Skagway, AK Weather Forecast and Current Conditions (99840)
Current Conditions
Feels Like 41°F
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Current Conditions
Feels Like 41°F
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Point Forecast at a Glance
7-Day Temperature Trend
Week Ahead Summary
High temperatures remain relatively stable through the week, ranging from 37°F to 46°F. Unsettled weather expected with rain on most days, including one day with snow.
Climate Context
This week's forecast shows temperatures running 3°F above the historical average for October-November. Normal highs for this period are around 40°F with lows around 31°F.
This Date in Weather History
1925 - Nashville, TN, was blanketed with an inch of snow, their earliest measurable snow of record.
More on this and other weather history
Skagway 7 Day Weather Forecast Details
Thursday Oct 30
Day: Rain. Cloudy, with a high near 42. Northeast wind around 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Night: Rain before 1am, then rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 39. Northeast wind 10 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Friday Oct 31
Day: Rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 46. Southeast wind 10 to 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Night: Rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 40. South wind 20 to 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Saturday Nov 1
Day: Rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 46. South wind 20 to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Night: Rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 38. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Sunday Nov 2
Day: Rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 44.
Night: Rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 38.
Monday Nov 3
Day: Rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 44.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Tuesday Nov 4
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 3pm, then a chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 40.
Night: A chance of rain before 3am, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Wednesday Nov 5
Day: A chance of snow before 9am, then rain and snow likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 37. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Night: Rain and snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.
Sun & Moon Monthly
Sunrise 8:18 AM
Sunset 5:14 PM
Last Light 5:57 PM
Moonset 11:11 PM
Close Tide Stations
Skagway, Taiya Inlet
(0.7 miles away)
Contiguous United States Extremes
Wed's High Temperature
103 at 2 Miles West Of Pala, CA
Thu's Low Temperature
12 at 4 Miles Northwest Of Grand Lake, CO and 2 Miles Southwest Of Canyon Village, WY
Weather Folklore
An evening gray, and a morning red, makes the shepherd hang his head.
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About Skagway, Alaska
The Municipality and Borough of Skagway (Tlingit: Shg̱agwei) is a borough in Alaska on the Alaska Panhandle. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,240, up from 968 in 2010. The population doubles in the summer tourist season in order to deal with the large number of summer tourists each year. Incorporated as a borough on June 25, 2007, it was previously a city (urban Skagway located at 59°27′30″N 135°18′50″W) in the Skagway-Yakutat-Angoon Census Area (now the Hoonah–Angoon Census Area, Alaska). The most populated community is the census-designated place of Skagway.
Skagway, on the Taiya Inlet, was an important saltwater port during the Klondike Gold Rush. The White Pass and Yukon Route narrow gauge railroad, part of the area's mining past, now in operation purely for the tourist trade and running throughout the summer months, has its starting point at the port of Skagway. Skagway is a popular stop for cruise ships, and the tourist trade is a big part of the business of Skagway.
Skagway is also the setting for part of Jack London's book The Call of the Wild, Will Hobbs's book Jason's Gold, and Joe Haldeman's novel, Guardian. The John Wayne film North to Alaska (1960) was filmed nearby.
The name Skagway (historically also spelled Skaguay) is the English divergent of sha-ka-ԍéi, a Tlingit idiom which figuratively refers to rough seas in the Taiya Inlet, which are caused by strong north winds. (See, "Etymology and the Mythical Stone Woman", below.)
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