As a storm force low moves into the gulf it will steer moisture
and wind back into the Panhandle. While surface temperatures along
the Haines Highway remain above freezing, and snow levels are
near 1500ft, there is potential to see 2 to 4 inches of snow
Friday morning out the road near the Chilkat River Bridge west
towards the border.
Snowfall will be directly tied to precipitation rates, where
these heavy rates have the ability to drop snow levels down to the
surface for a few hours. If we do not get heavy rates, out the
road remains all rain or briefly a mix of rain/snow. The city of
Haines should remain all rain.
We are watching this storms’s evolution closely and will update
messaging and the forecast when the need arises.