" of Rainfall to this point today. 0650: Very, very light sprinkling-misting, cloudy, mainland almost totally hidden by fog/clouds above about 250' - 300'. 0615: Very, very light sprinkling-misting, cloudy, top of Mt. Roberts in clouds with a lower band/ribbon, remainder of mainland hidden by fog/clouds above about 350', remainder partially obscured. .11" of Rainfall to this point today. 0002 ADT: High Rain Rate of .05" of Rain per hour.