Fall colors and cooler temperatures are starting to make appearances in the upper Lynn Canal. KHNS’ Mike Swasey talks with meteorologist Kayla Tinker from the National Weather Service in Juneau for a look at this week’s forecast.

Swasey – Okay, Kayla, how is the weather we’re looking this week we’re into September officially now it’s becoming fall, the leaves are starting to change color in Skagway in Haines.  How does the weather look this week?

Tinker – Sure, so up where you guys are in Skagway, and Haines Wednesday and Thursday should be mostly dry. So you’ll have some good days and the Upper 50s of your high and your lows will be mid to upper 40s. But we have a front, a weather front, moving in right now the timing, we’re not 100% confident on, but it looks like Thursday night, early Friday. 

So with that, you’ll see an increase in the chances of precipitation throughout the day, as well as an increase in winds as that front moves through. So that looks like Thursday night into Friday, and we’ll have a chance of rain Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. So this upcoming weekend looks quite wet.

Swasey – But for the beginning, or kind of the midweek here, it looks pretty dry. And does that mean sun? Are you saying sunshine? 

Tinker – Um, it looks mostly cloudy, still overcast, but there could be breaks in the clouds to see a little bit of sun. But as of right now the clouds look like they are increasing through the day on Tuesday, and will remain Wednesday and Thursday.

Swasey – Are we going to see any more days up in the 60s?

Tinker – Oh, that would be very nice, we can never rule that out. Like I said the highs are, you know, in the upper 50s. So we could hit around 60. 

Swasey – Have you been looking at long-term projections? Can you tell us what’s in store for us this winter like a Farmer’s Almanac sort of overview of what’s coming?

Tinker – Yeah, I looked at, we have the Climate Prediction Center, and so I was looking at that earlier today. And it looks like, at least where we are it should be around normal. So normal temperatures and normal precipitation. But of course, that doesn’t rule out or could happen on a day-to-day basis. That’s just what is normal for our specific season.

Swasey – Okay. And so not too much when the next couple of days, so seas look relatively calm. Is that right?

Tinker – That’s right up until that front moves in again, Thursday night, Friday, you’ll see Upper Lynn Canal could reach up to 20 knots. 

Swasey – Okay, Kayla Tinker, thank you so much for the weather update, I appreciate it. 

Tinker – Yeah, of course. Have a good rest of your week.

For a more detailed and up to the minute look at regional weather visit weather.gov.