Temperature
40 F at 7 PM; 44 F at its warmest, 9 PM Wednesday, and 38 F at its coolest, 9 AM.
- Now
- 40F
- 7 PM
- Highest
- 44F
- 9 PM Wednesday
- Lowest
- 38F
- 9 AM
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Haines Airport, Alaska
Medium airport in Haines Borough, AlaskaGale Warning, in full · Every severe alert
Southeast Alaska Inside Waters from Dixon Entrance to Skagway Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one-third of the combined windwave and swell height. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt late. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE gale to 40 kt. Seas 8 ft.
43°
52°/39°
Light rain·
Feels like 37°·Gentle breeze 10 mph E
Alert. A Gale Warning is in force for Haines Airport until 5 PM tomorrow. 2 more alerts are in force here as well. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book. Rain is likely this evening, from about 8 PM, the chance peaking at 100% around 1 AM.
Now. Haines Airport is 43° and light rain at 8 PM. With the wind it feels like 37°. The dew point is 39°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Gentle breeze from the east at 10 mph.
Today and tonight. Tonight falls to about 45° by 6 AM, under cloud.
The week. The warmest day ahead is tomorrow, near 50°, and the coolest Monday, near 46°. Rain is likely tomorrow (100%), Saturday (93%), Sunday (83%), Monday (59%), Tuesday (100%) and Wednesday (99%).
The sky now. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 26% lit, and stays below the horizon until dawn. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. Look for Saturn, bright in the east-southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. Cloud is forecast to cover most of the night, so the sky will be hard to see. The day is 10 hours 16 minutes long, 5 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
-Air quality
97%Humidity
100%Cloud
Now
8:00 PM
43feels37
89%
Today
Oct 15
5239
100%
Fri
Oct 16
5044
100%
16mph
Sat
Oct 17
4740
93%
Sun
Oct 18
4740
83%
Mon
Oct 19
4637
59%
Tue
Oct 20
4837
100%
17mph
Wed
Oct 21
4739
99%
18mph
43°
52°39°
50°44°
47°40°
47°40°
46°37°
48°37°
47°39°
As of 8:00 PM in Haines Airport, Alaska.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- HNS
- ICAO
- PAHN
- IATA
- HNS
- Field elevation
- 15 ft
- Serves
- Haines
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Scheduled service
- Yes
- Its own instrument
- PAHN
- Wind now
- From 280° at 12 mph, read 15 Oct, 20:05
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 / 26 | 4,000 ft | 100 ft | Asphalt | 110° / 290° | 12 mph head, on 26 | 2 mph from the left |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Haines (PAHN), Haines Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 39 F, the air 96% saturated; the humidity ran from 86% at 2 AM to 96% at 3 PM.
- Dew point now
- 39F
- 7 PM
- Humidity now
- 96%
- Humidity, range
- 86 to 96%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
10 mph from the west northwest at 7 PM; at its strongest 11 mph, 9 AM, with a gust of 22 mph at 6 AM.
- Now
- 10mph
- from the west northwest
- Strongest
- 11mph
- 9 AM
- Highest gust
- 22mph
- 6 AM
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
29.67 inHg at 7 PM, falling 0.05 inHg over 3 hours; 0.46 inHg lower than a day before.
- Now
- 29.67inHg
- 7 PM
- 3 hours
- -0.05inHg
- falling
- 24 hours
- -0.46inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 2 miles at 9 AM; 4 miles now.
- Now
- 4mi
- Lowest
- 2mi
- 9 AM
- Hours under a mile
- 0
How it is measured: Fog types, Field Book FB-WAT-020
Cloud base
The lowest cloud base came down to 400 ft at 4 PM; a base was reported in 23 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- -
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 400ft
- 4 PM
- Hours with a base reported
- 23
How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001
Precipitation
2.03 in measured in the gauge, the most, 0.22 in, in the hour to 7 AM.
- Last 24 hours
- 2.03in
- Wettest hour
- 0.22in
- 7 AM
- Hours with some
- 20
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
Haines: every reading, the last 7 days, 30 days and the year, and how well it reports
What is measuring near here
The 5 instruments nearest Haines Airport, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.4 miles away.
measured now3 instruments
HainesPAHN
At an airfield/0.4 mi away/23 ft/8 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
At a river or reservoir gauge/4.4 mi away/1,128 ft/1,113 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
Haines Highway @ Chilkat R. Br. MP 23.8HHWA2
Beside a road/18.6 mi away/164 ft/149 ft above here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
measured daily2 instruments
Haines 0.7 WAK-HB-8
In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.3 mi away/138 ft/123 ft above here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Haines #2AHNA2
At a cooperative observer's station/2.7 mi away/113 ft/98 ft above here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
0in
Snow on the ground
Measured at Haines #2 (AHNA2), 2.7 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 08:00. measured daily
Elsewhere in Alaska
18 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
Near Haines Airport
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Hainescommunity, 3 mi
- Mud Baycommunity, 9 mi
- Lutakcommunity, 12 mi
- Skagwaycommunity, 17 mi
- Klukwancommunity, 17 mi
- Covenant Lifecommunity, 20 mi
- Mosquito Lakecommunity, 27 mi
- Gustavuscity, 57 mi
- Excursion Inletcommunity, 58 mi
- Juneaucity, 76 mi
- Hoonahcity, 79 mi
- Whitestone Logging Campcommunity, 80 mi
Airports near Haines Airport
- Skagway AirportSGY, 17 mi
- Gustavus AirportGST, 57 mi
- Excursion Inlet Seaplane BaseEXI, 57 mi
- Juneau International AirportJNU, 70 mi
- Funter Bay Seaplane BaseFNR, 72 mi
- Elfin Cove Seaplane BaseELV, 78 mi
- Hoonah AirportHNH, 79 mi
- Pelican Seaplane BasePEC, 93 mi