Snowy Starrigavan High Tide

Mostly clear through the first half of the day, then clouds and a few light snow showers later. I braved the roads to check Starrigavan at high tide. Today’s high was predicted to be 12.8 ft. This is about what it got to last month with some atmospheric assist. Things were working in the other … Read more

Birding Walk to Crescent Harbor

Chilly and cool, partly to mostly cloudy. Snow continued to accumulate overnight, with 8 inches on my deck rail this morning. Connor later told me he measured 11 inches on his work table in the yard. Much of the morning had blue skies over the house, though the sun was too low to be showing … Read more

Wintry Walk around Town

Snow showers and calmer winds with temperatures near freezing through the day. Overnight the snow began accumulating, and continued through the day. Several inches covered the ground by this evening. It seemed unusually quiet when I woke up this morning. Living right on a main road in Sitka, I’m used to hearing traffic noise during … Read more

Blustery Birding

Overcast and windy through middle part of the day. Occasional rain showers changing to snow later in the day. No significant accumulation by later this evening, but forecast continues to call for at least a couple inches by tomorrow. I spent an hour out at the industrial park dock this morning. Despite the blustery weather, … Read more