MONTHLY CLIMATOLOGICAL SUMMARY for AUGUST 2017 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 58.0 70.1 4:15p 48.5 4:15a 7.4 0.5 0.00 0.0 8.0 9:35a NW 0.33 0.0 0.0 VarPCd-Cd VryThnThnshCd VarBrks MCd Ovcst PCd Cd MCd 2 61.5 74.6 3:55p 50.2 5:15a 5.2 1.7 0.00 0.1 10.0 5:40p NW 3.54 0.0 0.0 VarCd-MCdW/Thn-Thnsh Cd-VarBrks MCd Cd-VarBrks Cd 3 64.4 73.4 1:05p 56.4 12:00m 2.7 2.1 TRACE 0.5 11.0 6:15p NW 10.86 0.0 0.0 Cd Cd/VryLtSp Cd-Brks MCd Cd-VarBrk VarPMCd MClr Clr 4 63.6 73.4 4:40p 54.7 1:20a 3.5 2.1 0.00 1.7 15.0 9:15a NW 41.33 0.0 0.0 VarMCd-PCd Aur Lt-BrzyWind MCd FewBrks Brks MClr Clr 5 64.2 75.1 4:35p 52.2 6:30a 3.7 2.9 0.00 0.2 16.0 3:10a NW 3.80 0.0 0.0 Clr Clr-FewCds Clr MClr VryVryThn-ThnCdMuchofSky PCd 6 63.8 71.5 5:00p 55.7 6:20a 2.9 1.7 0.00 0.0 5.0 11:00a ENE 0.16 0.0 0.0 VarM-PCd MClr Clr-OccFewCds MClr PCd MClr Clr 7 59.9 65.1 5:30p 54.5 5:35a 5.1 0.0 0.00 0.0 1.0 1:55a W 0.00 0.0 0.0 Cd-FewBrk Cd HntsBrks Cd Brks CdMCd MCdW/VryThnThnsh 8 62.9 73.3 2:25p 51.9 5:30a 4.7 2.6 0.00 0.6 15.0 9:55a NW 15.41 0.0 0.0 ClrVarFog Clr ClrMClr ClrFewCd PCd MCdVryThnThn MClr 9 63.9 78.3 3:40p 51.5 6:15a 4.6 3.5 0.00 0.1 10.0 3:45p NW 1.17 0.0 0.0 Clr Clr-FewCd Clr ClrMClr Clr-FewCd MClr Clr ClrMClr 10 63.2 74.5 2:40p 52.3 6:00a 4.6 2.8 0.00 0.4 13.0 11:00a NW 10.00 0.0 0.0 Clr MClrClr PCd MCdW/VryThnThnshCd Cd-FairlyBriteSky 11 60.1 68.1 1:55p 54.0 2:35a 5.1 0.2 0.04 0.1 10.0 12:55p SSE 1.37 0.0 0.0 VarCd Cd-FreqFairlyBrite-OccFiltBluAM Cd Cd/SpVryLtR 12 57.9 61.6 3:10p 54.5 3:55a 7.1 0.0 0.04 0.1 8.0 5:40a SSE 1.24 0.0 0.0 Cd/.01Rn Cd-HntsBlu Cd Cd/OccVarSp Cd/VarSpToVryLtRn 13 57.3 63.4 10:10a 53.9 4:40a 7.7 0.0 0.40 0.5 14.0 5:35p SSE 7.70 0.0 0.0 Cd/Shr varBrk/2LtShrs Cd-MCd VarBrk Cd/Rn Cd Cd/Rn 14 54.1 57.3 4:10p 51.9 11:15p 10.9 0.0 0.86 0.4 12.0 2:10a S 8.53 0.0 0.0 Cd/Shrs:SomeHvy VarCdToMCd/Shrs:SpToHvyR VarBrkToPCd 15 53.4 55.7 5:30p 51.1 4:25a 11.6 0.0 0.51 0.0 5.0 12:45p SSE 0.24 0.0 0.0 Cd/LtRn-Rn-VryLtMst-Sp-Drz&VryLtShr Cd Cd/VryLtRnToR 16 54.1 55.9 2:05p 51.3 4:10a 10.9 0.0 0.52 0.7 13.0 3:15p SSE 17.80 0.0 0.0 Cd/Rn-VarSpr-VryLtRn-Drz Cd Cd/Driz-VarSpr-Rn Cd 17 52.6 54.6 12:45a 50.0 11:15p 12.4 0.0 1.32 0.5 12.0 6:35a SSE 11.11 0.0 0.0 Cd/Rn-HvyRn-Lt-VryLtRn Cd 18 52.4 54.0 1:00p 50.6 12:05a 12.6 0.0 0.55 0.8 14.0 1:15p SSE 18.66 0.0 0.0 Cd Cd/R-Sp Shrs:VarSpLtR Cd/SpToHvyR FewBrk Cd/OccSp 19 52.2 53.5 8:40a 51.5 5:45p 12.8 0.0 0.19 0.7 13.0 1:25p S 17.11 0.0 0.0 Cd/OccSpToVryLtR Cd/HntsBlu Cd/SpToR-Drz Cd Cd/OccSp 20 52.6 57.6 1:10p 50.6 10:00p 12.4 0.0 0.59 0.4 11.0 6:20p S 8.95 0.0 0.0 Cd/Spr-VryLtRn Cd Cd/VarSprToRn 21 55.7 58.0 6:15p 51.7 12:05a 9.3 0.0 0.36 0.5 11.0 12:55a SSE 11.95 0.0 0.0 Cd/Sp-VryLtR Cd-Fog/Sp-MstToLtR-Drz Cd/SpToR/FewLull 22 56.1 59.0 10:25a 50.7 11:45p 8.9 0.0 0.88 0.4 12.0 5:35p S 10.62 0.0 0.0 Cd/Rn-VryLtR-Sp Cd Cd/VarSp-MstToRn Cd Cd-FewBrks 23 53.2 59.1 4:45p 49.1 4:30a 11.8 0.0 0.01 0.1 10.0 5:40p S 2.44 0.0 0.0 Cd-VarBrks Cd-OccHntsBlu Cd/SpShr Cd-Brks Cd/SpShr 24 53.6 57.6 12:10p 50.6 6:20a 11.4 0.0 0.21 0.4 11.0 12:15p SSE 8.62 0.0 0.0 Cd/TrcR Cd/VryLtMst-Sp Cd Cd/VryLt:Mst-Sp-R-Drz Cd/R 25 52.8 55.3 4:20p 51.0 5:45a 12.2 0.0 0.67 0.7 15.0 4:15p SSE 16.48 0.0 0.0 Cd-LoCd/SpToHvyR Cd Cd/VarMst-Sp Cd/Shr Cd/VryLtRToR 26 53.5 57.6 12:50p 51.4 10:30p 11.5 0.0 0.51 0.8 12.0 1:25p S 19.44 0.0 0.0 Cd Cd-OccLo-OccBrk/SpToR-Lulls Cd-VarBrk Cd/SpToR Cd 27 52.9 56.2 1:30p 50.5 6:05a 12.1 0.0 0.23 0.4 14.0 1:05p S 10.43 0.0 0.0 Cd/Shrs Cd/Shrs:SpToR Cd-VarBrks&MCd Cd/VarSpToR Cd 28 53.4 58.3 12:35p 50.3 1:55a 11.6 0.0 0.03 0.0 7.0 5:40p E 1.14 0.0 0.0 Cd/OccVryLtRn BitBlu ThnshCd MCd Brks Cd Cd/VarSp Cd 29 55.7 64.3 3:05p 48.2 5:25a 9.3 0.0 0.00 0.0 8.0 11:10p S 0.66 0.0 0.0 Fog Brks VryThn-ThnshCds&Brks Var:Cd-Brks-MCd-PCd Cd 30 57.2 61.4 1:35p 52.1 11:35p 7.8 0.0 0.55 1.1 16.0 4:00a SSE 27.32 0.0 0.0 Cd Cd/Shr Cd/R Cd Cd/SpToR Cd-OccVarBrks/Shr Cd Cd/R 31 52.6 54.5 3:05p 50.3 4:45a 12.4 0.0 1.14 1.1 13.0 7:05a SSE 25.97 0.0 0.0 Cd/Rn Cd Cd/R-HvyR&LtR-VarSp-Mst Cd Cd/VryLtRnToR Cd ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 57.1 78.3 9 48.2 29 266.2 20.1 9.61 0.4 16.0 5 SSE 314.38 0.0 (1) As measured on Front Lawn at around 20:30, rounded to the nearest inch if there is uncertainty. AVERAGE Mean Temp: 57.1 AVERAGE High Temp: 63.0 MINIMUM High Temp: 53.5 19th MAXIMUM High Temp: 78.3 9th AVERAGE Low Temp: 51.7 MINIMUM Low Temp: 48.2 29th MAXIMUM Low Temp: 56.4 3rd MAX >= 90.0: 0 MAX >= 80.0: 0 MAX >= 70.0: 9 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th, 9th, 10th MAX <= 32.0: 0 MIN <= 32.0: 0 MIN <= 0.0: 0 MAXIMUM Humidity (%): 100 16th, 21st, 22nd, 28th, 29th MINIMUM Humidity (%): 45 9th @ 1534, 10th @ 1839 MAXIMUM Pressure (mb): 1030.5 1st @ 0023 MINIMUM Pressure (mb): 997.0 12th @ 2251 TOTAL Htg Deg Days: 266.2 AVERAGE Htg Deg Days: 8.6 MINIMUM Htg Deg Days: 2.7 3rd MAXIMUM Htg Deg Days: 12.8 19th TOTAL Cool Deg Days: 20.1 Heat Base: 65.0 Cool Base: 65.0 Method: Integration TOTAL Precip.: 9.61 AVERAGE Precip.: 0.46 DAYS of Precip.: 21 All but: 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 29th MAXIMUM Precip.: 1.32 17th MAXIMUM Rain Rate: 1.24 14th @ 0340 Days of Rain: 19 (>.01 in) 16 (>.1 in) 2 (>1 in) TOTAL Snowfall: 0.0 DAYS of Snowfall: 0 AVERAGE High Wind: 11.1 MINIMUM High Wind: 1 7th MAXIMUM High Wind: 16 5th, 30th WIND RUN (miles): 314.38 DAYS Sun at any time: 20 All but: 12th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 24th, 25th, 31st 1st FULL 2nd FULL 3rd FULL 4th FULL 5th FULL 6th FULL 7th Extremely Weak to Slightly Weakened 8th FULL 9th FULL 10th FULL 11th Extremely Weak to Weakened 12th NO 13th FULL 14th FULL 15th NO 16th NO 17th NO 18th NO 19th NO 20th NO 21st NO 22nd Very Weak 23rd FULL 24th NO 25th NO 26th FULL 27th Very Weak to Weakened 28th Extremely Weak to Somewhat Weakened 29th FULL 30th FULL 31st NO DAYS OF Clr-MClr: 1 9th DAYS OF Cld or M Cld: 30 All but: 9th DAYS OF Rainbow: 1 14th: 1535 - 1540: Low shallow arc to the NE. DAYS OF Aurora: 3 4th: Visible around midnight 8/03 - 8/04 night. 22nd - 23rd: Visible mostly from North Douglas & the Mendenhall Valley at around 11 PM to Midnight Aug. 22 and extending into Aug. 23. DAYS OF Lightning: 0 DAYS OF Earthquake: 1 17th: 4.0 Magnitude, 85.5 miles WNW of Juneau. Thur. 8/31/17: 1417: NWS: High Water in Mendenhall Valley Tonight - See 1417 Below 2020 ADT: Rain, Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau and SE very top to top in clouds, remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured. .95" of Rainfall to this point today. 1950: Light Rain, Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau and SE very top to top in clouds, remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured. 1850: Rain, Cloudy, very top to SE top of Mt. Juneau, and top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured. 1805: .74" of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Rain, Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau and top - upper part of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds skimming much of Mt. Juneau Ridge, remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured. 1650: Rain, Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured. 1630: Light Rain. 1550: Rain, Cloudy, very top - top of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured and hidden, remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured. 1500: Brighter, precipitation has stopped in West Juneau. .58" of Rainfall to this point today. 1450: Very Light Rain-Drizzle, Cloudy, top and upper part of Mt. Juneau and upper part of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden. 1420: Cloudy, top and upper part of Mt. Juneau and top - upper part of Mt. Roberts in clouds, very low clouds in the inner Gold Creek valley with the remainder of the valley substantially obscured, precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley and some of Last Chance Basin. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1417: NWS: High Water in Mendenhall Valley Tonight. Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Juneau AK 217 PM AKDT Thu Aug 31 2017 AKZ025-011515- Juneau Borough and Northern Admiralty Island- Including the city of Juneau 217 PM AKDT Thu Aug 31 2017 ...HIGH WATER IN THE MENDENHALL VALLEY TONIGHT... Heavy Showers in the Montana Creek and Mendenhall Lake/River areas have caused water levels to rise. Montana Creek is just above bankfull stage with showers expected to persist through tonight. This will cause Montana Creek to remain at high water with minor overflow. Precipitation amounts will range from 0.50 to 0.75 inches through tonight. Showers are forecasted to decrease Friday morning and water levels will fall rapidly. Mendenhall Lake/River are also at high water levels, but no flooding is expected. Persons recreating in the Mendenhall Valley should take precautions for high water tonight. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1250: Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau and top - upper part of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley almost totally hidden, precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley and some of Last Chance Basin. 1235: Cloudy, top and top - upper part of Mt. Juneau and top - upper part of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley almost totally hidden, precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley and some of Last Chance Basin. 1200: .57" of Rainfall to this point today. 1150: Very, very light sprinkles, cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau and top - upper part of Mt. Roberts in clouds, low clouds in the inner Gold Creek valley, remainder of inner Gold Creek valley partially obscured. 1048: Very, very light sprinkling, cloudy, much of the remainder of mainland very, very slightly to slightly obscured. 1012: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, very top to SE top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, remainder of inner Gold Creek valley partially obscured. 0950: Rain, Cloudy, very top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Juneau Ridge, and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of mainland very, very slightly to partially obscured. 0927: Rain. 0854: Rain, Cloudy, very top to SE very top - top of Mt. Juneau, very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge, and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 0850: Sprinkling-Very Light Rain. 0815: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge, very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of inner Gold Creek valley partially obscured and remainder of mainland very, very slightly to slightly obscured. 0750: Misting-Sprinkling, Cloudy, very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau and most of Mt. Juneau Ridge, remainder of mainland very slightly to partially obscured. 0705: A few very, very light sprinkles, cloudy, very top of Mt. Juneau and very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds. .46" of Rainfall to this point today. 0650: Rain, Cloudy, very top of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge, remainder of mainland very, very slightly to partially obscured in the inner Gold Creek valley. 0620: Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, top of Mt. Roberts and most of the very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, remainder of inner Gold Creek valley partially obscured and remainder of mainland very, very slightly to slightly obscured. .41" of Rainfall to this point today. 0440 ADT: High Rain Rate of .30" of Rain per hour. Wed. 8/30/17: 2024 ADT: Rain, Cloudy, top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds and for much of Mt. Juneau Ridge. .31" of Rainfall to this point today. 2005: Rain, Cloudy, very top - top of Mt. Juneau, some of the very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge, and almost all of the top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a couple of lower clouds. 1950: Very Light Sprinkling after Sprinkling, Cloudy, upper Channel side of Mt. Juneau hidden by clouds and most of the top of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds, a few clouds in Last Chance Basin. 1850: Cloudy, precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley. 1800: .27" of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge, skimming peak of Mt. Juneau and a part of Mt. Roberts. 1735: Cloudy, a few hints of breaks - of blue, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge, skimming peak of Mt. Juneau and a part of Mt. Roberts. 1705: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, clouds skimming one of the high points of Mt. Juneau Ridge, remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured. 1650: Very, very light sprinkling, cloudy, clouds skimming much of Mt. Juneau Ridge. 1635: Cloudy, clouds skimming most of Mt. Juneau Ridge, precipitation over some of the mainland. 1609: Cloudy, a few hints of breaks, a few wisps in Last Chance Basin, area of weak - weakened sunshine on the top of Mt. Juneau, precipitation over some of the mainland. 1550: Cloudy. 1540: Cloudy. 1523: Cloudy, bright area in the clouds where the Sun is, clouds skimming highest part of Mt. Juneau Ridge. 1506: The shower has ended. 1500: .27" of Rainfall to this point today. 1458: Light Rain, Cloudy, area with very, very slight breaks, very top of Mt. Roberts and very top - top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, vey weak sunshine on some of Mt. Roberts. 1447: Cloudy, a couple of very small breaks, much of the very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds and a few bits and wisps around the mainland mountains. 1428: Cloudy, a few tiny to very small breaks, a few spots of somewhat weakened sunshine on Mt. Juneau, clouds skimming and very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds. 1353: Weak sunshine in West Juneau. 1350: Cloudy with some extremely tiny breaks to a few small breaks, a few bits and wisps by the very top of Mt. Juneau, very top and top of Mt. Roberts and very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, lower cloud in the inner Gold Creek valley, extremely weak sunshine in West Juneau. 1330: Cloudy, a few hints of breaks, ribbon by the very top of Mt. Juneau and clouds skimming its peak, very top and very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, top of Mt. Juneau Ridge mostly hidden by clouds and a few lower bits and wisps. 1324: The Sun is breaking through in West Juneau. 1320: Cloudy, some brighter spots in the clouds, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau and its far SE very top is in clouds, top and upper part of Mt. Roberts in clouds, most of the inner Gold Creek valley hidden by clouds and clouds in part of Last Chance Basin. 1248: Cloudy, bright spot in the clouds where the Sun is with weakened sunshine in West Juneau, top and upper part of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds, clouds filling most of Last Chance Basin and inner Gold Creek valley hidden, clouds around the SE top and upper part of Mt. Juneau and very top of very NW part hidden by a cloud. 1230: Cloudy, a few tiny filtered breaks, variable sunshine in West Juneau and on part of the mainland, cloud by the very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge, clouds skimming and very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, band Channel side of Mt. Juneau, some bits and wisps by Mt. Maria and a few Channel side of Mt. Roberts. 1200: .27" of Rainfall to this point today. 1152: The Sun is breaking through in West Juneau. 1150: Cloudy, a few hints of breaks, some brighter spots in the clouds, SE top of Mt. Juneau, top of Mt. Juneau Ridge, and clouds skimming and very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, low band Channel side of Mt. Juneau and in Last Chance Basin, a few other bits and wisps of clouds. 1135: Cloudy, a couple of very tiny filtered breaks, SE top of Mt. Juneau, upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge, and very top of Mt. Roberts on clouds, lower band/ribbon/very small clouds, bits and wisps. 1046: Very, very light sprinkling, cloudy, small area of blue sky overhead, mainland hidden by fog/clouds above about 350' - 400'. 1035: Rain, Cloudy, brighter, mainland hidden by fog/clouds above about 300' - 400' and partially obscured below that. 1019: High Rain Rate of .57" of Rain per hour. 1008: Rain, Cloudy, SE top and very top of most of the remainder of Mt. Roberts in clouds, lower band Channel side of Mt. Roberts, remainder of mainland hidden by fog/clouds above about 300' - 400'. 0950: Light - Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, most of Mt. Juneau hidden by fog/clouds above about 500', inner Gold Creek valley hidden, a few clouds, bits, and wisps in Last Chance Basin, top - upper part of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 0936: Very, very light sprinkles, cloudy, top - upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, low clouds in the inner Gold Creek valley, some lower clouds, bits, and wisps Channel side of Mt. Juneau. 0927: Brief very light rain shower, cloudy, top - upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, very low clouds in the inner Gold Creek valley. 0910: Brighter. 0850: Cloudy, very top to SE top - upper part of Mt. Juneau, and top - upper part of Mt. Roberts in clouds, very low clouds and precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley. 0820: Cloudy, very top to SE top of Mt. Juneau, and top - upper part of Mt. Roberts in clouds, very, very low clouds in the inner Gold Creek valley. 0750: Cloudy, precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley and part of Last Chance Basin, very top to SE top of Mt. Juneau, top of Mt. Roberts, and upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds. 0726: Cloudy, precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley, top of Mt. Roberts, very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge, and very top to SE top of Mt. Juneau in clouds. 0720: Rain, Cloudy, very top of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds skimming and very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds. 0700: .16" of Rainfall to this point today. 0657: High Rain Rate of .14" of Rain per hour. 0650: Rain, Cloudy, upper part and very top of Mt. Juneau and top - upper part of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of mainland very slightly to slightly obscured. 0624: High Rain Rate of .11" of Rain per hour. 0620: Rain, Cloudy, upper part and very top of Mt. Juneau, upper part of Mt. Roberts, and part of the very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, a few lower bits and wisps. .09" of Rainfall to this point today. 0540 ADT: High Rain Rate of .10" of Rain per hour. Tue. 8/29/17: NWS: Heavy Rains across the Panhandle Tuesday night through Wednesday - See 0521 Below | 0747: NWS: Dense Fog Advisory now in effect until 10 AM ADT this morning - See 0747 Below | 0446: NWS: Dense Fog Advisory in effect until 8 AM ADT this morning - See 0446 Below | At 1222 Noticed the Fireweed Seed pods have opened 2020 ADT: Cloudy with a few breaks and hints of breaks. 1950: Cloudy with some very, very slight to slight breaks, Partly cloudy to the S. 1920: Cloudy with extremely tiny to slight breaks and a few larger breaks. 1850: Cloudy with mostly clear sky to the NE, E, and ESE and some other breaks. 1827: Partly Cloudy, Sun hidden by clouds. 1750: Partly Cloudy with most of the clouds in the NW part of the sky, variable sunshine in most areas. 1745: The Sun broke through in West Juneau and spots and areas on the mainland. 1735: Mostly Cloudy, 54% visible waxing gibbous Moon is low in the sky to the S. 1723: The Sun is trying to break through. 1705: Cloudy, a few breaks. 1650: Cloudy, a few extremely tiny to tiny breaks. 1635: Cloudy, some extremely tiny to very slight breaks. 1620: Cloudy with breaks in the middle 1/3rd of the sky, variable sunshine. 1605: Cloudy NW part of sky and Partly-Mostly Cloudy SE part of sky, variable sunshine. 1550: Cloudy, some breaks in the SE part of the sky, variable sunshine here-and -there. 1536: The Sun is breaking through in West Juneau. 1520: Cloudy with breaks far - very far to the NW and very far to the SE and a few extremely tiny to very small breaks between. 1450: Mostly Cloudy, variable sunshine. 1420: Cloudy with breaks, variable sunshine. 1350: Mostly Cloudy, variable sunshine. 1335: Partly Cloudy, variable sunshine. 1314: Mostly Cloudy, weak sunshine in most areas. 1250: Cloudy, a few extremely tiny to tiny breaks, larger break(s) very far to the SE, fairly bright. 1235: Cloudy, a few hints of breaks, brighter spots and areas in the clouds, almost extremely weak to very weak sunshine. 1208: Cloudy, some extremely tiny to very, very slight breaks and a larger break or two. 1150: Cloudy, some breaks, fairly bright. 1120: Cloudy, some breaks - clear areas, weak - weakened sunshine in the inner Gold Creek valley. 1050: Mostly Cloudy, variable sunshine. 0950: Cloudy/Mostly Cloudy with very, very thin to thinnish clouds, a lower fog/cloud, weak - weakened sunshine. 0920: Mostly Cloudy with very, very thin to thinnish clouds and much of the blue filtered to some degree, a few low ribbons Channel side of Mt. Roberts, slightly to somewhat weakened sunshine. 0850: Cloudy with very thin to thinnish clouds and some breaks and hints of blue, fog variably hiding the mainland and patchy fog in West Juneau, slightly weakened sunshine. 0820: Cloudy with very thin to thinnish clouds and some filtered breaks, low ribbons/bands of fog over Gastineau Channel, slightly to somewhat weakened sunshine. 0805: Cloudy with some breaks, fog variably hiding the mainland and fog in the upper part of West Juneau, variable sunshine. 0750: Fog, bright - spot area in the clouds where the Sun is with weak - weakened sunshine. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0747: NWS: Dense Fog Advisory now in effect until 10 AM ADT this morning. URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Juneau AK 747 AM AKDT Tue Aug 29 2017 AKZ024-025-291800- /O.EXT.PAJK.FG.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-170829T1800Z/ Eastern Baranof Island and Southern Admiralty Island- Juneau Borough and Northern Admiralty Island- Including the cities of Angoon and Juneau 747 AM AKDT Tue Aug 29 2017 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKDT THIS MORNING... * LOCATION...Angoon, downtown Juneau, Juneau airport, and the Mendenhall Valley * VISIBILITY...1/4 mile or less at times. * TIMING...Through early morning * IMPACTS...Travel will be hazardous. Aviation operations will be impacted. 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 10 AM AKDT Tuesday or sooner if conditions warrant. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 0700: Fog. 0650: Foggy-Cloudy skies with a few hints of blue, fog hiding the mainland. 0647: A cruise ship foghorn sounded again. 0620: Fog. 0617: A different cruise ship foghorn sounded. 0529: First noticed the sounding of a cruise ship foghorn. It continued every two minutes after that. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 0521: NWS: Heavy Rains across the Panhandle Tuesday night through Wednesday. Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Juneau AK 521 AM AKDT Tue Aug 29 2017 AKZ017>029-301500- Cape Fairweather to Cape Suckling Coastal Area- Taiya Inlet and Klondike Highway-Haines Borough and Lynn Canal- Glacier Bay-Eastern Chichagof Island- Salisbury Sound to Cape Fairweather Coastal Area- Cape Decision to Salisbury Sound Coastal Area- Eastern Baranof Island and Southern Admiralty Island- Juneau Borough and Northern Admiralty Island- Inner Channels from Kupreanof Island to Etolin Island- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision Coastal Area- Southern Inner Channels-Misty Fjords- Including the cities of Yakutat, Skagway, Haines, Gustavus, Hoonah, Elfin Cove, Pelican, Sitka, Port Alexander, Angoon, Juneau, Petersburg, Wrangell, Kake, Craig, Klawock, Ketchikan, Metlakatla, and Hyder 521 AM AKDT Tue Aug 29 2017 ...HEAVY RAINS ACROSS THE PANHANDLE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... A cold frontal passage over the Panhandle between Tuesday night and Wednesday is expected to provide periods of heavy rainfall for the Southern, Central, and Northern Inner Channels as well as the Eastern Gulf coast. Rainfall totals of 0.75 and 2.0 inches are expected between Tuesday night and Wednesday as the front passes. For the Northeast Gulf Coast these conditions will be amplified. Over the past 2 days 3 inches of rain has fallen near Yakutat. An additional 3 to 4 inches of additional rainfall expected between Tuesday and Wednesday. Soils remain wet and rivers high associated with the recent wet period spanning Southeast Alaska. Rivers streams, and creeks are expected to rise during this timeframe. This statement will be updated at 7 AM AKDT Wednesday or sooner if conditions warrant. ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 0446 ADT: NWS: Dense Fog Advisory in effect until 8 AM ADT this morning. URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Juneau AK 446 AM AKDT Tue Aug 29 2017 AKZ024>026-291600- /O.NEW.PAJK.FG.Y.0007.170829T1246Z-170829T1600Z/ Eastern Baranof Island and Southern Admiralty Island- Juneau Borough and Northern Admiralty Island- Inner Channels from Kupreanof Island to Etolin Island- Including the cities of Angoon, Juneau, Petersburg, Wrangell, and Kake 446 AM AKDT Tue Aug 29 2017 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM AKDT THIS MORNING... The National Weather Service in Juneau has issued a Dense Fog Advisory, which is in effect until 8 AM AKDT this morning. * LOCATION...Angoon, Wrangell, Juneau airport and valley * VISIBILITY...1/4 mile or less at times. * TIMING...Through early morning * IMPACTS...Travel may become difficult. Aviation operations will be impacted. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... An advisory means that dense fog is already occurring or imminent. All travel should be done with extreme caution. This statement will be updated by 8 AM AKDT Tuesday or sooner if conditions warrant. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mon. 8/28/17: Polar bears may have survived previous warm periods - Ned Rozell at ADN ... Interesting how ADN buried this story after only 1 day, it is still there but hard to find. 2020 ADT: Cloudy, small cloud very low in Last Chance Basin. .03" of Rainfall to this point today. 1950: Cloudy, a few bits and wisps of clouds in Last Chance Basin. 1935: Cloudy, very small cloud very low in Last Chance Basin. 1850: A few very, very light sprinkles, cloudy, clouds skimming most of the SE part of Mt. Juneau. 1835: Cloudy, precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley and over the top of Mt. Roberts, a few bits and wisps low in Last Chance Basin. 1820: Very Light Sprinkles, Cloudy. 1800: .03" of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, small cloud in Last Chance Basin. 1720: Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, a few lower wisps. 1650: Very Light Sprinkles, Cloudy. 1624: Very, very light sprinkling, cloudy. 1550: Cloudy. 1530: Cloudy, precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley. 1507: A few extremely light sprinkles, cloudy. 1500: .02" of Rainfall to this point today. 1450: Cloudy, very, very weak bright spot in the clouds where the Sun is. 1420: Cloudy. 1350: Cloudy, location of Sun visible. 1335: Cloudy, somewhat bright spot in the clouds where the Sun is, extremely weak to very weak sunshine in West Juneau. 1320: Cloudy. 1300: Cloudy, very, very weak bright spot in the clouds where the Sun is. 1250: Cloudy, very weak bright spot in the clouds where the Sun is, almost extremely weak sunshine. 1200: .02" of Rainfall to this point today. 1150: Cloudy with bright - fairly bright skies, a few very lightly to heavily filtered breaks, weak - weakened sunshine. 1120: Cloudy, some hints of blue - hints of breaks, a few wisps in the upper part of Last Chance Basin, extremely weak - very weak sunshine. 1050: Cloudy, a few tiny filtered - heavily filtered breaks and hints of blue, a few lower bits and wisps of clouds. 1030: Cloudy, some filtered breaks - most of them very slight, a few lower bits and wisps of clouds. 0950: Mostly Cloudy but with the blue very slightly - slightly filtered, some very small clouds, bits, and wisps around the mainland mountains, very weak sunshine. 0850: Cloudy with thinnish and somewhat thicker clouds, large area with very, very slight - very slight breaks and a few other breaks, some clouds, bits, and wisps around the upper part of Mt. Juneau and by Mt. Juneau Ridge, ribbon over the top slope of Mt. Roberts on the Channel side, weakened sunshine. 0820: Cloudy with mostly thinnish clouds and very, very slight - very slight breaks and a few larger ones, very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, some bits and wisps of clouds over slope of Mt. Juneau Ridge, small cloud low in Last Chance Basin, somewhat weakened sunshine. 0805: Weakened - somewhat weakened sunshine. 0803: The Sun is trying to break through. 0750: Cloudy with mostly thinner clouds, top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, some lower clouds, bits, and wisps, patchy very, very thin - very thin fog. 0735: Cloudy with thinner clouds, most of the top - upper part of Mt. Juneau hidden by clouds and a lower band extending into part of Last Chance Basin, clouds around the SE very top - top of Mt. Roberts and a lower band. 0700: .02" of Rainfall to this point today. 0650: Cloudy, a bit of filtered - heavily filtered blue, top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, some clouds around the top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Roberts, low ribbon and wisps, patchy very, very thin - very thin fog. 0635: Cloudy with a bit of filtered blue, clouds around much of the mainland mountains above about 400' 0618: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, thinner area in the clouds far to the NW, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds and upper part of Mt. Roberts in clouds, cloud by top of Mt. Juneau Ridge, fog hiding the lower part of the mainland and very thin fog in West Juneau. .02" of Rainfall to this point today. 0200 ADT: High Rain Rate of .01" of Rain per hour. SUNDAY 8/27/17: 2020 ADT: Very Light Sprinkles, Cloudy, very top of Mt. Juneau and most of the very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds skimming much of Mt. Juneau Ridge, some lower clouds, bits, and wisps. .23" of Rainfall to this point today. 2002: Rain. 1950: Light - Very Light Rain, Cloudy, very top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge, broken lower ribbon/band. 1850: Light Rain, Cloudy, mainland mountaintops in clouds, lower band and clouds. 1812: Rain, Cloudy, mainland substantially obscured and hidden. 1800: .15" of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Rain, Cloudy, mainland mountaintops in clouds, lower band Channel side of Mt. Juneau, ribbon and a cloud in Last Chance Basin. 1720: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau with a lower band and continuing into Last Chance Basin, very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, top of Mt. Roberts in clouds and a lower cloud/band. 1650: Sprinkling, Cloudy, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few lower wisps, remainder of mainland very, very slightly to partially obscured. 1635: Sprinkling, Cloudy, SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, some lower clouds, bits and wisps Channel side of Mt. Juneau and in Last Chance Basin. 1620: Light Rain-Drizzle, Cloudy, SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few lower bits and wisps of clouds, remainder of inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured and remainder of mainland very slightly to partially obscured. 1605: Rain-Drizzle. 1550: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, upper part and top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of mainland very slightly to partially obscured. 1520: Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, mainland mountaintops in clouds. 1500: .09" of Rainfall to this point today. 1450: Cloudy, a few to some breaks, top and top - upper part of Mt. Juneau and top and upper part of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds hiding much of Mt. Juneau Ridge and a cloud in the upper SE part of Last Chance Basin, weakened sunshine in the inner Gold Creek valley, some extremely weak - very weak sunshine on Mt. Roberts, precipitation over part of the mainland. 1420: Cloudy, a few breaks, precipitation over the mainland, top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts, and very top and top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, a few lower clouds, bits, and wisps, very weak sunshine in the inner Gold Creek valley. 1350: Sprinkling, Cloudy, a few breaks, very tops - tops of mainland mountains in clouds. 1320: Cloudy, some breaks, top and upper part of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few spots of very weak sunshine on the mainland. 1253: Sun is breaking through in West Juneau. 1250: Mostly Cloudy, mainland mountaintops in clouds, a few wisps in Last Chance Basin, weak - very weak sunshine on much of Mt. Juneau. 1242: Areas of very weak - weak sunshine on the mainland. 1235: Cloudy with a few to some breaks, very top to SE top of Mt. Juneau, top - upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge, and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few wisps in Last Chance Basin. 1200: .09" of Rainfall to this point today. 1150: Cloudy, a few breaks, fairly bright, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, very top - top of Mt. Roberts and of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, broken lower band/ribbon. 1135: Very Light Sprinkles, Cloudy, brighter, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, top of Mt. Roberts and of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, some clouds low in Last Chance Basin and a few lower clouds Channel side of Mt. Juneau. 1102: Rain, Cloudy, more lower clouds now. 1050: Light - Very Light Rain-Drizzle, Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, upper part and very top of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, some lower bits and wisps of clouds, remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured. 0950: Very Light Sprinkles, Cloudy, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, top of Mt. Roberts and upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, a few lower bits and wisps. 0935: Rain, Cloudy, very top - top of Mt. Juneau, and top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of mainland very, very slightly to partially obscured. 0850: Cloudy, very top - top of Mt. Juneau, and top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, precipitation over much of the mainland. 0750: Extremely Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts, and upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, a cloud in Last Chance Basin. 0720: Cloudy, precipitation over some of the mainland, very top of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, low clouds in the inner Gold Creek valley. 0700: .06" of Rainfall to this point today. 0650: Cloudy, a few tiny - very tiny breaks, precipitation over the mainland, top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts, and upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds. 0620: Cloudy, very top to SE top of Mt. Juneau, top of Mt. Roberts, and upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, precipitation over the mainland. .06" of Rainfall to this point today. 0615 ADT: High Rain Rate of .12" of Rain per hour. Sat. 8/26/17: 2020 ADT: Very Light Sprinkles, Cloudy, very top to SE very top - top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. .51" of Rainfall to this point today. 1950: Sprinkling, Cloudy, very top of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1920: Cloudy, mainland mountaintops in clouds, precipitation over much of the mainland. 1902: Heavy Rain, Cloudy, mainland mountaintops in clouds, remainder of mainland substantially obscured. 1850: Rain, Cloudy, upper part and very top of Mt. Juneau, very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge, and very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured.. 1838: Rain. 1835: Light Rain. 1831: Very Light Rain. 1812: A few very, very light sprinkles, cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau and Mt. Juneau Ridge, very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1800: .39" of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau, very top - top of Mt. Roberts and very top and top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds. 1720: Very Light Rain. 1705: Rain-Drizzle, Cloudy, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, and clouds skimming to very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, remainder of mainland very slightly to partially obscured. 1650: A few very light sprinkles, cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau, very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds and much of the top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds. 1631: Cloudy, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, very top - top of Mt. Roberts and very top and top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley and Last Chance Basin. 1620: Rain, Cloudy, brighter, clouds skimming to SE very top - top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured. 1607: Rain. 1545: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds skimming SE part of Mt. Juneau. 1535: Cloudy, a few extremely tiny breaks, some spots and areas of very weak - weak sunshine on Mt. Juneau, clouds skimming and very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, very top of Mt. Roberts and SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds. 1505: A few very, very light sprinkles, cloudy, very top - top of Mt. Roberts and most of the top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, a few bits and wisps around the SE very top of Mt. Juneau. 1500: .28" of Rainfall to this point today. 1450: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, very top - top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of mainland very slightly to partially obscured. 1428: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Cloudy, top of Mt. Roberts, SE very top of Mt. Juneau, and much of the very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, remainder of mainland very, very slightly to partially obscured. 1424: Brief very light Rain shower. 1420: Cloudy, a few very small and tiny whitecaps on Gastineau Channel, far SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, clouds skimming a tiny part of Mt. Juneau Ridge, very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley. 1350: Cloudy, a few hints of breaks, some bits and wisps around the very top of Mt. Juneau, clouds skimming and very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, possibly precipitation over some of the mainland. 1335: Cloudy, a few extremely tiny breaks, very top of Mt. Roberts and most of the very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, precipitation over some of the mainland. 1250: Cloudy, some breaks, most of the top of Mt. Juneau, most of the top of Mt. Juneau Ridge, and most of the very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, variable sunshine. 1207: Cloudy, some breaks, variable sunshine, most of the very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, clouds skimming much of Mt. Juneau Ridge, much of the very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few lower clouds, bits, and wisps. 1205: Slightly to somewhat weakened sunshine. 1200: .27" of Rainfall to this point today. 1158: The Sun is trying to break through, a few extremely tiny to tiny breaks, precipitation in West Juneau has ended. 1150: Very Light Rain. 1147: Cloudy, precipitation over some of the mainland, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, SE very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds and a small lower cloud, clouds skimming much of Mt. Juneau Ridge, cloud low in Last Chance Basin. 1115: Cloudy a few brighter spots and areas in the clouds, most of the top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, upper part and very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, a few clouds low in Last Chance Basin, possibly precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley. 1050: Cloudy, clouds skimming most of Mt. Juneau Ridge, wisp at the peak of Mt. Juneau and a wisp very low in Last Chance Basin, possibly precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley. 1022: Cloudy, precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley, a few wisps around the very tops and tops of the mainland mountains. 1005: Light Rain-Drizzle, Cloudy, a few clouds around the very tops and tops of the mainland mountains, remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured. 0945: Rain, Cloudy, much of the mainland hidden by fog/clouds above about 400' - 600', remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured. 0920: Sprinkling, Cloudy,. a few extremely tiny breaks and a few larger ones, extremely weak sunshine, SE very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds and a lower band/ribbon, remainder of mainland mostly hidden by clouds above about 400' - 600'. 0912: Very Light Rain. 0910: The Sun is trying to break through. 0905: Cloudy, small break and a few hints of breaks, very top of Mt. Juneau, of Mt. Juneau Ridge, and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, lower band/ribbon. 0850: Light Rain, Cloudy, break to the W, brighter, top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of mainland hidden by fog/clouds above about 400'. 0843: Break to the WSW. 0841: High Rain Rate of .72" of Rain per hour. 0840: Very Heavy Rain, Cloudy, mainland almost totally hidden. 0826: Rain, Cloudy, mainland mostly hidden by fog/clouds above about 250' - 400', remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured. 0805: Very, very light sprinkling, cloudy, mainland mostly hidden by fog/clouds above about 300' and remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured. 0750: Cloudy, very tiny break overhead, mainland hidden by fog/clouds above about 250' - 300'. 0720: Sprinkling. 0700: .17" of Rainfall to this point today. 0650: Rain after very, very light sprinkles, cloudy, very top of Mt. Juneau and SE top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge, lower band/ribbon. 0635: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds with lower band by the NW end, remainder of mainland hidden by fog/clouds above about 250'. 0620: Rain, Cloudy, very tops of mainland mountains in clouds and a lower band/clouds. .16" of Rainfall to this point today. 0531 ADT: High Rain Rate of .19" of Rain per hour. Fri. 8/25/17: Sale of Mental Health Trust land at the Subport for hydropower heating facility finalized - Juneau Empire 2020 ADT: Light Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming and very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few clouds upper Channel side of Mt. Juneau. .50" of Rainfall to this point today. 2006: Light - Very Light Rain. 1950: Cloudy, clouds skimming most of Mt. Roberts, a few clouds and wisps upper Channel side of NW part of Mt. Juneau. 1935: Cloudy, a few clouds, bits, and wisps upper Channel side of Mt. Juneau. 1920: Cloudy, somewhat brighter, a few bits and wisps of clouds upper Channel side of Mt. Juneau. 1850: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, very top - top of Mt. Roberts and very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, cloud by the very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge. 1835: Light Rain, Cloudy, very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, cloud by the top of Mt. Juneau Ridge, and clouds skimming and part of top of Mt. Juneau in clouds. 1800: .47" of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Cloudy, clouds skimming and top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1738: Precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley, Last Chance Basin, and over Mt. Juneau. A Bald Eagle flew W over the house. 1650: Cloudy, top of Mt, Juneau and upper part of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1620: Cloudy, upper part and very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, clouds skimming high points of Mt. Juneau Ridge, top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few lower wisps, light wind. 1556: Cloudy, clouds skimming much of Mt. Juneau Ridge, very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, broken lower band, light wind. 1550: Very, very light sprinkling, cloudy, clouds skimming much of Mt. Juneau and part of Mt. Juneau Ridge, very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, some lower clouds, bits, and wisps, light wind. 1520: Very, very light sprinkles, cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, very top of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1500: .47" of Rainfall to this point today. 1450: A few extremely light sprinkles, cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, very top of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few lower wisps, much of the remainder of the mainland very, very slightly to partially obscured. 1435: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, lower band/clouds Channel side of Mt. Roberts. 1420: Very Light Misting-Sprinkling, Cloudy, mainland partially to substantially obscured and hidden. 1350: Extremely Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, very top of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, a few lower wisps, remainder of mainland partially obscured. 1320: Very, very light misting-sprinkling, cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau, most of the top of Mt. Roberts in clouds and some lower clouds on the Channel side, remainder of mainland very, very slightly to partially obscured. 1250: Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured and hidden, very top of Mt. Juneau and top and very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, precipitation over some of the mainland. 1200: .47" of Rainfall to this point today. 1150: Cloudy, precipitation over most of the mainland, clouds skimming and upper part of Mt. Juneau in clouds, very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds with a few lower clouds, clouds skimming most of Mt. Juneau Ridge and remainder of mainland substantially obscured 1130: Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau,. top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few lower clouds, bits, and wisps, remainder of inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured, precipitation over some of the mainland. 1100: Cloudy, precipitation over much of the mainland, upper part and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau and most of Mt. Juneau Ridge, some lower clouds Channel side of Mt. Juneau. 1038: Extremely Light Sprinkles, Cloudy, clouds skimming to top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau, and a large lower cloud, top and upper part of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds, a few lower clouds, bits, and wisps. 0950: Cloudy, clouds skimming most of Mt. Juneau Ridge, upper Channel side of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds. 0900: Cloudy, precipitation over part of the mainland, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau, clouds skimming and top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few lower wisps, remainder of inner Gold Creek valley slightly to partially obscured. 0835: Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau, very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, lower cloud/band Channel side of Mt. Roberts and a few lower clouds, bits, and wisps Channel side of Mt. Roberts, remainder of inner Gold Creek valley partially obscured, precipitation over much of the mainland. 0750: Rain, Cloudy, mainland mostly hidden by fog/clouds above about 300' - 400'. 0709: Fairly Heavy Rain. 0700: .36" of Rainfall to this point today. 0650: Rain, Cloudy, mainland mostly hidden by fog/clouds above about 400' - 500'. 0637: Rain. 0635: Very Light Rain. 0620: Rain after Very Light Rain, Cloudy, mainland mostly hidden by fog/clouds above about 400' - 600'. .34" of Rainfall to this point today. 0145 ADT: High Rain Rate of .30" of Rain per hour. Thur. 8/24/17: See below for My unsolicited comment about local news 2020 ADT: A few very light sprinkles, cloudy, very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge, very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. .01" of Rainfall to this point today. 1950: Sprinkling, Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, top - upper part of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of mainland very, very slightly to partially obscured in the inner Gold Creek valley. 1925: Very Light Rain-Drizzle, Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, top of Mt. Roberts and upper part and very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, remainder of mainland substantially obscured. 1850: Cloudy, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1830: Cloudy, clouds skimming most of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Juneau Ridge, very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1803: Very Light Rain started, cloudy, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau and very small part of Mt. Juneau Ridge, SE very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1800: Trace of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Very, very light misting-sprinkling, cloudy, clouds skimming SE part of Mt. Juneau and most of Mt. Juneau Ridge, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured and remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured. 1733: Precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley. 1708: Cloudy, most of the very top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1650: Cloudy, clouds skimming much of Mt. Juneau and most of Mt. Juneau Ridge, most of the very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds with clouds skimming the remainder. 1550: Cloudy, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau, highest part of Mt. Juneau Ridge, and most of Mt. Roberts. 1535: Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Roberts and peak of Mt. Juneau, clouds skimming part of Mt. Juneau Ridge and for a small part the very top is in clouds. 1500: Trace of Rainfall to this point today. 1450: Cloudy, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds Mt. Juneau Ridge and peak of Mt. Juneau. 1420: Cloudy, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds skimming most of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Juneau. 1350: Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau, very top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, some precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley. 1335: A few very, very light sprinkles, cloudy, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau, very top and top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1315: Precipitation to the E briefly. 1310: Precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley. 1250: Cloudy, a few hints of breaks - blue, clouds skimming - very top of much of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds skimming highest part of Mt. Juneau Ridge and peak of Mt. Juneau. 1200: Trace of Rainfall to this point today. 1150: Cloudy, a few extremely tiny breaks and hints of breaks, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few tiny spots of extremely weak to weakened sunshine on Mt. Juneau. 1050: Cloudy, an area with some extremely tiny to very small breaks, much of the very top - top of Mt. Juneau and very top to top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge, a few lower wisps, almost extremely weak sunshine. 0950: Cloudy, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, very top of Mt. Juneau and very top and parts of the top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 0925: Cloudy, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, ceiling at about 2400' at Mt. Roberts, precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley. 0850: Extremely Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge and very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, most of the remainder of mainland very slightly to partially obscured. 0820: Very Light Misting-Sprinkling, Cloudy, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of mainland very slightly to partially obscured. 0755: Cloudy, precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds and top - upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, ceiling at about 2400' at Mt. Roberts. 0700: Trace of Rainfall to this point today. 0650: Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds. 0635: Precipitation only in the inner Gold Creek valley now. 0620 ADT: Cloudy, precipitation over much of the mainland, top - upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, ceiling at about 2400' at Mt. Roberts, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds. Trace of Rainfall to this point today. If you want to understand what many of the local reporters or "journalists" believe and their underlying biases, check their Twitter pages. Unfortunately Juneau does not have much "diversity" (their favorite buzzword) in the thinking, knowledge, and wisdom underlying coverage of all of the things going on in society. Wed. 8/23/17: Aurora Borealis was visible last night at around 11 PM to Midnight Aug. 22, mostly from North Douglas & the Mendenhall Valley | NWS: Record Maximum Rainfall set at Ketchikan International Airport on Tue. Aug. 22 - See 0840 Below 2020 ADT: Cloudy, precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley and Last Chance basin, and over some of Mt. Juneau, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau and most of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Roberts. .01" of Rainfall to this point today. 1950: A few extremely light sprinkles, cloudy, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau, highest part of Mt. Juneau Ridge, and SE part of Mt. Roberts. 1935: A few extremely light sprinkles, cloudy, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau, highest part of Mt. Juneau Ridge, and SE part of Mt. Roberts. 1850: Cloudy. 1820: Cloudy, hint of a break to the SE. 1800: .01" of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Cloudy, a few breaks in the SE part of the sky, fairly bright in West Juneau. 1735: Cloudy, a few breaks in the SE part of the sky. 1720: Cloudy with breaks in the SE half of the sky, spots and areas of extremely weak to weak sunshine on the mainland. 1650: Cloudy, some breaks, variable sunshine here-and-there and in-and-out. 1635: Cloudy, some breaks, variable sunshine here-and-there and in-and-out. 1545: Cloudy, some breaks, variable sunshine. 1526: The Sun is breaking through. 1520: Cloudy, some breaks, fairly bright, area of very weak to weak sunshine on the mainland. 1514: Area of very weak sunshine on Mt. Juneau. 1505: Cloudy, a few breaks. 1500: .01" of Rainfall to this point today. 1450; Cloudy, a few extremely tiny - very tiny breaks, almost extremely weak - extremely weak sunshine in West Juneau. 1435: Cloudy, a few extremely tiny breaks, brighter. 1420: Cloudy. 1357: Cloudy, precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley. 1350: Cloudy. 1250: Cloudy. 1235: Cloudy, brighter. 1200: .01" of Rainfall to this point today. 1150: Cloudy, precipitation over much of the mainland and a few bits and wisps around the mainland mountains. 1111: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, mainland very slightly to partially obscured. 1050: Extremely Light Sprinkles, inner Gold Creek valley now only very slightly to slightly obscured. 1046: Cloudy, precipitation over most of the mainland, wisps skimming some of Mt. Juneau Ridge, remainder of inner Gold Creek valley partially obscured, a few bits and wisps Channel side of Mt. Roberts. 1020: Cloudy, precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley. 0955: Cloudy. 0925: Cloudy. 0850: Cloudy, clouds barely skimming peak of Mt. Juneau and most of Mt. Juneau, a few lower wisps. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 0840: NWS: Record Maximum Rainfall set at Ketchikan International Airport on Tue. Aug. 22nd. RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU, AK 0840 AM AKDT WED AUG 23 2017 ...RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL SET AT KETCHIKAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FOR AUGUST 22... A DAILY RECORD RAINFALL OF 4.18 INCHES WAS SET AT KETCHIKAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT YESTERDAY TUESDAY AUGUST 22. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 2.27 INCHES SET IN 1917. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 0750: Cloudy, some hints of breaks and of blue, ribbon by Mt. Maria. 0735: Cloudy with brighter areas in the clouds, a few bits and wisps of clouds by Mt. Maria. 0705: Cloudy, some hints of blue, a few lower ribbons. 0700: .01" of Rainfall to this point today. 0650: Sprinkling, Cloudy, a few breaks, clouds skimming most of Mt. Roberts and peak of Mt. Juneau, ribbon and a wisp by and near Mt. Maria. 0620 ADT: Cloudy with some very small breaks in the NW part of the sky. Trace of Rainfall to this point today. Tue. 8/22/17: 2020 ADT: Cloudy, mainland mountaintops in clouds. .88" of Rainfall so far today. 1950: Cloudy, some brighter spots and hints of breaks and tiny breaks far to the NW with a spot of very weak sunshine on the ridge between Mt. Maria and Mt. Roberts, top of Mt. Roberts and upper part and very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge and small part of the top of the ridge hidden by clouds, a few wisps in Last Chance Basin. 1850: Cloudy, most of the very top of Mt. Roberts and most of the very top - top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, clouds skimming and a small part of the very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, a few bits and wisps low in Last Chance Basin. 1803: The Sun is trying to break through. 1800: Brighter. .88" of Rainfall so far today. 1750: Cloudy, clouds skimming to SE top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, clouds skimming and top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, clouds skimming Mt. Roberts. 1720: A few extremely light sprinkles, very top - top of Mt. Roberts and top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, a few bits and wisps in Last Chance Basin. 1659: Light Rain, Cloudy, most of the very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge, very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few low clouds, bits, and wisps in Last Chance Basin. 1650: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, very top - top of Mt. Roberts, top of Mt. Juneau Ridge, and top and upper part of Mt. Juneau in clouds, a few clouds in Last Chance Basin. 1620: Rain, Cloudy, most of the very top - top of Mt. Juneau in clouds and some lower clouds, clouds skimming much of Mt. Juneau Ridge, almost all the very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few lower wisps, remainder of mainland partially obscured. 1550: Rain, Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts, and upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds in clouds, remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured. 1500: .74" of Rainfall so far today. 1450: Rain, Cloudy, upper Channel side of Mt. Roberts and most of the Channel side of Mt Juneau above about 250' hidden by fog/clouds, low band Channel side of Last Chance Basin and some fog/clouds in Last Chance Basin. 1430: Rain, Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, top of Mt. Roberts in clouds and a low ribbon/band, most of the upper Channel side of Mt. Juneau hidden by fog/clouds. 1418: High Rain Rate of .28" of Rain per hour. 1415: High Rain Rate of .22" of Rain per hour. 1413: Rain, Cloudy, mainland almost totally hidden. 1405: Very Light Misting-Sprinkling, Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley almost totally hidden, most of the upper Channel side of Mt. Roberts and of Mt. Juneau hidden by clouds, a few clouds in Last Chance Basin, remainder of mainland partially obscured. 1350: A few extremely light sprinkles, cloudy, most of the upper Channel side of Mt. Roberts and of Mt. Juneau hidden by clouds, some clouds, bits, and wisps in Last Chance Basin. 1325: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Cloudy, band/cloud upper Channel side of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts, some bits and wisps in Last Chance Basin. 1253: Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau, some lower bits and wisps of clouds, remainder of mainland very, very slightly to partially obscured. 1235: Extremely Light Sprinkles, Cloudy, clouds skimming much of Mt. Roberts, very top to SE top of Mt. Juneau in clouds. 1200: .62" of Rainfall so far today. 1150: Cloudy, low ribbon Channel side of Mt. Juneau, ribbon by Mt. Maria, a few wisps by the top of Mt. Roberts. 1135: Cloudy, a few lower wisps. 1050: Cloudy, low band/ribbon. 1008: Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, mainland very, very slightly to partially obscured. 0950: Cloudy, possibly precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley and over some of the very top of Mt. Roberts. 0938: Cloudy, a few lower clouds, bits, and wisps. 0920: Rain, Cloudy, low band and a few wisps, variable fog. 0900: Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Roberts and peak of Mt. Juneau, remainder of mainland partially obscured. .60" of Rainfall so far today. 0850: A few very, very light sprinkles, cloudy, upper part of Mt. Roberts slightly obscured, a very low ribbon by Mt. Roberts, a few bits and wisps of clouds elsewhere. 0835: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, a few lower clouds, bits, and wisps. 0820: Rain, Cloudy, variable patchy fog, a few lower clouds, bits, and wisps. 0750: Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau, very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, some lower clouds, remainder of mainland very slightly to partially obscured. 0700: Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau and much of Mt. Juneau Ridge, very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of mainland partially obscured. .47" of Rainfall so far today. 0647: Rain, Cloudy, mainland partially to substantially obscured and hidden. 0620: Rain, Cloudy, ribbon by Mt. Maria. .43" of Rainfall so far today. 0032 ADT: High Rain Rate of .17" of Rain per hour. Mon. 8/21/17: 1st Day of Kindergarten at Juneau Public Schools | God's Wondrous Creation: KINY's Article on the likelihood of seeing the Solar Eclipse in Juneau ... (You'll have to get above 12,000 feet) | NWS: Periods of Heavy Rain today through Tuesday afternoon - See 0628 Below 2020 ADT: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, top of Mt. Roberts and very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, remainder of mainland very slightly to partially obscured. .33" of Rainfall so far today. 1957: Cloudy, precipitation over much of the mainland, very top of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, small low cloud Channel side of Mt. Roberts, remainder of inner Gold Creek valley partially obscured. 1916: Very Light Drizzle-Misting, Cloudy, top and very top of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured and hidden, remainder of mainland partially obscured. 1850: A few extremely light sprinkles, cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau, top of Mt. Juneau and most of the very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, remainder of inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured, a lower cloud and ribbon Channel side of Mt. Juneau and low ribbon Channel side of Mt. Roberts, some of the remainder of the mainland very slightly to slightly obscured. 1800: .33" of Rainfall so far today. 1750: Cloudy, precipitation over the mainland, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few lower bits and wisps of clouds, remainder of mainland partially obscured. 1650: A few extremely light sprinkles, cloudy, very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds and clouds skimming Mt. Juneau, a few lower clouds. 1630: Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming much of Mt. Juneau, most of the top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, lower clouds Channel side of Mt. Juneau and a few other bits and wisps of clouds, remainder of mainland partially obscured with a bit substantially obscured. 1620: Very Light Rain-Drizzle, Cloudy, very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau, some lower clouds Channel side of Mt. Juneau, mainland partially obscured with a bit substantially obscured. 1550: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, mainland partially obscured with a bit substantially obscured. 1500: .29" of Rainfall so far today. 1450: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds and clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau, inner Gold Creek valley partially obscured, small bit of a cloud near Mt. Maria. 1425: Cloudy, light - very light precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley and Last Chance Basin, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few lower bits and wisps of clouds. 1420: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Roberts and peak of Mt. Juneau, a few lower bits and wisps. 1405: Light Rain, Cloudy, a few very small clouds, bits, and wisps. 1350: Rain, Cloudy, some lower clouds, bits, and wisps and a ribbon, remainder of mainland very slightly to slightly obscured. 1320: Rain, Cloudy, a few lower clouds, remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured. 1250: Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau and some of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Roberts, a few lower clouds, bits, and wisps, remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured. 1205: .16" of Rainfall so far today. 1150: Rain after Light Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau, very top of Mt. Roberts and part of top of Mt. Juneau Ridge hidden by clouds, some lower clouds, bits, and wisps. 1133: High Rain Rate of .11" of Rain per hour. 1131: Rain, Cloudy, very top of Mt. Juneau, part of very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge, and very top - top of Mt. Roberts in cloud, remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured. 1120: Very Light Rain, cloudy, much of the mainland hidden by fog/clouds above about 350' - 400'. 1058: Rain. 1050: Sprinkling after Very Light Sprinkling, cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1005: Very Light Rain-Drizzle, Cloudy, mainland hidden. 0950: Very Light - Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, very top - top of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured. 0948: A cruise ship foghorn is sounding and sounding every two minutes after that. 0931: Starting to get brighter. 0924: Light Rain-Drizzle, Cloudy, Fog, mainland hidden. 0919: In Juneau 59% coverage of the Sun by the Moon. 0906: An Orange-crowned Warbler is in the backyard. 0905: Very Light Rain-Drizzle, Cloudy, mainland almost totally hidden by fog/clouds with the remainder substantially obscured. Subjectively, with two miles of clouds above our heads, it seems to be dimmer outside than it would be if there was not an eclipse in progress. 0850: Very Light Misting-Drizzle, Cloudy, fog with the mainland almost totally hidden. 0830: Very Light Misting-Drizzle, Cloudy, fog with the mainland almost totally hidden. 0750: Very, very light misting-sprinkling, cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, upper part and very top of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, low band/ribbon, remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured. 0700: .05" of Rainfall so far today. 0650: Very, very light misting-sprinkling, cloudy, top of Mt. Roberts in clouds with a low ribbon, remainder of mainland above about 150' - 200' hidden by fog/clouds and all that's left is partially to substantially obscured. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 0628 (Posted here at 1245): NWS: Periods of Heavy Rain today through Tuesday afternoon. NWS Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Juneau AK 628 AM AKDT Mon Aug 21 2017 AKZ017>025-220200- Cape Fairweather to Cape Suckling Coastal Area- Taiya Inlet and Klondike Highway-Haines Borough and Lynn Canal- Glacier Bay-Eastern Chichagof Island- Salisbury Sound to Cape Fairweather Coastal Area- Cape Decision to Salisbury Sound Coastal Area- Eastern Baranof Island and Southern Admiralty Island- Juneau Borough and Northern Admiralty Island- Including the cities of Yakutat, Skagway, Haines, Gustavus, Hoonah, Elfin Cove, Pelican, Sitka, Port Alexander, Angoon, and Juneau 628 AM AKDT Mon Aug 21 2017 ...PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... A weather front moved ashore overnight and produced heavy rain at times across the northern and portions of the central Panhandle. Rain rates have diminished this morning, but a wave developing in the southeast gulf will increase rain this afternoon again for portions of the northern Panhandle. Yet another front will cause additional heavy rain through early Tuesday before diminishing. Forecast rainfall amounts will range from 1 to 3 inches near sea level to 2 to 6 inches for higher elevations Monday through Tuesday. Rivers, creeks, and streams are rising but no flooding is expected at this time. Ponding of water may occur on roads and flat areas. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 0620: Extremely Light Sprinkles, Cloudy, mainland mostly hidden by fog/clouds above about 200' - 250'. .05" of Rainfall so far today. 0100 ADT: High Rain Rate of .01" of Rain per hour. SUNDAY 8/20/17: 1609: NWS: Periods of Heavy Rain expected Sunday night through Tuesday - See 1609 Below | 0822: An Orange-crowned Warbler is in the backyard 2020 ADT: Rain, Cloudy, most of the upper Channel side of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds, fog/clouds hiding most the top of Mt. Juneau and a lower band, low band Channel side of Mt. Maria, remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured. .34" of Rainfall so far today. 1950: Rain, Cloudy, most of the upper Channel side of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds, fog/clouds hiding much of the Channel side of Mt. Juneau, band and a small cloud by Mt. Maria, remainder of mainland partially obscured. 1850: Rain, Cloudy, top - upper part of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds, most of the upper Channel side of Mt. Juneau hidden by fog/clouds and a ribbon below, clouds in Last Chance Basin. 1800: .19" of Rainfall so far today. 1745: High Rain Rate of .l3" of Rain per hour. 1743: Rain, Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, Channel side of the top of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds, upper Channel side of Mt. Juneau hidden by clouds and some lower clouds, remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured. 1735: Sprinkling/Very Light Drizzle, Cloudy, Channel side of the top of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds, fog/clouds hiding most of the Channel side of Mt. Juneau above about 400', a few clouds in Last Chance Basin, remainder of mainland partially obscured. 1705: Very, very light sprinkling, cloudy, bands Channel side of Mt. Juneau, band/ribbon by Last Chance Basin/Mt. Maria, and a cloud Channel side of the top of Mt. Roberts. 1620: Rain, Cloudy, broken lower ribbon, remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 1609: NWS: Periods of Heavy Rain expected Sunday night through Tuesday. NWS Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Juneau AK 409 PM AKDT Sun Aug 20 2017 AKZ017>022-024-025-211400- Cape Fairweather to Cape Suckling Coastal Area- Taiya Inlet and Klondike Highway-Haines Borough and Lynn Canal- Glacier Bay-Eastern Chichagof Island- Salisbury Sound to Cape Fairweather Coastal Area- Eastern Baranof Island and Southern Admiralty Island- Juneau Borough and Northern Admiralty Island- Including the cities of Yakutat, Skagway, Haines, Gustavus, Hoonah, Elfin Cove, Pelican, Angoon, and Juneau 409 PM AKDT Sun Aug 20 2017 ...PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN EXPECTED SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... A weather front in the Gulf of Alaska will move slowly over the Panhandle tonight through Tuesday afternoon. Rain amounts over the next two days will range from one half of an inch to one inch on Sunday night. There will be a lull in the rain amounts Monday morning before another period of heavy rain will affect the area from Monday afternoon through Tuesday afternoon. Additional rain amounts will range from 1 to 2 inches with the highest amounts along the coast mountains. At this time rivers are expected to rise significantly and run fast but stay within their banks. Ponding of water may occur on roads and flat areas. Boats should be checked to make sure pumps are working correctly and that vessels are not collecting water. This additional rain on already saturated soils raises the potential for mud slides. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 1550: Light - Very Light Rain, Cloudy, some lower ribbons, bits, and wisps of clouds. 1517: High Rain Rate of .07" of Rain per hour. 1509: High Rain Rate of .05" of Rain per hour. 1505: Rain, Cloudy, a few lower wisps, mainland slightly to partially obscured. 1500: .07" of Rainfall so far today. 1450: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Cloudy, ribbon near Mt. Maria. 1437: Rain, Cloudy. 1420: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, some lower bits and wisps of clouds. 1350: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, a few low wisps near Mt. Maria. 1300: Very Light Sprinkles, Cloudy. 1250: Cloudy, brighter. 1245: Two Bald Eagles are in a tree to the NE along the shore. At 1248 one left flying S and then turned to the SE. 1220: Cloudy, clouds skimming SE part of Mt. Roberts. 1200: .05" of Rainfall so far today. 1150: Cloudy, precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley and some of Last Chance Basin, clouds skimming SE part of Mt. Roberts and a few other wisps around the top, cloud over slope of Mt. Juneau Ridge. 1050: Cloudy, precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley and over the very top of Mt. Roberts, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds over some of the upper slope of Mt. Juneau Ridge with the remainder of the inner Gold Creek valley slightly to substantially obscured, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau, a few lower ribbons. 0950: Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau, very top of Mt. Roberts and very top to part of the top of much of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, very small cloud in Last Chance Basin, precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley. 0850: Cloudy, precipitation over some of the mainland, very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds and a lower ribbon, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau and some lower clouds, cloud in the lower part of Last Chance Basin, some wisps in the inner Gold Creel valley which is very, very slightly to slightly obscured. 0822: An Orange-crowned Warbler is in the backyard, 0750: Cloudy, precipitation over the mainland, inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured and hidden, most of the top - upper part of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds, some clouds low in Last Chance Basin and much of the Channel side of Mt. Juneau hidden by fog/clouds above about 400'. 0735: Cloudy, precipitation over much of the mainland, most of the top and upper part of Mt. Juneau and most of the top - upper part of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds skimming much of Mt. Juneau Ridge, low ribbon Channel side of Mt. Roberts and a low band Channel side of Mt. Juneau and of Last Chance Basin, a few clouds in Last Chance Basin. 0700: .05" of Rainfall so far today. 0650: Cloudy, precipitation over parts of the mainland, inner Gold Creek valley almost totally hidden, very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, some lower bits and wisps of clouds Channel side of Mt. Juneau. 0620: Cloudy, precipitation over the mainland likely, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, top and very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds and very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, some lower clouds and a broken lower band. .05" of Rainfall so far today. 0100 ADT: High Rain Rate of .01" of Rain per hour. Sat. 8/19/17: NWS: Periods of Heavy Rain expected Sunday night through Tuesday - See 1538 Below | If the clouds don't interfere: Mon. Aug. 21, 2017 - Total Solar Eclipse as seen from Juneau .... Maximum partial eclipse is at 9:19 a.m. ADT. | BBQ! Fire truck rides! Capital City Fire Rescue is holding an Open House today, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Station 3, 1700 Crest Ave. near Juneau International Airport 2020 ADT: Cloudy, very top to SE top of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, low clouds in the inner Gold Creek valley, a few lower wisps. .17" of Rainfall so far today. 2000: Cloudy, top and very top of Mt. Juneau, upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge, and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley. 1935: A few extremely light sprinkles, cloudy, mainland mountaintops in clouds, remainder of inner Gold Creek valley partially obscured. 1850: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, very top and top of Mt. Juneau in clouds and a few lower clouds, very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1835: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, very top and top of Mt. Juneau in clouds and some lower clouds, very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured. 1800: .15" of Rainfall so far today. 1750: Sprinkling, Cloudy, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Juneau ands of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of inner Gold Creek valley partially to substantially obscured. 1720: Sprinkling, Cloudy, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured. 1650: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, clouds skimming to very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured. 1625: Light Rain. 1550: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge, very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 1538: NWS: Periods of Heavy Rain expected Sunday night through Tuesday. Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Juneau AK 338 PM AKDT Sat Aug 19 2017 AKZ017>022-024-025-210000- Cape Fairweather to Cape Suckling Coastal Area- Taiya Inlet and Klondike Highway-Haines Borough and Lynn Canal- Glacier Bay-Eastern Chichagof Island- Salisbury Sound to Cape Fairweather Coastal Area- Eastern Baranof Island and Southern Admiralty Island- Juneau Borough and Northern Admiralty Island- Including the cities of Yakutat, Skagway, Haines, Gustavus, Hoonah, Elfin Cove, Pelican, Angoon, and Juneau 338 PM AKDT Sat Aug 19 2017 ...PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN EXPECTED SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... A weather front with moisture from former Typhoon Banyan will lift over the northern portions of Southeast Alaska starting Sunday night. Rain amounts with this system will range from one half of an inch to one inch on Sunday night. There will be a lull in the rain amounts Monday morning before another period of heavy rain will affect the area from Monday afternoon through Tuesday afternoon. Additional rain amounts will range from 1 to 2 inches with the highest amounts along the coast mountains. The constant precipitation the past week has saturated the soils and the forecasted rain amounts will cause streams and creeks to rise significantly. At this time it is not expected that river levels will rise above their banks. This is still an evolving event, look for updates to the forecast on this situation in the coming days. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 1523: High Rain Rate of .06" of Rain per hour. 1505: Rain-Drizzle. 1500: .07" of Rainfall so far today. 1450: Very Light Rain-Drizzle, Cloudy, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured and remainder of mainland partially obscured. 1420: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured and remainder of mainland partially obscured. 1402: Rain-Drizzle. 1350: Rain-Drizzle, Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured. 1349: High Rain Rate of .05" of Rain per hour. 1320: Very Light Rain-Drizzle, Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of mainland partially obscured. 1250: A few extremely light sprinkles, cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley almost totally hidden. 1200: .03" of Rainfall so far today. 1152: Very, very light sprinkles, cloudy, low clouds in the inner Gold Creek valley, top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1135: Cloudy, top and upper part of Mt. Juneau, top of Mt. Juneau Ridge, and top - upper part of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few bits and wisps in Last Chance Basin. 1050: Very Light Sprinkling/Drizzle, Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, small cloud and a few wisps in Last Chance Basin and a few other wisps, remainder of mainland slightly obscured. 1035: Very Light Rain-Drizzle, Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Roberts, and top and upper part of Mt. Juneau in clouds, small cloud in Last Chance Basin, remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured. 0950: Cloudy, precipitation over at least some of the mainland, clouds skimming and very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, small cloud by Cape Horn. 0905: Very, very light sprinkles, cloudy, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, top - upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 0850: Cloudy, very top of Mt. Juneau, very top and top of Mt. Juneau Ridge, and very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds 0750: Cloudy, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, wisp very low in Last Chance Basin. 0700: .02" of Rainfall so far today. 0650: Cloudy, a few hints of breaks and of blue, top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds skimming to SE very top - top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, a few lower bits and wisps; precipitation over at least some of the mainland? 0620: Cloudy, a few very slight hints of blue, very top of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Roberts in clouds; precipitation over the mainland? .02" of Rainfall so far today. 0200 ADT: High Rain Rate of .01" of Rain per hour. Fri. 8/18/17: Aug. 17th at 2044: 4.0 Magnitude Earthquake 85.5 miles WNW of Juneau - See 2044 8/17 Below | NWS: Record Daily Maximum Rainfall set at the Juneau International Airport Thur. Aug. 17th - See 0140 Below | Earthquakes in the Vicinity of Juneau page has been finally updated. It includes the May 1 earthquakes and yesterday's earthquake. 2020 ADT: Cloudy, some extremely tiny to very small breaks in the SE part of the sky, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds and most of the very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, lower band/ribbon. .53" of Rainfall so far today. 1950: Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge and peak of Mt. Juneau with a few lower clouds by SE part of Mt. Juneau, much of the very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds filling the lower part of Last Chance Basin. 1850: A few extremely light sprinkles, cloudy, band Channel side of Mt. Roberts and of Last Chance Basin, band Channel side of Mt. Juneau and in the lower part of Last Chance Basin, SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds. 1835: Cloudy, a few hints of blue, small cloud by the NW top of Mt. Roberts and a lower band, clouds skimming most of Mt. Juneau Ridge, very top - top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, some clouds below that, and below that a band, band of clouds in the lower part of Last Chance Basin. 1810: Very weak - extremely weak sunshine in West Juneau. 1805: Very, very light sprinkles, cloudy, a few breaks to the SW, mainland mostly hidden by fog/clouds above about 400' - 500'. 1800: .53" of Rainfall so far today. 1750: Very Light Sprinkles, Cloudy, SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds and clouds hiding much of its upper Channel side, very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, clouds filling lower part of Last Chance Basin, clouds skimming SE part of Mt. Roberts, remainder of mainland very slightly to partially obscured. 1720: Cloudy, upper part of Mt. Juneau and much of the top - upper part of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds in the lower part of Last Chance Basin, precipitation over some of the mainland. 1656: Heavy Rain. 1647: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, most of the mainland hidden by fog/clouds above about 400' - 750'. 1622: Cloudy, three tiny breaks with 2 of them filtered, brighter spots and areas in the clouds, lower band. 1605: Light Sprinkling. 1550: Light Rain, Cloudy, clouds in the lower part of Last Chance Basin, lower band Channel side of Mt. Roberts, Mt. Juneau hidden by fog/clouds above about 400'. 1534: Rain, Cloudy, getting brighter, Mt. Roberts hidden by fog/clouds above about 300' - 700', band Channel side of Mt. Juneau and in Last Chance Basin, remainder of mainland slightly obscured. 1517: Rain, Cloudy, mostly hidden by fog/clouds above about 350' - 400', remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured. 1500: Rain. .39" of Rainfall so far today. 1447: Heavy Rain, top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley and SE part of Last Chance Basin hidden by clouds, almost all of Mt. Juneau hidden by fog/clouds above about 400', remainder of mainland partially obscured. High Rain Rate of .46" of Rain per hour. 1445: High Rain Rate of .37" of Rain per hour. 1432: Rain, Cloudy, darker, upper part of Mt. Juneau and most of the top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley and much of Last Chance Basin hidden by clouds, 1350: Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, SE top of Mt. Roberts in clouds with a few other clouds around its SE upper part, upper part and top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden by clouds, cloud in the lower part of Last Chance Basin and clouds in the SE part. 1331: Light Rain. 1327: Sprinkling, Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, top of Mt. Roberts and upper part of Mt. Juneau in clouds, cloud in the lower part of Last Chance Basin and clouds in the SE part, remainder of mainland very slightly to partially obscured, light wind. 1305: Cloudy, upper part and top of Mt. Juneau and most of the top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley and SE part of Last Chance Basin hidden by clouds, a few lower wisps, light wind. 1250: Extremely Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, upper part of Mt. Juneau and almost all of the top of Mt. Roberts in clouds with a few lower clouds by the NW part of Mt. Roberts, clouds filling almost all of Last Chance Basin and inner Gold Creek valley hidden., 1200: .27" of Rainfall so far today. 1150: Cloudy, extremely tiny hint of blue, very top and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds and some lower clouds, bits and wisps and a ribbon over its lower Channel slope, Last Chance Basin filled with clouds, Mt. Juneau hidden by fog/clouds above about 400' - 600'. 1132: Cloudy, brighter, precipitation over some of the mainland, upper part of Mt. Roberts almost totally hidden by clouds, Last Chance Basin filled with clouds, Mt. Juneau hidden by fog/clouds above about 400' - 600'. 1120: Light Rain. 1050: Very Light Sprinkles, Cloudy, very top and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds and some clouds, bits, and wisps over the NW lower slope, clouds filling most of Last Chance Basin, upper part of Mt. Juneau in clouds, remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured. 1036: Very Light Sprinkling. 1031: Cloudy, precipitation over the mainland, clouds filling most of Last Chance Basin, upper part of Mt. Juneau in clouds, most of the top - upper part of Mt. Roberts in clouds and a few bits and wisps below. 1000: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds and a few lower bits and wisps over the upper NW slope, remainder of mainland hidden by fog/clouds above about 400' - 600'. 0950: Cloudy, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds and some lower clouds/ribbon over the lower slope, remainder of mainland mostly hidden by fog/clouds above about 400' - 600'. 0920: Cloudy, clouds around most of the SE top of Mt. Juneau and a lower band, clouds filling Last Chance Basin and inner Gold Creek valley hidden, clouds skimming to very top and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds and a lower band/ribbon. 0850: A few extremely light sprinkles, cloudy, brighter, very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds and a lower ribbon by the NW end, remainder of mainland hidden by fog/clouds above about 400' - 500'. 0835: Sprinkling, Cloudy, clouds skimming to SE top of Mt. Roberts in clouds and some lower clouds, remainder of mainland hidden by fog/clouds above about 400', remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured. 0805: Cloudy, SE very top to top of Mt. Roberts in clouds and a few other wisps and a lower cloud by the NW end, clouds filling Last Chance Basin, upper part of Mt. Juneau in clouds. 0750: Light Rain, Cloudy, top and very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds and a few lower clouds by the NW end, remainder of mainland mostly hidden by fog/clouds above about 400' - 500'. 0730: Very Light Rain-Drizzle, Cloudy, very top to top of Mt. Roberts in clouds and a few lower clouds by the NW end, remainder of mainland mostly hidden by fog/clouds above about 400'. 0700: .24" of Rainfall so far today. 0650: Very, very light sprinkling, cloudy, very top to top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of mainland hidden by fog/clouds above about 400'. 0635: Very, very light sprinkling, cloudy, most of the very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of mainland hidden by fog/clouds above about 400'. 0620: Light Rain, Cloudy, very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds with a lower cloud, remainder of mainland hidden by fog/clouds above about 400'. .24" of Rainfall so far today. 0548: High Rain Rate of .16" of Rain per hour. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 0140 ADT (Posted here at 1608): NWS: Record Daily Maximum Rainfall set at the Juneau International Airport Thur. Aug. 17th. NWS RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU, AK 0140 AM AKDT FRI AUG 18 2017 ...RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL SET AT JUNEAU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT... A DAILY RECORD RAINFALL OF 1.20 INCHES WAS SET AT JUNEAU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT YESTERDAY THURSDAY AUGUST 17. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 1.18 SET IN 2009. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thur. 8/17/17: KTOO pushes for Amazon to collect sales tax from Juneau residents who buy from Amazon.com - KTOO ... My comments below ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2044 ADT (Posted here at 0624 8/18): 4.0 Magnitude Earthquake 85.5 miles WNW of Juneau. Some people felt it and others didn't. At the West Juneau Weather Station there was a very brief noise heard like when a gust of wind hits the end of the house, but it didn't even cross my mind that it was an earthquake. == PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT (Updated) == Region: Southeastern Alaska Geographic coordinates: 58.991N, 136.394W Magnitude: 4.0 Depth: 3 km Universal Time (UTC): 18 Aug 2017 04:44:36 Time near the Epicenter: 17 Aug 2017 20:44:36 Local standard time in your area: 17 Aug 2017 20:44:36 Location with respect to nearby cities: 51.9 km (32.2 mi) SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska 137.9 km (85.5 mi) WNW of Juneau, Alaska 206.3 km (127.9 mi) SSW of Whitehorse, Canada 639.7 km (396.6 mi) NW of Prince Rupert, Canada 688.6 km (427.0 mi) NW of Terrace, Canada ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS ________________________________ event ID : us 2000a99n 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/ak16550557 or https://earthquake.usgs.gov/ Alaska Earthquake Information Center Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks http://www.aeic.alaska.edu DISCLAIMER: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/ens/help.html?page=help#disclaimer ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2020: Rain, Cloudy, band Channel side of Mt. Juneau and clouds in the lower part of Last Chance Basin, a few wisps Channel side of Mt. Roberts. 1.28" of Rainfall so far today. 1950: Rain, Cloudy, lower band/ribbon. 1923: Rain, Cloudy, low ribbon/band. 1854: Light Rain, Cloudy, low ribbon/band Channel side of Mt. Juneau and of Last Chance Basin. 1820: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, low band/ribbon and a band upper Channel side of Mt. Juneau. 1800: 1.16" of Rainfall so far today. 1750: Rain, Cloudy, clouds lower Channel side of Mt. Juneau, ribbon by Mt. Maria, a few small clouds Channel side of Mt. Roberts. 1720: Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau and most of Mt. Roberts, a few lower clouds, bits and wisps, and ribbons. 1650: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, clouds hiding much of Mt. Juneau, some clouds low in Last Chance Basin, clouds skimming SE part of Mt. Roberts and a few other clouds, bits, and wisps around the mountain, remainder of mainland very slightly to slightly obscured. 1620: Rain, Cloudy, top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of mainland above about 200' - 300' hidden by fog/clouds, remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured. 1550: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, most of the very top and top of Mt. Juneau and most of the top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, some clouds in the in lower part of Last Chance Basin, remainder of mainland very slightly to partially obscured. 1500: 1.05" of Rainfall so far today. 1450: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming much of Mt. Roberts and much of the SE part of Mt. Juneau, lower band/clouds Channel side of Mt. Juneau and low in Last Chance Basin, lower ribbon/band Channel side of Mt. Roberts. 1407: Light Rain. 1350: Rain, Cloudy, much of the mainland hidden by clouds with the remainder partially obscured. 1335: Rain, Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley and SE part of Last Chance Basin hidden by clouds, most of the top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, lower clouds hiding much of the Channel side of Mt. Juneau and a few clouds by Mt. Maria, remainder of mainland partially obscured. 1250: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley and SE part of Last Chance Basin hidden by clouds, upper part of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, some lower clouds Channel side of Mt. Juneau. 1235: Rain, Cloudy, much of the top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, some other clouds, bits, and wisps around the mainland mountains. 1220: Light Rain. 1205: Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming most of Mt. Roberts, clouds over most of the upper Channel slope of Mt. Juneau, small cloud and a few bits and wisps in Last Chance Basin. 1200: .95" of Rainfall so far today. 1150: Very Light Rain after Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau and most of Mt. Roberts. 1046: Light Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, very top - top of Mt. Roberts and very top and part of top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, remainder of mainland very slightly to partially obscured. 0950: Rain, Cloudy, very top - top of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds skimming and upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, remainder of mainland very slightly to partially obscured. 0920: Rain, Cloudy, very top to upper part of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds skimming to top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, remainder of inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured and remainder of mainland partially obscured. 0850: Rain, Cloudy, mainland mountaintops in clouds, remainder of inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured and remainder of mainland partially obscured. 0835: Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming to SE top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, top of Mt. Roberts and top and upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, remainder of mainland very slightly to partially obscured. 0805: Heavy Rain, Cloudy, upper part of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley and SE part of Last Chance Basin hidden, remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured. 0804: High Rain Rate of .56" of Rain per hour. 0803: High Rain Rate of .50" of Rain per hour. 0745: Rain, Cloudy, mainland mountaintops in clouds, remainder of inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured and remainder of mainland partially obscured. 0700: .48" of Rainfall so far today. 0650: Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming and top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of mainland partially obscured. 0613: Rain, Cloudy, top of Mt. Roberts, most of the very top - top of Mt. Juneau Ridge, and very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, remainder of inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured and remainder of mainland partially obscured. .43" of Rainfall so far today. 0521 ADT: High Rain Rate of .30" of Rain per hour. And the greedy CBJ government is all for it... go ahead CBJ government and hurt even more the seniors and those that already have a hard time being able to afford to live in this town. Local merchants also have to step up and inform shoppers as to what products they have and the pricing (like Home Depot online does for the in-store stock). Otherwise people have to go on hunting expeditions to multiple stores which makes it harder for those who can't get around town easily and/or affordably which likely accounts for some of the online shopping. Wed. 8/16/17: 1st Day of School for Grades 1 - 12 | 1449: The burgundy colored bands/streaks, apparently from an algal bloom, are back in Gastineau Channel 2020 ADT: Extremely Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, very low clouds in the inner Gold Creek valley, very top to upper SE part of Mt. Juneau and top - upper part of Mt. Roberts in clouds. .45" of Rainfall so far today. 1950: Extremely Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, very low clouds in the inner Gold Creek valley, top and upper part of Mt. Juneau and top - upper part of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1855: Extremely Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, top and upper part of Mt. Juneau and top - upper part of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1820: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, upper part of Mt. Juneau and top - upper part of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden. 1800: .43" of Rainfall so far today. 1750: Very, very light sprinkles, cloudy, top and upper part of Mt. Juneau and top - upper part of Mt. Roberts in clouds, low clouds in the inner Gold Creek valley, remainder of mainland very, very slightly to partially obscured. 1717: A few extremely light sprinkles, cloudy, tops - upper parts of mainland mountains in clouds, a few lower bits and wisps in Last Chance Basin. 1650: Drizzle, Cloudy, mainland substantially obscured and hidden. 1628: Drizzle, Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, top - upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured. 1554: Cloudy, precipitation over some of the mainland, very low clouds in the inner Gold Creek valley, upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1530: Cloudy, precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley, upper parts of the mainland mountains in clouds. 1500: .41" of Rainfall so far today. 1450: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, mainland mountaintops in clouds, remainder of inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured and remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured. 1411: Very, very light sprinkles, cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts, and very top - top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, remainder of mainland very, very slightly to partially obscured. 1350: Very Light Drizzle, Cloudy, mainland mountaintops in clouds, remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured. 1250: Very Light Rain-Drizzle, Cloudy, mainland mountaintops in clouds, remainder of mainland partially obscured. 1200: .39" of Rainfall so far today. 1150: Very Light Rain-Drizzle, Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, top - upper part of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of mainland partially obscured. 1050: Sprinkling, Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts and very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, remainder of inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured and remainder of mainland partially obscured. 0958: Rain, wind is picking up. 0950: Very Light Rain-Drizzle, Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts and very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, remainder of inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured and remainder of mainland partially obscured. 0856: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Cloudy, mainland mountaintops in clouds, a few lower bits and wisps, remainder of inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured and remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured. 0750: Rain after Light Rain, Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, lower band/ribbon. 0705: .26" of Rainfall so far today. 0650: Rain, Cloudy, mainland hidden by fog/clouds above about 150' and partially obscured below that. 0635: Rain, Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, Mt. Roberts and most of Mt. Juneau hidden by fog/clouds above about 350', remainder of mainland partially obscured. 0628: High Rain Rate of .14" of Rain per hour. 0624: High Rain Rate of .13" of Rain per hour. 0620: High Rain Rate of .07" of Rain per hour. Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge, Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds above about 150' to 900', low band Channel side of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Maria. .21" of Rainfall so far today. 0152 ADT: High Rain Rate of .06" of Rain per hour. Tue. 8/15/17: 1155: The burgundy colored streaks, apparently from an algal bloom, are back in Gastineau Channel | Tustumena Returns to Service - See 1342 Below 2020 ADT: Very Light Rain-Drizzle, Cloudy, low ribbon Channel side of Mt. Roberts, remainder of mainland hidden by fog/clouds above about 175' - 350'. .46" of Rainfall so far today. 1950: Light Rain, Cloudy, band upper Channel side of Mt. Juneau, remainder of mainland very slightly to partially obscured. 1920: Very Light - Light Drizzle, Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, low band Channel side of Mt. Juneau and a low ribbon to the ESE Channel side of Mt. Juneau, remainder of mainland partially obscured. 1901: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, broken low band/ribbon. 1843: Cloudy, precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley and over the very top - top of Mt. Roberts, a few lower clouds, bits, and wisps. 1815: Rain, Cloudy, low band/ribbon. 1800: .41" of Rainfall so far today. 1750: Light Rain, Cloudy, SE Channel side of top of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds and much of the Channel side of the top of Mt. Roberts hidden by a cloud, cloud by the top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and a small cloud very low in Last Chance Basin. 1650: Rain, Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley mostly hidden by clouds some clouds, ribbons, bits, and wisps Channel side of Mt. Juneau and a few Channel side of Mt. Roberts, remainder of mainland partially obscured. 1557: High Rain Rate of .12" of Rain per hour. 1550: Rain, Cloudy, most of the Channel side of Mt. Juneau hidden by clouds, top - upper part of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds, remainder of mainland partially obscured. 1500: Light Rain. .21" of Rainfall so far today. 1450: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, clouds skimming - very top of most of Mt. Roberts in clouds, lower band Channel side of Mt. Juneau, a couple of small clouds very low in Last Chance Basin, remainder of mainland partially obscured. 1409: Rain, Cloudy, some lower clouds, bits, and wisps, remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured. 1350: Light Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau and most of Mt. Juneau Ridge, very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, lower ribbon Channel side of Mt. Roberts and a few bits and wisps, remainder of mainland very slightly to partially obscured. 1342 (Posted here at 1720): Tustumena Returns to Service (JUNEAU, Alaska) – The Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) announced today that the M/V Tustumena has returned to service for communities in Southwest Alaska and the Aleutian chain.  The M/V Tustumena is one of ten ferries providing essential service in coastal and non-port communities. Individuals, businesses, and local governments rely on the ferry system to transport vehicles, cargo, and passengers. The boat will make three trips this season, with the first chain trip commencing on August 22. The Tustumena went in for its scheduled annual overhaul on March 13th, and extensive steel damage was discovered in the engine room and other locations. The United States Coast Guard granted approval for the Tustumena’s safe return to service last week.   The Tustumena is 53-years-old. A replacement vessel has been designed, was funded in the fiscal year 2018 capital budget, and is expected to be in service within five years. For bookings, please call local terminals, the AMHS central reservations office at 1-907-465-3941, or toll free at 1-800-642-0066. An updated schedule is available online at www.FerryAlaska.com. 1335: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds with a few lower small clouds, bits, and wisps, and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured. 1305: Very Light Sprinkling, inner Gold Creek valley partially to substantially obscured and hidden now. 1250: Cloudy, precipitation over some of the mainland, inner Gold Creek valley almost totally hidden, very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds and a band below. 1235: Cloudy, precipitation over some of the mainland, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds. 1200: .15" of Rainfall so far today. 1150: Cloudy, top - upper part and very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds and a lower cloud, inner Gold Creek valley partially to substantially obscured and hidden. 1141: A Bald Eagle is in a tree to the NE along the shore. 1056: Cloudy, precipitation over part of the mainland, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, top of Mt. Roberts in clouds with a few lower clouds, very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds. 1035: Very Light Rain-Drizzle, Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley almost totally hidden, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau, some lower clouds Channel side of Mt. Juneau, upper part of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of mainland very, very slightly to slightly obscured. 0950: Extremely Light Sprinkles, Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley almost totally hidden, clouds skimming SE part of Mt. Juneau, some lower clouds Channel side of Mt. Juneau, top and upper part of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of mainland very slightly to slightly obscured. 0900: Cloudy, precipitation over most of the mainland, clouds skimming almost all of Mt. Juneau, inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured and hidden, top - upper part of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few lower wisps. 0835: Cloudy, precipitation over most of the mainland, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau, inner Gold Creek valley partially to substantially obscured, top of Mt. Roberts mostly in clouds. 0750: Light Misting, Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured and hidden, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau, top - upper part of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured. 0700: .13" of Rainfall so far today. 0650: Very, very light misting-sprinkling, cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau with most of the Channel side hidden by clouds, inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured and hidden, upper part of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds, remainder of mainland very slightly to partially obscured. 0620: Very Light Misting-Drizzle, Cloudy, top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau, clouds hiding most of the Channel side of Mt. Juneau, remainder of mainland substantially obscured. .12" of Rainfall so far today. 0549 ADT: High Rain Rate of .10" of Rain per hour. Mon. 8/14/17: The burgundy color streaks in Gastineau Channel on August 10th were likely to be algal bloom, otherwise known as "red tide" | 1535-1540: Low shallow arc Rainbow to the NE 2020 ADT: Cloudy with a large break and some very small - tiny breaks, SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, clouds skimming and very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, most of the very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few lower clouds, bits, and wisps. .86" of Rainfall so far today. 1950: Cloudy, a few to some breaks, clouds skimming and SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge and a couple of lower clouds, a few clouds around the top of Mt. Roberts. 1850: Cloudy, some extremely tiny to tiny breaks and a very small break, SE very top - top of Mt. Juneau in clouds and a couple of ribbons by its top, clouds hiding much of the inner Gold Creek valley, clouds skimming to SE very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, precipitation over part of the mainland. 1800: .86" of Rainfall so far today. 1745: Cloudy, a few breaks, precipitation over some of the mainland, top and upper part of Mt. Juneau hidden by clouds, a few clouds, bits, and wisps around the upper part of Mt. Roberts. 1702: Very Light Sprinkling, large break. 1655: Very weak sunshine in West Juneau and on part of Mt. Roberts. 1650: Cloudy, a few tiny breaks, SE top and upper part of Mt. Juneau and most of the top - upper part of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds filling almost all of the inner Gold Creek valley. 1630: Cloudy, a few to some extremely tiny to very small breaks, some clouds, ribbons, bits, and wisps around the upper parts of the mainland mountains. 1607: Partly Cloudy SE half of sky with a very large clear area, and Cloudy NW half, some clouds, bits, and wisps around the upper parts of the mainland, variable sunshine. 1550: Mostly Cloudy, some clouds around the upper SE part of Mt. Juneau and upper NW part of Mt. Roberts, clouds in upper SE part of Last Chance Basin and hiding the inner Gold Creek valley, Sun shining. 1540: The Rainbow has faded away. 1535: Very Light Sprinkles, Cloudy, some breaks, top and upper part of Mt. Juneau in clouds, clouds in the upper part of Last Chance Basin and the inner Gold Creek valley hidden by clouds, a few small clouds, bits, and wisps around the upper part of Mt. Robert, the Sun is breaking through. Low shallow arc Rainbow to the NE. 1529: Light - very light rain. 1520: Cloudy, some breaks, Sun shining on Mt. Juneau and in some of the inner Gold Creek valley, puffy clouds, bits, and wisps around some of the upper parts of the mainland. 1500: Light Rain, Sun is breaking through. .85" of Rainfall so far today. 1453: Heavy Rain (.77" of Rain per hour). 1450: A few sprinkles, cloudy, break to the SE, clouds around much of the top and upper part of Mt. Roberts, clouds skimming some of Mt. Juneau Ridge, some bits and wisps around the top of Mt. Juneau. 1420: Cloudy, a few to some breaks, precipitation over parts of the mainland, a few wisps in the inner Gold Creek valley, variable sunshine here-and-there. 1408: The Sun is breaking through and the rain slacking off. 1400: Heavy Rain continues (.71" of Rain per hour), mainland substantially obscured and hidden. 1354: Heavy Rain. 1350: Very Light Sprinkles, Cloudy, a couple of extremely tiny breaks, cloud and a few wisps in SE part of Last Chance Basin, cloud upper Channel side of NW part of Mt. Roberts. 1325: Precipitation over only part of the mainland now. 1320: Sprinkling, Cloudy, a couple of breaks, a few clouds, ribbons, bits, and wisps around the mainland mountains, area of very weak sunshine on Mt. Roberts. 1250: Cloudy, a few extremely tiny to tiny breaks, SE top - upper part of Mt. Juneau in clouds, clouds hiding the inner Gold Creek valley, a few clouds, bits, and wisps in Last Chance Basin, most of the upper part of Mt. Roberts in clouds, very weak sunshine on Mt. Roberts. 1200: .68" of Rainfall so far today. 1150: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, very top and upper part of Mt. Roberts in clouds, part of the very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds and a lower cloud, cloud at the peak of Mt. Juneau. 1135: Rain. 1127: Very, very light sprinkles, cloudy, upper part and top of Mt. Juneau and clouds skimming to top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, some clouds in the SE upper part of Last Chance Basin, clouds around the SE very top - top of Mt. Roberts. 1058: The Sun is breaking through. 1050: Cloudy, a couple of extremely tiny breaks and a tiny break, clouds skimming much of Mt. Juneau Ridge, clouds around much of the very top an part of the top of Mt. Juneau and a lower ribbon, some bits and wisps in Last Chance Basin. 1020: Cloudy, extremely tiny break and a very tiny break, clouds skimming most of Mt. Juneau Ridge, some lower ribbons, clouds, bits, and wisps. 0950: Cloudy with some breaks, very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds with some lower wisps and a band, band in Last Chance Basin, a few bits and wisps lower Channel side of Mt. Roberts, variable sunshine in-and-out. 0920: Cloudy with breaks, clouds skimming most of Mt. Juneau Ridge, a few lower clouds, bits, and wisps, variable sunshine. 0902: Full sunshine in West Juneau. 0858: The Sun is breaking through in West Juneau. 0850: Mostly Cloudy, a few wisps around the SE very top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge. 0828: Cloudy, a few to some breaks, precipitation over part of the mainland, SE top - upper part of Mt. Juneau in clouds, clouds skimming SE part of Mt. Roberts, clouds in the Granite Creek area and top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds. 0820: Light Rain, Cloudy, brighter, clouds skimming to very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, most of the very top - top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden by clouds. 0750: Rain, Cloudy, mainland partially to substantially obscured and hidden. 0731: Heavy rain continues, mainland almost totally hidden now. 0725: Heavy Rain. 0715: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, mainland mountaintops in clouds, lower band Channel side of Mt. Juneau and by Last Chance Basin, remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured 0700: .51" of Rainfall so far today. 0650: Cloudy, precipitation over parts of the mainland, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, some of the top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, a few wisps around the peak of Mt. Juneau, a few lower wisps. 0635: Cloudy, precipitation over the mainland, clouds skimming Mt. Roberts, much of the top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, clouds occasionally skimming peak of Mt. Juneau, small cloud very low in Last Chance Basin. 0620: Very, very light sprinkling, cloudy, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, some of the top - upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau, some lower clouds, bits, and wisps. .51" of Rainfall so far today. 0340 ADT: High Rain Rate 1.24" of Rain per hour. SUNDAY 8/13/17: 3rd and Final Day of the: 71st Annual Golden North Salmon Derby - The unofficial winner is Don Zenger with an 18.8 lb. coho | NWS: Record Daily Maximum Rainfall set at Annette Island on Sat. August 12th - See 0400 Below | Alaska Dispatch News files for bankruptcy; new publishers emerge - ADN 2020 ADT: Cloudy, most of the mainland hidden by clouds above about 300' - 500'. .34" of Rainfall so far today. 2008: Cloudy, a few to some breaks, mainland mostly hidden by clouds above about 300' - 500', a few spots of weak sunshine on the mainland. 1950: Cloudy, precipitation over much of the mainland, SE very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, most of the remainder of the mainland above about 400' - 500' hidden by fog/clouds. 1935: Light Rain, Cloudy, much of the top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, most of the remainder of the mainland above about 300' - 400' hidden by fog/clouds. 1850: Rain, Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley almost totally hidden, upper part of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of mainland slightly to partially to substantially obscured. 1832: High Rain Rate of .29" of Rain per hour. 1800: .17" of Rainfall so far today. 1755: High Rain Rate of .27" of Rain per hour. 1750: Rain, Cloudy, mainland substantially obscured and hidden. 1738: Rain, Cloudy, mainland substantially obscured and hidden. 1721: High Rain Rate of .12" of Rain per hour. 1720: Rain, Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, very top of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured. 1716: High Rain Rate of .11" of Rain per hour. 1650: Rain, Cloudy, very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds skimming some of Mt. Juneau, small part of very top - top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, remainder of the mainland slightly to partially obscured. 1627: Very Light Rain. 1620: Sprinkling, Cloudy, very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds skimming and part of top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, clouds skimming most of Mt. Juneau, most of the remainder of the mainland very slightly to partially obscured. 1550: Cloudy, very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds skimming most of Mt. Juneau Ridge and some of Mt. Roberts. 1500: .02" of Rainfall so far today. 1450: Cloudy, precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau and small part of Mt. Juneau Ridge, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1441: A few very small and tiny whitecaps on the Channel. 1355: Cloudy, clouds skimming much of Mt. Roberts and its SE very top is in clouds, a few wisps skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge. 1335: Cloudy, very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1250: Cloudy, some extremely tiny to tiny breaks, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau and most of Mt. Roberts, variable spots and areas of variable sunshine. 1220: Cloudy, a few extremely tiny - very tiny breaks, a few bits and wisps by the peak of Mt. Juneau, a few spots and areas of extremely weak to weak sunshine on Mt. Juneau Ridge. 1200: .02" of Rainfall so far today. 1150: Cloudy, a few breaks, variable sunshine here-and-there and in-and-out. 1120: Cloudy, very tiny break and a brighter area in the clouds, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1106: Variable sunshine here and there. 1050: Cloudy, a few extremely tiny to tiny breaks, most of the top of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau and a lower wisp. 1020: Cloudy, some breaks, clouds skimming SE part of Mt. Roberts and much of Mt. Juneau, weak - weakened sunshine in the Granite Creek area, light wind. 1005: Cloudy/Mostly Cloudy, Sun shining. 0950: Cloudy with breaks, variable sunshine. 0922: The Sun is trying to break through. 0850: Cloudy, a few very small breaks far to the NW, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, wisp at the peak of Mt. Juneau and a few wisps skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge. 0750: Cloudy, a few breaks to the NW, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau, very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 0735: Cloudy, some very small and tiny breaks, extremely weak - very weak sunshine in the inner Gold Creek valley, very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau and barely skimming some of Mt. Juneau Ridge. 0705: Cloudy, some breaks, very top - top of Mt. Roberts and most of the top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, clouds skimming some of Mt. Juneau. 0700: .02" of Rainfall so far today. 0645: Brief Very Light Rain-Drizzle shower, cloudy, some hints of blue, top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, clouds skimming most of Mt. Juneau Ridge, remainder of mainland very slightly to partially obscured. 0620: Cloudy, large break to the NW, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds skimming almost all of Mt. Juneau Ridge, and clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau. .02" of Rainfall so far today. 0605: Cloudy, a few breaks, clouds skimming most of Mt. Juneau Ridge and precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley, clouds skimming and very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 0552: Very Light Misting-Sprinkling, Cloudy a few breaks, after being hidden the Moon is visible again, clouds skimming most of the SE part of Mt. Juneau, very top of Mt. Roberts and most of the very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured. 0520: Cloudy, a few breaks, Moon is visible high in the sky, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau and most of Mt. Juneau Ridge, clouds skimming and very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. .02" of Rainfall so far today. 0440: High Rain Rate of .10" of Rain per hour. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 0400 ADT (Posted here at 1228): NWS: Record Daily Maximum Rainfall set at Annette Island on Sat. August 12th. RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU, AK 0400 AM AKDT SUN 13 2017 ...RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL SET AT ANNETTE ISLAND... A RECORD RAINFALL OF 1.40 INCHES WAS SET AT ANNETTE ISLAND YESTERDAY, AUGUST 12. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 1.28 SET IN 1970. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Sat. 8/12/17: 2nd Day of the: 71st Annual Golden North Salmon Derby 2020 ADT: Very Light Sprinkles, Cloudy. .01" of Rainfall so far today. 1950: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy. 1850: Very, very light sprinkling, cloudy. 1807: A few extremely light sprinkles, cloudy. 1800: .01" of Rainfall so far today. 1750: Cloudy. 1650: Cloudy. 1550: A few very light sprinkles, cloudy. 1500: .01" of Rainfall so far today. 1450: Cloudy. 1350: Cloudy. 1317: Cloudy, a few wisps near Cape Horn. A Squirrel is chattering nearby. 1250: Cloudy. 1200: .01" of Rainfall so far today. 1150: Very, very light sprinkles, cloudy. 1050: Extremely Light Sprinkles, Cloudy, a cloud and a few bits and wisps Channel side of Mt. Juneau. 1035: Sprinkling, Cloudy. 1005: Cloudy. 0935: Very Light Sprinkles, Cloudy. 0850: Cloudy. 0750: Cloudy. 0705: Cloudy. 0700: .01" of Rainfall so far today. 0650: Cloudy, a few brighter areas in the clouds. 0635: Cloudy, some hints of blue. 0620: Cloudy. .01" of Rainfall so far today. 0300 ADT: High Rain Rate of .01" of Rain per hour. Fri. 8/11/17: First Day of the: 71st Annual Golden North Salmon Derby 2200 ADT: High Rain Rate of .02" of Rain per hour. 2020: Very Light Rain, Cloudy. Trace of Rainfall so far today. 1950: Very, very light sprinkling, cloudy. 1930: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy. 1850: Cloudy. 1835: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy. 1820: Very, very light sprinkles, cloudy. 1800: Trace of Rainfall so far today. 1750: Cloudy. 1729: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy. 1705: Cloudy. 1645: Cloudy, clouds barely skimming some of the SE part of Mt. Roberts. 1627: Cloudy, brighter. 1550: Cloudy. 1520: Cloudy. 1450: Cloudy, fairly bright. 1420: Cloudy, almost extremely weak - extremely weak sunshine. 1405: Cloudy. 1350: Cloudy, hint of a break, bright spot in the clouds where the Sun is, almost extremely weak to weak sunshine. 1335: Cloudy, bright spot in the clouds where the Sun is, very weak to weakened sunshine. 1320: Cloudy, somewhat bright spot in the clouds where the Sun is. 1250: Cloudy. 1220: Cloudy, small thinner area with hints of blue, a few very small and tiny whitecaps on the Channel. 1150: Cloudy, a few slight hints of blue, fairly bright - bright skies, bright spot in the clouds where the Sun is, weak - weakened sunshine, a few very small and tiny whitecaps on the Channel. 1120: A few whitecaps on Gastineau Channel, very weak sunshine. 1050: Cloudy, fairly bright skies, weak bright area in the clouds where the Sun is. 1035: Cloudy, fairly bright - bright skies, bright spot in the clouds where the Sun is, weak sunshine 1005: Weakened sunshine. 0950: Cloudy with hints of blue and a few heavily filtered breaks, variable almost extremely weak to very weak sunshine. 0850: Cloudy, fairly bright skies, somewhat bright spot in the clouds where the Sun is, extremely weak sunshine. 0835: Cloudy, heavily filtered break to the NE, weak bright spot in the clouds where the Sun is. 0750: Cloudy with a bit of heavily filtered blue, fairly bright skies, somewhat weakened sunshine. 0735: Weakened sunshine after extremely weak - very weak sunshine. 0701: The Sun is rising over the far northern end of Gold Ridge on Mt. Roberts. 0650: Cloudy with thinnish to somewhat thicker - thicker clouds and a few slight hints of blue. 0620 ADT: Cloudy with thinnish to somewhat thicker clouds and a bit of thin clouds, a few filtered breaks. Thur. 8/10/17: By 1227 there are reports of burgundy colored streaks in Gastineau Channel and by 1250 noticed them from the West Juneau Weather Station. 1st time in the 47 years I've been here that I have seen the phenomena in the Channel though I could have missed it before. | AMHS Winter 2017-18 Schedule is Open for Booking - See 1449 Below | There are lots of purple Clematis blossoms now; the first blossoms were noticed on August 7. 2020 ADT: Cloudy with somewhat bright skies, a few slight hints of blue, almost extremely weak sunshine. 1950: Cloudy with thin and thinnish clouds, almost extremely weak to very weak evening sunshine. 1850: Cloudy with thin and thinnish clouds, weakened sunshine. 1750: Cloudy, some hints of blue, fairly bright skies, bright spot in the clouds where the Sun is, very weak - weak sunshine. 1650: Cloudy, fairly bright skies, weak bright spot in the clouds where the Sun is, almost extremely weak to very weak sunshine. 1635: Cloudy, some filtered breaks and hints of blue, bright - fairly bright skies, bright spot in the clouds where the Sun is, weakened sunshine. 1550: Cloudy, fairly bright skies, bright spot in the clouds where the Sun is, weak sunshine. 1520: Cloudy, fairly bright skies, bright spot in the clouds where the Sun is, very weak sunshine. 1450: Cloudy with thin to thinnish clouds and some very slight hints of blue, bright skies, somewhat weakened - weakened sunshine. 1449: AMHS Winter 2017-18 Schedule is Open for Booking (Juneau, AK) – The Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) released its 2017-18 winter schedule today. Reservations are now available for booking at FerryAlaska.com, by calling 1-800-642-0066, or visiting ferry terminal staff throughout the system. The AMHS winter schedule covers ferry travel from October 1, 2017 to April 30, 2018. Fare information is available at FerryAlaska.com or from reservations agents. 1435: Cloudy with thin to thinnish clouds and a small bit of blue, somewhat weakened - weakened sunshine. 1350: Very, very thin to thin and thinnish clouds covering most of the sky, slightly weakened sunshine. 1300: Light wind. 1250: Very, very thin to thin and thinnish clouds covering most of the sky, somewhat weakened sunshine. 1150: Very, very thin to thin and thinnish clouds covering almost all of the sky, slightly to somewhat weakened sunshine. 1050: Mostly Cloudy with very, very thin to thin and thinnish clouds, slightly to somewhat weakened sunshine after weakened sunshine. 0950: Mostly/Partly Cloudy with cirrus and other clouds, somewhat weakened sunshine. 0850: Very, very thin to thin and thinnish clouds covering almost all of the sky, slightly to somewhat weakened sunshine. 0750: Partly Cloudy with very, very thin to thin clouds, very slightly weakened sunshine. 0735: Partly Cloudy with very, very thin to thin clouds, slightly weakened sunshine. 0720: Slightly weakened sunshine. 0700: Weak - Weakened Sunshine. 0659: The Sun is rising over the far northern end of Gold Ridge on Mt. Roberts. 0650: Mostly Clear. 0620 ADT: Mostly Clear/Clear. The Moon was shining during the night. Wed. 8/09/17: 2050 ADT: Clear/Mostly Clear. 1950: Clear. 1850: Clear, a few tiny very, very thin clouds. 1750: Clear, a few very, very thin clouds. 1650: Mostly Clear with very, very thin - very thin clouds. 1550: Clear, a few very, very thin clouds. 1457: Clear. 1350: Clear with a few very, very thin clouds. 1250: Clear with a very, very thin - very thin cloud. 1155: Clear/Mostly Clear with very, very thin - very thin clouds. 1050: Clear with a very thin cloud. 0950: Clear. 0850: Clear, a few very, very thin very small and tiny clouds. 0750: Clear, a few very, very thin very small and tiny clouds. 0657: The Sun is rising over the far northern end of Gold Ridge on Mt. Roberts. 0650: Clear, a few very, very thin - very thin clouds. 0620 ADT: Clear, a few very, very thin clouds. Tue. 8/08/17: NWS: New Daily Record Highs Set Sunday, August 6th in Southeast Alaska - See 0408 8/07 Below | NWS: Record High Temperature Set at Juneau on Sunday, August 6th - See 0325 8/07 Below 2020 ADT: Mostly Clear with mostly cirrus clouds, Sun shining only on the mainland now. 1950: Partly Cloudy with cirrus and thin to thinnish clouds. 1850: Mostly/Partly Cloudy with cirrus and thin to thinnish clouds, very slightly weakened sunshine. 1750: Very, very thin to thinnish clouds over almost all of the sky, very slightly weakened sunshine. 1650: Very, very thin to thinnish clouds over almost all of the sky, slightly - very slightly weakened sunshine. 1550: Very, very thin to thin clouds and a few cumulus clouds over almost all of the sky, slightly to somewhat weakened sunshine. 1450: Very, very thin to thin clouds and a few cumulus clouds over much of the sky. 1350: Partly Cloudy with very, very thin to very thin clouds and some tiny to small cumulus clouds. 1250: Mostly Clear. 1150: Clear with some scattered clouds. 1050: Clear, a few to some scattered clouds, light wind. 1020: Clear, a few to some scattered clouds, light wind. 0955: Light wind. 0950: Clear with some scattered clouds. 0940: Light wind. 0850: Clear/Mostly Clear. 0750: Clear/Mostly Clear, small bit of low fog over Gastineau Channel, slightly to somewhat weakened sunshine. 0735: Clear/Mostly Clear, variable sunshine. 0720: Clear, a few clouds, fog hiding the mainland, variable sunshine. 0655: The Sun is rising over the far N end of Gold Ridge on Mt. Roberts. 0650: Clear with a bit of very thin clouds and a few other clouds, fog mostly hiding the lower part of the mainland 0605 ADT: Clear with a few clouds, cloud skimming part of Mt. Juneau Ridge, variable fog hiding the mainland from totally hiding, to the very lowest to lowest part of the mainland hidden by fog which is the way it was at 0606. A foghorn of a cruise ship sounded at 0515, 0517, 0538, 0555, 0557, 0559, 0601, 0605, 0607, 0609. Mon. 8/07/17: NWS: Skagway sets new all-time record Saturday. Warm temperatures set new daily high records across Southeast Alaska - See 1201 8/06 Below 2020 ADT: Very thin to thinnish clouds with a few cumulus clouds covering almost all of the sky with the blue variably filtered, slightly weakened sunshine on the mainland. 1950: Very, very thin to thin and thinnish and some thicker clouds covering most of the sky, clouds skimming part of Mt. Juneau Ridge, extremely weak to somewhat weakened sunshine. 1909: Cloudy/Mostly Cloudy, very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, weakened sunshine in West Juneau and on the lower parts of the mainland. 1853: The Sun is breaking through in West Juneau. 1850: Cloudy, some breaks, clouds skimming much of Mt. Juneau and its SE very top is in clouds, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, very top - top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds. 1750: Cloudy, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, very top - top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1650: Cloudy, clouds skimming to SE very top - top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, top - upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge and very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1550: Cloudy, clouds skimming to SE very top - top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge and very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1520: Cloudy, clouds skimming to SE very top - top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge and very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1450: Cloudy, a few hints of breaks - blue, clouds skimming to SE very top - top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge and very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1400: Cloudy, some hints of breaks, clouds skimming to SE top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, low clouds in the inner Gold Creek valley, almost extremely weak to weak sunshine. 1320: Cloudy, brighter, very top to SW top of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, low - very low clouds in the inner Gold Creek valley. 1150: Cloudy, very top to upper SE part of Mt. Juneau and top - upper part of Mt. Roberts in clouds, very, very low clouds in the inner Gold Creek valley. 1050: Cloudy, top to upper SE part of Mt. Juneau and top - upper part of Mt. Roberts in clouds, very low clouds in the inner Gold Creek valley. 0950: Cloudy, top - upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, very low clouds in the inner Gold Creek valley. 0850: Cloudy, top of Mt. Roberts in clouds and a ribbon just below, very top to upper SE part of Mt. Juneau in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley filled with clouds. 0820: Cloudy, top of Mt. Roberts and very top to upper SE part of Mt. Juneau in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley mostly hidden by clouds. 0750: Cloudy with a small break and a small area with very tiny breaks, very top to upper SE part of Mt. Juneau in clouds a few wisps in the inner Gold Creek valley, clouds hiding most of the top of Mt. Roberts, extremely weak sunshine. 0735: Cloudy, heavily filtered break and a hint of blue, band over the top Channel slope of Mt. Juneau, a few wisps in the inner Gold Creek valley, some clouds around the upper part of Mt. Roberts. 0720: Slightly weakened sunshine. 0714: The Sun is trying to break through. 0650: Cloudy, some hints of blue, cloud hiding Channel side of the top of Mt. Juneau, a few bits and wisps Channel side of Mt. Roberts, mainland very slightly - slightly obscured by very thin fog or precipitation and/or smoke. 0620: Cloudy, a few small heavily filtered breaks, a ribbon Channel side of the top of Mt. Juneau and a shorter one near Cape Horn, a ribbon upper Channel side of Mt. Roberts. Very close to Full Moon shining during some of the night; the Full Moon is at 10:11 AM this morning. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 0408 (Posted here at 1438 8/08): NWS: New Daily Record Highs Set Sunday, August 6th in Southeast Alaska. Public Information Statement National Weather Service Juneau AK 408 AM AKDT Mon Aug 7 2017 ...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT... New Daily Record Highs Set Sunday, August 6, 2017 Location New Record Old Record Year Set Juneau Airport 78 75 1999 Juneau WFO 78 74 2003 Skagway Airport 75 73 1999 Haines #2 89 79 2009 Hoonah Coop 82 78 1999 Hyder 87 84 2016 Hollis 85 85 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 0325 ADT (Posted here at 1435 8/08): NWS: Record High Temperature Set at Juneau on Sunday, August 6th. RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU, AK 0325 AM AKDT MON AUG 07 2017 ...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT JUNEAU... A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 78 DEGREES WAS SET AT JUNEAU YESTERDAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 75 SET IN 1999. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SUNDAY 8/06/17: 2020 ADT: Clear. 1950: Clear. 1850: Clear, a few extremely tiny to tiny clouds. 1750: Clear with a few to some cirrus clouds. 1650: Mostly Clear. 1620: Mostly Clear with cirrus clouds. 1550: Partly Cloudy with mostly cirrus clouds. 1520: Partly Cloudy with cirrus clouds. 1450: Mostly Clear, smoke from someone burning along the shore in West Juneau. 1402: Mostly Clear with some cirrus clouds. 1350: Clear, a few very, very thin - very thin clouds. 1335: Clear, a few very, very thin - very thin clouds. 1250: Clear. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1201 (Posted here at 2122 8/06): NWS: Skagway sets new all-time record Saturday. Warm temperatures set new daily high records across Southeast Alaska. Public Information Statement National Weather Service Juneau AK 1201 PM AKDT Sun Aug 6 2017 ...SKAGWAY SETS NEW ALL-TIME HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORD SATURDAY... ...WARM TEMPERATURES SET NEW DAILY HIGH RECORDS ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALASKA... The Skagway Airport broke an all-time record high temperature, 93 degrees on Saturday, August 5, 2017. The old record was 92 degrees, which had been previously reached on July 9, 1972. In addition, several other locations set new daily high temperature records on Saturday August 5, 2017. Finally, a few cooperative program stations have set new high temperature records this Sunday, August 6, 2017. All are listed below. All-time Record High Temperature set on August 5, 2017 Location New Record Old Record Year Set Skagway 93 92 1972 New Daily Record Highs Set Saturday, August 5, 2017 Location New Record Old Record Year Set Skagway 93 80 1968 Haines Airport 88 86 1977 Juneau Airport 81 80 2009 Juneau Lena Pt 78 77 2009 Ketchikan-Carla 68 62 2015 Point Baker 72 72 2009 New Daily Record Highs Set Sunday, August 6, 2017 Location New Record Old Record Year Set Haines #2 89 79 2009 Hoonah Coop 82 78 1999 Hyder 87 84 2016 Hollis 85 85 2009 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1150: Clear. 1050: Clear. 0950: Clear, a few extremely tiny to small cloud to the NE. 0920: Clear, a few extremely tiny to very small clouds 0850: Clear, a few thin clouds to the N to NE. 0750: Clear with some clouds over the mainland. 0650: Mostly Clear. 0640: The Sun started rising over the upper left shoulder of Mt. Roberts. 0620 ADT: Clear/Mostly Clear with scattered extremely tiny clouds to clouds. Sat. 8/05/17: NWS: Record Temperature Tied at Annette Island on August 3rd - See 1058 8/04 Below & Record Maximum Temperature for Friday August 4th at Hyder & Point Baker - See 1130 8/04 Below 2020 ADT: Partly Cloudy with very, very thin to thinnish clouds, weakened evening sunshine. 1950: Partly Cloudy with very, very thin to thinnish clouds, extremely weak to weak evening sunshine. 1900: Partly Cloudy with very, very thin to thinnish clouds, very slightly - slightly weakened sunshine. 1835: Very, very thin to thinnish clouds over much of the sky, somewhat weakened sunshine. 1750: Very, very thin to very thin clouds over much of the sky; very, very slightly weakened sunshine. 1705: Mostly Clear with very, very thin - very thin clouds. 1550: Clear. 1450: Clear. 1350: Clear. 1250: Clear. 1150: Clear, very small very thin cloud very far to the NNW. 1135: Clear, very small very thin cloud very far to the NNW. 1050: Clear, a few very, very thin - very thin clouds. 0950: Clear, a few very, very thin - very thin clouds. 0852: Clear, a few very, very thin - very thin clouds. 0750: Clear, a few very, very thin - very thin clouds. 0735: Clear, a few very, very thin - very thin clouds. 0650: Clear. 0636: Clear. 0631: The Sun is starting to rise over the left shoulder of Mt. Roberts. 0620 ADT: Clear, a few bits and wisps of clouds. Fri. 8/04/17: The Aurora Borealis was visible around midnight 8/03 - 8/04 night 2020 ADT: Clear, a few very, very thin clouds, Sun shining only on the mainland now. 1950: Clear, a few very, very thin clouds. 1850: Clear, a few very, very thin clouds. 1750: Clear. 1650: Clear. 1635: Clear. 1550: Clear, a few extremely tiny to very tiny clouds. 1450: Clear, a few extremely tiny to very tiny clouds. 1350: Clear, a few extremely tiny to very small clouds, light wind. 1250: Clear with some wisps of clouds to a few very small clouds, light wind. 1150: Mostly Clear, cloud barely skimming high points of Mt. Juneau Ridge, light wind. ------------------------------------------------------- 1130 (Posted here at 1050 8/05): NWS: Record Maximum Temperature for Friday August 4 at Hyder and Point Baker. Public Information Statement National Weather Service Juneau AK 1130 AM AKDT Fri Aug 4 2017 ...Record Maximum Temperature for Friday August 4... Location New Record Old Record Year Set Hyder 77(tied) 77 2010 Point Baker 69 67 2010 All values reported in degrees Fahrenheit. $$ JJV/ABJ ------------------------------------------------------- 1124: Mostly Clear, a few bits and wisps skimming Mt. Roberts and clouds skimming much of Mt. Juneau Ridge. ----------------------------------------------------------- 1058 (Posted here 1050 8/05): NWS: Record Temperature Tied at Annette Island on August 3rd. RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1058 AM AKDT FRI AUG 4 2017 ...RECORD EVENT ON THURSDAY AUGUST 3RD 2017.... LOCATION NEW RECORD OLD RECORD YEAR SET ANNETTE AIRPORT 82(TIED) 82 1941 ALL PRECIP/TEMPS REPORTED IN INCHES/FARENHEIT ABJ AUG 2017 ----------------------------------------------------------- 1050: Cloudy, some breaks, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge and barely skimming much of Mt. Roberts, a few bits and wisps skimming the SE part of Mt. Juneau, slightly to somewhat weakened sunshine, light wind. 1020: A few breaks - larger than at 0956, light to breezy wind. 0956: Cloudy, a few extremely tiny to tiny breaks, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge, and Mt. Roberts, and most of the SE part of Mt. Juneau, almost extremely weak to very weak sunshine, light wind. 0936: Light to breezy wind. 0930: Cloudy, a few extremely tiny breaks to very small breaks, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge, and much of the SE part of Mt. Juneau, clouds barely skimming Mt. Roberts, fairly bright, light wind. 0850: Partly Cloudy SE 3/5ths of sky and Cloudy with a few slight breaks NW 2/5ths, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge and most of the SE part of Mt. Juneau, weakened sunshine. 0750: Partly Cloudy SE 3/5ths of sky and Cloudy NW 2/5ths, cloud skimming peak of Mt. Juneau and clouds skimming much of Mt. Juneau Ridge and a cloud by its top, very slightly - slightly weakened sunshine, light wind. 0736: Mostly Cloudy, weakened sunshine, cloud skimming peak of Mt. Juneau and clouds skimming some of Mt. Juneau Ridge and a cloud by its very top. 0720: Mostly Cloudy, cloud skimming peak of Mt. Juneau and a cloud and wisps by Mt. Juneau Ridge, extremely weak sunshine, light wind. 0710: Light Wind. 0650: Mostly Cloudy with the blue sky in the eastern part of the sky, small cloud partially obscuring the Sun. 0630: The Sun is rising over the upper left shoulder of Mt. Roberts. 0620 ADT: Mostly/Partly Cloudy. Thur. 8/03/17: NWS: Record High Temperature set at Annette Island on August 2nd - See 0327 Below | NWS: Record Maximum Temperature in (2) Southeast Alaska locations for Wednesday August 2 and for (3) on Thursday August 3 - See 1148 Below 2020 ADT: Clear with a few clouds, evening sunshine on the mainland. Trace of Rainfall to this point today. 1950: Clear with some scattered clouds, starting to lose the Sun in West Juneau; the 86% visible waxing gibbous Moon is very low in the sky to the SE. 1920: Clear/Mostly Clear. 1850: Mostly Clear, Sun shining in all areas. 1833: The Sun is coming out from behind a cloud in West Juneau. 1820: Partly Cloudy/Mostly Clear, Sun shining on much of the mainland. 1800: Trace of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Mostly Clear, Sun shining in most areas. 1722: Partly Cloudy, Sun shining in most areas. 1655: Mostly Cloudy, areas of sunshine on the mainland. 1635: Mostly Cloudy, areas of sunshine on the mainland. 1550: Partly/Mostly Cloudy, variable sunshine here-and-there and in-and-out. 1539: Sun is breaking through in West Juneau. 1500: Trace of Rainfall to this point today. 1450: Mostly/Partly Cloudy, somewhat weakened - weakened sunshine on much of the mainland. 1420: Partly/Mostly Cloudy, spots and areas of extremely weak to weakened sunshine on the mainland. 1350: Partly/Mostly Cloudy, variable sunshine here-and-there and in-and-out. 1250: Partly Cloudy, clouds skimming SE part of Mt. Roberts and most of Mt. Juneau Ridge, weakened - somewhat weakened sunshine in West Juneau and on part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts. 1220: Partly/Mostly Cloudy, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau and SE part of Mt. Roberts and barely skimming highest part of Mt. Juneau Ridge, variable sunshine. 1215: The Sun is breaking through. 1200: Trace of Rainfall to this point today. 1150: Cloudy with some breaks, clouds skimming most of the SE part of Mt. Juneau, SE part of Mt. Roberts, and some of Mt. Juneau Ridge. ------------------------------------------------------- 1148: NWS: Record Maximum Temperature in (3) Southeast Alaska locations for Wednesday August 2 and for Thursday August 3. NWS Public Information Statement National Weather Service Juneau AK 1148 AM AKDT Thu Aug 3 2017 ...Record Maximum Temperature for Wednesday August 2... Location New Record Old Record Year Set Hyder 78 77 2014 Craig 72 Tied 72 2014 ...Record Maximum Temperature for Thursday August 3... Location New Record Old Record Year Set Hyder 77 75 2009 Craig 73 71 2015 Point Baker 69 68 2013 All values reported in degrees Fahrenheit. $$ KV ------------------------------------------------------- 1050: Cloudy, a few to some extremely tiny to very small breaks, SE very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds and a few wisps skimming the remainder, very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, very small cloud by the SE top of Mt. Juneau, Sun was trying in the past few minutes. 0950: Cloudy, a few extremely tiny to tiny breaks and hints of breaks, a few wisps around SE top of Mt. Juneau and a few spots of very weak sunshine on the mountain, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge and some clouds, bits, and wisps around the SE very top - top of Mt. Roberts. 0935: Cloudy, a few to some extremely tiny to very small breaks, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds and a cloud by the SE top of Mt. Juneau, weak sunshine in the Granite Creek area. 0850: Cloudy with a few to some breaks, a few clouds, bits, and wisps around the SE top of Mt. Juneau, part of the top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 0820: Cloudy, a few breaks - mostly to the NW, clouds skimming to SE very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, SE top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau and SE very top in clouds. 0750: Cloudy with some breaks, clouds skimming Mt. Roberts and SE part of Mt. Juneau, a few clouds over the slope of Mt. Juneau Ridge, variable sunshine and in-and-out. 0726: Full Sun with variable sunshine and in-and-out. 0720: Mostly Cloudy, clouds skimming SE part of Mt. Juneau, Mt. Juneau Ridge (with a few lower wisps), and Gold Ridge on Mt. Roberts. The sun is hidden by clouds. 0700: Trace of Rainfall so far today. 0650: Cloudy with breaks, clouds skimming SE part of Mt. Juneau, low clouds in the inner Gold Creek valley, very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 0635: Cloudy, some breaks, precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley, part of Last Chance Basin, and to the ESE, clouds skimming SE part of Mt. Juneau, upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge and very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 0620: Very, very light sprinkling, cloudy with a few breaks and hints of blue, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge and very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. Trace of Rainfall so far today. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0327 ADT: NWS: Record High Temperature set at Annette Island on August 2nd. RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU, AK 0327 AM AKDT THU AUG 03 2017 ...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT ANNETTE ISLAND... A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 82 DEGREES WAS SET AT ANNETTE ISLAND YESTERDAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 77 SET IN 1993. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wed. 8/02/17: 0627: Now Available: The July2017 Monthly Report, and the updated Weather Database | July’s weather was a busted summer, but forecasters are optimistic for August - Juneau Empire 2023 ADT: Cloudy, precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley. 1950: Cloudy. 1920: Cloudy. 1850: Cloudy, a few to some extremely tiny to very small breaks. 1750: Cloudy with a few to some breaks, variable sunshine here-and-there. 1650: Cloudy, some extremely tiny to very slight and slight breaks, almost extremely weak to very weak sunshine in most areas. 1620: Cloudy, some breaks in the SE part of the sky, a few spots and areas of extremely weak to weak sunshine on the mainland. 1550: Cloudy with some breaks, variable sunshine. 1450: Cloudy, a few to some breaks, almost extremely weak to weakened sunshine except for Mt. Juneau. 1350: Cloudy, some extremely tiny to very slight breaks, almost extremely weak to very weak sunshine. 1335: Very weak sunshine in West Juneau and on Mt. Roberts. 1250: Cloudy, very weak - weak bright spot in the clouds where the Sun is, somewhat to fairly bright. 1150: Cloudy, weak bright spot in the clouds where the Sun is, fairly bright - almost extremely weak sunshine. 1135: Cloudy, somewhat bright. 1050: Cloudy, some breaks, extremely weak to weak sunshine. 0950: Partly/Mostly Cloudy NW half of sky and Cloudy in the SE half with brighter spots in the clouds, very weak to weakened sunshine. 0920: Mostly Cloudy, variable extremely weak - very weak sunshine. 0856: The Sun is breaking through. 0850: Cloudy/Mostly Cloudy. 0750: Cloudy with some very slight breaks and Partly Cloudy far to the NW. 0735: Cloudy SE 3/4 of sky and Partly Cloudy NW 1/4 of sky, brighter. 0650: Cloudy, blue sky very far to the NW. 0635: Cloudy, darker, a few extremely tiny - very slight breaks to the NW and a bit of blue sky very far to the NW. 0627: Now Available: The July2017 Monthly Report, and the updated Weather Database. 0620 ADT: Cloudy breaks to the N and NNW and blue sky very far o the NW, brighter - bright area in the clouds over the left shoulder of Mt. Roberts. Tue. 8/01/17: NWS Summary of July 2017 Weather in Southeast Alaska - See Below | NWS: Record Daily Precipitation set for Saturday 29 July and for Sunday 30 July - See 0410 7/31 2020 ADT: Partly Cloudy SE 3/5ths of sky and Cloudy with thin to thinnish clouds NW 2/5ths of sky, somewhat weakened - weakened evening sunshine on the mainland and in part of West Juneau. 1950: Cloudy with thin to thinnish clouds, some blue sky to the SE, almost extremely weak - extremely weak evening sunshine. 1850: Cloudy, a few to some breaks. 1830: A Great Blue Heron is in the neighborhood. 1750: Cloudy with fairly bright clouds and some breaks, full sunshine. 1650: Cloudy with fairly bright clouds and some breaks, variable sunshine. 1635: Cloudy with fairly bright clouds and some breaks. 1550: Partly/Mostly Cloudy, very slightly weakened sunshine. 1512: Partly Cloudy, full sunshine in most areas. 1450: Mostly Cloudy with very thin to thinnish and somewhat thicker clouds, somewhat weakened to weakened sunshine. 1400: Cloudy with thin to thinnish clouds and a few filtered breaks, weak sunshine. 1350: Cloudy, fairly bright skies, almost extremely weak sunshine. 1250: Cloudy-Overcast, bright spot in the clouds where the Sun is, extremely weak - very weak sunshine. 1150: Cloudy-Overcast, somewhat bright spot in the clouds where the Sun is, almost extremely weak - extremely weak sunshine. 1120: Cloudy-Overcast, bright spot in the clouds where the Sun is, extremely weak - very weak sunshine. 1050: Cloudy-Overcast, very weak bright spot in the clouds where the Sun is. 1020: Cloudy, weak bright spot in the clouds where the Sun is. 0952: Cloudy-Overcast with thin to thinnish and somewhat thicker clouds, some hints of blue, extremely weak sunshine. 0850: Mostly Cloudy with very, very thin to somewhat thick clouds, somewhat weakened sunshine. 0820: Cloudy with some very slight breaks to breaks, very slightly weakened sunshine. 0816: The Sun is breaking through. 0750: Cloudy, some very slight to very small breaks, some brighter spots and areas in the clouds. 0720: Cloudy, area of very, very slight breaks. 0650: Cloudy with a few thinner spots and areas and some very slight hints of breaks, extremely weak - very weak sunshine, partial halo around the Sun. 0620: Very thin to thinnish clouds covering the sky with hints of blue. 0616 ADT: The Sun is starting to rise over the left shoulder of Mt. Roberts. -------------------------------------------------------------------- NWS Summary of July 2017 Weather in Southeast Alaska: ...A wet start to July with lack luster summertime temperatures... The rainy weather at the end of June continued in a very strong fashion for much of the month. In fact, some southeast locations met or exceeded their normal July accumulated precipitation before the middle of the month. Daily accumulations slacked off somewhat towards the end of the month, but picked up again with record setting rainfall over the southern Panhandle the last weekend. This resulted in near normal or slightly below normal monthly totals for some locations. One notable exception was the Juneau area, which remained well above normal from the beginning of the month and all the way through to the end. As has been the case for many, many months, the Yakutat area fell short of normal monthly accumulated precipitation. Things there were near normal through the middle of the month, but relatively dry weather for the second half of the month left Yakutat with a 50 percent deficit for the month. The lack of truly warm summer temperatures was hard to ignore and July of 2017 was in many respects "the summer that wasn't". The mercury rose to above 70 degrees briefly towards the end of the first week of the month over the northern panhandle...and that was about it. The far northern inner channels experienced temps in the 70s twice; at the end of the first week and towards the end of the second week. A large portion of the central and southern Panhandle never even got out of the 60s during all of July. With the cool temperatures, flooding that typically occurs as a result of high elevation snowmelt did not occur this July and not a single flood warning was issued. Two glacial dam releases occurred at Suicide Basin near Juneau. There were also releases on the Taku River and the Salmon River near Hyder. None of these events resulted in flooding. --------------------------------------------------------------------