Monday, March 10, 2008

The weather at Glacier Bay National Park is above freezing.

Tara has finished her 'drift' and is now in dry dock after 2 years of scientific investigation (click here).

On average Tara drifted 100km per month during the first 8 months since September 2006. During the last month Tara drifted 90 miles in a direction of Fram Strait indicative of an acceleration of the transpolar sea-ice drift....

Glacier Bay Weather

Elevation :: 33 ft / 10 m

Time 8:35 EDT

Temperature :: 34 °F / 1 °C

Conditions :: Overcast

Windchill :: 34 °F / 1 °C

Humidity :: 87%

Dew Point :: 30 °F / -1 °C

Wind :: Calm

Pressure :: 29.99 in / 1016 hPa (Rising)

Visibility :: 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers

UV :: 0 out of 16

Clouds:
Scattered Clouds 3600 ft / 1097 m
Mostly Cloudy 4800 ft / 1463 m
Overcast 5000 ft / 1524 m
(Above Ground Level)