MONTHLY CLIMATOLOGICAL SUMMARY for MARCH 2005
CONDITIONS DAY of
Month: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
NAME: 3270 Nowell CITY: West Juneau STATE: Alaska
ELEV: 97 ft LAT: 58° 17' 33" N LONG: 134° 25' 37" W
TEMPERATURE (°F), RAIN (in), WIND SPEED (mph), SNOW (in). Snowfall from 21:00 - 21:00, all others Midnight to Midnight.
HEAT COOL AVG WIND SNOW
MEAN DEG DEG WIND DOM RUN ON(1)
DAY TEMP HIGH TIME LOW TIME DAYS DAYS RAIN SPEED HIGH TIME DIR (mi) SNOW GRND WEATHER
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1 39.2 42.6 1:40p 36.0 12:35a 25.8 0.0 0.23 1.2 10.0 3:25p ESE 27.91 0.0 5.3 Cld/OccRn Cld/LtRn-Spr-Mist Cld-LoCld/OccSpr Cld/Rn
2 41.1 42.5 1:45p 39.5 1:20a 23.9 0.0 0.18 3.2 14.0 8:50a ESE 76.73 0.0 3.5 Cld/OccRn Cld/PeriodsLtRn-Driz-Mist Cld/Rn Cldy
3 39.1 44.2 12:55p 33.7 7:40a 25.9 0.0 0.17 1.9 17.0 3:40p ESE 44.41 0.0 1.5 Cld/Brks PCld Clr PCld-Clr Ovcst Cld Cld/Spr-LtRn-Rn
4 39.9 40.8 4:35p 36.0 1:00a 25.1 0.0 0.49 4.2 20.0 12:15p ESE 100.45 0.0 0.0 Cld/Rn-LtRn-Spr/OccGusts Cld/Rn/Brzy Cld/LtMist Cld
5 40.5 45.4 11:10a 34.0 10:10p 24.5 0.0 0.03 2.3 17.0 5:00a ESE 55.86 0.0 0.0 Cld/SmBrk PCld Cld/Spr-LtRn-Rn RnBow PCld VarClds
6 38.5 44.5 1:25p 32.9 1:00a 26.5 0.0 0.15 2.3 32.0 4:30p SE 54.03 0.0 0.0 PCld Cldy MCld Ovcst Cld/Brzy-Windy/LtSpr Cld/Rn
7 39.7 44.3 3:20p 34.1 12:05a 25.3 0.0 0.11 2.0 14.0 11:20a ESE 46.78 0.0 0.0 Cldy with LtRn-Rn-SprShrs and OccSmBrks-ThinSpots
8 41.2 44.5 2:50p 37.8 11:40p 23.8 0.0 0.31 2.3 18.0 3:40a ESE 55.87 0.0 0.0 Cld with Rn-Mist-Spr-LtRn Much of Day Cld/HvyRn MCld
9 41.6 43.8 8:40p 37.9 12:25a 23.4 0.0 0.25 3.7 21.0 10:35a ESE 89.72 0.0 0.0 Cld Cld/Rn-Spr-LtRn-Driz Cld Cld/Rn-LtRn Cldy Cld/Rn
10 41.6 45.5 2:35p 36.2 9:00p 23.4 0.0 0.53 3.3 24.0 6:00p ESE 80.11 0.0 0.0 Cld/VarRn Cld VarRn/Rnbow Cld HvyRn Rn/Brzy P/McLd
11 41.0 46.0 2:50p 38.5 12:05a 24.0 0.0 0.17 1.7 13.0 12:35a ESE 41.66 0.0 0.0 Cld/OcRn Cld Cld/Spr-LtRn MCld/Cld Cld Cld/LtRn-Driz
12 41.6 44.9 11:25a 37.9 11:45p 23.4 0.0 0.06 1.7 12.0 1:05a E 41.33 0.0 0.0 Cld/Mist-LtRn-Spr Cld Cld/OccLtPrecip Cld/LtPrecip
13 40.7 46.2 1:55p 36.9 11:55p 24.3 0.0 0.01 1.4 8.0 11:05a SW 34.31 0.0 0.0 Cld Fog Driz Cld&Cld-Mcld Cldy
14 38.5 45.2 1:20p 33.8 12:00m 26.5 0.0 0.00 2.8 16.0 12:05p SW 68.04 0.0 0.0 Cld Cld-MCld/OccLtMist-Spr PCld RnBws MCld/OcSpr Cld
15 37.5 46.4 10:45a 30.6 10:20p 27.5 0.0 0.00 4.4 24.0 1:40p SW 106.19 0.0 0.0 Cld ThinClds Clr/PCLd P/MCldy MClr Clr/PCld Clear
16 34.0 45.2 12:50p 26.9 12:00m 31.0 0.0 0.00 2.3 11.0 9:30a SW 55.89 0.0 0.0 MClear HiThin/VryThinClds MClr Clear Aurora
17 35.7 48.9 2:55p 24.7 5:50a 29.3 0.0 0.00 3.4 20.0 6:05p SW 82.28 0.0 0.0 Clear MClr Clear OccBrzy-Evening
18 33.1 36.0 11:05a 29.7 4:30a 31.9 0.0 0.00 6.4 33.0 11:10a NE 154.24 0.0 0.0 Clear-TinyClds Breezy to Windy at times FaintAurora
19 30.8 34.6 3:00p 26.9 5:55a 34.2 0.0 0.00 5.9 33.0 6:45a NE 141.00 0.0 0.0 Clear Breezy-Windy Periods
20 28.3 29.7 2:05p 26.5 4:50a 36.7 0.0 0.00 8.6 45.0 11:20a NE 206.61 0.0 0.0 Brzy-WindyAllDay Clr MClr PCld MCld Cldy
21 32.1 36.0 6:15p 28.1 12:05a 32.9 0.0 TRACE 11.1 38.0 9:50a NE 267.30 0.0 0.0 WindyAllDay Ovcst MCld Cld SnFlurries
22 38.3 44.8 12:55p 33.8 1:25a 26.7 0.0 0.02 1.7 16.0 12:55p SE 40.07 0.2 0.0 Cld Cld/LtSn Cld/OcLtRn-Spr Cld/ThinSpot BrknSky Cld
23 35.2 48.3 2:05p 27.6 5:35a 29.8 0.0 0.00 1.9 10.0 4:30p SW 46.66 0.0 0.0 Cld? PCld MostlyClear MClr/Fog MClear Clear
24 34.2 48.6 3:05p 25.3 6:15a 30.8 0.0 0.00 1.4 10.0 3:10p SW 34.48 0.0 0.0 Clear MostlyClear HiThin-VeryThinClds
25 37.0 46.4 10:20p 26.7 5:05a 28.0 0.0 0.00 1.2 21.0 6:35p SW 28.95 0.0 0.0 Ovcst-HiThin/VryThinClds Cldy BrieflyBreezy
26 45.1 49.4 2:50p 39.1 11:55p 19.9 0.0 0.04 6.0 32.0 6:15a NE 144.28 0.0 0.0 Cld/Breezy-Wind/FewSpr VarPcld-Overcast Cld Cld/Rn
27 39.5 42.1 2:30p 36.3 12:00m 25.5 0.0 0.17 3.5 21.0 11:20a ESE 83.29 0.0 0.0 Cld/OccRn Cld/SmBrks Cld/LtRn M-PCld/PCld Cld/LtRn
28 34.9 37.9 3:15p 32.2 6:15a 30.1 0.0 0.30 1.7 12.0 12:25a SE 40.15 1.0 0.0 Cld/Rn Cld/Sn PCld MCld Cld/Rn-Sn&Sn-OccCldy Cld/Rn
29 34.9 39.2 11:20a 31.2 8:50p 30.1 0.0 0.13 1.5 13.0 11:45a ESE 36.02 0.2 0.0 Cld/Sn/Rn-SnShwrs M/PCld/OccRn-Sn PCld MClr Clr/PCld
30 37.4 40.3 8:05p 32.4 12:05a 27.6 0.0 0.17 3.3 20.0 8:00p ESE 77.99 0.0 0.0 LoCld/LtRn-Driz Cld/LtSn-Rn&Rn Cldy Cld/Mist-Spr
31 37.4 41.9 11:10a 33.7 8:10p 27.6 0.0 0.75 2.9 21.0 6:40a SE 70.02 0.3 0.1 Cld/Rn/Spr Cld HailShr&Thndr/Sn-Rn Cld/SprRn MCld Rn
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37.7 49.4 26 24.7 17 845.4 0.0 4.27 3.3 45.0 20 ESE 2432.63 1.7
(1) As measured on Front Lawn
STATISTICS | DATA | GRAPHS | CONDITIONS - DAY of MONTH: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31| TOP
AVERAGE Mean Temp: 37.7
AVERAGE High Temp: 43.1
MINIMUM High Temp: 29.7 20th
MAXIMUM High Temp: 49.4 26th
AVERAGE Low Temp: 32.8
MINIMUM Low Temp: 24.7 17th
MAXIMUM Low Temp: 39.5 2nd
MAX >= 90.0: 0
MAX >= 80.0: 0
MAX >= 70.0: 0
MAX <= 32.0: 1 20th
MIN <= 32.0: 11 15th-21st, 23rd-25th, 29th
MIN <= 0.0: 0
MAXIMUM Humidity (%): 96 1st, 2nd, 4th, 6th, 9th, 13th
MINIMUM Humidity (%): 19 19th @ 1440
MAXIMUM Pressure (mb): 1040.8 12th @ 2129, 13th @ 0014
MINIMUM Pressure (mb): 985.4 26th @ 1759
TOTAL Htg Deg Days: 845.4
AVERAGE Htg Deg Days: 27.3
MINIMUM Htg Deg Days: 19.9 26th
MAXIMUM Htg Deg Days: 36.7 20th
TOTAL Cool Deg Days: 0
Heat Base: 65.0 Cool Base: 65.0 Method: Integration
TOTAL Precip.: 4.27
AVERAGE Precip.: 0.2
DAYS of Precip.: 22
MAXIMUM Precip.: 0.75 31st
MAXIMUM Rain Rate: 0.66 31st @ 1354
Days of Rain: 19 (>.01 in) 15 (>.1 in) 0 (>1 in)
TOTAL Snowfall: 1.7
DAYS of Snowfall: 4 22nd, 28th, 29th, 31st
AVERAGE High Wind: 19.9
MINIMUM High Wind: 8 13th @ 1104
MAXIMUM High Wind: 45 20th @ 1119
WIND RUN (miles): 2432.63
DAYS OF Sun: 19
DAYS of Clear or M Clr: 3 17th, 18th, 19th
DAYS OF Cld or M Cld: 26 All but the 16th-19th and the 23rd
DAYS OF Rainbow: 3 5th, 10th, 14th
DAYS OF Aurora: 2 16th, 18th
DAYS OF Lightning: 1 31st (Some thunder between 1341 and 1354)
DAYS OF Earthquake: 0
3/31/05: DATA | Thunder & Lightning - See Below |
Wind Advisory in effect until 1 PM
- 2050 AST: Extremely Light Misting/Sprinkling,
Cloudy with a few breaks, fog/clouds hiding
the mountaintops and a lower ribbon/band
of fog/clouds. 1/4" Hail accumulation
today, 1/8" frozen snow-slush on the
ground at 2050.
- 1950: Cloudy SE 1/2 of sky, Partly/Mostly
Cloudy NW 1/2 of sky, top of Mt. Roberts
in the clouds and a bit of fog/clouds around
the top of Mt. Juneau, lower ribbon of fog/clouds.
- 1850: Mostly Cloudy, lower band of fog/clouds
and fog/clouds hiding Last Chance Basin,
the middle portion of Mt. Juneau, and Mt.
Roberts above 500' - 800'.
- 1820: Cloudy with thin areas where blue is
visible and breaks overhead, lower fog/clouds
hiding most of Mt. Juneau, all of Last Chance
Basin, and Mt. Roberts above 1000', yellowish-brown
glow in the fog/clouds to the East.
- 1750: Rain, Cloudy with fog/clouds hiding
Last Chance Basin and much of Mt. Juneau,
top of Mt. Roberts in the clouds.
- 1720: Very Light Misting/Sprinkling, Cloudy
with fog/clouds hiding Last Chance Basin
and much of Mt. Juneau; bands of fog hiding
some of Mt. Roberts.
- 1700: Snow-Slush from hail and snow still
on yards and decks.
- 1650: Cloudy with lower bands of fog/clouds
and fog/clouds hiding much of Mt. Juneau
and some of Mt. Roberts.
- 1616: "Stretchy" Squirrel at the
feeder in the willow by the deck.
- 1550: Cloudy with some lower wisps of fog/clouds.
- 1520: Cloudy with a few lower ribbons and
wisps, inner Gold Creek valley mostly obscured
(from precipitation).
- 1450: Sprinkling/Light Misting, Cloudy with
the inner Gold Creek valley hidden, part
of the top of Mt. Juneau and the very top
of Mt. Roberts obscured.
- 1420: Snow with rain mixed in, cloudy with
the mountains obscured above the 400' elevation.
- 1410: NWS Forecast issued: Isolated Thunderstorms
with Small Hail until 3 P.M.
- 1405: Rain with snow mixed in, cloudy with
the mountains obscured above the 500' elevation.
- LIGHTNING EVENTS - Juneau, Alaska - September 1983 to March
31, 2005.
- 1354: High Rain (Precipitation) Rate of .66"
per hour registered (highest so far this
month and this year). Heard some thunder
in the past 13 minutes. There was thunder
and lightning in the Mendenhall Valley and
thunder was heard downtown.
- 1350: Hail -Snow/Rain, Cloudy, Mainland substantially
obscured. 1/4" accumulation of hail
on the ground, decks, roofs, roads.
- 1341: Heavy Hail Shower (small hail) began,
cloudy with the very tops of the mountains
in the clouds.
- 1250: Cloudy with the very tops of the mountains
in the clouds, light to breezy wind (windier
closer to the Channel), a few whitecaps on
the Channel.
- Noon: "Tiny" Squirrel has arrived.
- 1150: Extremely Light Sprinkling (hardly
noticeable), cloudy with the very tops of
the mountains in the clouds, light to breezy
wind (as it has been most of the morning).
- 1050: Cloudy with bright areas and a few
tiny breaks, very tops of the mountains in
the clouds.
- 1035: Cloudy with a break to the SE, mountaintops
in the clouds and a few lower wisps, breezy-windy
closer to the Channel, a few whitecaps on
the Channel.
- 1020: Cloudy with the mountaintops in the
clouds and a few lower wisps, breezy-windy
closer to the Channel, whitecaps on the Channel.
- 0950: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy with
the very tops of the mountains in the clouds,
breezy (windier over the Channel), some whitecaps
on the Channel.
- 0920: Rain, Breezy at times (windier closer
to the Channel), cloudy with the mountaintops
in the clouds, a few whitecaps on the Channel.
- 0850: Light Rain, Cloudy with the very tops
of the mountains in the clouds, a few whitecaps
on the Channel.
- 0820: Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops
in the clouds, a few whitecaps on Gastineau
Channel.
- 0750: Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops
in the clouds.
- 0650: Rain, Breezy at times, Cloudy with
the mountaintops in the clouds.
- 0635: Rain, Breezy at times, Cloudy with
the mountaintops in the clouds.
- 0620 AST: Very Light Misting/Sprinkling,
Cloudy with the inner Gold Creek valley partially
obscured.
3/30/05: DATA | Wind Advisory issued 1845 | Test of Alaska
Tsunami Warning System took place at 0950
& 0958 today
- 2050 AST: Extremely Light Misting/Sprinkling,
Cloudy with some lower wisps and bits of
fog/clouds.
- 1950: Very Light Misting/Sprinkling, Cloudy.
- 1850: Cloudy with precipitation over the
mainland mountains and valleys.
- 1820: Cloudy, precipitation in the inner
Gold Creek valley and over the top of Mt.
Juneau.
- 1750: Very Light Rain, Cloudy.
- 1720: Cloudy, precipitation in the inner
Gold Creek valley and over part of Mt. Juneau
and Mt. Roberts.
- 1650: Cloudy.
- 1550: Cloudy.
- 1520: Cloudy.
- 1505: Rain, Cloudy with the top of Mt. Roberts
in the clouds and the very top of Mt. Juneau,
inner Gold Creek valley hidden.
- 1450: Very Light Sprinkling/Misting, Cloudy,
Clouds skimming the mountaintops. Uploading
problem has been solved.
- 1420: Rain, Cloudy with the very tops of
the mountains in the clouds. Uploading Problems
continuing, please pay close attention to
the time stamp for each piece of data.
- 1350: Light Rain, Cloudy with the very tops
of the mountains in the clouds.
- 1334: A Bald Eagle flew SE over the backyard.
- 1250: Rain, Cloudy with the very tops of
the mountains in the clouds. Uploading Problems
continuing.
- 1150: Very Light Rain, Cloudy with the very
tops of the mountains in the clouds and a
few lower wisps.
- 1050: Rain, Cloudy with the very tops of
the mountains in the clouds and a few lower
wisps.
- 0950: Sprinkling/Misting, Cloudy with the
mountaintops in the clouds and a few lower
wisps. Uploading Problems continuing.
- 0935: Very Light Misting/sprinkling, Cloudy
with the mountaintops in the clouds and a
few lower wisps.
- 0850: Cloudy with the mountaintops in the
clouds, precipitation in the inner Gold Creek
valley.
- 0835: Extremely Light Misting/Sprinkling,
Cloudy with the very tops of the mountains
in the clouds and a few lower wisps and bits
of fog/clouds on the Channel side of Mt.
Juneau.
- 0750: Light Mixed Snow and Rain, Cloudy with
lower fog/clouds hiding much of the mainland
mountains.
- 0720: Problems this morning uploading new
data to the website, don't know when the
problem will be resolved; in the meantime
please pay close attention to the time stamp
for each piece of data. APRS and Weather
Underground unaffected.
- 0650: Light Rain/Drizzle, Cloudy with lower
bands, ribbons, and wisps of fog/clouds hiding
parts of the mainland mountains.
- 0620 AST: Light Rain/Drizzle with snow mixed
in occasionally, cloudy with lower fog/clouds
hiding the mainland above the 400' elevation.
3/29/05: DATA | Test of Alaska Tsunami Warning System
set for 0945 March 30.
- 2050 AST: Clear/Partly Cloudy. 1/8"
- 1/4" Snowfall today, 0" of snow
on the ground at 2050.
- 1950: Mostly Clear.
- 1850: Clear/Partly Cloudy.
- 1835: Mostly Clear (some high thin haze)
with clouds around the perimeter of the clear
area.
- 1750: Sprinkling, Cloudy with a few breaks,
some fog/clouds around the top of Mt. Juneau
and the Mt. Juneau Ridge, weak sunshine on
part of Mt. Juneau and Mt. Roberts.
- 1720: Light Rain-Snow and Snow Pellets, Cloudy
with a few teeny breaks and a bit of fog/clouds
around the mountaintops.
- 1650: Cloudy with a few teeny breaks.
- 1635: Cloudy with a few small breaks.
- 1605: Partly Cloudy with a bit of fog/clouds
around the mountaintops.
- 1550: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy with
breaks, some fog/clouds around the top of
Mt. Juneau and Mt. Roberts, inner Gold Creek
valley obscured, sun shining here and there
on the mainland.
- 1520: Snow-Rain and then Snow Pellets, Cloudy
with the top of Mt. Roberts and part of the
top of Mt. Juneau in the clouds, some small
breaks to the NW.
- 1448: Mixed rain and snow and tiny snow pellets-hail,
mostly cloudy with some fog/clouds around
the mountaintops, sun shining here and there
on Mt. Juneau and the Mt. Juneau Ridge.
- 1435: Very Light Snow-Rain, Partly Cloudy
with fog/clouds around the mountaintops,
snow shower in the past 5 minutes.
- 1420: Light Mixed Rain and Snow, Cloudy with
some fog/clouds around the mountaintops.
- 1350: Mostly Cloudy with the sun shining
here and there.
- 1320: Partly Cloudy, a bit of fog/clouds
around the mountaintops, sun is shining.
- 1250: Partly Cloudy, Snow-Rain and tiny snow
pellets/hail, mainland mostly hidden (much
of Mt. Juneau is visible), sun shining on
Mt. Juneau and here.
- 1235: Snow, Cloudy with the mountaintops
in the clouds and the mainland mountains
partially obscured.
- 1220: Very Light Snow, Cloudy with small
breaks and the sun going in and out or trying
during the past 1/2 hour, some fog/clouds
around the mountaintops.
- 1150: Light Snow, Cloudy with some fog/clouds
around the mountaintops and a few lower bits
and wisps of fog/clouds.
- 1135: Widely spaced snowflakes falling, cloudy
with some fog/clouds around the top of Mt.
Juneau and a small bit around the top of
Mt. Roberts.
- 1050: Extremely Light Sprinkling/Snow (hardly
detectable), cloudy with some fog/clouds
around the very tops of the mountains.
- 1020: Light mixed rain and snow and small
snow pellets, cloudy with a small bit of
fog/clouds at the very top of Mt. Juneau.
- 0950: Cloudy with a bright spot where the
sun is a bit of fog/clouds around the mountaintops.
- 0920: Cloudy with a few lower wisps and bits
of fog/clouds and a few breaks in the southern
part of the sky.
- 0905: Cloudy with a few lower wisps and bits
of fog/clouds.
- 0850: Cloudy with some lower fog/clouds hiding
part of Mt. Juneau and Last Chance Basin.
Snow level is at 450' - 500'.
- 0820: Light mixed rain and snow, cloudy with
the top of Mt. Roberts in the clouds and
much of Mt. Juneau and Last Chance Basin
hidden by lower fog/clouds.
- 0750: Light Rain (has been mixed rain and
snow during the past hour), cloudy with the
mountaintops obscured and much of Mt. Juneau
and Last Chance Basin obscured.
- 0650: Mixed Rain and Snow, Cloudy with the
mainland mountains hidden by clouds above
the 600' elevation.
- 0620 AST: Light Rain with snow mixed in occasionally,
cloudy with the mainland mountains hidden
by clouds above the 600' elevation. 1/8"
to 1/4" Snowfall overnight on yards
(mostly melted now).
3/28/05: DATA | Seward's Day Observed (State & Local Holiday) - See
below
- 2050 AST: Cloudy. 1" Snowfall today,
0" of snow on the ground at 2050.
- 1950: Cloudy.
- 1850: Extremely Light Sprinkling/Misting,
Cloudy with some lower fog/clouds hiding
part of Mt. Juneau and a bit of the top of
Mt. Roberts.
- 1750: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy with
hints of breaks and thin spots, a few lower
ribbons around the top of Mt. Juneau and
Mt. Roberts.
- 1650: Cloudy.
- 1620: Cloudy with a few tiny breaks where
blue is visible, a few wisps behind Mt. Maria.
- 1550: Cloudy with a few thin spots/small
breaks where blue is visible, very tops of
the mountains obscured, inner Gold Creek
valley partially obscured.
- 1520: Extremely Light Sprinkling, Cloudy
with the very tops of the mountains obscured,
inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured.
- 1450: Very Light Sprinkling/Misting, Cloudy
with the very tops of the mountains in the
clouds, murky in Last Chance Basin, sun trying
to shine on part of downtown Juneau and on
Mt. Roberts.
- 1350: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy with
the clouds skimming the mountaintops.
- 1335: Cloudy with the very tops of the mountains
in the clouds and a few lower wisps, still
some precipitation over parts of the mainland.
- 1333: A Great Blue Heron flew SE.
- 1329: A Great Blue Heron flew NW over the
backyards and then turned to the ENE and
flew out over Gastineau Channel.
- 1250: Light Rain/Snow, Cloudy with the top
of Mt. Roberts and the inner Gold Creek valley
and the very top of Mt. Juneau obscured.
- 1220: Extremely fine light snow, cloudy with
the very tops of the mountains obscured.
- 1150: Snow with some rain mixed in at times,
cloudy with the mainland mostly hidden.
- 1115: Snow, Cloudy with the mainland mostly
hidden.
- 1050: Snow/Rain, Cloudy with the mainland
mountains hidden above 400'.
- 1035: Cloudy with the very tops of the mountains
in the clouds.
- 1005: Very Light Rain/Drizzle, Cloudy with
the mountaintops obscured.
- 0950: Cloudy with the very tops of the mountains
and the inner Gold Creek valley obscured,
precipitation over the mainland mountains
and valleys.
- 0920: Very Light Rain-Snow, Cloudy with the
very tops of the mountains obscured.
- 0918: A Bald Eagle flew NW.
- 0850: Cloudy with the clouds skimming the
mountaintops.
- 0820: Cloudy with bright spots, very tops
of the mountains in the clouds.
- 0750: Cloudy SE part of the sky, mostly cloudy
NW part, very tops of the mountains in the
clouds.
- 0735: Very, very light snow, cloudy with
a few tiny breaks, very tops of the mountains
in the clouds. Approximately 1/16" snowfall
since 0715. The snow is not sticking on the
roads and driveways for the most part.
- 0720: Snow, Cloudy with the mainland substantially
hidden.
- 0700: Precipitation being recorded this morning
and the Rain Rate are from the melting snow
(heater being used).
- 0650: Mostly Cloudy, very top of Mt. Roberts
in the clouds.
- 0620: Mostly Cloudy with a large thin area
where blue is visible, lower ribbon/band
of fog/clouds hiding part of Mt. Roberts.
7/8" Snowfall overnight.
- 0619: Webcam Picture
- 0617: Webcam Picture of Mt. Juneau with Fresh Snow
- Seward's Day: State and Local Holiday - Commemorates
signing by U.S. Secretary of State William
H. Seward on March 30, 1867 of treaty by
which the U.S bought Alaska from Russia.
SUNDAY 3/27/05: Resurrection Sunday - Easter. DATA | Resurrection of our Lord & Savior Jesus
Christ: Luke 24: 6 "He is not here (in the tomb),
but is risen!"
- 2050 AST: Misting/Sprinkling, Cloudy with
the mountaintops in the clouds.
- 1950: Misting/Light Sprinkling, Cloudy with
the mountaintops in the clouds.
- 1920: Sprinkling/Misting, Cloudy with the
very tops of the mountains in the clouds.
- 1905: Occasional very light sprinkles, cloudy
with the very tops of the mountains in the
clouds, heavier precipitation in the inner
Gold Creek valley.
- 1845: Webcam Picture
- 1850: Cloudy with the very top of Mt. Juneau
and the top of Mt. Roberts in the clouds.
- 1835: Cloudy with the clouds skimming the
top of Mt. Juneau and the Mt. Juneau Ridge,
some fog/clouds around the top of Mt. Roberts.
- 1750: Mostly/Partly Cloudy with some fog/clouds
around the top of Mt. Juneau and Mt. Roberts.
- 1650: Mostly Cloudy/Cloudy.
- 1603: A Bald Eagle is flying about.
- 1550: Partly Cloudy, Sun shining here and
there on the mainland mountains.
- 1520: Partly/Mostly Cloudy with sun shining
here and there on the mainland mountains.
- 1450: Mostly/Partly Cloudy, Sun shining here
and there on the mainland mountains.
- 1350: Cloudy with a few tiny breaks to the
NW, some fog/clouds around the very tops
of the mountains.
- 1250: Cloudy with a few breaks to the North,
clouds skimming Mt. Juneau and the very top
of Mt. Juneau in the clouds, weak spots of
sunshine here and there.
- 1150: Cloudy with hints of breaks, very tops
of mountains in the clouds, light dusting
of new snow visible at the top of Mt. Juneau.
- 1120: Mostly Cloudy, Sun shining here and
there on the mainland, very tops of the mountains
in the clouds, whitecaps on Gastineau Channel
in the past 15 minutes.
- 1050: Cloudy with a teeny break or two, light
rain and rain during the past hour, very
tops of the mountains in the clouds.
- 0950: Cloudy with a bit of fog/clouds around
the top of Mt. Roberts, bright clouds to
the ESE and SE.
- 0850: Light Rain, Cloudy with two tiny breaks,
a few gusts, very tops of the mountains in
the clouds.
- 0750: Cloudy with a few tiny breaks, clouds
skimming the top of Mt. Juneau and the Mt.
Juneau Ridge, very top of Mt. Roberts in
the clouds.
- 0728: The Sun broke through the clouds.
- 0650: Cloudy with tiny breaks and hints of
breaks, tops of the mountains in the clouds.
- 0620 AST: Cloudy with breaks, tops of the
mountains in the clouds.
- 2050 AST: Cloudy.
- 1950: Cloudy.
- 1850: Cloudy.
- 1750: Cloudy with a few thin spots and small
breaks.
- 1650: Mostly Cloudy with weak sunshine here
and there on the mainland.
- 1614: Webcam Picture of Mt. Juneau
- 1550: Mostly Overcast, weak sunshine here
and there.
- 1450: Cloudy with a few breaks NW part of
sky, Mostly Cloudy SE part, sun shining here
and there.
- 1435: Mostly Cloudy with weak sunshine, bright
skies.
- 1350: Overcast with tiny breaks, sunshine
on Olds Mountain.
- 1320: Mostly Cloudy, some sunshine on the
Mt. Juneau Ridge.
- 1250: Partly Cloudy SE half of sky, thin
overcast NW 1/2, slightly weakened sunshine.
- 1235: Thin Overcast NW 2/3rds of sky, Partly
Cloudy/Clear SE 1/3rd, slightly weakened
sunshine.
- 1150: Overcast with location of the sun visible,
partly cloudy to the SE.
- 1120: Cloudy with partly cloudy skies to
the SE, breezy at times with stronger gusts.
- 1050: Cloudy, Breezy with occasional stronger
gusts.
- 1020: Cloudy with bright spots, breezy at
times.
- 0950: Cloudy, Breezy with stronger gusts,
some precipitation in the inner Gold Creek
valley and over part of Mt. Roberts.
- 0850: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, Breezy
with stronger gusts
- 0750: Cloudy, Breezy with stronger gusts,
some precipitation in the inner Gold Creek
valley.
- 0650: Cloudy, Breezy with stronger gusts.
- 0620 AST: Extremely Light Sprinkling, Cloudy,
Breezy-Windy.
- For the past two nights uploading of data
has been prevented because of some problem
with the dial-up connection. I'm trying to
figure out why, but the problem may persist.
- 2050 AST: Cloudy.
- 1950: Cloudy.
- 1850: Cloudy, Breezy.
- 1750: Cloudy.
- 1650: Cloudy.
- 1550: Cloudy.
- 1450: Cloudy.
- 1350: Cloudy.
- 1320: Cloudy.
- 1250: Cloudy.
- 1150: Cloudy with bright spots and hints
of breaks.
- 1133: A Steller's Jay is taking a bath in
the Bird Bath while another one is trying
to drink.
- 1050: Cloudy.
- 0950: Cloudy.
- 0850: Cloudy with a few thinner areas.
- 0820: Overcast with mostly somewhat thin
clouds, weak sunshine.
- 0750: Thin Overcast, thicker clouds to the
SE.
- 06:59:55: Sun started rising over the upper
right shoulder of Mt. Roberts.
- 0650: Overcast with high thin and very thin
clouds in areas (blue visible through the
clouds).
- 0620: Overcast with high thin and very thin
clouds in areas (blue visible through the
clouds).
- 0550: Somewhat thin overcast and thinner
in areas, very light frost on the roofs.
- 0543: Steller's Jays arrived.
- 0528 AST: Dark Eyed Juncos (Oregon subspecies)
arrived.
- 2050 AST: Partly Cloudy/Clear with some high
clouds.
- 1950: High Thin and Very Thin Clouds over
most of the sky, some stars visible, there
is a Halo around the Moon.
- 1852: Webcam Picture
- 1850: High Thin and Very Thin Clouds over
most of the sky, Moon visible.
- 1841: Noticed the almost full Moon (full
Moon is at 1159 AST 3/25) in the sky low
over the upper right shoulder of Mt. Roberts.
- 1750: High Thin and Very Thin Clouds over
most of the sky.
- 1705: High Thin and Very Thin Clouds over
most of the sky, slightly weakened sunshine.
- 1635: The Sun set behind the Douglas Island
mountains.
- 1550: High thin and very thin clouds and
wispy clouds over much of the sky, sunshine
not affected.
- 1450: Mostly Clear with some cirrus clouds.
- 1430: There are 2 Webcams now - the Original
and now Mt. Juneau - both at http://westjuneau.com/weather/webcam.htm. Hopefully I'll be able to keep up with
both of them, the Original will have priority.
- 1350: Clear/Partly Cloudy with cirrus clouds
- 1335: Mostly Clear with some cirrus clouds.
- 1250: Clear.
- 1150: Clear.
- 1050: Clear.
- 0950: Clear.
- 0850: Clear.
- 0750: Clear.
- 0701: Sun started rising over the upper right
shoulder of Mt. Roberts.
- 0650: Clear.
- 0620 AST: Clear, light frost on the roofs.
3/23/05: DATA | Last of the shoveled snow melted away
today. Effective late afternoon a New higher
quality (better night pictures) Web Camera
is now being used.
- 2050 AST: Clear.
- 1850: Clear.
- 1750: Clear.
- 1650: Clear.
- 1550: Clear.
- 1450: Clear.
- 1350: Clear. Last remnants of the shoveled
snow beside the driveway melted away today.
- 1250: Clear with a few wisps of cirrus to
the NW.
- 1150: Clear with a tiny bit of cirrus.
- 1050: Clear with a small bit of cirrus.
- 1020: Clear with just a small bit of cirrus.
- 0950: Mostly Clear with cirrus clouds.
- 0935: Mostly Clear with cirrus clouds.
- 0850: Mostly Clear with some cirrus, ribbon
of fog over the Channel.
- 0750: Clear with a bit of cirrus, fog over
the Channel blowing rapidly to the SE, Blueberry
Hills in some fog.
- 0818: Webcam Picture
- 0702: Sun started rising over the right shoulder
of Mt. Roberts.
- 0701: Webcam Picture
- 0652: Apology: I've just found that the webcam
software hasn't been working since March
20..., that's what I get for taking things
for granted! One little checkbox had somehow
gotten unchecked and I hadn't noticed new
images weren't being stored (and then uploaded).
You can deduct $5,000 from my paycheck. Please
notify me if you find errors on the site!
- 0650: Clear with fog over the Channel and
to the NW, partially extending into West
Juneau, mainland mountains hidden at times.
- 0647: Chestnut Backed Chickadee arrived.
- 0635: Clear with a bit of cirrus clouds and
fog low over Gastineau Channel, more clouds
to the NW.
- 0620: Clear SE half of sky, Mostly Clear
and then partly cloudy to the NW, fog over
the Channel NW of the Douglas Bridge.
- 0615: Steller's Jays arrived.
- 0605 AST: Dark Eyed Juncos (Oregon subspecies)
arrived.
- 2050 AST: Cloudy with hints of breaks. 3/16"
Snowfall today, 0" of snow on the ground
at 2050.
- 1950: Cloudy with hints of breaks.
- 1850: Cloudy with hints of breaks.
- 1750: Broken Skies.
- 1650: Broken Skies.
- 1550: Cloudy with somewhat broken skies,
weakened sunshine shining on parts of downtown.
- 1450: Cloudy with a few clear spots in the
eastern sky.
- 1350: Cloudy.
- 1250: Cloudy with thinner areas and spots
where blue is visible through the clouds,
sun shining here and there - mostly on the
mainland.
- 1232: A flock of Pine Siskins flew into the
willow by the deck. Buds on the willows are
more obvious
- 1150: Cloudy, location of the sun visible.
- 1050: Cloudy with weak sunshine, hints of
other breaks.
- 1035: Cloudy with the sun trying, hints of
other breaks.
- 0950: Cloudy with the sun visible through
the clouds.
- 0935: Extremely Light Sprinkling, Cloudy
with the sun visible through the clouds.
- 0905: Cloudy with some precipitation over
the mainland mountains and valleys.
- 0750: Very Light Rain, Cloudy.
- 0735: Cloudy.
- 0650: Light Snow, Cloudy.
- 0641: Dark Eyed Juncos (Oregon subspecies)
arrived.
- 0635: Very Light Snow, Cloudy. Squirrel arrived.
A Bald Eagle is in tree to the East along
the shore.
- 0620 AST: Extremely Light Snow-Rain, Cloudy
- murky around the top of Mt. Roberts. 3/16"
Snowfall overnight with the snow sticking
on lawns/yards and not on most paved surfaces,
roofs, and decks.
3/21/05: DATA | Wind Advisory | Red Flag Warning Cancelled
- 2050: AST: Very Light Snow, Cloudy, Breezy
at times with occasional stronger gusts.
No visible snowfall on the ground at 2050.
- 1950: Very Light Snow, Cloudy, Breezy with
occasional stronger gusts.
- 1920: Very Light Snow, Cloudy, Breezy with
occasional stronger gusts.
- 1850: Extremely Light Snow, Cloudy, Breezy
with occasional stronger gusts.
- 1750: Cloudy, Windy, a few whitecaps on the
Channel, extremely light snow flurries in
areas, very light snow flurries over parts
of the mainland during the past hour - still
some light flurries in the inner Gold Creek
valley.
- 1650: Cloudy, Windy, a few whitecaps on the
Channel.
- 1550: Cloudy, Windy, whitecaps on the Channel.
- 1450: Extremely Light Snow Flurries, Cloudy,
Windy, a few whitecaps on the Channel.
- 1435: Cloudy, Windy, a few whitecaps on the
Channel.
- 1420: Cloudy (overcast), Breezy-Windy, some
whitecaps on the Channel.
- 1350: Cloudy with thin and very thin areas
where blue is visible, breezy-windy, some
whitecaps on the Channel, weak sunshine.
- 1250: Cloudy with thinner areas where blue
is visible, breezy-windy, some whitecaps
on the Channel, weak sunshine.
- 1150: Cloudy with thinner areas where blue
is visible, breezy with stronger gusts, some
whitecaps on the Channel, extremely weak
sunshine.
- 1050: High Overcast with thinner areas where
hints of blue is visible, very weak sunshine,
windy, whitecaps on the Channel, some very
light snow in the inner Gold Creek valley.
- 0950: High Overcast with the Sun visible
through the clouds, windy, a few whitecaps
on the Channel, slightly murky from very
light snow in the inner Gold Creek valley
and over parts of Mt. Roberts.
- 0850: Overcast with the Sun visible through
the clouds (extremely weak sunshine), windy.
- 0750: Overcast with thinner areas, breezy
with stronger gusts.
- 0720: Overcast with thinner areas, Sun is
sort of shining through, breezy with occasional
stronger gusts, still somewhat murky in the
inner Gold Creek valley.
- 0650: Cloudy (overcast), Breezy-Windy, a
few whitecaps on Gastineau Channel and occasionally
blowing spray, slightly murky in the inner
Gold Creek valley and over parts of Mt. Roberts.
- 0620 AST: Cloudy (overcast), Breezy-Windy,
a few whitecaps on Gastineau Channel, either
blowing snow or very light snow falling in
the inner Gold Creek valley. There were 2
brush fires yesterday: Approx. 1 acre off
Engineers Cutoff and 1/8 acre on the Channel
side of Thane Road.
SUNDAY 3/20/05: Palm Sunday | DATA | Wind Advisory | Red Flag Warning for Severe
Fire Weather Conditions | Spring Began 0333.
- 2050 AST: Mostly Cloudy/Cloudy, Breezy with
occasional gusts.
- 1950: Mostly Cloudy, Breezy at times with
occasional stronger gusts.
- 1850: Partly Cloudy, Breezy at times.
- 1750: Partly Cloudy with high very thin haze
in the "clear" areas, breezy at
times with occasional stronger gusts.
- 1650: Mostly Cloudy NW part of sky, Partly
Cloudy with high thin haze in the "clear"
areas in the SE part, breezy with occasional
stronger gusts.
- 420 PM AST SUN MAR 20 2005 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH
11 PM SUNDAY DUE TO GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS
AND LOW HUMIDITY... DISCUSSION...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS
IN EFFECT THROUGH 11 PM SUNDAY FOR THE LOWEST
ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTHERN TWO THIRDS OF
SOUTHEAST ALASKA DUE TO STRONG DRY GUSTY
WINDS. RELATIVE HUMIDITY THIS AFTERNOON RANGE
BETWEEN 25 AND 35 PERCENT ACROSS THE NORTHERN
TWO THIRDS OF THE PANHANDLE. OFFSHORE FLOW
CONTINUES TO PRODUCE NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20
TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH. WINDS WILL
DIMINISH OVER THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE TONIGHT
BUT REMAIN STRONG IN THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE.
MOISTURE CURRENTLY FILTERING INTO THE SOUTHERN
PANHANDLE WILL SLOWLY SPREAD NORTH THROUGH
THE NIGHT GRADUALLY INCREASING RELATIVE HUMIDITIES.
HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE ABOVE
40 PERCENT BY AROUND 11 PM TONIGHT. EASTERLY
FLOW ALOFT WILL BRING INCREASING CLOUD COVER
OVER THE COAST MOUNTAINS AND INTO THE PANHANDLE
THIS EVENING. LIGHT SNOW FLURRIES ARE POSSIBLE
LATE TONIGHT. A FRONT MOVING INTO THE EASTERN
GULF MONDAY MORNING WILL BRING AN INCREASING
CHANCE OF SNOW TO THE OUTER COAST MONDAY
AFTERNOON AND THEN INLAND MONDAY NIGHT. SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BETWEEN 1 AND
2 INCHES. THIS WARNING MEANS THAT SEVERE
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE CONTINUING IN
THE WARNING AREA. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE
OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF
THIS RED FLAG WARNING. THIS STATEMENT WILL
BE UPDATED BY 1100 PM AST SUNDAY. $$ FPAK57PAJK_AKZ025
- 1550: Partly Cloudy, Breezy-Windy.
- 1450: Clear with some scattered clouds and
a bit of very thin high clouds-haze, breezy-windy,
a few whitecaps on the Channel.
- 1350: Clear with a few tiny clouds, breezy
at times with stronger gusts, a bit of snow
blowing off Olds Mountain, a few whitecaps
on the Channel.
- 1250: Clear, Breezy with stronger gusts,
a few whitecaps on the Channel, some snow
blowing off the mainland mountains (except
Mt. Juneau).
- 1150: Clear with a few tiny clouds, breezy
with occasional stronger gusts, some whitecaps
on the Channel, some snow blowing off the
mainland mountains except Mt. Juneau.
- 1120: Very Windy, Clear, some snow blowing
off Mt. Juneau Ridge and Olds Mountain, Gastineau
Channel was one mass of whitecaps 3 minutes
ago.
- 1119: 45 mph wind registered.
- 1050: Clear, Windy, some snow blowing off
the Mt. Juneau Ridge and Olds Mountain, whitecaps
on the Channel.
- 0950: Clear with a few tiny clouds, breezy
to very windy, snow blowing off the mainland
mountains except Mt. Juneau, whitecaps on
the Channel.
- 0850: Clear, Breezy at times with stronger
gusts, snow blowing off the mainland mountains
except Mt. Juneau, blowing spray on the Channel.
- 0750: Clear with a few tiny clouds and very
thin high clouds? or from blowing snow? to
the East, breezy to very windy at times,
snow blowing off the mainland mountains except
Mt. Juneau, blowing spray on Gastineau Channel.
- 800 AM AST SUN MAR 20 2005 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH
6 PM SUNDAY DUE TO GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS
AND LOW HUMIDITY... DISCUSSION...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN JUNEAU HAS CONTINUED THE RED FLAG WARNING
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE LOWEST ELEVATIONS
OF SOUTHEAST ALASKA DUE TO DRY GUSTY WINDS.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WERE VERY POOR
AGAIN LAST NIGHT WITH MAXIMUM HUMIDITIES
BETWEEN 20 AND 30 PERCENT IN AREAS THAT STAYED
WINDY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TODAY WILL DROP
AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT IN THE NORTH AND STAY
AROUND 30 PERCENT IN THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE.
CONTINUED OFFSHORE FLOW WILL PRODUCED NORTHEAST
WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45
MPH WILL THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES AND ALONG
BEACHES AS THE STRONGER WINDS BECOME MORE
WIDESPREAD AGAIN THIS MORNING. THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE PANHANDLE
WILL WEAKEN THROUGH THE DAY DIMINISHING WINDS
IN THAT AREA. A WEAK LOW PRESSURE CENTER
NEAR VANCOUVER ISLAND WILL MOVE NORTH TOWARDS
SOUTHEAST ALASKA GRADUALLY INCREASING HUMIDITIES
THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. THE CHANCE OF RAIN
OR SNOW WILL INCREASE FROM THE SOUTH MONDAY
AND MONDAY NIGHT. A WARNING MEANS THAT SEVERE
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE ALREADY OCCURRING
IN THE WARNING AREA. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE
OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF
THIS RED FLAG WARNING. THIS STATEMENT WILL
BE UPDATED BY 600 PM AST SUNDAY. $$ FPAK77PAJK_AKZ025
- 0705: The Sun started rising over the right
shoulder of Mt. Roberts.
- 0650: Mostly Clear with a few tiny clouds
and very thin high clouds in the Eastern
part of the sky, breezy to windy at times,
snow blowing off Mt. Juneau Ridge and Olds
Mountain and some off Mt. Roberts..
- 0620: Clear, Windy, Snow blowing off Mt.
Juneau Ridge and Olds Mountain. Breezy-Windy
periods overnight.
- 0333 AST: Vernal Equinox - Source: U.S. Naval
Observatory: http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/EarthSeasons.html
3/19/05: DATA | Wind Advisory | Red Flag Warning for Severe
Fire Weather Conditions - See Below
- 2050 AST: Clear. Vernal Equinox is at 0333
Sun., March 20, 2005
- 1950: Clear, occasionally breezy with stronger
gusts.
- 1850: Clear, occasionally breezy with stronger
gusts.
- 1750: Clear.
- 1650: Clear, Occasionally breezy with stronger
gusts, a few whitecaps on the Channel.
- 3:00 P.M. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH
8 PM SUNDAY DUE TO STRONG GUSTY NORTHEAST
WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... FIRE WEATHER ZONES INCLUDED IN THIS WARNING
ARE: 018-019-020-021-022-023-024-025-026-027-028-029
DISCUSSION...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN JUNEAU HAS EXTENDED THE RED FLAG WARNING
DUE TO STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES THROUGH 8 PM SUNDAY FOR THE ENTIRE
PANHANDLE. A STRONG AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE
OVER THE YUKON TERRITORY WILL CONTINUE TO
PRODUCE WIDESPREAD NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS
OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH. RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES THIS AFTERNOON HAVE FALLEN TO
BETWEEN 14 AND 25 PERCENT ACROSS THE PANHANDLE.
ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL COOL INTO THE
MID 20S TONIGHT...THE CONTINUED STRONG DRY
OFFSHORE FLOW WILL LIMIT RELATIVE HUMIDITY
RECOVERIES TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 PERCENT IN
EXPOSED LOCATIONS. IN WIND SHELTERED AREAS
RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE AROUND
50 PERCENT MAKING RED FLAG CONDITIONS LESS
WIDESPREAD DURING THE NIGHT. DRY WINDY CONDITIONS
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY WITH RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES FALLING TO AROUND 25 PERCENT AND
NORTHEAST WINDS CONTINUING TO GUST OVER 40
MPH. THE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH
COLD AIR TEMPERATURES TONIGHT AND SUNDAY
MORNING WILL MAKE FREEZING SPRAY A POTENTIAL
HAZARD FOR ANY BOAT OPERATIONS. ALSO PERSONNEL
OPERATING OUTSIDE SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS
TO PROTECT AGAINST WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE
DIGITS. A WARNING MEANS THAT SEVERE FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE ALREADY OCCURRING
IN THE WARNING AREA. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE
OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF
THIS RED FLAG WARNING. THIS STATEMENT WILL
BE UPDATED BY 1100 PM AST OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT. $$ FPAK57PAJK_AKZ025
- 1621: Clear, Breezy-Windy, a few whitecaps
on the Channel. The Sun set behind the Douglas
Island mountains.
- 1550: Clear, Breezy at times with occasional
stronger gusts (breeze picked up at 1546),
a bit of snow blowing off Olds Mountain.
- 1450: Clear, Snow blowing off Olds Mountain.
- 1350: Clear, a bit of snow blowing off the
Mt. Juneau Ridge and Olds Mountain.
- 1250: Clear, some snow blowing off the Mt.
Juneau Ridge and Olds Mountain, a few whitecaps
on the Channel.
- 1153: A Fox Sparrow and a Pine Siskin (the
first Pine Siskin seen since January 29)
at the feeder in the willow by the deck.
- 1150: Clear, some snow blowing off the Mt.
Juneau Ridge (and Olds Mtn. as it has much
of the morning), a few whitecaps on the Channel.
- 1050: Clear, a bit of snow blowing off the
Mt. Juneau Ridge, some whitecaps on the Channel
in the past 10 minutes.
- 1020: Clear, Some snow blowing off the Mt.
Juneau Ridge.
- 0950: Clear, Breezy with occasional stronger
gusts, whitecaps on the Channel, some snow
blowing off the Mt. Juneau Ridge.
- 0920: Clear, Breezy with stronger gusts,
a bit of snow blowing off the Mt. Juneau
Ridge, some whitecaps on the Channel.
- 0850: Clear, Breezy at times, a bit of snow
blowing off the Mt. Juneau Ridge, some whitecaps
on the Channel.
- 0750: Clear, Breezy with stronger gusts,
a bit of snow blowing off the Mt. Juneau
Ridge.
- 0735: Clear, Breezy with stronger gusts,
small whitecaps on Gastineau Channel, a bit
of snow blowing off the Mt. Juneau Ridge.
- 0706-0707: The Sun started rising over the
right shoulder of Mt. Roberts.
- 0650: Clear, Breezy, a bit of snow blowing
off the Mt. Juneau Ridge.
- 0635: Clear, Windy.
- 0620: Clear. Occasional Breezy - Windy periods
overnight.
- 0602 AST: Steller's Jays arrived.
3/18/05: DATA | Wind Advisory | Buds on the Willows are
becoming more obvious and have a bit of white
at the tips.
- 2050 AST: Clear with a few tiny clouds, breezy
at times with stronger gusts.
- 2025: Some faint diffuse Aurora Borealis
to the ENE.
- 1950: Clear with a few tiny clouds, occasionally
breezy with occasional stronger gusts.
- 1850: Clear with a few tiny clouds, breezy
with occasional stronger gusts.
- 1750: Clear.
- 1650: Clear with a few teeny clouds, breezy
with occasional stronger gusts.
- 1614: The Sun set behind the Douglas Island
mountains.
- 1550: Clear with a few very tiny clouds,
breezy, a few whitecaps on the Channel.
- 1520: Clear with a few tiny clouds, windy,
whitecaps on the Channel.
- 1450: Clear, tiny bit of snow blowing off
the Mt. Juneau Ridge, occasionally breezy
and some whitecaps on the Channel at times.
- 1350: Clear with a few tiny clouds, breezy
at times with occasional stronger gusts,
a few whitecaps on the Channel.
- 1250: Clear with a few tiny clouds, breezy
at times with occasional stronger gusts,
a few whitecaps on the Channel.
- 1150: Clear with a few small clouds, breezy
with occasional stronger gusts, a few whitecaps
on the Channel, a bit of snow blowing off
the Mt. Juneau Ridge.
- 1120: Clear with a few tiny scattered clouds,
breezy-windy with whitecaps on the Channel
in the past 5 minutes.
- 1050: Clear with a few tiny scattered clouds,
breezy with occasional stronger gusts.
- 0950: Clear with a few tiny clouds, breezy
with occasional stronger gusts, some whitecaps
on the Channel, a bit of snow blowing off
the Mt. Juneau Ridge and Mt. Roberts.
- 0850: Clear with some tiny scattered clouds,
windy, whitecaps on the Channel, blowing
dust downtown and along Douglas Highway occasionally,
a bit of snow blowing off the Mt. Juneau
Ridge and Mt. Roberts.
- 0820: Clear with some tiny scattered clouds,
breezy with occasional stronger gusts, a
bit of snow blowing off the Mt. Juneau Ridge
and Mt. Roberts, some whitecaps and blowing
spray on the Channel.
- 0809: Downtown the wind is creating dust
clouds from the sand-gravel put on the roadways.
- 0750: Clear with tiny scattered clouds, a
bit of snow blowing off the Mt. Juneau Ridge
and Mt. Roberts, occasional spray on Gastineau
Channel.
- 0744: A Bald Eagle landed in tree to the
NNE along the shore.
- 0708: Sun started rising over the right shoulder
of Mt. Roberts.
- 0650: Clear, Breezy at times with occasional
gusts, a bit of snow blowing off the Mt.
Juneau Ridge and Mt. Roberts.
- 0635: Clear, Breezy-Windy, some snow blowing
off the Mt. Juneau Ridge.
- 0620 AST: Clear, Breezy at times.
3/17/05: DATA | Wind Advisory - Issued at 1515. At 0843
Noticed that the Buds are developing on the
Spruce Trees in the backyard
- 2050 AST: Clear, Breezy at times.
- 1950: Clear.
- 1920: Clear, Breezy, a few clouds to the
NW.
- 1850: Clear with some clouds to the NW and
a few clouds to the SE.
- 1750: Clear with a few wee clouds, partly
cloudy to the NW, breezy at times.
- 1650: Clear with a few small or very tiny
clouds.
- 1610: The Sun set behind the Douglas Island
mountains.
- 1600: The Great Blue Heron departed his perch
and flew towards Gastineau Channel.
- 1550: Clear. Heron is still there, in the
sunshine.
- 1523: A Great Blue Heron is perched in a
spruce tree below the lot adjacent to 3270
on the NW side.
- 1450: Clear.
- 1350: Clear.
- 1250: Clear.
- 1226: A Great Blue Heron is flying SE.
- 1150: Clear.
- 1050: Clear.
- 0950: Clear.
- 0850: Clear.
- 0751: Chestnut Backed Chickadees arrived.
- 0750: Clear.
- 0709: Sun started rising over the right shoulder
of Mt. Roberts. Dark Eyed Juncos (Oregon
subspecies) have arrived.
- 0650: Clear, very light frost is also on
the lawns, Bird Bath is frozen.
- 0620 AST: Clear, Light frost on the roofs
and on cars.
- 0618: Steller's Jays arrived.
3/16/05: DATA | At 0839 Robert Sorlie won the Iditarod
Sled Dog Race
- 2050 AST: Clear.
- 1950: Clear with some - mostly faint - Aurora
Borealis over Mt. Juneau and the 1/2 full
Moon high overhead to the SW.
- 1850: Clear with a few teensy clouds.
- 1750: Mostly Clear with some high thin clouds
to the ENE and a slight very thin high haze.
- 1658: Webcam Picture
- 1650: Clear with some high very thin haze
and a bit of high thin clouds.
- 1607: The Sun set behind the Douglas Island
mountains.
- 1554: Clear with a few small high very thin
clouds.
- 1535: Mostly Clear with some high very thin
haze and a few thin high clouds.
- 1450: Partly Cloudy/Clear with some high
thin and very thin clouds.
- 1350: Partly Cloudy/Clear with high thin
and very thin clouds over much of the sky,
Sun is shining.
- 1335: Partly Cloudy/Clear with high thin
and very thin clouds over much of the sky,
Sun is shining.
- 1250: Clear.
- 1150: Clear.
- 1050: Clear.
- 1039: Electric Power restored to West Juneau
and Douglas.
- 1030: Douglas Highway is now open with one
lane in the vicinity of the fire.
- 0950: Mostly Clear with high thin clouds
to the SE.
- 0921: Electric Power turned off for West
Juneau and Douglas (Circuit Breaker for the
West Juneau #1 Feeder at the West Juneau
Substation opened) in order to fight the
fire. No new Tide Graphic until power is
restored.
- 0919: Douglas Highway now open to John Street
from the Bridge side.
- 0915: Douglas Highway has been closed south
of the Douglas Bridge (limited access through
Sitka street to West Juneau and none to Douglas).
- 0900: Fire at the Forest Edge Condominiums
along Douglas Highway, traffic along Douglas
Highway most likely affected; column of smoke
some 3/4 miles distant, visible from 3270.
- 0850: High thin and very thin clouds with
a clear area inland to the ENE, Halo around
the sun from the cirrostratus clouds.
- 0750: High thin and very thin clouds over
much of the sky, otherwise clear, sun is
shining.
- 0711: The Sun started rising over the right
shoulder of Mt. Roberts.
- 0650: Partly Cloudy/Clear with high thin
and very thin clouds
- 0620 AST: Mostly Clear with some high clouds,
light frost on the roofs and Bird Bath is
frozen.
- 2050 AST: Clear with a few tiny clouds.
- 1950: Clear with scattered clouds.
- 1850: Clear with scattered clouds.
- 1750: Clear/Partly Cloudy.
- 1650: Mostly Clear with some scattered clouds.
- 1550: Mostly Clear with some scattered clouds.
- 1450: Mostly Clear with some scattered mostly
small clouds.
- 1401: Webcam Picture
- 1350: Clear/Partly Cloudy, Breezy.
- 1250: Cloudy/Mostly Cloudy SE 1/3rd of the
sky, Mostly Clear NW 2/3rds.
- 1150: Mostly Cloudy/Cloudy SE part of sky,
Mostly Clear NW part.
- 1120: Mostly Cloudy SE part of sky, Mostly
Clear NW part.
- 1050: Partly/Mostly Cloudy.
- 1020: Partly Cloudy, Breezy.
- 0950: Partly Cloudy with scattered clouds.
- 0850: Clear with some scattered clouds.
- 0750: Clear with a few clouds, mostly to
the SE.
- 07:11:50: Sun started rising over the right
shoulder of Mt. Roberts.
- 0650: Mostly Clear except mostly cloudy/cloudy
to the SE, a few lower wisps and ribbons
of fog blowing rapidly from the NW to the
SE.
- 0641: Steller's Jays arrived.
- 0635: Clear/Partly Cloudy, band of fog over
Gastineau Channel.
- 0620 AST: Overcast with mostly high thin
and very thin clouds, lower fog hiding much
of the mainland mountains above the 300'
- 400' elevation.
- 0610: A Squirrel arrived.
- 2050 AST: Cloudy with the very tops of the
mountains in the clouds.
- 1950: Cloudy with thinner areas.
- 1850: Mostly Cloudy with some fog/clouds
around the very tops of the mountains, crescent
moon is still visible through the clouds.
- 1750: Partly Cloudy with some fog/clouds
around the mountaintops, precipitation in
the inner Gold Creek valley.
- 1720: Partly Cloudy with the very tops of
the mountains in the clouds, crescent moon
is high in the sky to the SW, precipitation
in the inner Gold Creek valley.
- 1653: Partial Rainbow to NNE faded out.
- 1650: Mostly Cloudy, mountaintops in the
clouds, partial Rainbow which began at 1618
is still there, spots of sunshine here and
there on the mainland.
- 1618: Partial arc of a Rainbow to the NNE
in front of Mt. Juneau.
- 1557: Webcam Picture
- 1553: The sun set behind Mt. Troy Ridge.
- 1550: Light Sprinkling, Mostly Cloudy/Cloudy
NW part of sky, Partly Cloudy SE part, shower
over Mt. Juneau, very tops of mountains in
the clouds, sun is shining here and there.
- 1535: Mostly Cloudy/Cloudy NW part of sky,
Partly Cloudy SE part, shower over Mt. Juneau
and Last Chance Basin, very tops of mountains
in the clouds, sun is shining.
- 1450: Partly Cloudy with the clouds skimming
the mountaintops, sun is shining, precipitation
in the inner Gold Creek valley.
- 1449: Webcam Picture
- 1350: Mostly Cloudy with weak sunshine shining
here and there, light precipitation here
and there over the mainland mountains and
valleys - currently in the inner Gold Creek
valley.
- 1330: Extremely faint partial Rainbow to
the NE.
- 1250: Partly Cloudy, some fog/clouds around
the very tops of the mountains.
- 1220: Partly Cloudy, a bit of fog/clouds
around the very top of Mt. Juneau and the
Mt. Juneau Ridge.
- 1150: Mostly Cloudy with weak sunshine, some
fog/clouds around the very tops of the mountains,
some precipitation over the top of Mt. Juneau
and in the inner Gold Creek valley.
- 1120: Cloudy with a few thin spots where
blue is visible, a bit of fog/clouds around
the very tops of the mountains.
- 1050: Mostly Cloudy, Sun shining, some fog/clouds
around the mountaintops.
- 0950: Very Light Sprinkling/Misting, Mostly
cloudy with large areas with blue visible
through the clouds and fog/clouds around
the mountaintops, weak sunshine.
- 0935: Light Sprinkling, Mostly cloudy with
large areas with blue visible through the
clouds and fog/clouds around the mountaintops,
weak sunshine.
- 0850: Extremely Light Sprinkling, Cloudy
with thin spots and a few tiny breaks or
hints of breaks, some fog/clouds around the
mountaintops and lower ribbons.
- 0835: Mostly/Partly Cloudy, Sun is shining,
some fog/clouds around the mountaintops and
some lower wisps and bits of fog/clouds over
the Channel slope of Mt. Juneau.
- 0750: Light Sprinkles, Cloudy with thinner
areas (hints of blue) and small breaks, sun
is trying to shine, some mists and fog/clouds
around the mountaintops with a few lower
wisps.
- 0735: Cloudy with thinner areas and small
breaks, sun is shining, small bit of fog/clouds
around the very top of Mt. Roberts, lower
band/ribbon of fog/clouds.
- 0650: Cloudy with thinner areas and breaks
in the eastern part of the sky, some thin
fog at the higher elevations over the Channel
and lower ribbons of fog/clouds
- 0635: Cloudy/Mostly Cloudy with clouds around
the very top of Mt. Roberts and lower wisps
and ribbons of fog/clouds.
- 0620 AST: Extremely Light Misting, Cloudy
with the top of Mt. Roberts partially obscured,
lower band of fog/clouds.
SUNDAY 3/13/05: DATA
- 2050 AST: Cloudy with the very tops of the
mountains in the clouds and a few lower ribbons
of fog/clouds.
- 1950: Cloudy with the clouds skimming the
mountaintops.
- 1850: Cloudy.
- 1750: Cloudy with the clouds skimming the
mountaintops and a few lower wisps.
- 1650: Cloudy with hints of thin spots, clouds
skimming Mt. Juneau and a few wisps of fog/clouds
around the other mountains.
- 1550: Cloudy with a few tiny hints of breaks
and a few fog/clouds around the tops of the
mountains.
- 1450: Mostly Cloudy/Cloudy with fog/clouds
around the mountaintops, very weak sunshine
here and there on the mountains.
- 1350: Cloudy with two tiny breaks, top of
Mt. Roberts in the clouds and some fog/clouds
around the top of Mt. Juneau.
- 1320: Mostly Cloudy with fog/clouds around
the upper parts of Mt. Juneau and Mt. Roberts,
sun shining here and there on the mainland.
- 1315: Webcam Picture
- 1250: Mostly Cloudy/Cloudy with some fog/clouds
around the mountaintops, weak sunshine on
parts of the mountains.
- 1150: Cloudy with a few tiny breaks, some
fog/clouds around the upper parts of Mt.
Juneau and Mt. Roberts.
- 1120: Cloudy with a clear spot, some fog/clouds
around the upper parts of Mt. Juneau and
Mt. Roberts.
- 1050: Mostly Cloudy with fog/clouds around
the upper parts of the mountains, sun shining
here and there.
- 0950: Cloudy with a clear area overhead,
very tops of the mountains in the clouds,
lower band and wisps of fog/clouds.
- 0920: Cloudy with a few thin spots where
blue is visible, mountaintops in the clouds,
a lower band of fog/clouds, sun almost trying.
- 0850: Very Light Misting, Fog over Gastineau
Channel and overhead, sun trying to shine
through the fog.
- 0820: Drizzle, Fog.
- 0750: Fog.
- 0650: Fog, with partly cloudy? skies partially
visible overhead.
- 0550 AST: Fog.
- 2050 AST: Very Light Misting/Sprinkling,
Cloudy with some lower mists and ribbons
of fog/clouds.
- 1950: Misting/Sprinkling, Cloudy with some
lower mists over the Channel.
- 1850: Very Light Rain, Cloudy with the very
tops of the mountains in the clouds.
- 1750: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Cloudy
with some fog/clouds around the mountaintops
and in Last Chance Basin.
- 1720: Very Light Sprinkling/Misting, Cloudy
with some fog/clouds around the mountaintops
and a few lower wisps.
- 1650: Extremely Light Misting, Cloudy with
fog/clouds around the mountaintops and fog/clouds
in Last Chance Basin.
- 1620: Extremely Light Misting, Cloudy with
fog/clouds around the mountaintops and lower
band/ribbon and wisps of fog/clouds.
- 1550: Cloudy with fog/clouds around the mountaintops
and some fog/clouds in Last Chance Basin.
- 1450: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy with
some fog/clouds around the mountaintops and
a lower band and wisps of fog/clouds.
- 1435: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Cloudy
with some fog/clouds around the mountaintops
and some lower wisps and bits of fog/clouds.
- 1350: Cloudy with fog/clouds around the mountaintops
and some lower wisps and bits of fog/clouds.
- 1320: Light Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops
in the clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden.
- 1250: Cloudy with fog/clouds around the mountaintops,
inner Gold Creek valley hidden.
- 1150: Cloudy with fog/clouds around the top
of Mt. Juneau and hiding the inner Gold Creek
valley, some fog/clouds around the top of
Mt. Roberts.
- 1050: Cloudy with fog/clouds around the mountaintops
and a few lower wisps, inner Gold Creek valley
hidden.
- 0950: Cloudy with some clouds around the
mountaintops and a few lower wisps.
- 0850: Extremely Light Sprinkling/Misting,
Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds
and a few lower wisps and ribbons.
- 0750: Very Light Misting/Sprinkling, Cloudy
with the mountaintops in the clouds and a
few lower wisps and bits of fog/clouds -
mostly in Last Chance Basin.
- 0650: Very Light Misting, Cloudy with some
fog/clouds around the mountaintops and lower
ribbon and wisps.
- 0646: Chestnut Backed Chickadees arrived.
- 0629: A Squirrel arrived.
- 0620 AST: Light Misting, Cloudy with the
very tops of the mountains in the clouds
and a lower band of fog/clouds.
- 2050 AST: Light Misting, Cloudy with some
clouds around the very tops of the mountains.
- 1950: Extremely Light Misting, Cloudy with
a small bit of fog/clouds around the mountaintops
and a few lower wisps.
- 1920: Light Rain/Drizzle, Cloudy with a lower
band of mist over Gastineau Channel.
- 1850: Light Misting/Sprinkling, Cloudy with
a bit of fog/clouds around the very tops
of the mountains.
- 1750: Cloudy with a bit of fog/clouds around
the very tops of the mountains, a small cloud
in Last Chance Basin behind Mt. Maria..
- 1650: Cloudy with a bit of fog/clouds around
the very tops of the mountains.
- 1550: Cloudy with a thin spot where blue
is visible, some fog/clouds around the top
of Mt. Juneau and a bit around the top of
Mt. Roberts.
- 1520: Cloudy with slightly broken skies.
- 1450: Mostly Cloudy/Cloudy with the sun going
in and out and shining here and there since
about 1435, a few lower wisps.
- 1350: Cloudy with a few small breaks, some
clouds around the top of Mt. Juneau and the
Mt. Juneau Ridge, occasional small spots
of sunshine on the top of Mt. Juneau.
- 1335: Cloudy with small breaks, some fog/clouds
around the mountaintops.
- 1250: Extremely Light Sprinkling, Cloudy
with a few wisps and bits of fog/clouds around
the mountains.
- 1220: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy with
a bit of fog/clouds around the mountaintops.
- 1150: Very Light Sprinkling (began within
the past 5 minutes), Cloudy with a few tiny
breaks, a bit of fog/clouds around the mountaintops.
- 1050: Cloudy with a few small breaks and
some bright spots, some fog/clouds around
the mountaintops and in the inner Gold Creek
valley.
- 0950: Cloudy with a tiny break overhead and
hints of breaks and bright spots, a lower
band of fog/clouds hiding the inner Gold
Creek valley and part of Mt. Juneau and Mt.
Roberts.
- 0850: Cloudy with some fog/clouds around
the mountaintops and in the Gold Creek canyon
at "The Horn".
- 0750: Cloudy with fog/clouds around the mountaintops
and some lower fog/clouds in Last Chance
Basin.
- 0650: Cloudy with the very tops of the mountains
in the clouds and a few lower wisps over
Last Chance Basin..
- 0642: Chestnut Backed Chickadees arrived.
- 0635: Cloudy with some fog/clouds around
the very tops of the mountains.
- 0620 AST: Light Rain, Cloudy with some fog/clouds
around the top of Mt. Juneau.
- 2050 AST: Partly/Mostly Cloudy.
- 1950: Cloudy.
- 1850: Cloudy.
- 1805: Rain, Cloudy with the very tops of
the mountains in the clouds, breezy with
stronger gusts.
- 1750: Light Rain, Cloudy with some fog/clouds
around the very top of Mt. Juneau.
- 1720: Cloudy.
- 1650: Rain, Cloudy with some fog/clouds around
the top of Mt. Juneau and the very top of
the Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds.
- 1620: Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops
in the clouds and lower band/ribbon of fog/clouds.
- 1605: Cloudy with some fog/clouds around
the very tops of Mt. Juneau and Mt. Roberts
and a few lower wisps.
- 1550: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Cloudy
with the very tops of the mountains in the
clouds, some very weak sunshine.
- 1520: Rain, Cloudy with lower fog/clouds
hiding some of Mt. Juneau and Mt. Roberts,
and much of Last Chance Basin.
- 1508: High Rain Rate was .47" per hour.
- 1507: Heavy Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops
in the clouds and lower fog/clouds hiding
most of Mt. Juneau and all of Last Chance
Basin, and part of Mt. Roberts.
- 1450: Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau and the very
top of Mt. Roberts in the clouds, lower ribbon/band
and wisps of fog/clouds.
- 1435: Light Sprinkling/Misting, Cloudy with
a few small breaks, mountaintops in the clouds,
a lower ribbon and bits of fog/clouds - mostly
on the Channel side of Mt. Juneau and in
the vicinity of Mt. Maria.
- 1429: Faint Partial Rainbow to the ENE, faded
out at 1431.
- 1425: The Sun came out.
- 1420: Light Rain, Cloudy with bright spots,
mountaintops in the clouds and lower fog/clouds
hiding most of Mt. Juneau.
- 1350: Very Light Misting/Sprinkling, Cloudy
with lower fog/clouds hiding much of the
mainland mountains above the 300' elevation.
- 1335: Extremely Light Misting/Sprinkling,
Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds
and a lower band/ribbon and wisps of fog/clouds.
- 1305: Very Light Drizzle/Sprinkling, Cloudy
with the mountaintops in the clouds and a
lower band and ribbon of fog/clouds - most
of Mt. Juneau hidden.
- 1250: Light Rain/Drizzle, Cloudy with the
mountaintops in the clouds and a lower band
and bits of fog/clouds - most of Mt. Juneau
hidden.
- 1247: Steller's Jays arrived, first time
they've been here since March 4.
- 1220: Rain, Cloudy with lower fog/clouds
hiding the mainland mountains above the 300'
- 400' elevation.
- 1205: Misting, Cloudy with the mountaintops
in the clouds and lower wisp and mists.
- 1150: Cloudy with the mountaintops in the
clouds and some lower wisps, bits, and ribbons
of fog/clouds.
- 1120: Cloudy with some precipitation over
the mainland, mountaintops in the clouds
and some lower wisps and ribbons of fog/clouds.
- 1050: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Cloudy
with the mountaintops in the clouds and a
few lower wisps.
- 1035: Sprinkling, Cloudy with the mountaintops
in the clouds.
- 1001: A Bald Eagle is flying SE over the
shoreline.
- 0950: Rain, Cloudy with the very tops of
the mountains in the clouds and a few lower
wisps of fog/clouds.
- 0850: Rain, Cloudy with the very tops of
the mountains in the clouds and some lower
wisps of fog/clouds.
- 0750: Rain, Cloudy with the clouds skimming
the mountaintops.
- 0650: Rain, Cloudy with a few lower wisps,
very top of Mt. Juneau and Mt. Roberts in
the clouds, Mt. Juneau Ridge in the clear.
- 0620 AST: Rain, Cloudy with the very tops
of the mountains in the clouds and some lower
wisps of fog/clouds.
- 2050 AST: Cloudy.
- 1950: Cloudy.
- 1850: Cloudy.
- 1750: Light Rain, Cloudy with the very tops
of the mountains in the clouds.
- 1650: Rain, Cloudy with the very tops of
the mountains in the clouds.
- 1605: Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops
in the clouds.
- 1550: Very Light Rain/Drizzle, Cloudy with
the mountaintops in the clouds.
- 1520: Light Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops
in the clouds.
- 1450: Very Light Rain, Cloudy with the top
of Mt. Roberts in the clouds and the very
top of Mt. Juneau.
- 1420: Light Rain, Cloudy with the very tops
of the mountains in the clouds.
- 1405: Cloudy, Breezy, very tops of the mountains
in the clouds, some whitecaps on Gastineau
Channel..
- 1350: Cloudy with the mountaintops in the
clouds, some precipitation in the inner Gold
Creek valley.
- 1320: Extremely Light Misting/Sprinkling,
Cloudy with the very tops of the mountains
in the clouds.
- 1250: Drizzle/Light Rain, Cloudy with the
very tops of the mountains in the clouds.
- 1235: Light Rain, Cloudy with the very tops
of the mountains in the clouds.
- 1150: Extremely Light Misting/Sprinkling,
Cloudy with the very tops of the mountains
in the clouds.
- 1120: Very Light Rain, Cloudy with the very
tops of the mountains in the clouds and a
few small whitecaps on the Channel.
- 1050: Very Light Rain/Sprinkling, Cloudy
with the very tops of the mountains in the
clouds and a few small whitecaps on the Channel.
- 1020: Light Rain, Cloudy with the very tops
of the mountains in the clouds and some small
whitecaps on Gastineau Channel.
- 0950: Rain, Cloudy with the very tops of
the mountains in the clouds.
- 0850: Rain, Cloudy with the very tops of
the mountains in the clouds.
- 0805: Rain, Cloudy with the very tops of
the mountains in the clouds.
- 0750: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Cloudy
with the very tops of the mountains in the
clouds.
- 0720: Rain, Cloudy with the very tops of
the mountains in the clouds.
- 0650: Cloudy with the ceiling at about 2500'
- 2700'.
- 0620 AST: Cloudy with the very tops of the
mountains in the clouds, some precipitation
over the mainland.
- 2050 AST: Mostly Cloudy (stars visible) with
a few lower wisps and bits of fog/clouds.
- 2020: Sprinkling/Misting, Cloudy with some
lower fog/clouds.
- 1950: Cloudy with a few lower wisps.
- 1920: Mostly Cloudy with a few lower wisps,
some stars are visible.
- 1850: Heavy Rain, Cloudy with lower fog/clouds
substantially obscuring the mainland mountains.
- 1820: Rain, Cloudy with lower bands, ribbons
and bits of fog/clouds. High Rain Rate was
.31" per hour at 1810.
- 1805: Heavy Rain, Cloudy with fog/clouds
around the mountaintops and below.
- 1750: Rain, Cloudy with fog/clouds around
the mountaintops and a few lower wisps.
- 1735: Rain, Cloudy with fog/clouds around
the mountaintops and a few lower wisps.
- 1720: Cloudy with some fog/clouds around
the very tops of the mountains and some lower
fog/clouds in Last Chance Basin.
- 1650: Cloudy with some fog/clouds around
the very tops of the mountains and some lower
wisps.
- 1620: Rain, Cloudy with the top of Mt. Juneau
in the clouds and the very top of Mt. Roberts,
a few lower wisps.
- 1550: Very Light Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops
in the clouds and lower wisps and bands of
fog/clouds in Last Chance Basin and on the
Channel side of Mt. Juneau.
- 1535: Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops
in the clouds and lower wisps and bands of
fog/clouds.
- 1520: Light Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops
in the clouds and some lower wisps and bits
of fog/clouds.
- 1450: Light Misting/Sprinkling, Cloudy with
the top of Mt. Juneau in the clouds and the
very top of Mt. Roberts, a few lower wisps.
- 1420: Very Light Misting/Sprinkling, Cloudy
with the mountaintops in the clouds, ceiling
at around 1500', a few lower wisps.
- 1405: Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops
in the clouds, ceiling at around 1200' -
1400'.
- 1350: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Cloudy
with the mountaintops in the clouds, ceiling
at around 1500'.
- 1335: Very Light Misting/Sprinkling, Cloudy
with the mountaintops in the clouds, ceiling
at around 1500'.
- 1331: Maintenance Work is being done by the
U.S. Coast Guard on Channel Marker #4 in
Gastineau Channel near the mouth of Gold
Creek.
- 1250: Light Misting/Sprinkling, Cloudy with
the mountaintops in the clouds, ceiling at
1700' - 1800.
- 1150: Cloudy with some light precipitation
over parts of the mainland, mountaintops
in the clouds.
- 1105: Cloudy with the mountaintops in the
clouds.
- 1050: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Cloudy
with the mountaintops in the clouds - ceiling
at about 2500', and a few lower wisps.
- 1020: Very Light Misting/Sprinkling, Cloudy
with the very tops of the mountains in the
clouds and a few lower wisps.
- 0950: Cloudy with the very tops of the mountains
in the clouds and a few lower wisps.
- 0935: 2 Bald Eagles are perched side by side
at the top of a spruce tree to the NNE along
the shore.
- 0850: Very Light Misting/Sprinkling, Cloudy
with the very tops of the mountains in the
clouds and a few lower wisps.
- 0820: Extremely Light Sprinkling (virtually
undetectable), Cloudy with the very tops
of the mountains in the clouds and a few
lower wisps.
- 0750: Light Misting/Sprinkling, Cloudy with
the very tops of the mountains in the clouds
and some lower wisps and bits of fog/clouds.
- 0735: Rain, Cloudy with the very tops of
the mountains in the clouds and a few lower
wisps.
- 0650: Light Misting/Sprinkling, Cloudy with
the clouds skimming the mountaintops.
- 0620 AST: Rain, Cloudy with the clouds skimming
the mountaintops.
- 2050 AST: Light Rain, Cloudy.
- 2035: Rain, Cloudy.
- 1950: Cloudy.
- 1850: Cloudy.
- 1820: Cloudy with some thinner areas to the
NW.
- 1750: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy with
some hints of breaks in the NW part of the
sky.
- 1735: Mostly Cloudy with thin areas and breaks.
- 1720: Light Rain/Sprinkling, Cloudy.
- 1650: Cloudy with tiny breaks and hints of
breaks, a few lower wisps.
- 1620: Cloudy, Light Precipitation over parts
of the mainland.
- 1550: Very Light Misting/Sprinkling, Cloudy
with the clouds skimming the mountaintops.
- 1520: Extremely Light Misting (virtually
undetectable), cloudy with the clouds skimming
the mountaintops.
- 1450: Cloudy with the clouds skimming the
mountaintops.
- 1405: Very Light Misting/Sprinkling, Cloudy
with the very tops of the mountains in the
clouds.
- 1350: Cloudy, very tops of the mountains
in the clouds.
- 1320: Cloudy with a few breaks, clouds skimming
the mountaintops.
- 1250: Cloudy with the very tops of the mountains
in the clouds, a few small thin spots in
which a bit of blue can be seen.
- 1205: Extremely Light Sprinkling, Cloudy
with the very tops of the mountains in the
clouds.
- 1150: Cloudy with precipitation over the
mainland, very tops of the mountains in the
clouds.
- 1050: Cloudy with thin spots overhead where
blue is visible, sun was breaking through
in the past 3 minutes, very tops of the mountains
in the clouds, lower ribbon and wisps.
- 1035: Cloudy with a tiny break or two and
a few thin spots, mountaintops in the clouds
and some lower wisps.
- 1005: Very Light Misting, Cloudy with the
mountaintops in the clouds and a few lower
wisps.
- 1001: A Great Blue Heron flew NW over the
backyard.
- 0954: A Bald Eagle flew SE and then East
over 3270's backyard and landed in a Mountain
Hemlock tree to the East of 3270; flew off
by 1000.
- 0950: Cloudy with the mountaintops in the
clouds, some precipitation over Mt. Roberts,
Last Chance Basin, and the inner Gold Creek
valley.
- 0850: Cloudy with a few small breaks, mountaintops
in the clouds and a few lower wisps.
- 0805: Cloudy with a break or two, very tops
of the mountains in the clouds and lower
wisps.
- 0750: Mostly Cloudy, very tops of the mountains
in the clouds and a lower band of fog/clouds.
- 0747: A Great Blue Heron is perched at the
top of a Mountain Hemlock tree to the East
of 3270.
- 0735: Sprinkling, Cloudy with breaks, some
fog/clouds around the mountaintops and a
lower band of fog/clouds.
- 0720: Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops
in the clouds and a few tiny hints of blue
sky, ceiling at around 1700' - 1800.
- 0705: Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops
in the clouds, ceiling at around 1000' -
1200'.
- 0650: Light Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops
in the clouds (ceiling below the Mt. Roberts
Tramway upper terminal) and a few lower wisps.
- 0644: The Dark Eyed Juncos (Oregon subspecies)
have arrived. Squirrel arrived 0645.
- 0620 AST: Cloudy with the mountaintops in
the clouds (ceiling at about 1600' - 1700')
and a few lower wisps, a bit of fog/clouds
in Last Chance Basin.
SUNDAY 3/06/05: DATA
- 2050 AST: Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops
partially obscured.
- 2035: Light Rain, Cloudy.
- 1950: Light Misting/Sprinkling, Cloudy.
- 1935: Light Rain/Drizzle, Cloudy.
- 1850: Extremely Light Sprinkling/Misting,
Cloudy.
- 1750: Extremely Light Sprinkles, Cloudy with
the inner Gold Creek valley obscured and
the very top of Mt. Roberts partially obscured.
- 1720: Very Light Misting/Sprinkling, Breezy,
Cloudy with the inner Gold Creek valley mostly
obscured and the very top of Mt. Roberts
partially obscured.
- 1650: Extremely Light Sprinkling, Breezy,
Cloudy.
- 1620: Extremely Light Sprinkling, Breezy-Windy,
Cloudy, some whitecaps on Gastineau Channel.
- 1605: Cloudy, Windy (picked up at 1601),
Some precipitation? (or is it blowing snow?)
over Mt. Roberts and in the inner Gold Creek
valley.
- 1550: Cloudy with precipitation over Mt.
Roberts and in the inner Gold Creek valley.
- 1450: Cloudy (overcast).
- 1350: Cloudy (overcast).
- 1250: Cloudy (overcast).
- 1150: Cloudy (overcast).
- 1050: Cloudy (overcast).
- 0950: Somewhat thin overcast, partial Halo
around the sun.
- 0850: Somewhat thin overcast, partial Halo
around the sun.
- 0750: Thinnish Overcast with some thicker
clouds.
- 0650: Mostly Cloudy with thin areas and breaks.
- 0645: A Chestnut Backed Chickadee arrived.
- 0620 AST: Cloudy with a few lower wisps and
bits of fog/clouds.
- 2050 AST: Partly Cloudy.
- 2020: Clear/Partly Cloudy.
- 1950: Partly Cloudy/Clear.
- 1920: Partly Cloudy.
- 1850: Cloudy with a few hints of breaks,
a lower wisp of fog/clouds.
- 1750: Mostly/Partly Cloudy with pinkish-orange
highlights to the clouds in the southern
part of the sky, a few wisps over Last Chance
Basin. Webcam Picture
- 1650: Cloudy with a few small breaks and
thin areas in which blue is visible.
- 1550: Cloudy with thinner areas and spots
where blue is visible through the clouds,
very weak sunshine on the mountaintops.
- 1520: Cloudy with a few tiny breaks, wisps
of fog in the gullies on Mt. Juneau.
- 1450: Mostly Cloudy, a few wisps of clouds
around the mountains.
- 1420: Mostly/Partly Cloudy with a bit of
fog/clouds around the mountaintops.
- 1405: Partly Cloudy, a bit of fog/clouds
around the mountaintops.
- By 1354: Rainbow has faded out.
- 1350: Light Rain, Mostly/Partly Cloudy with
a partial Rainbow, sun is shining, very tops
of the mountains in the clouds.
- 1344: 2nd fainter Rainbow. Webcam Picture
- 1342: Full Rainbow centered to the NNE.
- 1339: Faint and then stronger partial Rainbow
to the ENE. First Rainbow seen since October
27, 2004 (a faint one) and 4 Rainbows on
October 10, 2004.
- 1337: Webcam Picture
- 1335: Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops
in the clouds, location of the sun visible
through the clouds.
- 1320: Light Rain, Cloudy with the very tops
of the mountains in the clouds.
- 1250: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy with
some fog/clouds around the very tops of the
mountains.
- 1150: Cloudy with a few small breaks, some
larger breaks to the NW.
- 1120: Cloudy with some small breaks and a
small area of thin clouds where blue is visible.
- 1050: Partly Cloudy with some fog/clouds
around the very tops of the mountains, the
sun is shining.
- 1020: Mostly Cloudy/Cloudy with breaks and
the sun shining.
- 0950: Cloudy with the clouds skimming the
mountaintops.
- 0920: Cloudy with a few small breaks, clouds
skimming the mountaintops.
- 0905: Cloudy with some breaks, the sun is
shining.
- 0850: Cloudy with some breaks, some fog/clouds
around the very tops of the mountains.
- 0820: Cloudy with hints of breaks, small
breaks to the SE, very tops of the mountains
in the clouds.
- 0750: Cloudy with hints of breaks, tiny breaks
to the SE, some fog/clouds around the very
tops of the mountains.
- 0720: Sprinkling, Cloudy with hints of breaks
and small breaks to the SE, clouds skimming
the mountaintops.
- 0650: Cloudy with the clouds skimming the
mountaintops and a few hints of breaks.
- 0620 AST: Cloudy with a few tiny breaks and
hints of breaks in the SE part of the sky.
- 2050 AST: Cloudy with the very tops of the
mountains in the clouds. 0" of snow
on the ground (there are still piles of shoveled
snow, and the yards on the NE sides of the
houses on Nowell have varying amounts of
snow).
- 1950: Extremely Light Misting/Sprinkling,
Cloudy with the very tops of the mountains
in the clouds.
- 1850: Extremely Light Misting, Cloudy with
the very tops of the mountains in the clouds.
- 1750: Light Misting, Cloudy with the very
tops of the mountains in the clouds.
- 1742: A Bald Eagle flew West over the house
adjacent to 3270 on the NW side.
- 1650: Very Light Misting, Cloudy with the
very tops of the mountains in the clouds.
- 1550: Very Light Rain/Sprinkling, Breezy,
Cloudy with the very tops of the mountains
in the clouds.
- 1450: Rain, Cloudy with the very tops of
the mountains in the clouds.
- 1350: Rain, Cloudy with the very tops of
the mountains in the clouds.
- 1250: Rain, Cloudy with the very tops of
the mountains in the clouds, a few whitecaps
on Gastineau Channel.
- 1150: Rain, Cloudy with the very tops of
the mountains in the clouds, a few whitecaps
on Gastineau Channel.
- 1050: Rain, Cloudy with the very tops of
the mountains in the clouds.
- 1012: An immature Bald Eagle flew NW over
the backyard, another Eagle is (and has been)
in a tree to the East along the shore.
- 0950: Light Rain, Cloudy with the very tops
of the mountains in the clouds.
- 0920: Very Light Rain, Cloudy with the very
tops of the mountains in the clouds.
- 0850: Sprinkling/Misting, Cloudy with the
very tops of the mountains in the clouds.
- 0820: Rain, Cloudy with the very tops of
the mountains in the clouds.
- 0805: Sprinkling, Cloudy with the very tops
of the mountains in the clouds.
- 0750: Extremely Light Sprinkling, Cloudy
with the very tops of the mountains in the
clouds.
- 0650: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy with
the very tops of the mountains in the clouds.
- 0620: Sprinkling, Cloudy with the very tops
of the mountains in the clouds.
- 2050 AST: Light Rain (heavier rain in the
past hour), Cloudy. 1-1/2" of snow on
the ground (though in areas 0 inches of snow).
- 1950: Light Rain/Drizzle, Cloudy with some
mists and a few lower wisps of fog/clouds.
- 1850: Very Light Rain, Cloudy.
- 1835: Very Light Rain/Drizzle, Cloudy.
- 1750: Light Rain, Cloudy with the very tops
of the mountains obscured and the inner Gold
Creek valley mostly obscured.
- 1720: Light Sprinkling/Misting, Cloudy with
the very tops of the mountains obscured and
the inner Gold Creek valley partially obscured.
- 1650: Sprinkling, Cloudy with the very tops
of the mountains obscured and the inner Gold
Creek valley partially obscured.
- 1550: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Cloudy
with the very tops of the mountains and the
inner Gold Creek valley obscured
- 1535: Very Light Sprinkling/Misting, Cloudy
with the very tops of the mountains obscured.
- 1525: Sprinkling, Cloudy with the very tops
of the mountains obscured.
- 1505: Cloudy with precipitation in the inner
Gold Creek valley.
- 1450: Cloudy.
- 1350: Cloudy.
- 1335: Cloudy.
- 1250: Overcast.
- 1150: Thin Overcast with thicker clouds in
the SE part of the sky, extremely weak sunshine.
- 1105: High thin overcast with very, very
weak sunshine, Halo still around the sun,
clearer skies to the NW.
- 0950: High thin and very thin overcast with
blue visible over much of the sky, weak sunshine,
there is a Halo around the sun.
- 0850: Partly Cloudy/Clear with high thin
and very thin clouds - predominantly in the
SE part of the sky.
- 0750: Mostly Clear- thin clouds to the SE.
- 0720: Clear/Partly Cloudy with high thin
clouds.
- 0701: Steller's Jays arrived.
- 0700: A Bald Eagle is in tree to East along
the shore; Chestnut Backed Chickadees arrived.
- 0650: Mostly Clear with clouds to the NW.
- 0635: Dark Eyed Juncos (Oregon subspecies)
have arrived.
- 0620 AST: Partly Cloudy.
- 2050 AST: Cloudy with a few breaks or hints
of, at least one star is visible, mountaintops
in the clouds. 3-1/2" of snow on the
ground.
- 1950: Cloudy with the very tops of the mountains
in the clouds.
- 1920: Drizzle, Cloudy with mists partially
obscuring the mainland mountains.
- 1850: Rain - heaviest it's been all day,
cloudy with mists.
- 1820: Rain, Cloudy.
- 1750: Very Light Misting, Cloudy. A Bald
Eagle is in a tree to the East along the
shore.
- 1720: Light Rain, Cloudy with the clouds
skimming the mountaintops, there was a yellowish-brownish
glow during the past 10 minutes.
- 1650: Cloudy with a few small breaks and
hints of breaks.
- 1620: Light Rain/Drizzle, Cloudy with mists
and the very tops of the mountains in the
clouds.
- 1605: Extremely Light Sprinkling, Cloudy
with a few small breaks and thin spots where
blue is visible.
- 1550:Light Rain, Cloudy with the very tops
of the mountains in the clouds.
- 1520: Light Rain, Cloudy with the very tops
of the mountains in the clouds.
- 1450: Rain, Cloudy with the very tops of
the mountains in the clouds.
- 1420: Light Rain, Cloudy with the very tops
of the mountains in the clouds.
- 1350: Sprinkling/Misting, Cloudy with the
very tops of the mountains in the clouds.
- 1250: Extremely Light Sprinkling, Cloudy
with the very tops of the mountains in the
clouds.
- 1235: Very Light Rain, Cloudy with the very
tops of the mountains in the clouds.
- 1150: Light Rain, Cloudy with the very tops
of the mountains in the clouds.
- 1128: A Steller's Jay is taking a bath in
the Bird Bath.
- 1050: Light Rain, Cloudy with the very tops
of the mountains in the clouds.
- 1020: Rain, Cloudy with the very tops of
the mountains in the clouds.
- 0950: Very Light Rain/Sprinkling, Cloudy
with the mountaintops in the clouds.
- 0850: Cloudy with the mountaintops in the
clouds, some precipitation in Last Chance
Basin and the inner Gold Creek valley.
- 0820: Cloudy with the mountaintops in the
clouds.
- 0750: Light Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops
in the clouds.
- 0720: Light Drizzle/Misting, Cloudy with
the mountaintops in the clouds.
- 0650: Misting, Cloudy with the mountaintops
in the clouds.
- 0640: February 2005 Report has been posted.
- 0620 AST: Cloudy with the mountaintops in
the clouds.
- 2050 AST: Rain, Cloudy with lower ribbons
and wisps of fog/clouds. 5-1/4" of snow
on the ground.
- 1950: Rain, Cloudy with lower bands and ribbons
of fog/clouds.
- 1920: Drizzle, Cloudy with lower fog/clouds
hiding much of the mainland mountains.
- 1850: Extremely Light Misting, Cloudy with
lower fog/clouds hiding much of the mainland
mountains.
- 1750: Cloudy (overcast) with a lower ribbon/band
of fog.
- 1720: Extremely Light Sprinkling, Overcast
- somewhat thin in areas, lower ribbon of
fog/clouds.
- 1650: Extremely Light Sprinkling, Cloudy
with lower ribbon and wisps of fog/clouds.
- 1605: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy with
a thin lower ribbon.
- 1550: Cloudy with a lower ribbon and a few
wisps of fog/clouds.
- 1520: Cloudy with lower ribbons and wisps
of fog/clouds.
- 1505: Cloudy with a lower band of fog hiding
much of the mainland mountains.
- 1450: Extremely Light Sprinkling, Cloudy
with a lower ribbon/band of fog/clouds.
- 1350: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy with
a few lower wisps.
- 1250: Cloudy with a few wisps of fog/clouds.
- 1243: A Squirrel drank from the Bird Bath.
- 1150: Cloudy with a few lower wisps/ribbons
of fog/clouds.
- 1120: Light Sprinkling, Cloudy with a few
lower wisps and ribbons of fog/clouds.
- 1050: Cloudy with a few lower wisps.
- 0950: Cloudy with a few lower wisps.
- 0920: Very Light Misting/Sprinkling, Cloudy
with a lower ribbon of fog/clouds.
- 0850: Cloudy with a few lower wisps.
- 0750: Sprinkling/Misting, Cloudy with a few
lower wisps.
- 0650: Light Rain, Cloudy with the very top
of Mt. Juneau in the clouds, a few lower
wisps.
- 0620 AST: Light Rain, Cloudy with a few lower
wisps/ribbons.
