Anyone Cruising Alaska Now (5/22)? How cold is it?

[AlaskaNewbie68]

Just got back from southbound cruise on Coral Princess and not too cold at all. We did Denali for two days first and did wear jacket as it was a bit chilly when the wind was blowing. On ship we could have worn shorts during glacier stops. In Juneau we did rainy whale watch trip and we wore fleece jacket under our rain jacket with waterproof shoes and gloves! The coldest weather the whole trip! In Ketchikan it was rainy, but not very cold (60 F). In Skagway we did train ride and light jacket was all we needed! All in all-I was never very cold and did not even use my heavy jacket!

 

 

 

Interesting. I keep seeing reports of Denali being in the 40s and snow! Wondering if my phone weather isn't reliable! Happy to hear this.

 

 

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[kennicott]

Here is the weather forecast for the rest of the week in South Central Alaska. Note---- they say wind around 10 today. For the last 10 hours at the ANC airport though we have had gusts 20 to 30 with steady wind about 17. I'm looking forward to this coming weekend.

This Afternoon

Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Southeast wind around 10 mph.

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

 

Wednesday

Cloudy, with a high near 59. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.

 

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

 

Thursday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. Calm wind.

 

Thursday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph.

 

Friday

A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 64.

 

Friday Night

A chance of showers before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.

 

Saturday

A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 67.

 

Saturday Night

A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.

 

Sunday

A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 67.

 

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.

 

Monday

Partly sunny, with a high near 68.

[kennicott]

Here is the forecast for the middle of Southeast (Panhandle), around Sitka, for the week:

 

This Afternoon

Isolated showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 51. Northwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

 

Wednesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 55. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

 

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

 

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

 

Thursday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.

 

Friday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56.

 

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.

 

Saturday

A chance of rain after 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 57.

 

Saturday Night

A chance of rain before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.

 

Sunday

Partly sunny, with a high near 58.

 

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.

 

Monday

Partly sunny, with a high near 57.

[kennicott]

Forecast----For the week near the entrance to Denali NP.

 

This Afternoon

Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Southwest wind around 15 mph.

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

 

Wednesday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

 

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

 

Thursday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. South wind around 5 mph.

 

Thursday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. South wind around 5 mph becoming west in the evening.

 

Friday

A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 53.

 

Friday Night

A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.

 

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 56.

 

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.

 

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 56.

 

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.

 

Monday

Partly sunny, with a high near 56.