Alaska in September

rwams · September 2, 2006

I read that the Yukon has had snow already...and I am wondering what kind of weather to expect around the middle of September? I am doing the Glacier Bay Inside Passage cruise 9/17-9/24 aboard the Ms Ryndam.

Rick :grin:

JoeyandDavid · September 2, 2006

Rick ... check it out..

http://www.alaska.com/about/weather/story/...p-4775750c.html

rwams · September 2, 2006

Great site...Thank You

Rick

JoeyandDavid · September 2, 2006

Hope it answered some of your questions..

saltydog · September 2, 2006

Rick,

We did the inside passage in late August, early Sep last year. The weather was, as expected, rainy and temps in the 50's. But the beauty

of the area is well worth the dreary weather. It is, after all, Alaska. Have a great trip.

Cheers

Tim

JoeyandDavid · September 2, 2006

tim how cold were the nights?

zebra · September 2, 2006

Rick we've been in September and May. We had way better weather in September and we were the last cruise out - 3rd week of September. We even wore shorts on one day. We didn't experience any rain in September but had rain in May - what can I say, weather is weather. Take a good warm jacket for outdoor activities.

No matter what the weather is like, Alaska is like no other destination....you don't go for the weather - the beauty and the wildlife is totally superb and the towns are quaint. You're going to have a blast!!

zebra · September 2, 2006

Joey, we didn't worry about the nights so much as the ship is the same temperature inside as it is in the Caribbean. Now if you want to sit out on the deck you will need to put that jacket on. We saw the Northern Lights at 3 am and it was pretty, pretty cold - I would say close to freezing with the wind chill of the ship moving, but it was such a spectacular sight that I only realized that I was an ice block once we'd gone back inside.