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Gustavus

623 people, 20 ft above sea level in Hoonah-Angoon Census Area.

20 ftElevation, city center
623People, 2024 estimate
36 sq miLand area
Sunny 43°
Sunny now Dew point 43° · NW 5 mph · high 47°
City of Gustavus River Interstate 2 miles
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The Gustavus 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 Gustavus

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 1:00 PM AKST
RIGHT NOW Gustavus Airport (PAGS) · 1:32 PM
Sunny
43° Sunny Feels like 40° · high of 47° near 1 PM
WindNW 5 mphno gusts
Humidity100%falling to 82% this afternoon
Pressure29.17 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index0none after dark
Dew point 43° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Overcast
Tomorrow, about 4 AMin about 14 hours · 64% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT0.03–0.1 inmost likely 0.06; 1 in 10 over 0.2
LAST RAINNov. 110.2 in · 3 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Hoonah-Angoon Census Area
NWS Juneau and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 1:45 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:49 AM3:45 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
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TEMPERATURE °F
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CHANCE OF RAIN
98% · 0.33 in Monday overnight 50%
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 37 to 43°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 38° / 26°
SAT Nov. 14 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
47° 40°
20% rain — E 9 A
SUN Nov. 15 Showers likely Showers likely
49° 39°
60% rain 0.03–0.1″ E 7 B
MON Nov. 16 Showers likely Showers likely
45° 36°
100% rain 0.3–0.6″ ESE 17, gusts 32 A
TUE Nov. 17 Showers likely Showers likely
45° 36°
90% rain 0.2–0.6″ ESE 8 B
WED Nov. 18 Chance of showers Chance of showers
44° 32°
50% rain up to 0.1″ SE 3 B
THU Nov. 19 Chance of showers Chance of showers
43° 33°
50% rain up to 0.4″ ESE 12 B
FRI Nov. 20 Chance of showers Chance of showers
43° 31°
50% rain up to 0.5″ ENE 9 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 Gustavus about 5,000 feet above the ground was over a point about 1,030 miles to the southwest three days ago, and over British Columbia a day ago, about 1,200 miles back along its path. It has stayed over land, which is why it feels dry. 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°
20161976
Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Gustavus record since 1923.
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THE GROUND

What Gustavus stands on

Gustavus’s center stands about 20 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 0 ft to 130 ft, a difference of 130 ft: gently rolling country. Open water lies within three miles. The highest named summit within 15 miles is The Knob, about 850 ft, 6 miles south-southeast.

Gustavus, cut in half from southwest to northeast

A section southwest to northeast, 24 miles through the town center
0 ft1,000 ft2,000 ft GUSTAVUS20 ftHigh point of the line3,010 ft ← SWNE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 6×.

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

Gustavus’s year

1991–2020 normals · records since 1923 · Gustavus

Gustavus 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 GUSTAVUS 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 Gustavus 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, here. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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Gustavus

623 people, 20 ft above sea level in Hoonah-Angoon Census Area.

20 ftElevation
623People
36 sq miLand
Sunny 43°
SunnyDew point 43°
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Today in Gustavus

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 47° 0%
4p mostly cloudy night 46° 0%
7p mostly cloudy night 44° 0%
10p overcast 43° 0%
1a overcast 42° 4%
4a rain 42° 53%
Overcast
NEXT RAINTomorrow about 4 AM · 64%
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Sat20%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
40
47
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Sun60%
Showers likely Showers likely
39
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Mon100%
Showers likely Showers likely
36
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Tue90%
Showers likely Showers likely
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Wed50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
32
44
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Thu50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
33
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Fri50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
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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 Gustavus stands on

Gustavus’s center stands about 20 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 0 ft to 130 ft, a difference of 130 ft: gently rolling country. Open water lies within three miles. The highest named summit within 15 miles is The Knob, about 850 ft, 6 miles south-southeast.

Gustavus, southwest to northeast Gustavus20 ft ← SWNE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 12×.
Elevation, center20 ft
Within 3 miles0 to 130 ft
Lie of the landGently rolling (130 ft of relief)
High point nearbyThe Knob, 850 ft, 6 mi south-southeast
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Gustavus’s year

Gustavus 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 Gustavus 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, here. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.