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ALASKA · PRINCE OF WALES-HYDER CENSUS AREA

Whale Pass

87 people, 330 ft above sea level in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area.

330 ftElevation, city center
87People, 2024 estimate
20 sq miLand area
Sunny 54°
Sunny now Dew point 49° · Calm · high 50°
City of Whale Pass River Interstate 2 miles
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The Whale Pass 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 Whale Pass

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 9:00 AM AKST
RIGHT NOW Klawock - Klawock Airport (PAKW) · 10:53 AM
Sunny
54° Sunny Feels like 54° · high of 50° near 1 PM
WindCalmno gusts
Humidity83%falling to 77% this afternoon
Pressure29.08 in →steady
Visibility7 mihazy
CloudsClear
UV index0none after dark
Dew point 49° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Today, about 11 AMin about 1 hours · 51% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINNov. 120.82 in · 2 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
! Wind AdvisoryWind Advisory issued November 14 at 4:07AM AKST until November 16 at 6:00AM AKST by NWS Juneau AK
! Wind AdvisoryWind Advisory issued November 14 at 4:07AM AKST until November 16 at 6:00AM AKST by NWS Juneau AK
! Wind AdvisoryWind Advisory issued November 14 at 4:07AM AKST until November 16 at 6:00AM AKST by NWS Juneau AK
NWS Juneau and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 11:15 AM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:27 AM3:46 PM ↓
8 h 18 m of daylight, 4 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 25% 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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showers night
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TEMPERATURE °F
49°
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49°
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46°
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CHANCE OF RAIN
100% · 1.14 in Sunday night 50%
WIND, MPH
16
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 41 to 46°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 42° / 32°
SAT Nov. 14 Showers likely Showers likely
50° 47°
90% rain — ESE 15, gusts 31 A
SUN Nov. 15 Showers likely Showers likely
51° 43°
100% rain 0.7–1.2″ ESE 26, gusts 48 A
MON Nov. 16 Showers likely Showers likely
47° 42°
100% rain 0.4–0.8″ SE 19, gusts 41 A
TUE Nov. 17 Showers likely Showers likely
48° 41°
90% rain 0.1–0.6″ ESE 12 A
WED Nov. 18 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
47° 39°
20% rain — N 1 A
THU Nov. 19 Chance of showers Chance of showers
45° 39°
30% rain up to 0.1″ ESE 5 B
FRI Nov. 20 Chance of showers Chance of showers
46° 39°
40% rain up to 0.5″ ESE 10 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 Whale Pass about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the open Pacific three days ago, and over British Columbia a day ago, about 1,310 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from the Gulf of Alaska; at 10,000 feet, from the open Pacific. 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.

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THE GROUND

What Whale Pass stands on

Whale Pass’s center stands about 330 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 0 ft to 680 ft, a difference of 680 ft: hilly country. Open water lies within three miles. The highest named summit within 15 miles is El Capitan Peak, about 2,550 ft, 12 miles northwest.

Whale Pass, cut in half from west to east

A section west to east, 24 miles through the town center
0 ft500 ft1,000 ft1,500 ft WHALE PASS330 ftHigh point of the line1,740 ft ← WE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 11×.

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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ALASKA · PRINCE OF WALES-HYDER

Whale Pass

87 people, 330 ft above sea level in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area.

330 ftElevation
87People
20 sq miLand
Sunny 54°
SunnyDew point 49°
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Today in Whale Pass

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now rain 49° 51%
2p overcast 50° 6%
5p overcast 49° 28%
8p rain 49° 89%
11p rain 49° 91%
2a rain 50° 33%
Rain
NEXT RAINToday about 11 AM · 51%
→
Sat90%
Showers likely Showers likely
47
50
A
Sun100%
Showers likely Showers likely
43
51
A
Mon100%
Showers likely Showers likely
42
47
A
Tue90%
Showers likely Showers likely
41
48
A
Wed20%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
39
47
A
Thu30%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
39
45
B
Fri40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
39
46
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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What Whale Pass stands on

Whale Pass’s center stands about 330 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 0 ft to 680 ft, a difference of 680 ft: hilly country. Open water lies within three miles. The highest named summit within 15 miles is El Capitan Peak, about 2,550 ft, 12 miles northwest.

Whale Pass, west to east Whale Pass330 ft ← WE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 21×.
Elevation, center330 ft
Within 3 miles0 to 680 ft
Lie of the landHilly (680 ft of relief)
High point nearbyEl Capitan Peak, 2,550 ft, 12 mi northwest