A snow pillow on a mountain/6.4 mi away/1,850 ft/1,083 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
Mountain passes/Alaska/Jones Pass
Jones Pass, Alaska
Mountain pass in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, at 2,933 ftWinter Weather Advisory, in full
* WHAT...Snow and gusty winds expected. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 5 inches with locally higher amounts above pass level. Winds gusting up to around 30 to 40 mph. * WHERE...Dalton, Elliott, and Steese Highway Summits, White Mountains, and Higher Terrain South of the Yukon River. * WHEN...Until 10 AM AKDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be difficult. Gusty winds could lead to areas of blowing snow which could reduce visibility below one half mile at times. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A series of fronts will lift north over the Interior Thursday through Friday, with the strongest winds expected Thursday into Thursday night. Winds will lessen on Friday as snow chances persist.
Slow down and use caution while traveling. Visit 511.alaska.gov or call 5 1 1 for the latest road conditions.
25°
29°/19°
Overcast·
Feels like 16°·Gentle breeze 9 mph NE
Alert. A Winter Weather Advisory is in force for Jones Pass until 10 AM Saturday. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book.
Now. Jones Pass is 25° and overcast at 8 PM. With the wind it feels like 16°. The dew point is 19°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Gentle breeze from the northeast at 9 mph, gusting to 19 mph.
Today and tonight. Tonight falls to about 20° by 8 AM, with some cloud. A freeze: protect plants and pipes. No rain is expected for the rest of the day.
The week. The warmest day ahead is tomorrow, near 33°, and the coolest Sunday, near 22°. Rain or snow is likely Tuesday (54%) and Wednesday (75%). The first freeze could come tomorrow, a low of 19°.
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. The day is 9 hours 45 minutes long, 7 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
-Air quality
78%Humidity
92%Cloud
Now
8:00 PM
25feels16
now, overcast
Today
Oct 15
2919
44%
Fri
Oct 16
3319
28%
Sat
Oct 17
2821
28%
Sun
Oct 18
2215
partly cloudy day
Mon
Oct 19
2711
overcast
Tue
Oct 20
2516
54%
Wed
Oct 21
2215
75%
25°
29°19°
33°19°
28°21°
22°15°
27°11°
25°16°
22°15°
As of 8:00 PM in Jones Pass, Alaska.
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Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Mountain pass
- Height
- 2,933 ft
- Area
- Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
- State
- Alaska
- Latitude
- 65.1108° N
- Longitude
- 145.6636° W
What is measuring near here
The 3 instruments nearest Jones Pass, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.4 miles away.
measured now1 instrument
measured daily2 instruments
Two Rivers 15.5 EAK-FN-9
In a volunteer observer's own ground/30.1 mi away/708 ft/2,225 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Circle Hot SpringsCHSA2
At a cooperative observer's station/39.4 mi away/854 ft/2,079 ft below here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
1in
Snow on the ground
Measured at Circle Hot Springs (CHSA2), 39.4 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 Jones Pass
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Centralcommunity, 39 mi
- Pleasant Valleycommunity, 40 mi
- Two Riverscommunity, 44 mi
- Eielson AFBcommunity, 51 mi
- Moose Creekcommunity, 52 mi
- Badgercommunity, 55 mi
- North Polecity, 55 mi
- Salchacommunity, 56 mi
- Steele Creekcommunity, 57 mi
- Foxcommunity, 58 mi
- Harding-Birch Lakescommunity, 60 mi
- Farmers Loopcommunity, 60 mi
Mountain passes near Jones Pass
- Saint Anthony Pass101 mi
- Balls Pass129 mi
- Isabel Pass133 mi
- Tushtena Pass137 mi
- Chisna Pass137 mi
- Wedding Pass144 mi
- Gillett Pass147 mi
- Sikonsina Pass154 mi