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ALASKA · HAINES BOROUGH

Mud Bay

159 people, 100 ft above sea level in Haines Borough.

100 ftElevation, city center
159People, 2024 estimate
12 sq miLand area
Sunny 38°
Sunny now Dew point 35° · WNW 13 mph · high 43°
City of Mud Bay River Interstate 1 miles
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The Mud Bay 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 Mud Bay

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
↑ 7:52 AM3:39 PM ↓
7 h 47 m of daylight, 5 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 26% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
26
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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mostly cloudy day
rain
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partly cloudy night
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overcast
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showers night
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TEMPERATURE °F
43°
40°
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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 Mud Bay about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the Gulf of Alaska three days ago, about 960 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 IN 1945 Nov. 16, 1945

The coldest this week has been

−11° on Nov. 16, 1945, the coldest reading for this week of the year since 1911. Next is 0° in 1985.

0°
−11°
19851945
Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Haines Airport record since 1911.
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THE GROUND

What Mud Bay stands on

Mud Bay’s center stands about 100 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 0 ft to 1,620 ft, a difference of 1,620 ft: steep hill country. Open water lies within three miles. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Mount Emmerich, about 6,720 ft, 12 miles west.

Mud Bay, cut in half from west to east

A section west to east, 24 miles through the town center
0 ft2,000 ft4,000 ft MUD BAY100 ftHigh point of the line5,700 ft ← WE →

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

Mud Bay’s year

1991–2020 normals · records since 1911 · Haines Airport, 8 mi northwest

Mud Bay has a dry-summer warm-summer continental climate. Summer afternoons average 65° in July; winter nights fall to about 19° in January. About 47 inches of rain fall in a normal year.

30°19°34°22°39°26°50°34°59°42°64°49°65°52°64°51°57°46°48°38°36°26°32°22° JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 123 TODAY MUD BAY 47.4 in rain a year
Normal high to low, by month Record high to low, by day Rain by month Freezing
July, average65° / 52°high / low, the warmest month
January, average30° / 19°high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year47.4 inwettest months: December and October
Hottest on record98°FJuly 31, 1976
Coldest on record−18°FJanuary 3, 1998
Wettest day on record5.49 inDecember 1, 2020
Snowiest day on record38.0 inFebruary 1, 1991
Nights at or below 32°134and 57 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeDry-summer warm-summer continentalKöppen Dsb

AROUND THE RING

1Freeze seasonfrom the first fall freeze, about Oct. 2, to the last in spring, about April 25 (median dates)
2Highs below freezingDec. 11 to Feb. 4; normal highs stay below 32°
3Lows below freezingOct. 29 to April 9; normal lows fall below 32°
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Mud Bay normally reaches 36° and falls to 26°. The record high is 54°, in 1934; the record low 1°, in 1932. The most rain on this date, 2.02 in, fell in 1979.

MONTH BY MONTH
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal high30°34°39°50°59°64°65°64°57°48°36°32°
Normal low19°22°26°34°42°49°52°51°46°38°26°22°
Rain, inches4.863.363.042.351.881.551.743.215.916.795.657.06
Record high57° (1934)53° (1992)63° (2016)75° (1989)84° (1915)92° (1992)98° (1976)95° (1978)86° (1956)65° (2003)65° (1911)61° (1911)
Record low−18° (1998)−16° (1947)−7° (1955)6° (1927)26° (1945)30° (1939)31° (1916)32° (1935)24° (1983)6° (1984)−11° (1985)−14° (1933)

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1911 at Haines Airport, 7 miles northwest. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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Mud Bay

159 people, 100 ft above sea level in Haines Borough.

100 ftElevation
159People
12 sq miLand
Sunny 38°
SunnyDew point 35°
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Today in Mud Bay

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%
→
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 IN 1945 · NOV. 16, 1945

−11°, the coldest this week of the year has been since 1911.

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What Mud Bay stands on

Mud Bay’s center stands about 100 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 0 ft to 1,620 ft, a difference of 1,620 ft: steep hill country. Open water lies within three miles. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Mount Emmerich, about 6,720 ft, 12 miles west.

Mud Bay, west to east Mud Bay100 ft ← WE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 6×.
Elevation, center100 ft
Within 3 miles0 to 1,620 ft
Lie of the landSteep hill country (1,620 ft of relief)
High point nearbyMount Emmerich, 6,720 ft, 12 mi west
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Mud Bay’s year

Mud Bay has a dry-summer warm-summer continental climate. Summer afternoons average 65° in July; winter nights fall to about 19° in January. About 47 inches of rain fall in a normal year.

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 123 47.4 in
July, average65° / 52° · high / low, the warmest month
January, average30° / 19° · high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year47.4 in · wettest months: December and October
Hottest on record98°F · July 31, 1976
Coldest on record−18°F · January 3, 1998
Wettest day on record5.49 in · December 1, 2020
Snowiest day on record38.0 in · February 1, 1991
Nights at or below 32°134 · and 57 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeDry-summer warm-summer continental · Köppen Dsb
1Freeze season · from the first fall freeze, about Oct. 2, to the last in spring, about April 25 (median dates)
2Highs below freezing · Dec. 11 to Feb. 4; normal highs stay below 32°
3Lows below freezing · Oct. 29 to April 9; normal lows fall below 32°
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Mud Bay normally reaches 36° and falls to 26°. The record high is 54°, in 1934; the record low 1°, in 1932. The most rain on this date, 2.02 in, fell in 1979.

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1911 at Haines Airport, 7 miles northwest. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.