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ALASKA · HAINES BOROUGH

Covenant Life

25 people, 1,600 ft above sea level in Haines Borough.

1,600 ftElevation, city center
25People, 2024 estimate
27 sq miLand area
Sunny 38°
Sunny now Dew point 35° · WNW 13 mph · high 43°
City of Covenant Life River Interstate 1 miles
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The Covenant Life plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Covenant Life

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 12:00 PM AKST
RIGHT NOW Haines - Haines Airport (PAHN) · 11:54 AM
Sunny
38° Sunny Feels like 30° · high of 43° near 12 PM
WindWNW 13 mphno gusts
Humidity89%falling to 82% this afternoon
Pressure29.22 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index0none after dark
Dew point 35° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Mostly cloudy
Today, about 2 PMin about 1 hours · 36% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINNov. 120.03 in · 2 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Haines Borough
NWS Juneau and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 12:45 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:56 AM3:41 PM ↓
7 h 44 m of daylight, 5 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 26% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
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Air quality index ·
No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
SATURDAY, NOV. 14
SUNDAY, NOV. 15
MONDAY, NOV. 16
TUESDAY, NOV. 17
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TEMPERATURE °F
43°
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CHANCE OF RAIN
94% · 0.38 in Monday morning 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 36 to 38°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 36° / 26°
SAT Nov. 14 Chance of showers Chance of showers
43° 38°
50% rain — NNE 7 A
SUN Nov. 15 Showers likely Showers likely
44° 37°
70% rain 0.02–0.1″ NNE 9 B
MON Nov. 16 Showers likely Showers likely
43° 36°
90% rain 0.5–0.7″ SE 14, gusts 30 A
TUE Nov. 17 Showers likely Showers likely
43° 37°
90% rain 0.1–1.2″ ESE 7 B
WED Nov. 18 Chance of showers Chance of showers
42° 33°
50% rain up to 0.1″ SE 7 B
THU Nov. 19 Chance of showers Chance of showers
41° 34°
40% rain up to 0.6″ SE 8 C
FRI Nov. 20 Chance of showers Chance of showers
41° 32°
40% rain up to 0.9″ N 8 C
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Covenant Life about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the Gulf of Alaska three days ago, and over Canada a day ago, about 930 miles back along its path. It feels dry all the same. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses and the GFS beyond them, nine paths at each of three heights.

THIS WEEK, TEN YEARS AGO Nov. 11–12, 2016

The wettest two days this week has seen

3.67 inches of rain fell in two days, the most for this week of the year since records began in 1989. The next wettest, 2.40 inches, fell in 2009.

2.40″
3.67″
20092016
Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Haines 40 NW record since 1989.
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THE GROUND

What Covenant Life stands on

Covenant Life’s center stands about 1,600 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 270 ft to 4,360 ft, a difference of 4,090 ft: mountain country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Mount Henry Clay, about 7,240 ft, 13 miles west.

Covenant Life, cut in half from southwest to northeast

A section southwest to northeast, 24 miles through the town center
0 ft2,000 ft4,000 ft COVENANT LIFE1,600 ftLittle Salmon Riverabout 1,500 ftChilkat Riverabout 150 ftHigh point of the line6,020 ft ← SWNE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 3×.

Heights from Copernicus GLO-90 (a surface model: it includes buildings and tree canopy); summits from USGS GNIS; rivers from USGS NHDPlus HR.
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THE ALMANAC

Covenant Life’s year

1991–2020 normals · records since 1989 · Haines 40 NW, 9 mi west-northwest

Covenant Life has a dry-summer subarctic climate. Summer afternoons average 68° in July; winter nights fall to about 12° in January. A normal year brings about 245 inches of snow; with the rain, that comes to about 48 inches of water.

23°12°29°14°35°17°46°27°58°35°66°43°68°48°66°46°56°40°44°31°30°19°24°15° JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 123 TODAY 48.3 in rain and snowmelt
Normal high to low, by month Record high to low, by day Rain by month Freezing
July, average68° / 48°high / low, the warmest month
January, average23° / 12°high / low, the coldest month
Rain and melted snow48.3 inwettest months: December and October
Snow a year245.1 insnowiest: December
Hottest on record92°FAugust 13, 2005
Coldest on record−25°FDecember 2, 1990
Wettest day on record5.23 inDecember 2, 2020
Snowiest day on record42.0 inJanuary 2, 2012
Nights at or below 32°206and 89 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeDry-summer subarcticKöppen Dsc

AROUND THE RING

1Freeze seasonfrom the first fall freeze, about Sept. 20, to the last in spring, about May 26 (median dates)
2Highs below freezingNov. 7 to March 7; normal highs stay below 32°
3Lows below freezingOct. 14 to May 4; normal lows fall below 32°
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Covenant Life normally reaches 30° and falls to 19°. The record high is 38°, in 2022; the record low −5°, in 1989. The most rain on this date, 1.91 in, fell in 2009.

MONTH BY MONTH
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal high23°29°35°46°58°66°68°66°56°44°30°24°
Normal low12°14°17°27°35°43°48°46°40°31°19°15°
Rain and melt, in5.504.073.682.191.721.301.402.675.436.875.747.75
Snow, inches53.138.933.65.60.20.00.00.00.27.644.461.5
Record high44° (2026)54° (1991)58° (1994)70° (2003)80° (2015)89° (2004)91° (2023)92° (2005)80° (2025)67° (2003)51° (2003)49° (1999)
Record low−24° (1990)−24° (1990)−16° (2007)1° (1996)22° (2002)25° (2008)31° (1999)19° (1999)23° (1999)9° (2012)−15° (2011)−25° (1990)

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1989 at Haines 40 NW, 9 miles west-northwest, 780 ft lower. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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Covenant Life

25 people, 1,600 ft above sea level in Haines Borough.

1,600 ftElevation
25People
27 sq miLand
Sunny 38°
SunnyDew point 35°
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Today in Covenant Life

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 43° 0%
3p mostly cloudy day 43° 25%
6p partly cloudy night 42° 0%
9p mostly cloudy night 41° 0%
12a mostly cloudy night 41° 0%
3a overcast 41° 2%
Mostly cloudy
NEXT RAINToday about 2 PM · 36%
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Sat50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
38
43
A
Sun70%
Showers likely Showers likely
37
44
B
Mon90%
Showers likely Showers likely
36
43
A
Tue90%
Showers likely Showers likely
37
43
B
Wed50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
33
42
B
Thu40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
34
41
C
Fri40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
32
41
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
THIS WEEK, TEN YEARS AGO · NOV. 11–12, 2016

3.67 inches in two days, the most for this week since 1989.

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What Covenant Life stands on

Covenant Life’s center stands about 1,600 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 270 ft to 4,360 ft, a difference of 4,090 ft: mountain country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Mount Henry Clay, about 7,240 ft, 13 miles west.

Covenant Life, southwest to northeast Covenant Life1,600 ftLittle Salmon Riverabout 1,500 ft ← SWNE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 6×.
Elevation, center1,600 ft
Within 3 miles270 to 4,360 ft
Lie of the landMountainous (4,090 ft of relief)
High point nearbyMount Henry Clay, 7,240 ft, 13 mi west
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Covenant Life’s year

Covenant Life has a dry-summer subarctic climate. Summer afternoons average 68° in July; winter nights fall to about 12° in January. A normal year brings about 245 inches of snow; with the rain, that comes to about 48 inches of water.

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 123 48.3 in
July, average68° / 48° · high / low, the warmest month
January, average23° / 12° · high / low, the coldest month
Rain and melted snow48.3 in · wettest months: December and October
Snow a year245.1 in · snowiest: December
Hottest on record92°F · August 13, 2005
Coldest on record−25°F · December 2, 1990
Wettest day on record5.23 in · December 2, 2020
Snowiest day on record42.0 in · January 2, 2012
Nights at or below 32°206 · and 89 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeDry-summer subarctic · Köppen Dsc
1Freeze season · from the first fall freeze, about Sept. 20, to the last in spring, about May 26 (median dates)
2Highs below freezing · Nov. 7 to March 7; normal highs stay below 32°
3Lows below freezing · Oct. 14 to May 4; normal lows fall below 32°
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Covenant Life normally reaches 30° and falls to 19°. The record high is 38°, in 2022; the record low −5°, in 1989. The most rain on this date, 1.91 in, fell in 2009.

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1989 at Haines 40 NW, 9 miles west-northwest, 780 ft lower. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.