Observed 4:55 AM AKDT at PAKT

Saxman, AK weather

Mostly cloudy and 36°2°.

Mostly agree

Now 36°2°

Mostly cloudy · Feels like 29°−2°

Feels like: 29°−2°; Wind chill from 9 mph15 km/h wind · air 36°2°
Wind: 9 mph15 km/h; From the northwest. 915–20 mph32 km/h through 5 PM
Dew point: 32°0°; Dry, static shocks likely
UV tomorrow: 2Low; Low all day (peak 2)
Pressure: 30.22 inHg1023 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.03 inHg−1.1 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (36°2° then, 37°3° now)

Good hours for

High 45°7° today at 2 PM
Below freezing tonight 4–8 AM (low 31°−1°)
Below freezing tomorrow night from 1 AM (low 32°0°)

This morningUp to 40°4° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonNear 42°6° · Clear
TonightDown to 32°0° by 4 AM · freezing, low 32°0° · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 38°3° by 11 AM · freezing, low 31°−1° · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonNear 41°5° · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 32°0° by 1 AM · freezing, low 32°0° · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 5a	Clear	33°1° (likely 32°0° to 36°2°)	22°−6°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	81%	15%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	33°1° (likely 32°0° to 36°2°)	22°−6°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	79%	9%	0
Sat 7a	Clear	33°1° (likely 32°0° to 36°2°)	25°−4°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	75%	5%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	34°1° (likely 32°0° to 37°3°)	26°−3°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	71%	1%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)	28°−2°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	67%	1%	0
Sat 10a	Sunny	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)	31°−1°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	66%	0%	1
Sat 11a	Sunny	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 47°8°)	33°1°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	63%	0%	1
Sat 12p	Sunny	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 50°10°)	36°2°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	59%	0%	2
Sat 1p	Sunny	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 52°11°)	38°3°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	57%	0%	2
Sat 2p	Sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 53°12°)	39°4°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	57%	0%	2
Sat 3p	Sunny	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 52°11°)	38°3°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	58%	0%	1
Sat 4p	Sunny	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°)	38°3°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	60%	0%	1
Sat 5p	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 49°9°)	35°2°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	65%	0%	0
Sat 6p	Clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 45°7°)	31°−1°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	69%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	29°−2°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	71%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	37°3° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)	29°−2°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	73%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	36°2° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)	28°−2°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	74%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 39°4°)	27°−3°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	75%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	35°2° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)	26°−3°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	75%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)	26°−3°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	75%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	34°1° (likely 33°1° to 38°3°)	28°−2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	75%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 38°3°)	27°−3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	75%	6%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 38°3°)	26°−3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	75%	6%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 38°3°)	27°−3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	75%	5%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 38°3°)	26°−3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	76%	7%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 37°3°)	26°−3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	76%	6%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 37°3°)	27°−3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	75%	4%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 37°3°)	28°−2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	72%	2%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)	30°−1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	67%	1%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)	32°0°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	62%	1%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 46°8°)	35°2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	57%	0%	1
Sun 12p	Sunny	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 49°9°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	53%	1%	2
Sun 1p	Sunny	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 51°11°)	39°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	48%	0%	2
Sun 2p	Sunny	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 52°11°)	40°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	51%	0%	2
Sun 3p	Sunny	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 51°11°)	40°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	57%	2%	1
Sun 4p	Sunny	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 50°10°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	64%	2%	1
Sun 5p	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 47°8°)	36°2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	68%	2%	0
Sun 6p	Clear	38°3° (likely 37°3° to 43°6°)	33°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	72%	2%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)	31°−1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	75%	2%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)	30°−1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	77%	3%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly clear	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)	29°−2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	78%	7%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly clear	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)	29°−2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	79%	7%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 38°3°)	28°−2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	80%	2%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly clear	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 38°3°)	27°−3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	80%	12%	0
Mon 1a	Mostly clear	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 38°3°)	28°−2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	80%	32%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly clear	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 38°3°)	27°−3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	80%	28%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly clear	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 38°3°)	27°−3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	80%	38%	0
Mon 4a	Partly cloudy	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 38°3°)	27°−3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	80%	50%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 45°7°, low 32°0°. Typical 49°9° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 34°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 37°3°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 32°0°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 45. Northeast wind around 20 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 32. Northeast wind around 20 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
45°7°–53°12°
Low, likely
32°0°–36°2°
Typical high / low
49°9° / 39°4°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
2
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 43°6°, low 31°−1°. Typical 48°9° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 33°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 35°2°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 32°0°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 43. North wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31. North wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
43°6°–52°11°
Low, likely
31°−1°–37°3°
Typical high / low
48°9° / 38°3°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 40°4°, low 31°−1°. Typical 48°9° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 41°5°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 40.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
40°4°–48°9°
Low, likely
31°−1°–38°3°
Typical high / low
48°9° / 38°3°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
2
Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 42°6°, low 31°−1°. Typical 48°9° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 40°4°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 40°5°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 37°3°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
42°6°–48°9°
Low, likely
31°−1°–41°5°
Typical high / low
48°9° / 38°3°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
1
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 42°6°, low 30°−1°. Typical 47°8° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 37°3°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 33°0°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 42.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
42°6°–47°8°
Low, likely
30°−1°–37°3°
Typical high / low
47°8° / 38°3°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
2
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 41°5°, low 30°−1°. Typical 47°8° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 34°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 36°2°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 32°0°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 41.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
41°5°–46°8°
Low, likely
30°−1°–35°2°
Typical high / low
47°8° / 38°3°
Wind
4 mph7 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Snow. High 39°4°, low 32°0°. Typical 47°8° / 37°3°. Snow 0.28 in7.1 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 34°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 41°5°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 38°3°
  50% chance · 0.23 in5.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 38°3°
  50% chance · 0.14 in3.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain and snow after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 39.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
39°4°–44°7°
Low, likely
30°−1°–36°2°
Typical high / low
47°8° / 37°3°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 43 mph69 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 44°7°, low 37°3°. Typical 46°8° / 37°3°. Rain 0.55 in14 mm, 70% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 40°4°
  60% chance · 0.1 in0.3 cm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 42°6°
  70% chance · 0.15 in3.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 40°5°
  60% chance · 0.2 in5.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 42°6°
  60% chance · 0.18 in4.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
41°5°–48°9°
Low, likely
36°2°–38°3°
Typical high / low
46°8° / 37°3°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Rain. High 46°8°, low 39°4°. Typical 46°8° / 37°3°. Rain 0.57 in14 mm, 70% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 43°6°
  60% chance · 0.17 in4.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 46°8°
  70% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 42°6°
  70% chance · 0.15 in3.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 39°4°
  60% chance · 0.57 in14 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
45°7°–47°8°
Low, likely
37°3°–41°5°
Typical high / low
46°8° / 37°3°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 47°8°, low 36°2°. Typical 46°8° / 37°3°. Rain 1.4 in37 mm, 70% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 42°5°
  60% chance · 0.62 in16 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 47°8°
  60% chance · 0.23 in5.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 43°6°
  60% chance · 0.54 in14 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
42°6°–52°11°
Low, likely
35°2°–38°3°
Typical high / low
46°8° / 37°3°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 57 mph91 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 45°, low 32°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 43°, low 31°.
Monday
Dry, high 40°, low 31°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 39–47°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday, Monday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (AJK) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA MRMS, rendered by forecast.blue

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Ketchikan Creek at Ketchikan Powerhouse near Ketchikan

2.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 60.1 ft

Reading from Sat 3 AM · NWS gauge page

Fawn Lake above Fawn Lake Dam near Ketchikan

2.3 mi

Level: 332 ft

Reading from Sat 3 AM · NWS gauge page

Whitman Creek above Whitman Lake Dam near Ketchikan

2.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 378 ft

Reading from Sat 3 AM · NWS gauge page

Lower Ketchikan Lake above Ketchikan Lake Dam near Ketchikan

2.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 340 ft

Reading from Sat 3 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 64% less heating than a typical week.

This week 56Typical 155

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 47
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 6 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 32°F).

Open the windows?

No stretch in the next few days is comfortable enough outside, by temperature, dew point and air quality.

Is this typical?

Ketchikan 10n · official normals 1991–2020 · records 2007–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 4°2° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 2°1° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−1°SunOct 18
−4°−2°MonOct 19
±0°TueOct 20
±0°WedOct 21
−1°ThuOct 22
−4°−2°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Saxman weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 9 h 50 min; Losing 4 min 18 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 2 h 44 min less
Golden hour: 4:31–5:48 PM; Morning 7:11–8:28 AM
Blue hour: 5:48–6:02 PM; Morning 6:57–7:11 AM; first light 6:57 AM

Stars tonight? Good

Mostly clear 5:20–6:57 AM; moon 97% lit but below the horizon.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:47 AM · rises 4:29 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking northeast from Saxman. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,600 ft, 1 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Saxman, AK weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Ketchikan Creek at Ketchikan Powerhouse near Ketchikan

Fawn Lake above Fawn Lake Dam near Ketchikan

Whitman Creek above Whitman Lake Dam near Ketchikan

Lower Ketchikan Lake above Ketchikan Lake Dam near Ketchikan

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Good

Moon