Observed 3:10 PM AKDT at PAKW

Whale Pass, AK weather

Sunny and 54°12°.

Mostly agree

Now 54°12°

Sunny

Wind: 10 mph16 km/h; From the north. 58–10 mph16 km/h through 3 AM
Dew point: 36°2°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 2Low; Low all day (peak 2)
Pressure: 30.21 inHg1023 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.03 inHg−0.9 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

5°3° warmer than this time yesterday (49°9° then, 54°12° now)

Good hours for

Below freezing tonight 4–8 AM (low 32°0°)
Low 32°0° tonight at 4 AM

This afternoonNear 44°7° · Clear
TonightDown to 32°0° by 4 AM · freezing, low 32°0° · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 39°4° by 11 AM · freezing, low 32°0° · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonNear 41°5° · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 33°1° by 11 PM · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 39°4° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonNear 43°6° · Partly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 3p	Sunny	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	40°4°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	58%	1%	1
Sat 4p	Sunny	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	40°4°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	60%	0%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	37°3°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	65%	0%	0
Sat 6p	Clear	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	33°1°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	73%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	38°3° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)	32°0°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	75%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	37°3° (likely 36°2° to 39°4°)	30°−1°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	77%	1%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	36°2° (likely 35°2° to 38°3°)	29°−2°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	80%	1%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	36°2° (likely 34°1° to 37°3°)	30°−1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	81%	3%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	35°2° (likely 34°1° to 36°2°)	29°−2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	82%	7%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	34°1° (likely 33°1° to 36°2°)	28°−2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	83%	11%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	34°1° (likely 33°1° to 35°2°)	29°−2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	85%	13%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	33°1° (likely 32°0° to 34°1°)	29°−2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	86%	13%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	33°1° (likely 32°0° to 34°1°)	28°−2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	19%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 34°1°)	29°−2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	88%	17%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	32°0° (likely 31°−1° to 34°1°)	29°−2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	86%	17%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	32°0° (likely 31°−1° to 34°1°)	29°−2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	22%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	32°0° (likely 31°−1° to 34°1°)	32°0°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	85%	24%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	33°1° (likely 31°−1° to 34°1°)	33°1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	85%	18%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	34°1° (likely 33°1° to 36°2°)	34°1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	83%	12%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	37°3° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)	34°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	79%	4%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	37°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	72%	2%	1
Sun 12p	Sunny	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	40°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	62%	1%	2
Sun 1p	Sunny	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	56%	1%	2
Sun 2p	Sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	54%	0%	2
Sun 3p	Sunny	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	55%	0%	1
Sun 4p	Sunny	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	60%	0%	1
Sun 5p	Clear	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	66%	0%	0
Sun 6p	Clear	38°3° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)	38°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	71%	1%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	36°2° (likely 35°2° to 36°2°)	36°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	78%	26%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	35°2° (likely 33°1° to 35°2°)	35°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	82%	30%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly clear	34°1° (likely 32°0° to 35°2°)	34°1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	86%	39%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	34°1° (likely 32°0° to 34°1°)	34°1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	89%	35%	0
Sun 11p	Partly cloudy	33°1° (likely 31°−1° to 34°1°)	33°1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	90%	44%	0
Mon 12a	Partly cloudy	33°1° (likely 31°−1° to 34°1°)	33°1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	93%	61%	0
Mon 1a	Mostly cloudy	33°1° (likely 31°−1° to 35°2°)	33°1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	94%	77%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly cloudy	33°1° (likely 31°−1° to 36°2°)	33°1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	95%	81%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly cloudy	33°1° (likely 31°−1° to 36°2°)	33°1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	97%	80%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly cloudy	33°1° (likely 32°0° to 36°2°)	33°1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	99%	88%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly cloudy	33°1° (likely 32°0° to 37°3°)	33°1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	98%	80%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly cloudy	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 37°3°)	33°1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	99%	87%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly cloudy	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°)	34°1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	99%	77%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly cloudy	35°2° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)	35°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	52%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly cloudy	36°2° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°)	36°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	60%	0
Mon 10a	Mostly cloudy	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 43°6°)	37°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	98%	72%	1
Mon 11a	Mostly cloudy	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 46°8°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	94%	61%	1
Mon 12p	Mostly cloudy	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	89%	53%	1
Mon 1p	Mostly cloudy	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	43°6°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	85%	70%	1
Mon 2p	Mostly cloudy	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	44°7°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	84%	28%	2

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 46°8°, low 32°0°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 37°3°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 32°0°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 46. North wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 32. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
44°7°–48°9°
Low, likely
32°0°–36°2°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
2
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 45°7°, low 33°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 33°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 35°2°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly cloudy, 33°1°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny. High near 45, with temperatures falling to around 40 in the afternoon. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. North wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
45°7°–48°9°
Low, likely
31°−1°–33°1°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 45°7°, low 32°0°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 35°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 40°5°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 40°5°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.6 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 45. Northwest wind around 0 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain between 7pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
45°7°–50°10°
Low, likely
31°−1°–34°1°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
2
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 46°8°, low 33°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 41°5°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 38°3°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 46.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
44°7°–49°9°
Low, likely
33°1°–40°4°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
2
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 45°7°, low 31°−1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 35°2°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 31°0°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 45.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
44°7°–47°8°
Low, likely
31°−1°–35°2°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
2
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 43°6°, low 33°1°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 32°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 33°1°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 32°0°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 43.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
41°5°–44°7°
Low, likely
29°−2°–33°1°
Wind
5 mph7 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Rain. High 43°6°, low 36°2°. Rain 0.28 in7.1 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 34°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 40°4°
  40% chance · 0.15 in3.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 37°3°
  50% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 38°3°
  60% chance · 0.22 in5.7 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain after 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 43.
Night: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 36.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
38°3°–46°8°
Low, likely
29°−2°–36°2°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 45°7°, low 37°3°. Rain 0.69 in18 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 41°5°
  60% chance · 0.14 in3.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 42°6°
  60% chance · 0.23 in5.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 42°5°
  50% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 40°5°
  60% chance · 0.18 in4.6 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
41°5°–52°11°
Low, likely
29°−2°–44°7°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 43°6°, low 38°3°. Rain 0.52 in13 mm, 70% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 40°4°
  60% chance · 0.14 in3.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 42°5°
  60% chance · 0.15 in3.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 40°4°
  60% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 39°4°
  50% chance · 0.01 in0.4 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
43°6°–44°7°
Low, likely
36°2°–39°4°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 44°7°, low 39°4°. Rain 0.39 in9.9 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 41°5°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 43°6°
  50% chance · 0.2 in5.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 44°7°
  50% chance · 0.14 in3.5 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
40°4°–47°8°
Low, likely
36°2°–43°6°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 56 mph91 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 46°, low 32°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 45°, low 33°.
Monday
Dry, high 45°, low 32°.
Rest of week
Highs 43–46°; 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

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Staney Creek near Klawock

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.7 ft
Flow: 131 cfs

Forecast peak 7.7 ft Sat 4 PM

Reading from Sat 2:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 9 h 46 min; Losing 4 min 27 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 2 h 50 min less
Golden hour: 4:34–5:52 PM; Morning 7:19–8:37 AM
Blue hour: 5:52–6:07 PM; Morning 7:04–7:19 AM; first light 7:04 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:07 PM–7:06 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:54 AM · rises 4:33 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking northeast from Whale Pass. The highest point on the skyline is about 9,700 ft, 78 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Whale Pass, AK weather

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