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ALASKA · SKAGWAY BOROUGH

Skagway

1,164 people, 40 ft above sea level in Skagway Borough.

40 ftElevation, city center
1,164People, 2024 estimate
9 sq miLand area
Sunny 45°
Sunny now Dew point 39° · Calm · high 44°
City of Skagway River Interstate 1 miles
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The Skagway 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 Skagway

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 2:00 PM AKST
RIGHT NOW Skagway (PAGY) · 2:53 PM
Sunny
45° Sunny Feels like 45° · high of 44° near 3 PM
WindCalmno gusts
Humidity80%rising to 79% by morning
Pressure29.24 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index0none after dark
Dew point 39° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Tomorrow, about 6 AMin about 15 hours · 64% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT0–0.09 inmost likely 0.02; 1 in 10 over 0.2
LAST RAINNov. 130.01 in · 1 dry day
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Skagway Borough
NWS Juneau and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 3:17 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:53 AM3:37 PM ↓
7 h 44 m of daylight, 5 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 27% 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
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CHANCE OF RAIN
89% · 0.23 in Monday morning 50%
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 35 to 37°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 80° / 62°
SAT Nov. 14 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
44° 39°
30% rain — N 10, gusts 29 A
SUN Nov. 15 Showers likely Showers likely
45° 38°
60% rain up to 0.09″ NE 10, gusts 28 B
MON Nov. 16 Showers likely Showers likely
45° 38°
90% rain 0.3–0.6″ SSE 16, gusts 28 A
TUE Nov. 17 Showers likely Showers likely
44° 39°
80% rain 0.06–0.9″ SE 7 B
WED Nov. 18 Chance of showers Chance of showers
44° 35°
50% rain up to 0.1″ S 1 B
THU Nov. 19 Chance of showers Chance of showers
43° 35°
40% rain up to 0.4″ SSE 7 B
FRI Nov. 20 Chance of showers Chance of showers
42° 33°
40% rain up to 0.8″ NE 7 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 Skagway about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the Gulf of Alaska three days ago, and over Canada a day ago, about 920 miles back along its path. It came down from about 11,300 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. 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. 13, 2016

The hottest this week has been

51° on Nov. 13, 2016, the hottest reading for this week of the year since 1965. Next is 50° in 2003.

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Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Skagway Airport record since 1965.
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THE GROUND

What Skagway stands on

Skagway’s center stands about 40 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 10 ft to 4,970 ft, a difference of 4,960 ft: mountain country. Open water lies within three miles. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Mount Bagot, about 7,000 ft, 13 miles southeast.

Skagway, cut in half from west to east

A section west to east, 24 miles through the town center
0 ft2,500 ft5,000 ft SKAGWAY40 ftFerebee Riverabout 100 ftTwin Dewey Peaks5,520 ftEast Fork Skagway Riverabout 1,000 ftHigh point of the line6,880 ft ← W · LutakE →

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

Skagway’s year

1991–2020 normals · records since 1965 · Skagway Airport

Skagway has a dry-summer warm-summer continental climate. Summer afternoons average 64° in July; winter nights fall to about 22° in January. About 25 inches of rain fall in a normal year.

31°22°35°25°39°28°49°35°58°43°63°49°64°52°63°51°57°46°48°39°38°30°34°26° JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 1234 TODAY SKAGWAY 25.2 in rain a year
Normal high to low, by month Record high to low, by day Rain by month Freezing
July, average64° / 52°high / low, the warmest month
January, average31° / 22°high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year25.2 inwettest months: September and October
Hottest on record93°FAugust 5, 2017
Coldest on record−15°FJanuary 12, 1972
Wettest day on record3.67 inDecember 1, 2020
Nights at or below 32°127and 47 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeDry-summer warm-summer continentalKöppen Dsb

AROUND THE RING

1Freeze seasonfrom the first fall freeze, about Oct. 12, to the last in spring, about April 26 (median dates)
2Highs below freezingDec. 24 to Feb. 1; normal highs stay below 32°
3Lows below freezingNov. 4 to April 6; normal lows fall below 32°
4Wettest stretchSeptember through November: 10.0 of the year’s 25.2 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Skagway normally reaches 38° and falls to 30°. The record high is 49°, in 2002; the record low 6°, in 1989. The most rain on this date, 0.84 in, fell in 2009.

MONTH BY MONTH
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal high31°35°39°49°58°63°64°63°57°48°38°34°
Normal low22°25°28°35°43°49°52°51°46°39°30°26°
Rain, inches2.171.471.521.241.071.161.382.353.893.602.552.78
Record high58° (2019)59° (1992)64° (2019)76° (2003)82° (1968)89° (2019)92° (1972)93° (2017)77° (1995)68° (1969)59° (1970)54° (1999)
Record low−15° (1972)−15° (1968)−5° (1972)14° (1996)23° (1971)32° (1971)36° (1984)23° (1971)19° (1983)8° (1984)−6° (1985)−14° (1971)

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1965 at Skagway Airport, here. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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Skagway

1,164 people, 40 ft above sea level in Skagway Borough.

40 ftElevation
1,164People
9 sq miLand
Sunny 45°
SunnyDew point 39°
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Today in Skagway

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 44° 27%
6p mostly cloudy night 43° 4%
9p mostly cloudy night 41° 0%
12a mostly cloudy night 42° 0%
3a overcast 42° 0%
6a rain 42° 59%
Rain
NEXT RAINTomorrow about 6 AM · 64%
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Sat30%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
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Sun60%
Showers likely Showers likely
38
45
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Mon90%
Showers likely Showers likely
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Tue80%
Showers likely Showers likely
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Wed50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
35
44
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Thu40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
35
43
B
Fri40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
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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. 13, 2016

51°, the hottest this week of the year has been since 1965.

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What Skagway stands on

Skagway’s center stands about 40 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 10 ft to 4,970 ft, a difference of 4,960 ft: mountain country. Open water lies within three miles. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Mount Bagot, about 7,000 ft, 13 miles southeast.

Skagway, west to east Skagway40 ftFerebee Riverabout 100 ftTwin Dewey Peaks5,520 ft ← WE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 5×.
Elevation, center40 ft
Within 3 miles10 to 4,970 ft
Lie of the landMountainous (4,960 ft of relief)
High point nearbyMount Bagot, 7,000 ft, 13 mi southeast
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Skagway’s year

Skagway has a dry-summer warm-summer continental climate. Summer afternoons average 64° in July; winter nights fall to about 22° in January. About 25 inches of rain fall in a normal year.

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 1234 25.2 in
July, average64° / 52° · high / low, the warmest month
January, average31° / 22° · high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year25.2 in · wettest months: September and October
Hottest on record93°F · August 5, 2017
Coldest on record−15°F · January 12, 1972
Wettest day on record3.67 in · December 1, 2020
Nights at or below 32°127 · and 47 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeDry-summer warm-summer continental · Köppen Dsb
1Freeze season · from the first fall freeze, about Oct. 12, to the last in spring, about April 26 (median dates)
2Highs below freezing · Dec. 24 to Feb. 1; normal highs stay below 32°
3Lows below freezing · Nov. 4 to April 6; normal lows fall below 32°
4Wettest stretch · September through November: 10.0 of the year’s 25.2 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Skagway normally reaches 38° and falls to 30°. The record high is 49°, in 2002; the record low 6°, in 1989. The most rain on this date, 0.84 in, fell in 2009.

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1965 at Skagway Airport, here. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.