MONTHLY CLIMATOLOGICAL SUMMARY for OCTOBER 2005 NAME: 3270 Nowell CITY: West Juneau STATE: Alaska ELEV: 97 ft LAT: 58° 17' 33" N LONG: 134° 25' 37" W TEMPERATURE (°F), RAIN (in), WIND SPEED (mph), SNOW (in). Snowfall from 21:00 - 21:00, all others Midnight to Midnight. HEAT COOL AVG WIND SNOW MEAN DEG DEG WIND DOM RUN ON(1) DAY TEMP HIGH TIME LOW TIME DAYS DAYS RAIN SPEED HIGH TIME DIR (mi) SNOW GRND WEATHER ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 44.6 52.6 1:10p 37.8 11:25p 20.4 0.0 0.00 0.9 10.0 1:40p W 21.70 0.0 0.0 Cld-Brks VarMCld-PCld/PCld-Clr Shwr MClr PCld 2 41.3 54.1 4:00p 34.9 6:40a 23.7 0.0 0.00 1.4 11.0 5:10p W 34.40 0.0 0.0 PCld-Clr Fog Foggy/Cldy PatchyFog Clear 3 42.4 56.5 2:20p 34.4 5:50a 22.6 0.0 0.00 1.2 11.0 10:15a WSW 28.04 FRST 0.0 Clear ScatteredLtFrost Clr MClr Clr/PCld PCld MClr 4 48.1 56.2 6:15p 38.8 1:40a 16.9 0.0 0.01 2.5 22.0 6:05p WSW 60.91 0.0 0.0 Clr Cld/MCld Shwr Cldy HiOvcst Cld-Ovcst Brzy Cldy 5 47.4 51.1 1:35a 45.4 11:35a 17.6 0.0 0.52 1.2 13.0 5:55a SSE 29.18 0.0 0.0 Cld Cld/LtRn-Spr Cld/Rain Cld Cld/Mist Cld/Rn 6 47.6 50.8 11:15a 42.3 11:40p 17.4 0.0 0.22 1.3 13.0 1:20a SSE 30.74 0.0 0.0 Cld CldOccBrks/Showers:HvyRn-Rn-LtRn-Spr Rnbw Cld 7 45.8 49.9 1:20p 42.3 12:05a 19.2 0.0 0.03 0.1 3.0 12:10a ESE 3.40 0.0 0.0 Cld/Shwr Cld-OccSmBrk PCld Cld-Brks Shr Rnbw Cld Shr 8 46.6 49.4 12:55p 44.2 12:05a 18.4 0.0 0.22 1.7 12.0 10:20a SSE 41.43 0.0 0.0 Cldy-MtntopsinClds-LwrRibbons InP.M.:Spr-LtRn-Rn 9 46.6 48.5 8:30p 45.1 7:15a 18.4 0.0 1.25 3.8 31.0 10:30p SSE 89.22 0.0 0.0 Cld/OccRn Cld/LtRn-Rain (SnowonMtns) Breezy-Windy 10 44.8 47.1 12:05a 43.1 10:30p 20.2 0.0 0.55 2.9 27.0 12:55a SSE 69.33 0.0 0.0 Cld/Rain-Windy Cld/Spr-LtRn-Rn Cldy Cld/Rn 11 43.6 44.9 3:15p 41.9 1:00p 21.4 0.0 0.59 3.1 22.0 8:00a SSE 75.02 0.0 0.0 Cld/LtRn-Rn-Spr-Mist(SnowonnMtns) Brzy Cldy Cld/Rn 12 44.4 47.1 3:05p 41.9 9:30p 20.6 0.0 0.28 2.6 18.0 1:40p SSE 61.97 0.0 0.0 Cld/OccRn Cld/Rn-LtRn-Mist-Spr-LtRn Shrs MCld P/MCld 13 43.7 47.0 12:55p 39.9 3:15a 21.3 0.0 0.19 1.6 13.0 1:10p S 37.46 0.0 0.0 Cld/LtRn-LtMist-Spr Cld-OccBrks/PeriodsSpr-LtRn-Rn 14 42.9 51.4 2:50p 35.2 11:35p 22.1 0.0 0.02 1.7 12.0 1:20p W 41.70 0.0 0.0 Cld-SmBrks/LtRn-Mist-Spr Cld-Brks DecrCld MClr Clear 15 38.7 48.8 2:35p 32.2 8:20a 26.3 0.0 0.00 1.7 11.0 8:20p W 40.81 FRST 0.0 Clear MClr PCld/Clr PCld MCldwithHaze-ThinOvcst 16 39.9 43.2 6:10a 35.6 12:35a 25.1 0.0 0.02 3.2 27.0 6:35a W 76.00 0.0 0.0 Cld/Spr-LtRn-Mist(snowonMtns) Brz-Wind Cld ThinOvcst 17 39.0 44.8 1:10p 30.7 8:20a 26.0 0.0 0.03 2.0 14.0 10:35p SSE 46.96 FRST 0.0 Clear Frost SlowlyIncrCld Cldy Cld/Spr-Rain 18 42.2 43.1 1:50a 40.2 11:25p 22.8 0.0 0.64 2.6 16.0 11:30a SSE 63.03 0.0 0.0 Cld/Rn Cld-MtntopsinClds/Rain WhitecapsInAfternoon 19 42.0 44.3 1:10p 39.9 1:00a 23.0 0.0 0.07 0.5 6.0 1:20a S 11.93 0.0 0.0 Cld-MtntopsinClds/Mist-Spr-LtRn OccBrks Cldy-Brks 20 40.6 46.4 10:25p 34.7 8:15a 24.4 0.0 0.00 1.5 18.0 8:55p WSW 35.89 0.0 0.0 M/PCld-PCld Fog Clear PCldwCirrus M/PCld Cld-Ovcst 21 43.4 45.1 4:45a 40.2 12:30a 21.6 0.0 0.43 2.6 35.0 4:50a SSW 62.20 0.0 0.0 Cld/Brz-Windy/LtRn Cld/Rn-LtRn-Spr-Mist Cld Cld/Rn 22 44.8 47.3 12:40p 42.2 10:35p 20.2 0.0 1.36 4.7 26.0 4:40p SSE 113.99 0.0 0.0 Cld/Rn Cld/Spr-LtRn-Rn Brzy-Windy M/PCld Cld/Shrs 23 42.9 48.0 6:15a 39.5 8:25p 22.1 0.0 0.70 5.1 22.0 8:25a SSE 123.40 0.0 0.0 Cld Brzy-Gusts Cld/Rn-LtRn Cld/Mist-Spr Cld/Shwrs 24 43.1 49.1 4:35p 37.6 6:10a 21.9 0.0 0.28 6.1 38.0 11:25a SSE 147.44 0.0 0.0 Cld/PCld Cld-Ovcst Breezy-Windy Rn Cld M/Pcld/Ovcst 25 37.9 41.9 12:05a 34.4 3:30p 27.1 0.0 0.42 0.7 13.0 5:35a W 17.34 0.0 0.0 Cld-Ovcst OccLtSpr-Rn Cld-LoCld/Rn/Rn-Snow Cld/LrBnd 26 38.4 41.5 2:00p 34.7 11:05p 26.6 0.0 0.01 1.3 11.0 12:25p SSE 30.78 0.0 0.0 LoCld LtMist SmBrks MCld LtSpr Brks DecrCld PCld/Clr 27 37.1 43.2 2:00p 31.5 7:30a 27.9 0.0 TRACE 2.4 26.0 5:55p W 57.81 0.0 0.0 MClr/Clr ThinOvcst Cld-Ovcst/OccSpr Brzy-Windy Cldy 28 39.0 42.1 3:50p 35.6 11:05p 26.0 0.0 0.00 1.7 14.0 2:00a W 39.72 0.0 0.0 Cloudy-Overcast AFewThinSpotsOcc PCldyinLateEve 29 40.8 43.1 12:00p 36.6 12:05a 24.2 0.0 0.22 1.6 13.0 5:05p SSE 37.51 0.0 0.0 Cld-MtntopsMostlyinClds/VryLtRn-Spr-Mist-Rn Cldy 30 39.3 41.5 12:25p 35.8 11:05p 25.7 0.0 0.26 0.7 13.0 11:40p NW 16.20 0.0 0.0 Cld/OccRn-Spr-VryLtRn-Drizz LwrBndsinP.M. Cldy 31 43.7 48.9 9:05a 35.9 12:45a 21.3 0.0 TRACE 5.4 33.0 10:15a ENE 128.66 0.0 0.0 Ovcst Brzy-Windy Spr Thin-VryThinOvcst PCld Cld/Brks ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 42.7 56.5 3 30.7 17 692.4 0.0 8.32 2.3 38.0 24 SSE 1674.17 (1) As measured on Front Lawn AVERAGE Mean Temp: 42.7 AVERAGE High Temp: 47.4 MINIMUM High Temp: 41.5 26th, 30th MAXIMUM High Temp: 56.5 3rd AVERAGE Low Temp: 38.2 MINIMUM Low Temp: 30.7 17th MAXIMUM Low Temp: 45.4 5th MAX >= 90.0: 0 MAX >= 80.0: 0 MAX >= 70.0: 0 MAX <= 32.0: 0 MIN <= 32.0: 2 17th, 27th MIN <= 0.0: 0 MAXIMUM Humidity (%): 97 6th, 8th MINIMUM Humidity (%): 38 4th @ 1814 MAXIMUM Pressure (mb): 1020.5 20th @ 0244 MINIMUM Pressure (mb): 981.0 9th @ 1714 TOTAL Htg Deg Days: 692.4 AVERAGE Htg Deg Days: 22.3 MINIMUM Htg Deg Days: 16.9 4th MAXIMUM Htg Deg Days: 27.9 27th TOTAL Cool Deg Days: 0 Heat Base: 65.0 Cool Base: 65.0 Method: Integration TOTAL Precip.: 8.32 AVERAGE Precip.: 0.3 DAYS of Precip.: 25 All but 1st-3rd, 15th, 20th, 28th MAXIMUM Precip.: 1.36 22nd MAXIMUM Rain Rate: 0.64 13th @ 1509 Days of Rain: 21 (>.01 in) 16 (>.1 in) 2 (>1 in) TOTAL Snowfall: 0.0 DAYS of Snowfall: 0 AVERAGE High Wind: 17.9 MINIMUM High Wind: 3 7th MAXIMUM High Wind: 38 24th @ 1120 WIND RUN (miles): 1674.17 DAYS Sun at any time: 11 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 6th, 7th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 17th, 20th, 26th, 28th DAYS OF Cld or M Cld: 30 All but 3rd DAYS OF Rainbow: 2 6th, 7th DAYS OF Aurora: 0 DAYS OF Lightning: 0 DAYS OF Earthquake: 0 10/31/05: Wind Advisory Until 2 P.M. | Reformation Day - All Saints' Eve 2050 AST: Cloudy with a few breaks, extremely light, almost imperceptible occasional tiny sprinkles. 1950: Mostly Cloudy, Breezy with occasional stronger gusts. 1850: Cloudy with possibly some breaks. 1750: Mostly Cloudy with high overcast. 1650: Partly Cloudy with mostly high thin and very thin clouds. 1550: Overcast with high thin and very thin clouds where blue is visible, occasional gusts, a few whitecaps and a bit of blowing spray on the Channel. 1535: Thin overcast with thinner areas where blue is visible, blowing snow in the inner Gold Creek valley. 1450: Cloudy-Overcast, some blowing snow in the inner Gold Creek valley. 1420: Cloudy-Overcast, Light to Breezy wind. 1350: Overcast-Cloudy with thinner areas and hints of blue, bright skies, either there is light precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley or there is blowing snow in the valley, breezy with stronger gusts. 1250: Cloudy-Overcast, Breezy with stronger gusts. 1150: Extremely Light Sprinkling, Cloudy-Overcast, Breezy with stronger gusts, a few whitecaps on the Channel. 1050: Extremely Light Sprinkling, Overcast-Cloudy, Breezy with stronger gusts, a few whitecaps on the Channel. 0950: Overcast, breezy, whitecaps on the Channel, small bit of snow blowing off the mainland mountains. 0935: Overcast, Sun almost breaking through, breezy, whitecaps on the Channel. 0920: Cloudy-Overcast with a few bright spots, breezy with occasional stronger gusts, small bit of snow blowing off the mainland mountains, some whitecaps on the Channel. 0850: Cloudy with some breaks with blue visible to the NW, small bit of snow blowing off the mainland mountains. 0835: Overcast SE half of sky, thin spots and hints of blue NW part, a bit of snow blowing off the mainland mountains, a few whitecaps on the Channel. 0750: Cloudy-Overcast with thinner spots and areas with hints of blue and bright areas, breezy at times, snow is blowing off the mainland mountains. 0720: Cloudy-Overcast with thinner spots and areas, breezy with stronger gusts, some whitecaps on Gastineau Channel, snow is blowing off the mainland mountains. 0650: Cloudy-Overcast with thinner spots and areas, breezy at times with much stronger gusts. Snow is blowing off the mainland mountains. 0637: First Steller's Jay of the day arrived. 0620 AST: Cloudy-Overcast with thinner spots and some breaks, breezy- windy. Sunday 10/30/05: Did you set your clocks back 1 hour? | Reformation Sunday 2050 AST: Cloudy with a partial lower band of fog/clouds. 1950: Cloudy with a lower ribbon of fog/clouds. 1850: Cloudy with some breaks, lower band of fog/clouds. 1750: Cloudy with a thin lower ribbon of fog over the Channel. 1650: Cloudy, some precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley in the past 15 minutes. 1620: Cloudy. 1550: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Cloudy. 1524: A Bald Eagle flew SE. 1520: Light Rain, Cloudy with a few lower bits and wisps of fog/clouds in Last Chance Basin and on the Channel side of Mt. Juneau. 1450: Extremely Light Sprinkling (hardly detectable), Cloudy with the very tops of the mountains in the clouds. 1420: Cloudy with lower band of fog/clouds blocking view of the upper part of Mt. Juneau and part of Last Chance Basin, some fog/clouds hiding part of the top of Mt. Roberts. 1350: Rain, Cloudy with the top of Mt. Juneau hidden, some fog/clouds around the top of Mt. Roberts, some fog/clouds in Last Chance Basin. 1250: Light Rain-Drizzle, Cloudy with the mountaintops hidden, lower ribbons and wisps, mainland slightly obscured. 1235: Light Rain, Cloudy with the upper parts of the mountains in the clouds, some lower fog/clouds in Last Chance Basin and a few other lower wisps. 1150: Cloudy with hints of blue, top of Mt. Roberts and very top of Mt. Juneau in the clouds, a few lower ribbons and wisps. 1056: A Bald Eagle is in a tree to the ENE along the shore and another some 150 ft. from it in a tree to the East along the shore (not unusual). 1050: Cloudy with lower bands, ribbons and fog/clouds hiding much of the mainland mountains, location of the sun is visible. 0950: Cloudy with some lower bands, wisps, bits and ribbons of fog/clouds. 0850: Extremely Light Misting/Sprinkling, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds and lower wisps and bits of fog/clouds. 0750: Cloudy with some fog/clouds around the very tops of the mountains. 0650: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Cloudy with lower fog/clouds hiding the top of Mt. Juneau and much of Mt. Roberts, a few lower wisps. 0636: First Steller's Jay of the day arrived. 0620 AST: Rain, Cloudy with the upper part of Mt. Roberts hidden by fog/clouds and the very top of Mt. Juneau. My changes with the modem yesterday did not solve the uploading problems my site experiences during the night. I'm trying another change.... 10/29/05: Remember to set your clocks back 1 hour tonight 2050 ADT: Cloudy with the clouds skimming or the very tops of the mountains in the clouds. 1950: Cloudy with the very tops of the mountains in the clouds. 1850: Cloudy with clouds skimming the top of Mt. Juneau and Mt. Roberts. 1750: Cloudy with a few tiny hints of breaks. 1735: Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds. 1720: Extremely Light Sprinkling, Cloudy with a few tiny breaks, very tops and tops of the mountains mostly in the clouds. 1650: Cloudy with the very tops and tops of the mountains in the clouds. 1620: A few very light sprinkles, cloudy with the very tops and tops of the mountains in the clouds. 1605: Very Light Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds. 1550: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy with the very tops and tops of the mountains in the clouds. 1535: Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds. 1520: Sprinkling/Misting, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds. 1450: Sprinkling/Very Light Misting, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds. 1435: Extremely Light Misting, Cloudy with the very tops and tops of the mountains in the clouds. 1350: Cloudy with very top of Mt. Juneau and the Mt. Juneau Ridge in the clouds, top of Mt. Roberts in the clouds. 1335: Cloudy with the very tops and tops of the mountains mostly in the clouds. 1250: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy with the mountaintops mostly in the clouds. 1235: Sprinkling, Cloudy with the very tops and tops of the mountains in the clouds. 1150: Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds. 1105: Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds. 1050: Sprinkling-Very Light Rain/Misting, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds. 1035: Misting/Very Light Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds. 1020: Very Light Misting/Sprinkling, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds. 0950: Light Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds. 0920: Light Rain, Cloudy with the very tops and tops of the mountains in the clouds, a few lower wisps on the Channel side of Mt. Juneau. 0850: Very Light Rain, Cloudy with the very tops and tops of the mountains in the clouds, a few lower wisps on the Channel side of Mt. Juneau. 0750: Light Rain, Cloudy with the very tops of the mountains in the clouds and a few lower wisps. 0740: First Steller's Jay of the day arrived. 0650: Very Light Rain/Sprinkling, Cloudy. 0620 ADT: Very Light Rain, Cloudy with some fog/clouds around the very tops of the mountains. I'm experimenting today with different modem settings today in the hope of getting more reliable connections. 10/28/05: 2050 ADT: Partly Cloudy. 1950: Overcast-Cloudy. 1850: Cloudy-Overcast. 1750: Overcast. 1720: Overcast. 1707: Orange glow on the mountaintops. 1650: Cloudy-Overcast. 1550: Cloudy-Overcast. 1450: Cloudy-Overcast. 1350: Cloudy-Overcast. 1250: Cloudy-Overcast. 1150: Overcast. 1050: Cloudy-Overcast with thinner clouds overhead where there is a hint of blue. 0950: Cloudy-Overcast. 0850: Cloudy with a few areas with thinner clouds. 0805: Cloudy-Overcast with bright area far to the SE. 0729: First Steller's Jay of the day arrived. 0650: Cloudy. 0620 ADT: Cloudy-Overcast. 10/27/05: 10 AM: Wind Advisory has been cancelled (previously to be in effect Noon - 6 P.M.) 2050 ADT: Cloudy. 1950: Cloudy. 1850: Cloudy. 1755: 26 mph gust. 1750: Very Light Sprinkling with scattered precipitation over the mainland, breezy-windy, cloudy with the top of Mt. Roberts and the inner Gold Creek valley mostly obscured by the precipitation (snow). 1720: Light Sprinkling here with scattered flurries over the mainland, Breezy-Windy, Cloudy with the top of Mt. Roberts and the inner Gold Creek valley mostly obscured by the precipitation (snow). 1650: Cloudy with scattered precipitation over the mainland, top of Mt. Roberts and the inner Gold Creek valley partially obscured. 1620: Very Light Misting/Sprinkling, Breezy at times with stronger gusts, cloudy with the top of Mt. Roberts and the inner Gold Creek valley partially obscured. 1550: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Breezy-Windy, Cloudy with the top of Mt. Roberts and the inner Gold Creek valley partially obscured. 1520: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy with scattered precipitation, inner Gold Creek valley partially obscured. 1505: Cloudy with light precipitation over parts of the mainland, probably snow at the higher elevations and in the inner Gold Creek valley. 1450: Cloudy-Overcast. 1358: 24 mph gust of wind. 1350: Cloudy-Overcast. 1346: A Bald Eagle is circling in the sky. 1309: A Golden Crowned Kinglet is in the willow by the deck. 1250: Overcast-Cloudy. 1150: Overcast, a bit of snow blowing off Mt. Roberts. 1104: Chestnut Backed Chickadees arrived. 1050: Overcast. 0950: Overcast. 0935: Overcast with thinner areas, location of the sun is visible. 0850: Thin and very thin overcast, broken lower ribbon of fog. 0800: Light Frost on some of the roofs by now. 0750: Overcast with high thin and very thin clouds over the NW 2/3rds of the sky, thicker clouds in the SE 1/3rd, variable ribbon/band of fog over the Channel. 0735: Overcast with high thin and very thin clouds over the NW 2/3rds of the sky, thicker clouds in the SE 1/3rd, variable ribbon/band of fog over the Channel. 0650: Clear/Partly Cloudy with high thin clouds, mostly in the SE part of the sky, fog low over the channel hiding-obscuring downtown Juneau. 0620 ADT: Clear with some clouds to the SE, a low ribbon of fog over part of Gastineau Channel. 10/26/05: 1600: Wind Advisory in effect for Noon - 6 P.M. Thurs. 10/27 2050 ADT: Partly Cloudy/Clear. 2035: Clear/Partly Cloudy. 1950: Partly/Mostly Cloudy. 1920: Mostly/Partly Cloudy. 1850: Cloudy with some breaks and thin spots. 1750: Cloudy with tiny breaks and hints of breaks, very top of Mt. Juneau and Mt. Roberts in the clouds. 1650: Cloudy with breaks to the NW and hints of blue elsewhere, top of Mt. Juneau and Mt. Roberts in the clouds, scattered glow of the sun on the clouds. 1550: Very Light Sprinkles, Cloudy with some breaks, fog/clouds around the top of Mt. Juneau and Mt. Roberts, spots of sunshine in the inner Gold Creek valley. 1535: Very Light Sprinkles, Cloudy with some tiny breaks and hints of breaks, fog/clouds around the top of Mt. Juneau and Mt. Roberts. 1450: Cloudy with some tiny breaks - mostly to the ENE, fog/clouds around the mountaintops, sun shining in the inner Gold Creek valley. 1435: Cloudy with a few small breaks, fog/clouds around the mountaintops, sun shining in the inner Gold Creek valley. 1350: Cloudy with a few thin areas and breaks where blue is visible and other tiny breaks, fog/clouds around the mountaintops, sun shining in the inner Gold Creek valley. 1250: Mostly Cloudy, with fog/clouds around the mountaintops, sun shining here and there on the mainland. 1235: Mostly Cloudy with fog/clouds around the mountaintops, sun shining here and there on the mainland. 1150: Cloudy with tiny breaks, fog/clouds around and hiding many of the mountaintops, sun shining in Last Chance Basin. 1121: The Sun is coming out. 1050: Cloudy with an area of blue overhead, mountaintops in the clouds, sun is almost breaking through here with weak sun on part of downtown Juneau, precipitation over parts of the mainland. 1046: A Golden Crowned Kinglet was in the willow by the deck; the Ruby Crowned Kinglets referred to earlier this month were Golden Crowned Kinglets. 1020: Cloudy with a few hints of breaks to the NW, mountaintops in the clouds with a few lower wisps and bits of fog/clouds. 0950: Hint of Extremely Light Misting, Cloudy with the upper parts of the mountains in the clouds. 0850: Extremely Light Misting, Cloudy with the upper parts of the mountains in the clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden. 0820: Extremely Light Misting, Cloudy with a few very tiny breaks, top of Mt. Roberts hidden and much of Mt. Juneau hidden by fog/clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden. 0750: Cloudy with hints of blue and hints of breaks, lower fog/clouds hiding the upper parts of the mountains, lower in Last Chance Basin. 0728: First Steller's Jay of the day arrived. 0650: Extremely Light Misting, Cloudy with lower fog/clouds hiding the mainland mountains above the 400' - 800' elevation. 0620 ADT: Cloudy with lower fog/clouds hiding the mainland mountains above the 800' elevation. It happened again...No uploads overnight - all my fault, I had a wrong setting in a program; if it isn't one thing it's another. Uploads to APRS (Station CW0804) and The Weather Underground did operate properly so data was available. 10/25/05: 2050 ADT: Cloudy with a lower band of fog/cloud hiding much of the mainland mountains. 1950: Cloudy with a lower ribbon of clouds. 1905: Cloudy with a lower band/ribbon of fog/clouds. 1805: Cloudy with hints of breaks, lower bands of fog/clouds hiding parts of the mainland. 1720: Cloudy with hints of blue, clouds tinged with a light orange, lower fog/clouds hiding parts of the mainland mountains, snowline is at the 600' - 700' elevation and was below that earlier. 1650: Cloudy with some lower fog/clouds hiding much of the mainland mountains. 1550: Sprinkling, Cloudy with mainland mountains hidden above 200' - 400'. 1505: Rain with snow mixed in at times, cloudy with mainland mountains hidden above 400' - 500'. 1435: Sleet/Rain-Snow, Cloudy with mainland mountains hidden above 500'. 1350: Rain, Cloudy with clouds hiding the mountains above 600' elevation. 1250: Rain, Cloudy with the mainland mountains hidden above 600' - 800' and lower in Last Chance Basin and on Mt. Juneau. 1226: The snowline on Mt. Roberts is at 1200' - 1400'. 1150: Rain, Cloudy with the upper parts of the mountains in the clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden. 1135: Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds - ceiling at around 1200' - 1400' on Mt. Roberts, inner Gold Creek valley hidden. 1050: Rain, Cloudy with some fog/clouds around the top of Mt. Juneau, top of Mt. Roberts in the clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, a few lower wisps. 0950: Rain, Cloudy with the very top of Mt. Juneau and Mt. Roberts partially obscured, inner Gold Creek valley mostly obscured, and lower ribbons and wisps. 0920: Rain, Cloudy with the very top of Mt. Juneau and Mt. Roberts partially obscured, Mt. Juneau Ridge mostly obscured, a few lower wisps. 0850: Light Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops obscured, a few lower wisps. 0820: Very Light Rain, Cloudy with the very top of Mt. Juneau and Mt. Roberts partially obscured, Mt. Juneau Ridge mostly obscured. 0750: Cloudy. 0719: First Steller's Jay of the day arrived. 0650: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy. 0620 ADT: Cloudy-Overcast. 10/24/05: 1915: Wind Advisory now in effect until 10 P.M. High Wind was 38 mph at 1120. 2050 ADT: High overcast, thin in areas with some stars faintly visible, a few lower level small clouds. 1950: High Very Thin Haze-Clouds with stars faintly visible and lower level scattered clouds. 1915: Wind Advisory now in effect until 10 P.M. 1850: Mostly/Partly Cloudy, Breezy with stronger gusts, too dark to see if there are whitecaps on the Channel. 1750: Partly Cloudy with a large area of clear sky in the western part, breezy with stronger gusts, whitecaps on the Channel. 1720: Cloudy with hints of breaks and some small breaks, breezy with stronger gusts, sunlit clouds in SE part of sky, whitecaps on the Channel. 1650: Breezy-Windy, Cloudy with sunlit clouds to the S, hints of blue and hints of breaks, whitecaps on the Channel. 1635: Cloudy with sunlit clouds to the S, hints of blue and hints of breaks, breezy. 1550: Cloudy, precipitation over parts of the mainland, a few small whitecaps on the Channel. 1535: Cloudy with a few small breaks in the NW part of the sky, breezy. 1505: Cloudy, Breezy, Whitecaps on the Channel. 1500: Wind Advisory now in effect until 9 P.M. 1458: 3 Mountain Goats spotted on Mt. Juneau on the Channel side in the brush-trees below the snowline (which is approximately at the 1800' - 2000' elevation). 1450: Cloudy with the clouds skimming Mt. Juneau and the very top of Mt. Roberts in the clouds. 1435: Very Light Sprinkling after a brief dry spell, cloudy. 1420: Rain, Cloudy. 1350: Rain, Cloudy with the inner Gold Creek valley mostly obscured. 1320: Rain, Cloudy with the very tops of the mainland mountains obscured, inner Gold Creek valley partially obscured. 1250: Rain, Breezy-Windy, Rain still hitting the house, cloudy with the very tops and tops of the mountains and inner Gold Creek valley obscured, some small whitecaps on the Channel. 1150: Light Rain - Still hitting Channel wall of house, Breezy-Windy, Cloudy with the mountaintops and inner Gold Creek valley hidden, some whitecaps on the Channel. 1120: Very Windy, Light Rain, Cloudy with very tops of the mountains obscured, inner Gold Creek valley partially obscured, some whitecaps on the Channel. Maximum Wind Speed of 38 mph for today was recorded. 1105: Windy, Rain plastering Channel side of house, cloudy with the mountaintops and inner Gold Creek valley hidden, some whitecaps on the Channel. 1050: Light Rain hitting Channel wall of house, breezy-windy, cloudy with the mountaintops and inner Gold Creek valley hidden, some whitecaps on the Channel. 1035: Very Light Rain here, Cloudy with the mountaintops and inner Gold Creek valley hidden by the snowfall and/or fog/clouds, breezy-windy, a few whitecaps on the Channel. 1020: Wind Advisory in effect until 6 P.M. 1020: Cloudy-Overcast, Windy, Snow blowing off the mainland mountains, whitecaps on the Channel. 0950: Cloudy-Overcast, Windy, Snow blowing off the mainland mountains, a few whitecaps on Gastineau Channel. 0920: Cloudy-Overcast, Windy, Snow blowing off the mainland mountains. 0850: Cloudy-Overcast, Breezy, Snow blowing off the mainland mountains. 0835: Cloudy-Overcast, Breezy, Snow blowing off the mainland mountains. 0750: Thin and very thin overcast, breezy with stronger gusts, snow blowing off the mainland mountains. First Chestnut Backed Chickadee of the day arrived. 0735: High thin and very thin clouds over much of the sky (moon visible through the thin layer), breezy - windy, snow blowing off the mainland mountains. 0724: Snow is blowing off Mt. Roberts and the Mt. Juneau Ridge, breezy at times here. 0650: Partly Cloudy. 0620 ADT: Partly Cloudy with cloudy skies to the NW, moon high in the sky. SUNDAY 10/23/05: Wind Advisory in effect until 10 A.M. 2050 ADT: Cloudy with clouds skimming or very tops of the mountains in the clouds. 1950: Rain, Cloudy. 1850: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Cloudy. 1750: Cloudy with the top of Mt. Roberts in the clouds. 1650: Very Light Misting, Cloudy with the very top of Mt. Juneau in the clouds, the top of Mt. Roberts and the Mt. Juneau Ridge in the clouds, inner Gold Creek valley partially obscured. 1605: Light Sprinkling, Cloudy with the very top of Mt. Juneau and Mt. Roberts in the clouds. 1450: Light Rain, Cloudy with the very tops of the mountains in the clouds, inner Gold Creek valley partially obscured, a few whitecaps on the Channel. 1435: Light Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds, a few whitecaps on the Channel.. 1350: Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds, precipitation over parts of the mainland 1320: Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds, precipitation over parts of the mainland, a few whitecaps on the Channel. 1250: Very Light Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds. 1235: Rain, Cloudy with the very top of Mt. Juneau, and top of Mt. Roberts and the Mt. Juneau Ridge in the clouds, inner Gold Creek valley partially obscured, whitecaps on the Channel. 1208: Noticed fresh snow on the mountains down to the 1800' - 2000' elevation. 1150: Rain, Cloudy with the very top of Mt. Juneau and Mt. Roberts obscured, inner Gold Creek valley obscured, a few whitecaps on Gastineau Channel. 1050: Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds, inner Gold Creek valley obscured. 0950: Heavy Rain, Cloudy with the very tops and tops of the mountains in the clouds. 0905: Rain, Cloudy with the Mt. Juneau Ridge obscured. and the very top of Mt. Roberts partially obscured. 0830: Site is back at http://westjuneau.com/weather/ 0820: Light Rain, Breezy with stronger gusts, cloudy. 0800: Site is temporarily at http://home.gci.net/~westjuneau/weather/ 0750: Cloudy, Breezy. 0724: First Steller's Jay of the day arrived. 0650: Cloudy, Light to Breezy Wind. 0620 ADT: Cloudy, Breezy. 10/22/05: Effective 3 P.M.: Wind Advisory now in effect until 6 P.M. rather than 10 P.M. as predicted at 11:30 A.M. 2050 ADT: Cloudy with the very tops of the mountains in the clouds. 2020: Mostly/Partly Cloudy with some fog/clouds around the mountaintops. 1950: Rain, Cloudy with very tops-tops of the mountains in the clouds. 1850: Rain, Cloudy with very tops-tops of the mountains in the clouds. 1750: Light Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds. 1720: Light Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds. 1650: Rain, Breezy-Windy with the rain hitting the Channel and SE walls of the house, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds, whitecaps on the Channel. 1550: Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds, breezy with stronger gusts, windy over the Channel with whitecaps. 1450: Light Rain after a period of no rain, cloudy with hints of breaks and bright areas to the ENE in the past 5 minutes, mountaintops in the clouds, light to breezy here, windy over the Channel with whitecaps. 1420: Light Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds, breezy at times, windy over the Channel with whitecaps. 1350: Cloudy with very tops-tops of the mountains in the clouds, breezy with stronger gusts, windy over the Channel with whitecaps. 1320: Cloudy with clouds skimming Mt. Juneau and the top of Mt. Roberts in the clouds, breezy at times, windy over the Channel with some whitecaps. 1250: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy with the clouds skimming Mt. Roberts, a few whitecaps on the Channel. 1220: Light Sprinkling, Cloudy with hints of breaks to the ENE, bright clouds in areas, very tops and tops of the mountains in the clouds, breezy at times, windier over the Channel with some whitecaps. 1150: Cloudy with the very tops-tops of the mountains in the clouds, windy over the Channel, whitecaps on the Channel. 1105: Light Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds, breezy at times, whitecaps on the Channel (windy over the Channel). 1050: Cloudy with the very tops-tops of the mountains in the clouds, windy over the Channel, whitecaps on the Channel. 0950: Rain, Cloudy with the very top and tops of the mountains in the clouds, whitecaps on the Channel. 0850: Rain, Breezy (Windy closer to the Channel), Cloudy with the very top of Mt. Roberts in the clouds, whitecaps on the Channel. 0820: Rain, Cloudy with the very top of Mt. Juneau and Mt. Roberts in the clouds, some whitecaps on Gastineau Channel. 0750: Rain, Cloudy with a bit of fog/clouds around the top of Mt. Roberts. 0721: First Steller's Jay of the day arrived. 0650: Rain, Cloudy. 0620 ADT: Rain, Cloudy with the mainland slightly obscured. 10/21/05: Wind Advisory forecast for 3 A.M - 3 P.M. Saturday. Wind Advisory from yesterday was in effect until 9 A.M. today. 2050 ADT: Cloudy. 1950: Light Sprinkling, Cloudy with a few tiny breaks or hints of breaks. 1850: Rain, Cloudy with the mainland slightly obscured. 1750: Extremely Light Misting/Sprinkling (hardly detectable), Cloudy. 1650: Cloudy with hints of breaks and a few very tiny breaks. 1605: Cloudy with some tiny breaks and hints of breaks in the NW half of the sky, light rain in the past 15 minutes. 1550: Cloudy with hints of blue, precipitation over parts of the mainland. 1535: Cloudy with a few hints of breaks to the NW. 1450: Very Light Rain, Cloudy. 1350: Light Sprinkling, Cloudy with a few lower wisps on the Channel side of Mt. Juneau. 1320: Very Light Sprinkling/Misting, Cloudy with lower fog/clouds hiding much of Mt. Roberts and part of Mt. Juneau. 1305: Light Rain, Cloudy with lower ribbon/band of fog/clouds. 1250: Light Rain, Cloudy. 1150: Rain, Cloudy, light rain during the past hour. 1050: Rain, Cloudy. 0950: Rain, Cloudy with a few wisps and bits of clouds by Mt. Juneau. 0916: Chestnut Backed Chickadee first arrived. 0850: Rain, Cloudy with a few lower wisps. 0750: Rain, Cloudy with a few wisps and bits of clouds near the top of Mt. Juneau. 0716: First Steller's Jay of the day arrived. 0650: Light Rain, Cloudy. 0620 ADT: Light Rain, Cloudy. High Wind was 35 mph at 0445. The KINY Radio Studios had a peak wind of 41 mph shortly after 4 a.m.. 10/20/05: Wind Advisory in Effect 9 P.M. Tonight to 9 A.M. Friday 2050 ADT: Cloudy-Overcast. 2046: The wind is starting to pick up. 1950: Cloudy-Overcast. 1850: Cloudy-Overcast. 1750: Cloudy-Overcast. 1650: Cloudy-Overcast. 1550: Overcast. 1450: Overcast with thinnish and thin clouds, blue visible in areas. 1350: Mostly/Partly Cloudy with high thin and very thin clouds and weak sunshine. 1250: Partly Cloudy with cirrus clouds. 1150: Partly Cloudy with high thin and very thin clouds. 1050: Clear. 1035: Clear. 1033: Power Glitch. 0950: Clear with variable patchy fog. 0905: Clear with a band of fog over the Channel. 0850: Fog with some blue sky visible overhead, sun illuminating the fog in areas. 0835: Fog with some blue sky visible overhead, sun partially illuminating the fog in areas. 0750: Partly Cloudy with lower fog/clouds hiding most of the mainland above 300' - 400', patchy fog/clouds overhead, Blueberry Hills partially in fog. 0650: Partly Cloudy with lower fog/clouds hiding most of the mainland above 300' - 400', some patchy fog/clouds overhead. 0650: Partly Cloudy with high thinnish clouds and some fog/clouds at a lower level, band of fog over Gastineau Channel. 0620 ADT: Partly/Mostly Overcast with high thinnish clouds, lower band of fog/clouds. No uploads overnight - all my fault, I had a wrong setting in a program; if it isn't one thing it's another. Uploads to APRS (Station CW0804) and The Weather Underground did operate properly so data was available in a different form. 10/19/05: New Design for Weather Station Page - See 10/18 1130 entry 2050 ADT: Cloudy with small breaks, some fog/clouds around the very top of Mt. Roberts, Moon visible to the ENE through the clouds now and then. 1950: Cloudy, Extremely Light Sprinkling in past half hour. 1850: Cloudy with a few tiny breaks. 1750: Cloudy with a few hints of breaks, top of Mt. Juneau and Mt. Roberts in the clouds, a few lower bits and wisps of fog/clouds. 1650: Cloudy with a few small breaks and thin spots, some lower fog/clouds hiding parts of the mainland mountains. 1550: Extremely Light Misting, Cloudy with breaks and thin spots, fog/clouds around the mountains partially lit by the sun and weak sunshine on part of downtown Juneau. 1505: Extremely Light Misting, Mostly Cloudy, fog/clouds around the mountains partially lit by the sun. 1450: Extremely Light Sprinkling, Cloudy with a few tiny breaks SE part of sky and large breaks to the NW, mountaintops in the clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, lower band/ribbons of fog/clouds. 1420: Light Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds and bands and wisps of lower fog/clouds. 1350: Very Light Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds and lower fog/clouds in Last Chance Basin and on the Channel side of Mt. Juneau, a few lower wisps. 1250: Cloudy with tiny breaks, some fog/clouds around the mountains. 1150: Cloudy with fog/clouds around the mountaintops and lower ribbons and wisps, precipitation over parts of the mainland. 1135: Rain, Cloudy with fog/clouds around the mountaintops and lower ribbons and wisps, bright spot where the sun is. 1050: Extremely Light Misting, Cloudy with fog/clouds around the mountaintops and lower ribbons and wisps. 1020: Very Light Rain, Cloudy with some lower fog/clouds, some bright spots. 0950: Cloudy with small breaks, some lower fog/clouds around the mountains. 0850: Very Light Rain/Sprinkling, Cloudy with breaks, some lower fog/clouds hiding parts of the mainland mountains. 0750: Extremely Light Sprinkling (hardly detectable), Cloudy with thin spots and openings through lower level of clouds to higher clouds and blue spots, lower fog/clouds hiding most of Mt. Juneau, the Mt. Juneau Ridge and part of Mt. Roberts. 0712: First Steller's Jay of the day arrived. 0650: Very Light Misting/Sprinkling, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds and a lower band. 0621: New Weekly Picture posted - Maple Tree Turning Color & Snowing on Mt. Roberts. 0620 ADT: Light Misting, Cloudy with the top of Mt. Roberts in the clouds, upper part of Mt. Juneau hidden by lower fog/clouds. 10/18/05: Alaska Day - State & Local Holiday, Schools in Session. 1130: New Design for Weather Station Page - See Below 2050 ADT: Rain, Cloudy with the clouds skimming the mountaintops or the very tops in the clouds. 1950: Rain, Cloudy with the very tops of the mountains in the clouds. 1905: Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds. 1750: Rain, Cloudy with mountaintops in the clouds. 1650: Rain, Cloudy with mountaintops in the clouds, a few whitecaps on the Channel. 1550: Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds, some whitecaps on the Channel. 1450: Light Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds, some whitecaps on the Channel. 1405: A few whitecaps on Gastineau Channel. 1350: Light Rain/Drizzle, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds. 1250: Very Light Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds. 1220: Sprinkling/Light Misting, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds. 1150: Light Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds. 1130: I've changed the Main Weather page using a style sheet for the layout reducing code size considerably. Font size is now adjustable through your browser. The Webcam is now on the main page as well as on it's own page as before. The design is compatible with more browsers than before and has been checked on Netscape 4.7, I.E 6.0, Opera 8.01, Firefox 1.0.4, Lynx, Maxthon 1.3.1. It has been checked using css validator, validome.org, validator.w3.org, and webxact.watchfire.com for compliance and is as close as I can get to meeting those standards. I'd like your comments pro and con and problems that you may find. 1050: Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds. 0950: Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds. 0850: Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds. 0750: Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds. 0714: First Steller's Jay of the day arrived. 0650: Rain, Cloudy with the very tops of the mountains in the clouds. 0620 ADT: Rain, Cloudy with the very tops and tops of the mountains obscured. 10/17/05: 2050 ADT: Cloudy. 1950: Cloudy. 1850: Cloudy. 1750: Cloudy with tops and very tops of the mountains. 1650: Cloudy with the very tops of the mountains in the clouds. 1550: Cloudy with thin spots/small breaks where blue is visible, clouds skimming the mountaintops. 1520: Cloudy with clouds skimming the mountaintops, sprinkling/very light rain in the past 15 minutes. 1450: Cloudy. 1350: Cloudy. 1335: Cloudy. 1250: Cloudy with broken skies. 1235: Mostly/Partly Cloudy, Sun shining here and there. 1150: Partly Cloudy SE part of sky, Mostly Cloudy NW part, sun is shining. 1050: Clear. 0950: Clear. 0850: Clear. 0750: Clear with a lower ribbon of fog. 0700: First Steller's Jay of the day arrived. 0650: Clear. 0620 ADT: Clear, Frost. SUNDAY 10/16/05: 2050 ADT: Thin and very thin overcast with the moon visible through the clouds, some lower level clouds. 1950: Cloudy-Overcast with thinner areas. 1850: Extremely Light Sprinkling (hardly detectable), Cloudy. 1750: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy with precipitation over parts of the mainland mountains and in the inner Gold Creek valley. 1650: Cloudy with precipitation over parts of the mainland mountains and in the inner Gold Creek valley. 1550: Extremely Light Misting, Cloudy with a bit of murkiness around the top of Mt. Roberts, inner Gold Creek valley slightly obscured. 1505: Extremely Light Sprinkling (hardly detectable), Cloudy with some murkiness around the top of Mt. Roberts, inner Gold Creek valley partially obscured. 1350: Sprinkling, Cloudy with murkiness around the top of Mt. Roberts and a bit around the top of Mt. Juneau (the murkiness is from the snow falling at that elevation), inner Gold Creek valley mostly obscured. 1250: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy with murkiness around the top of Mt. Roberts and a bit around the top of Mt. Juneau (the murkiness is from the snow falling at that elevation), inner Gold Creek valley mostly obscured. 1150: Extremely Light Misting, Cloudy with some precipitation over parts of the mainland, heavier precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley, snow on Mt. Roberts is down to the 1300' - 1500' elevation. 1050: Sprinkling/Light Misting, Cloudy with murkiness around the top of Mt. Roberts and a bit around the top of Mt. Juneau (the murkiness is from the snow falling at that elevation), inner Gold Creek valley mostly obscured. 0950: Light Sprinkling/Misting, Cloudy with murkiness around the top of Mt. Roberts, inner Gold Creek valley mostly obscured, occasional gusts. 0905: Some whitecaps on Gastineau Channel. 0850: Very Light Misting/Sprinkling, Cloudy with the top of Mt. Roberts obscured, inner Gold Creek valley partially obscured, snow on mountains from the snow this morning is as low as the 1800' elevation. 0750: Cloudy with precipitation over parts of the mainland (snow on mountaintops), breezy-windy with lulls. 0708: First Steller's Jay of the day arrived. 0650: Very Light Rain-Misting-Sprinkling with it hitting the Channel side windows at times, Cloudy with the top of Mt. Roberts obscured, breezy-windy. 0620 ADT: Very Light Misting, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds, breezy-windy. 10/15/05: 2050 ADT: Partly Cloudy with the moon shining and high thin and very thin clouds-haze. 1950: Partly Cloudy with the moon shining. 1850: Mostly Overcast with thin and very thin clouds, moon visible through the clouds over the right shoulder of Mt. Roberts having risen at about 1842 or 1843. 1750: Partly Cloudy/Clear with high very thin haze and clouds. 1705: Partly Cloudy/Clear with high thin and very thin clouds. 1659: 2 Mountain Goats spotted on Mt. Juneau. 1550: Mostly Cloudy/Cloudy with high thinnish clouds, very weak sunshine. 1450: Partly Cloudy with cirrus clouds. 1449: A Rock Dove was on the deck's seat back top for a minute or so, the first time one has visited since June 1, 2005. 1350: Partly Cloudy/Clear with cirrus clouds. 1250: Mostly/Partly Cloudy with high thin clouds, weak sunshine. 1150: Partly Cloudy/Clear with cirrus clouds. 1105: High Clouds in the southern part of the sky, otherwise Clear. 1005: Clear with a few small high thin streaks of clouds. 0850: Clear. 0819: The Sun is rising over the right shoulder of West Peak. 0750: Clear with wisps and bits of fog over the Channel blowing SE. 0650: Clear, a wisp of fog over the Channel. 0620 ADT: Clear with variable bits of fog over Gastineau Channel, scattered light frost. 10/14/05: Killing Frost forecast for tonight - See Below 2050 ADT: Clear. 1950: Clear. 1850: Clear, the moon is to the ESE. 1750: Clear with a few tiny clouds in the NW part of the sky. 1650: Clear with some small clouds to the East and a few small clouds to the NW. 1550: Mostly Clear with a few scattered puffy clouds - mostly near or by the mainland mountains. 1518: Webcam Picture 1450: Mostly Clear with some scattered puffy clouds - mostly near or by the mainland mountains. 1350: Clear with some scattered puffy clouds - mostly near or by the mainland mountains. 1250: Clear with some scattered puffy clouds - mostly near or by the mountains. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NWS Special Weather Statement Expires 11:00 PM AKDT on October 14, 2005 Statement as of 12:40 PM ADT on October 14, 2005 ... Widespread freezing temperatures tonight for Gustavus... Hoonah and Juneau... Gustavus... Hoonah and Juneau have had killing frost across parts of their area... but many coastal areas did not experience the colder temperatures. Tonight's temperatures will drop below freezing even along the coastal areas ending the growing season across the entire area. Plants subject to damage from frost should be given the appropriate protection. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1150: Clear/Partly Cloudy with some scattered puffy clouds - mostly near or by the mountains. 1050: Partly Cloudy. 0950: Partly Cloudy, Mostly Cloudy to the NW. A Bald Eagle is in a tree to the E along the shore. 0920: Mostly Cloudy, the sun is shining. 0850: Cloudy with hints of blue, breaks far to the NW and very bright sunlit band far to the SE, short lower ribbon of fog/clouds. 0835: Cloudy with some hints of blue and tiny breaks, very bright sunlit band far to the SE. 0750: Cloudy with breaks, lower level of clouds highlighted by the sun. 0735: Cloudy with large breaks in the Eastern part of the sky with orange glow on the clouds, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau and the Mt. Juneau Ridge. 0650: Cloudy with a few tiny breaks and a lower ribbon of fog/clouds 0620 ADT: Misting/Sprinkling, Cloudy with the very top of Mt. Juneau in the clouds, hint of a break to the SE. 10/13/05: 2050 ADT: Cloudy with the very tops of the mountains in the clouds, some hints of breaks. 1950: Very Light Misting/Sprinkling, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds. 1850: Misting, Cloudy with some breaks to the West, mountaintops in the clouds. 1750: Extremely Light Misting/Sprinkling, Cloudy with an area overhead with blue visible through very thin clouds, mountaintops in the clouds, a few wisps in Last Chance Basin, heavier precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley. 1720: Sprinkling, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds (ceiling 1700' - 1800'). 1650: Cloudy with a few small breaks, mountaintops in the clouds. 1550: Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds, precipitation over parts of the mainland. 1520: Rain - heavy at times in the past 20 minutes, Cloudy with some breaks to the NW and W and luminous clouds, mountaintops in the clouds, mainland slightly obscured. 1450: Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds. 1350: Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds, a few whitecaps on Gastineau Channel. 1335: Light Rain, Cloudy with a hint of blue in the NW part of the sky, mountaintops in the clouds. 1320: Sprinkling, Cloudy with a tiny break to the North, mountaintops in the clouds. 1250: Cloudy with some small breaks in the SE part of the sky, very tops-tops of the mountains in the clouds. 1220: Cloudy with breaks - primarily in the SE part of the sky, mountaintops in the clouds, weak sunshine on downtown Juneau. 1150: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Cloudy with partly broken areas and breaks, mountaintops in the clouds. 1120: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds. 1050: Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds. 1020: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds, bright spots to the SE, S. 0950: Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds. 0850: Extremely Light Misting/Sprinkling, Cloudy with a hint of blue overhead, mountaintops in the clouds. 0750: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy with a few hints of breaks and a very tiny break, mountaintops in the clouds. 0650: Extremely Light Sprinkling, Cloudy with a few hints of breaks, very tops-tops of the mountains in the clouds. 0620 ADT: Extremely Light Misting/Sprinkling, Cloudy with the very tops of the mountains in the clouds. 10/12/05: 2050 ADT: Partly/Mostly Cloudy with a small lower fog/cloud on the Gastineau Channel side of Mt. Roberts. 1950: Mostly Cloudy, a few lower wisps. 1920: Mostly Cloudy with a few lower bands/ribbons of fog/clouds. 1850: Cloudy with large breaks in the NW part of the sky, clouds around the mountaintops. 1750: Rain, Cloudy with a few very tiny breaks and hints of breaks, mountaintops in the clouds with part of the top of Mt. Roberts visible, a few lower wisps. 1735: Cloudy with a few hints of breaks and a very tiny break, mountaintops in the clouds with part of the top of Mt. Roberts visible. 1705: Light Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds except much of the top of Mt. Roberts visible, a very tiny break to the NW. 1650: Cloudy with bright spots, mountaintops in the clouds, some precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley. 1635: Light Misting/Sprinkling, Cloudy with hints of blue, mountaintops in the clouds. 1550: Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds. 1510: A Bald Eagle glided SE over the shore and landed in a tree to the East. 1450: Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds, precipitation over parts of the mainland and in the inner Gold Creek valley. 1420: Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds, precipitation over parts of the mainland and in the inner Gold Creek valley. 1350: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds. 1320: Misting/Sprinkling after some heavier rain in the past 15 minutes, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds. 1250: Light Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds. 1220: Very Light Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds. 1150: Very Light Misting, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds. 1120: Very Light Misting/Sprinkling, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds. 1050: Misting/Very Light Drizzle, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds. 1020: Drizzle/Very Light Rain, Cloudy with the very tops and tops of the mountains in the clouds. 0950: Rain, Cloudy with clouds partially skimming the mountaintops, a few lower wisps. 0911: A Golden Crowned Kinglet was briefly in the backyard. 0850: Rain, Cloudy with the very top of Mt. Juneau and Mt. Roberts in the clouds, a few lower wisps of fog/clouds. 0750: Rain, Cloudy, murky around the very tops of the mountains, a few lower wisps. 0659: First Steller's Jay of the day arrived. 0650: Rain, Cloudy. 0620 ADT: Rain, Cloudy with a lower band of fog/clouds and mists slightly obscuring the mainland. 10/11/05: Wind Advisory 9 A.M. - 6 P.M - See Below 2050 ADT: Cloudy with the clouds skimming the mountaintops. 1950: Cloudy with the very tops of the mountains in the clouds. 1850: Cloudy with clouds skimming the mountaintops. 1750: Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds, precipitation over parts of the mainland. 1650: Misting/Light Drizzle, Cloudy with the very tops of the mountains in the clouds, somewhat luminous clouds. 1620: Misting/Sprinkling, Cloudy with mountaintops in the clouds, luminous clouds NW part of sky. 1550: Light Misting/Sprinkling, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds, a few whitecaps on the Channel. 1520: Very Light Rain, Cloudy with some hints of blue through the clouds, very tops-tops of the mountains in the clouds, whitecaps on the Channel. 1450: Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds, whitecaps on Gastineau Channel. 1435: Rain, Cloudy with the very tops of the mountains in the clouds. 1420: Rain, Cloudy with the very tops of the mountains in the clouds, mainland partially obscured and the inner Gold Creek valley obscured. 1350: Rain, Cloudy with a few lower wisps, murky around the Mt. Juneau Ridge and the very top of Mt. Roberts. 1320: A Great Blue Heron flew NW. 1250: Rain, Cloudy with some lower bands of fog/clouds, snow is lower on the mountains (very top of Mt. Juneau and the top of Mt. Roberts and the Mt. Juneau Ridge). 1150: Rain, Cloudy, murky around the top of Mt. Roberts and the Mt. Juneau Ridge, a few lower wisps and bits of fog/clouds. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1130: AKZ020-021-024-025-026-120100- GLACIER BAY- EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND- EASTERN BARANOF ISLAND AND SOUTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- INNER CHANNELS FROM KUPREANOF ISLAND TO ETOLIN ISLAND- INCLUDING...GUSTAVUS...HOONAH...ANGOON...JUNEAU...PETERSBURG ...WRANGELL...KAKE 1130 AM ADT TUE OCT 11 2005 .NOW... ...WIND ADVISORY EXTENDED TO 6 PM THIS EVENING... RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...HEAVY AT TIMES. EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN EXPOSED LOCATIONS. $$ ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1050: Rain, Cloudy with a few lower bits and wisps of fog/clouds, murky around the top of the Mt. Juneau Ridge, light to breezy wind. 1035: Rain, Cloudy, murky around the top of the Mt. Juneau Ridge. 0950: Light Rain, Cloudy with a few lower wisps, Breezy. 0920: Light Rain (heavier in the past 15 minutes), Cloudy, murky around the top of the Mt. Juneau Ridge and a few wisps and bits around the top of Mt. Roberts. 0850: Light Rain, Cloudy, Breezy. 0820: Light Rain, Cloudy, Breezy. 0750: Rain, Cloudy, Light to Breezy Wind. 0658: First Steller's Jay of the day arrived. 0650: Rain, Cloudy, Breezy. There is snow on the Mt. Juneau Ridge, at the very tip-top of Mt. Juneau and the very top of Mt. Roberts. 0620 ADT: Light Rain, Cloudy. ------------------------------------------------------------------ AKZ020-021-024-025-026-112000- GLACIER BAY- EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND- EASTERN BARANOF ISLAND AND SOUTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- INNER CHANNELS FROM KUPREANOF ISLAND TO ETOLIN ISLAND- INCLUDING...GUSTAVUS...HOONAH...ANGOON...JUNEAU...PETERSBURG ...WRANGELL...KAKE 6 AM ADT TUE OCT 11 2005 .NOW... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON... RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING...HEAVY AT TIMES. EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN EXPOSED LOCATIONS. $$ ------------------------------------------------------------------ 10/10/05: Columbus Day - Federal Holiday | High Winds yesterday - See 10/09 2050 ADT: Light Misting/Sprinkling, Cloudy with the very tops of the mountains in the clouds. 1950: Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds. 1850: Cloudy with the very tops and tops of the mountains in the clouds. 1750: Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds, precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley. 1735: Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds, a few whitecaps on Gastineau Channel, precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley. 1650: Very Light Rain/Sprinkling, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds. 1550: A few Sprinkles, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds. 1450: Very Light Sprinkling/Misting, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds, heavier precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley. 1420: Sprinkling, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds. 1350: Sprinkling after a dry period, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds, a few whitecaps on Gastineau Channel. 1325: Normal site back in operation, it was a goof at my end in editing a file that caused the site to be down this morning. 1322: Light Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds. 1305: Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds. 1250: Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds. Site is temporarily at http://home.gci.net/~westjuneau/weather/. Not all features will be functional. 1150: Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds, sun trying to break through. 1050: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds. 1020: Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds. 0950: Light Sprinkling/Drizzle, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds and tiny break far to the NW. 0935: Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds and a few tiny breaks and hints of breaks in the NW part of the sky. 0920: Extremely Light Sprinkling, Cloudy with a few tiny breaks in NW part of sky, mountaintops in the clouds. 0850: Cloudy with a few breaks in the SE part of the sky, mountaintops in the clouds. 0750: Cloudy with a few small breaks in the SE part of the sky, mountaintops in the clouds. 0650: Cloudy with hints of breaks and very tops and tops of the mountains in the clouds. 0649: First Steller's Jay of the day arrived. 0620 ADT: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy with the very tops of the mountains in the clouds. SUNDAY 10/09/05: High Wind Warning 3 P.M. - Midnight (See Entries Below) High Winds Recorded on 10/09 at: Juneau Airport at about 2130 - 53 mph; Federal Building - 58 mph; KINY Radio Studios - 54 mph at 2203; Mayflower Island in Gastineau Channel (Douglas) - 60 mph. 2225: High Wind at the West Juneau Weather Station recorded: 31 mph. 2050 ADT: Rain, Breezy-Windy, Cloudy with the rain hitting the Channel side of the house occasionally. 1950: Rain, Breezy (windy over the Channel), Cloudy with the rain hitting the Channel and SE sides of the house occasionally. 1850: Rain, Cloudy, Breezy in the neighborhood, rain is hitting the Channel side of the house occasionally. 1806: A Power Outage occurred in the Mendenhall Valley and out the road caused by a broken insulator on the 69 KV transmission line at 7 mile Glacier Highway across from the State DOT/PF building; most customers had power restored by 2057. 1750: Rain, Cloudy with breezy/windy period in past 10 minutes, some whitecaps on the Channel. 1720: Rain, Cloudy with a few wisps around the Mt. Juneau Ridge, light to almost breezy wind, some whitecaps on the Channel. 1650: Rain, Cloudy with whitecaps on the Channel. 1643: Whitecaps on the Channel, Seagulls flying around in the wind. 1635: Rain, Cloudy, Light to almost breezy wind, some whitecaps on the Channel. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1600: NWS High Wind Advisory Statement as of 4:00 PM ADT on October 09, 2005 ... High Wind Warning remains in effect through midnight tonight... Strong east to southeast winds will continue tonight with gusts to 60 mph in exposed areas through midnight. A warning means that high winds are highly likely. These winds will pose a threat to life and property. People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown around or damaged by the wind. If you must venture outdoors... stay alert for flying debris and doors slamming shut. Be sure to protect boats and aircraft. Please ensure that your vessels are properly moored in Douglas and Harris harbors. These winds could cause branches to fall onto powerlines. Be prepared in case there is a loss of power. Please stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio or your favorite local weather news source for updates on this situation. This statement will be updated by midnight tonight or sooner if conditions warrant. 1535: AKZ025-100500- JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- INCLUDING...JUNEAU 335 PM ADT SUN OCT 9 2005 .NOW... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM MONDAY... LOCALLY WINDY. SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH...STRONGEST WINDS OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES AND EXPOSED AREAS. CLOUDY SKIES WITH RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THE EVENING. $$ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1550: Rain, Cloudy. 1450: Rain, Cloudy with some lower wisps and bits of fog/clouds. 1415: 3 Mountain Goats spotted on Mt. Juneau. 1350: Rain, Cloudy. 1250: Rain, Cloudy with a few wisps around the mountaintops. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1200: NWS High Wind Advisory Expires 6:00 PM AKDT on October 09, 2005 Statement as of 12:00 PM GMT on October 09, 2005 ... High Wind Warning remains in effect from 3 PM this afternoon to 3 am Monday... Strong east to southeast winds will develop over the area this afternoon. Winds will increase to 35 mph with gusts to 60 mph in exposed areas by late this afternoon... then become more widespread and increase to 40 mph with gusts to 70 mph this evening... before diminishing late tonight. A warning means that high winds are highly likely. These winds will pose a threat to life and property. People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown around or damaged by the wind. If you must venture outdoors... stay alert for flying debris and doors slamming shut. Be sure to protect boats and aircraft. Please ensure that your vessels are properly moored in Douglas and Harris harbors. These winds could cause branches to fall onto powerlines. Be prepared in case there is a loss of power. Please stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio or your favorite local weather news source for updates on this situation. This statement will be updated by 6 PM ADT sun or sooner if conditions warrant. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1235: Rain, Cloudy, Mt. Juneau Ridge partially obscured. 1205: Some whitecaps on Gastineau Channel. 1152: Light Rain, Cloudy with a few wisps around the mountaintops, becoming windy. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1025: AKZ025-100000- JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- INCLUDING...JUNEAU 1025 AM ADT SUN OCT 9 2005 .NOW... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM MONDAY... BECOMING WINDY. EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES AND EXPOSED AREAS. PASSES WITH A EAST TO WEST ORIENTATION WILL HAVE THE STRONGEST WINDS. CLOUDY SKIES WITH RAIN WILL CONTINUE. $$ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 1050: Rain, Cloudy. 1035: Rain, Cloudy with a few lower wisps. 0950: Light Rain, Cloudy. There is a light dusting of snow on part of the Mt. Juneau Ridge. 0850: Rain, Cloudy with a few wisps around the mountaintops. 0820: Light Rain, Cloudy. 0750: Rain, Cloudy. 0652: First Steller's Jay of the day arrived. 0650: Rain, Cloudy. 0635: Rain, Cloudy 0620 ADT: Very Light Misting/Sprinkling, Cloudy. .02" of Rain so far today. ------------------------------------------------------------------- NWS High Wind Advisory Expires 12:00 PM AKDT on October 09, 2005 Statement as of 5:30 AM ADT on October 09, 2005 ... High Wind Warning remains in effect from 3 PM this afternoon to 3 am Monday... Strong east to southeast winds will develop over the area this afternoon. Winds will increase to 35 mph with gusts to 60 mph in exposed areas by late this afternoon... then become more widespread and increase to 40 mph with gusts to 70 mph this evening... before diminishing late tonight. A warning means that high winds are highly likely. These winds will pose a threat to life and property. People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown around or damaged by the wind. If you must venture outdoors... stay alert for flying debris and doors slamming shut. Be sure to protect boats and aircraft. Please ensure that your vessels are properly moored in Douglas and Harris harbors. These winds could cause branches to fall onto powerlines. Be prepared in case there is a loss of power. Please stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio or your favorite local weather news source for updates on this situation. This statement will be updated by noon ADT Sunday or sooner if conditions warrant. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10/08/05: 2149: National Weather Service issued a High Wind Warning for Sunday and Sunday night. 2050 ADT: Sprinkling, Cloudy with the very tops of the mountains in the clouds. 1950: Rain, Cloudy. 1850: Rain, Cloudy with clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge and the very top of Mt. Roberts in the clouds, a few wisps in Last Chance Basin. 1750: Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds though some of the Mt. Juneau Ridge is visible. 1650: Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds. 1620: Rain, Cloudy with the very tops and tops of the mountains in the clouds. 1550: Light Rain, Cloudy with the very tops and tops of the mountains in the clouds. 1505: Rain, Cloudy with clouds skimming the mountaintops. 1450: Cloudy with clouds skimming the mountaintops. 1350: Very Light Rain/Sprinkling, Cloudy with the very tops of the mountains in the clouds. 1250: Sprinkling, Cloudy with tops and very tops of the mountains in the clouds. 1150: Cloudy with the very tops and tops of the mountains in the clouds. 1050: Cloudy with the very tops of the mountains in the clouds. 0950: Cloudy with the very tops and tops of the mountains in the clouds, precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley. 0850: Cloudy with the mountaintops mostly in the clouds, a few lower wisps over Last Chance Basin. 0750: Cloudy with hints of breaks and an area of partly broken sky, lower fog/clouds hiding much of Mt. Juneau and upper part of Last Chance Basin, top of Mt. Roberts in the clouds with a lower band. 0650: Cloudy with the very tops of the mountains in the clouds and a lower band/ribbon. 0645: First Steller's Jay of the day arrived. 0620 ADT: Cloudy with the upper parts of the mountains in the clouds - clouds hiding Mt. Roberts above the 800' - 1000' elevation. 10/07/05: 2050 ADT: Cloudy. 1950: Cloudy. 1850: Cloudy with some hints of blue and hints of breaks. 1750: Cloudy with a few hints of blue and hints of breaks, a few wisps around the Mt. Juneau Ridge and in Last Chance Basin. 1650: Cloudy with breaks and a few bits and wisps around the top of Mt. Roberts and a few wisps elsewhere. 1550: Very Light Sprinkling, Mostly/Partly Cloudy SE part of sky, Cloudy with a few small breaks NW part, sun shining here and there on the mainland. 1542: Rainbow faded away. 1539: Partial Rainbow again, but left side now. 1528: Full Rainbow now. 1525: Partial Rainbow (right side) to the NE, Rain, Cloudy with breaks, sun trying, a few wisps around part of the top of Mt. Roberts. 1520: Sprinkling, Cloudy with a few breaks and a small bit of fog/clouds around the top of Mt. Roberts and in the inner Gold Creek valley. 1450: Cloudy with some breaks, some fog/clouds around the mountaintops. 1350: Cloudy with breaks, some fog/clouds around the mountaintops, sun shining on downtown Juneau. 1250: Cloudy with a few breaks, mostly to the North, fog/clouds hiding the upper parts of the mountains, sun trying at times. 1150: Cloudy with breaks, some fog/clouds around the mountains. 1050: Cloudy with some breaks, lower ribbon/band of fog/clouds. 0950: Partly Cloudy NW part of the sky, Cloudy with a few breaks SE part, a few lower bands and bits of fog/clouds around the mainland mountains. 0920: Partly Cloudy with a thin ribbon on the Channel side of Mt. Roberts. 0850: Cloudy with breaks and broken areas, a few sprinkles in the past 50 minutes. 0805: Cloudy with hints of blue and hints of breaks and bright spots, a few lower wisps of fog/clouds. 0750: Cloudy with hints of blue and hints of breaks, variable lower bands/ribbons of fog/clouds. 0650: Cloudy with variable band/ribbon of fog over the Channel, hints of breaks. 0643: First Steller's Jay of the day arrived. 0620 ADT: Cloudy with some fog over Gastineau Channel, hints of breaks. 10/06/05: 2050 ADT: Mostly Cloudy. 1950: Very Light Misting/Sprinkling, Cloudy. 1920: Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds. 1850: Cloudy with the very tops of the mountains in the clouds. 1835: Cloudy with clouds skimming Mt. Juneau, very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and Mt. Roberts in the clouds. 1750: Cloudy with a small break to the NW. 1735: Cloudy with clouds skimming the Mt. Juneau Ridge, some breaks far to the SE and a few other tiny breaks. 1650: Cloudy with some small and tiny breaks, mountaintops in the clouds. 1620: Light Rain, Cloudy with a few very tiny breaks and a bright spot or two. 1550: Cloudy with some tiny breaks, mountaintops mostly in the clouds. 1520: Rainbow faded out. 1516: Partial Rainbow to the ENE, Extremely Light Sprinkling, Cloudy with breaks in the SE part of the sky, some fog/clouds around the mountaintops and sunshine here and there on the mainland. 1450: Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops mostly in the clouds. 1435: Rain, Cloudy with the top of Mt. Juneau and Mt. Roberts in the clouds and a few wisps in Last Chance Basin. 1430: Cloudy with the top of Mt. Juneau and Mt. Roberts in the clouds and a few wisps in Last Chance Basin. 1420: Rain, Cloudy with the top of Mt. Juneau and Mt. Roberts in the clouds. 1350: Rain, Cloudy with the very tops and tops of the mountains in the clouds. 1320: Sprinkling, Cloudy with a few hints of blue, mountaintops mostly in the clouds. 1250: Cloudy with a few small breaks, some fog/clouds around the mountaintops and a few lower wisps. 1220: Cloudy with a few breaks, mountaintops mostly in the clouds and a few lower wisps. 1150: Very Light Rain, Cloudy with a few tiny breaks, mountaintops mostly in the clouds and a few lower wisps. 1135: Cloudy with a few tiny breaks, mountaintops in the clouds, lower fog/clouds in inner Gold Creek valley. 1101: The Sun is coming out, Cloudy with fog/clouds around the tops and very tops of the mountains, lower ribbon/band of fog/clouds in Last Chance Basin and on the Channel side of Mt. Juneau. 1050: Cloudy with tiny breaks and a few bright spots, some lower wisps and bits of fog/clouds. 1020: Rain (began again at 1019 after a dry period), Cloudy with breaks in the NW half of the sky, mountaintops in the clouds, a few lower wisps. 0952: Light Rain, Cloudy with a few small breaks in the NW part of the sky, mountaintops in the clouds and a few lower bits of fog/clouds in Last Chance Basin and on the Channel side of Mt. Juneau 0950: Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds and a few lower bits of fog/clouds in Last Chance Basin and on the Channel side of Mt. Juneau, a few breaks to the NW. 0850: Cloudy with hints of blue overhead, mountaintops in the clouds, a few lower wisps and bits of fog/clouds. 0835: Cloudy with bright areas, mountaintops in the clouds, precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley. 0750: Rain, Cloudy with fairly bright sky, mountaintops in the clouds, a few lower wisps. 0720: Heavy Rain (began 0710), Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds and lower bands of fog/clouds hiding Last Chance Basin and part of Mt. Juneau and Mt. Roberts. 0650: Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds, a few lower wisps. 0640: First Steller's Jay of the day arrived. 0620 ADT: Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds. .03" of Rain so far today. 10/05/05: 2050 ADT: Rain, Cloudy with very tops and tops of the mountains in the clouds and lower bands and ribbons. 1950: Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds. 1850: Very Light Misting, Cloudy with very tops and tops of the mountains in the clouds. 1835: Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds, precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley. 1750: Sprinkling, Cloudy with the very tops of Mt. Juneau and Mt. Roberts in the clouds and lower bands of fog/clouds hiding much of Mt. Roberts and Mt. Juneau. 1650: Rain, Cloudy with clouds skimming Mt. Juneau, some lower wisps and bits of fog/clouds. 1550: Rain, Cloudy with clouds skimming Mt. Roberts and Mt. Juneau with a few lower wisps and bits of fog/clouds. 1450: Rain, Cloudy with clouds skimming Mt. Roberts and Mt. Juneau with a few lower wisps. 1350: Rain, Cloudy with clouds skimming Mt. Roberts, a few lower wisps. 1250: Rain, Cloudy with a few lower wisps. 1200: .16" of Rain so far today. 1150: Rain, Cloudy with a few lower wisps. 1050: Rain, Cloudy with a few lower wisps and bits of fog/clouds. 0950: Rain, Cloudy with lower wisps and bits of fog/clouds and a band on the Channel side of Mt. Roberts. 0920: Rain, Cloudy with a few lower wisps. 0850: Sprinkling, Cloudy with a lower fog/cloud on the Channel side of Mt. Juneau near the top, a few wisps around the top of Mt. Roberts. 0750: Very Light Rain, Cloudy with a lower fog/cloud on the Channel side of Mt. Juneau near the top, a few wisps around the top of Mt. Roberts. 0651: First Steller's Jay of the day arrived. 0650: Light Rain, Cloudy with a lower fog/cloud on the Channel side of Mt. Juneau near the top, a few wisps around the top of Mt. Roberts. 0620 ADT: Light Rain, Cloudy. .02" of Rain so far today. 10/04/05: CBJ Municipal Election: 7:00 A.M - 8:00 P.M. 2050 ADT: Cloudy. 1950: Overcast-Cloudy. 1850: Overcast-Cloudy. 1750: Overcast, Breezy with stronger gusts, a few whitecaps on the Channel. 1650: Cloudy, Breezy with stronger gusts, a few whitecaps on the Channel. 1635: Cloudy, Breezy with stronger gusts, a few whitecaps on the Channel. 1605: Overcast-Cloudy, Breezy with stronger gusts, some whitecaps on the Channel. 1550: Overcast-Cloudy, Breezy at times, a few whitecaps on Gastineau Channel. 1535: Overcast-Cloudy, a few whitecaps on Gastineau Channel. 1450: Overcast. 1401: 2 Golden Crowned Kinglets in the backyard. 1350: Overcast. 1335: Overcast. 1250: Cloudy-High Overcast, location of sun visible. 1150: Cloudy with thin overcast in areas, extremely weak sunshine (sun visible through the thin overcast). 1130: 3 Mountain Goats spotted on Mt. Juneau, 1 close to the skyline to the right of the old RCA Alascom microwave reflector, and 2 considerably below the reflector. 1050: Cloudy. 0950: Cloudy. 0920: Cloudy. 0850: High Overcast with some lower level clouds. 0750: Cloudy. 0735: Cloudy. 0705: Cloudy with precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley. 0650: Cloudy. 0647: A Bald Eagle is flying about. 0637: First Steller's Jay of the day arrived. 0620 ADT: Cloudy-Mostly Cloudy; .01" of Rain after midnight. 10/03/05: 2050 ADT: Mostly Clear/Clear. 1950: Mostly Clear. 1850: Partly Cloudy. 1750: Partly Cloudy. 1650: Partly Cloudy with cirrus clouds. 1550: Partly Cloudy/Clear with cirrus clouds. 1535: Mostly Clear with some cirrus clouds. 1459: 2 Mountain Goats spotted on Mt. Juneau on the Gastineau Channel side at around the 2000' elevation. 1450: Clear/Partly Cloudy with cirrus clouds. 1350: Partly Cloudy NW part of sky, Clear SE part. 1250: Partly Cloudy with cirrus clouds, clear to the NW. 1150: Mostly Clear with some high clouds to the S and SSE. 1050: Mostly Clear with some scattered cirrus. 1033: Webcam Picture 0950: Mostly Clear with some cirrus in the S and SW part of the sky. 0850: Clear. 07:57:47: The Sun started rising to the ESE over the far right shoulder of Mt. Roberts and just to the left of Hawthorne Peak. 0750: Clear. 0650: Clear, variable lower ribbon of fog - it comes and goes. 0620 ADT: Clear, Scattered Light Frost on lawns, roofs, cars. SUNDAY 10/02/05: 2050 ADT: Clear. 1950: Clear. 1850: Clear. 1750: Clear. 1650: Clear. 16:14:48: The Sun set behind Mt. Troy Ridge on Douglas Island. 1550: Clear. 1450: Clear with two very tiny clouds. 1350: Clear with a bit of high very thin clouds to the ESE. 1250: Clear with a few high thin clouds to the SE. 1150: Clear with a high thin cloud to the SE. 1050: Clear. 1020: Clear, patchy fog, sun is shining. 0950: Foggy, with hints of blue overhead. 0850: Foggy/Cloudy overhead with hints of blue, fog hiding the mainland above the 50' - 100' elevation, Blueberry Hills and the upper part of Pioneer Avenue in the fog. 0750: Foggy/Cloudy overhead - indications of clear(er) sky above this layer of fog/clouds, fog hiding Mt. Roberts and Mt. Juneau above the 600' - 800' elevation. 0650: Foggy/Cloudy overhead and fog hiding the mainland. 0630: September 2005 Monthly Report now available. Weather Database has been updated with September 2005 data. First Steller's Jay of the day arrived. 0620 ADT: Fog. 10/01/05: 2050 ADT: Partly Cloudy (more clouds NW 1/3rd of sky). 1950: Clear SE 2/3rds of sky, Mostly Cloudy NW 1/3rd. 1850: Mostly Clear SE half of sky, Partly Cloudy NW part of sky. 1750: Partly Cloudy. 1720: Mostly Cloudy with a shower over part of the Mt. Juneau Ridge. 1650: Partly Cloudy, Shower in the inner Gold Creek valley, sun shining here and there on the mainland. 1603: Shower ended. 1600: Light Rain Shower began, Mostly Cloudy with sun shining here and there on the mainland. 1550: Mostly Cloudy, Sun shining here and there. 1450: Partly Cloudy with the sun shining here and there on the mainland. 1420: Partly Cloudy with the sun shining here and there. 1350: Mostly/Partly Cloudy with sun shining here and there on the mainland. 1250: Mostly/Partly Cloudy with sun shining here and there on the mainland. 1150: Cloudy with some breaks, a bit of fog/clouds around part of the Mt. Juneau Ridge. 1050: Partly Cloudy with some fog/clouds around the mountaintops. 0950: Clear/Partly Cloudy with some fog/clouds around the mountaintops. 0920: Partly Cloudy/Clear, Sun is shining, a few wisps and bits of fog/clouds around the mountains. 0850: Partly Cloudy/Clear NW 2/3rds of sky, Partly/Mostly Cloudy SE 1/3rd, sun shining on the top of Mt. Juneau. 0849: A Bald Eagle flew SE squealing. 0750: Mostly Cloudy SE part of sky, Partly Cloudy NW part, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau and Mt. Roberts, very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in the clouds. 0720: Mostly/Partly Cloudy with the very tops of the mountains in the clouds. 0650: Mostly Cloudy SE part of sky, Cloudy NW part, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau and Mt. Roberts, a few lower wisps of fog/clouds, dusting of snow on the Mt. Juneau Ridge, deeper snow on Olds Mountain. 0630: First Steller's Jay of the day arrived. 0620 ADT: Cloudy with very tops of the mountains in the clouds, small breaks to the SE and hints of breaks elsewhere.