S.E. Alaska Regional Weather Observation Journals - January, 2019

14 degrees F, Precipitation 0 %, Humidity 92%, Wind 5 mph, hi/lo - 32/14, sunny  The sunrise is bright, clear, with a lot of colors. Today is the first day that the oncoming seasons are painted in the sky. 

Throughout the week of February 18th - February 24th: The sky is lightening by 6 am. It’s warmer out today, with traces of humidity throughout the environment (32 degrees F, 99% precipitation, 96%   humidity, wind 4 mph, 35 - 30 degrees, snow, 6 am, Thursday, February 21st, 2019). We had a severely cursed cold sweep throughout the first two weeks of February, with dark energies and empty silences... a presence which held questions - serious inquiry and deep awakening ... a certain kind of darkness would reach, in waves. Usually the occurance was during the hour or two before the sun’s setting. February was filled with such ... A few more cold nights filled the month, 16 degrees, 18 degrees, 13 degrees - the coldest reported temperatures which I’ve observed, yet, is 9-13 degrees, in 2018-2019.  Sunday, February 24th, 2019:  A dark sky above, darker than most. At 5:04 am it is still dark out. As I’m trying to catch the exact moment of light, ...

St. V alentine’s Day: We have encountered another record-low temperature for the year! In the early hours of 3 and 5am, between February, the 1st, and Monday, February 11th, 2019, the temperature fluctuated from the 20’s and 10’s, and finally dropped to 14 degrees - displayed in the forecast. There is around 2 feet of snow on the ground, ice-cold and frigid, with dispersed and light snowfalls spaced throughout the week. It was a “Snowy White Valentine’s Day” in S.E. Alaska! Very still, silent , and with a peaceful absence of the standard faint ambience heard in the background of the atmospheric surroundings. Some notion of sleep was expressed through the spirit of the natural world and wavering thought, breath and existence seemed to breathe through the trees (which are still covered in a few inches of snow). ❄️❤️☕️🎼🌌🔭🌲  Currently it is 27 degrees, and clear.  The precipitation is 0%, Humidity is 89%, with 0 mph winds. The estimated high is 33 degrees, and t...

The Heart Of Winter, for Saturday, Dec. 15th, 2018 - Monday, Jan. 21st, 2019. The 38 days were comprised of a frigid, or near-freezing troposphere during the mid-winter temperature drop, dark overcast skies, a winter breeze from the mountains (recurrent), there were many days consisting of the eerie and haunting fogs, a few scenic nights surfaced in the forecast - with clear skies and great viewing conditions for the moon and star observations of the season, with less snow during this time. We are now in February and have experienced our first record low of the year, which was 16 degrees, between Friday, Feb. 1st. 2019 - Friday, Feb. 8th, 2019 and 1 or 2 days of low temperatures not far from below freezing were also between the 1st and the 8th. Our first snow drifts were on the ground, yesterday, Thursday, February 7th, 2019.  26 degrees F, 0% precipitation, humidity 96%, wind 4 mph, hi/lo - 34/19, cloudy  Moonphase: 11% waxing crescent 🌙❤️🎼🕯 Moonrise: 10:14 am...