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ALASKA · HAINES BOROUGH

Excursion Inlet

40 people, 120 ft above sea level in Haines Borough.

120 ftElevation, city center
40People, 2024 estimate
56 sq miLand area
Sunny 43°
Sunny now Dew point 40° · W 5 mph · high 47°
City of Excursion Inlet River Interstate 2 miles
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The Excursion Inlet 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 Excursion Inlet

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 1:00 PM AKST
RIGHT NOW Juneau International Airport (PAJN) · 1:53 PM
Sunny
43° Sunny Feels like 40° · high of 47° near 2 PM
WindW 5 mphno gusts
Humidity89%falling to 73% this afternoon
Pressure29.19 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index0none after dark
Dew point 40° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Mostly cloudy
Today, about 2 PMin about 1 hours · 41% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINNov. 120.01 in · 2 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Haines Borough
NWS Juneau and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 2:15 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:48 AM3:43 PM ↓
7 h 55 m of daylight, 4 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 26% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
23
GOODAir quality index · fine particles
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
47°
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CHANCE OF RAIN
96% · 0.58 in Monday morning 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 37 to 41°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 38° / 29°
SAT Nov. 14 Chance of showers Chance of showers
47° 42°
40% rain — E 13 A
SUN Nov. 15 Showers likely Showers likely
47° 38°
60% rain 0.06–0.2″ E 13 A
MON Nov. 16 Showers likely Showers likely
45° 37°
100% rain 0.5–0.8″ ESE 21, gusts 32 A
TUE Nov. 17 Showers likely Showers likely
45° 38°
90% rain 0.09–0.5″ E 13 B
WED Nov. 18 Chance of showers Chance of showers
45° 34°
50% rain up to 0.1″ E 6 B
THU Nov. 19 Chance of showers Chance of showers
44° 34°
40% rain up to 0.4″ E 18 A
FRI Nov. 20 Chance of showers Chance of showers
44° 33°
40% rain up to 0.5″ ENE 18 B
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 Excursion Inlet about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the open Pacific three days ago, and over British Columbia a day ago, about 1,180 miles back along its path. It rose from near the ground on the way. Near the ground the air came from the Gulf of Alaska; at 10,000 feet, from the Bering Sea. 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 IN 1976 Nov. 14, 1976

The hottest this week has been

58° on Nov. 14, 1976, the hottest reading for this week of the year since 1923. Next is 54° in 2016.

54°
58°
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Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Gustavus record since 1923.
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THE GROUND

What Excursion Inlet stands on

Excursion Inlet’s center stands about 120 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 10 ft to 3,670 ft, a difference of 3,660 ft: mountain country. Open water lies within three miles. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Mount Golub, about 4,150 ft, 10 miles east-northeast.

Excursion Inlet, cut in half from southwest to northeast

A section southwest to northeast, 24 miles through the town center
0 ft2,000 ft4,000 ft EXCURSION INLET120 ftHigh point of the line4,450 ft ← SWNE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 4×.

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

Excursion Inlet’s year

1991–2020 normals · records since 1923 · Gustavus, 10 mi west

Excursion Inlet has a subarctic climate. Summer afternoons average 63° in July; winter nights fall to about 20° in January. A normal year brings about 72 inches of snow; with the rain, that comes to about 62 inches of water.

32°20°36°21°40°23°49°29°56°35°61°42°63°46°63°46°56°40°47°33°38°26°34°24° JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 123 TODAY 62.3 in rain and snowmelt
Normal high to low, by month Record high to low, by day Rain by month Freezing
July, average63° / 46°high / low, the warmest month
January, average32° / 20°high / low, the coldest month
Rain and melted snow62.3 inwettest months: October and September
Snow a year72.3 insnowiest: January
Hottest on record88°FJune 20, 2004
Coldest on record−25°FJanuary 29, 1925
Wettest day on record4.05 inOctober 3, 1994
Snowiest day on record22.0 inFebruary 25, 1957
Climate typeSubarcticKöppen Dfc

AROUND THE RING

1Highs below freezingDec. 29 to Jan. 25; normal highs stay below 32°
2Lows below freezingOct. 18 to May 2; normal lows fall below 32°
3Wettest stretchSeptember through November: 23.4 of the year’s 62.3 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Excursion Inlet normally reaches 38° and falls to 26°. The record high is 58°, in 1976; the record low 1°, in 1959. The most rain on this date, 1.96 in, fell in 2009.

MONTH BY MONTH
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal high32°36°40°49°56°61°63°63°56°47°38°34°
Normal low20°21°23°29°35°42°46°46°40°33°26°24°
Rain and melt, in5.943.763.173.012.982.904.415.448.218.436.797.25
Snow, inches18.111.411.71.80.00.00.00.00.00.510.818.0
Record high54° (1958)57° (1992)60° (1998)70° (2005)81° (1947)88° (2004)87° (2009)87° (1957)75° (1986)65° (1954)58° (1976)56° (1944)
Record low−25° (1925)−16° (1965)−13° (1956)4° (1948)17° (1995)25° (1986)29° (1995)25° (1925)22° (1996)2° (1984)−15° (1985)−21° (1995)

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1923 at Gustavus, 10 miles west. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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Excursion Inlet

40 people, 120 ft above sea level in Haines Borough.

120 ftElevation
40People
56 sq miLand
Sunny 43°
SunnyDew point 40°
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Today in Excursion Inlet

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now showers day 47° 41%
5p mostly cloudy night 45° 0%
8p mostly cloudy night 43° 0%
11p mostly cloudy night 45° 7%
2a rain 45° 31%
5a rain 44° 48%
Mostly cloudy
NEXT RAINToday about 2 PM · 41%
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Sat40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
42
47
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Sun60%
Showers likely Showers likely
38
47
A
Mon100%
Showers likely Showers likely
37
45
A
Tue90%
Showers likely Showers likely
38
45
B
Wed50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
34
45
B
Thu40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
34
44
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Fri40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
33
44
B
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
THIS WEEK IN 1976 · NOV. 14, 1976

58°, the hottest this week of the year has been since 1923.

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What Excursion Inlet stands on

Excursion Inlet’s center stands about 120 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 10 ft to 3,670 ft, a difference of 3,660 ft: mountain country. Open water lies within three miles. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Mount Golub, about 4,150 ft, 10 miles east-northeast.

Excursion Inlet, southwest to northeast Excursion Inlet120 ft ← SWNE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 8×.
Elevation, center120 ft
Within 3 miles10 to 3,670 ft
Lie of the landMountainous (3,660 ft of relief)
High point nearbyMount Golub, 4,150 ft, 10 mi east-northeast
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Excursion Inlet’s year

Excursion Inlet has a subarctic climate. Summer afternoons average 63° in July; winter nights fall to about 20° in January. A normal year brings about 72 inches of snow; with the rain, that comes to about 62 inches of water.

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 123 62.3 in
July, average63° / 46° · high / low, the warmest month
January, average32° / 20° · high / low, the coldest month
Rain and melted snow62.3 in · wettest months: October and September
Snow a year72.3 in · snowiest: January
Hottest on record88°F · June 20, 2004
Coldest on record−25°F · January 29, 1925
Wettest day on record4.05 in · October 3, 1994
Snowiest day on record22.0 in · February 25, 1957
Climate typeSubarctic · Köppen Dfc
1Highs below freezing · Dec. 29 to Jan. 25; normal highs stay below 32°
2Lows below freezing · Oct. 18 to May 2; normal lows fall below 32°
3Wettest stretch · September through November: 23.4 of the year’s 62.3 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Excursion Inlet normally reaches 38° and falls to 26°. The record high is 58°, in 1976; the record low 1°, in 1959. The most rain on this date, 1.96 in, fell in 2009.

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1923 at Gustavus, 10 miles west. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.