Winter Storm Warning Holds for the Haines Highway Until 6 PM Monday, With 8 to 12 Inches Near the Border and 4 to 6 More Tuesday Night
The National Weather Service office in Juneau, Alaska, said in the motoring forecast for the Haines and Klondike highways issued jointly with Environment Canada at 4:10 p.m. AKST on Monday, November 9, 2026, that a winter storm warning remains in effect until 6 p.m. Monday for the upper elevations of the Haines Highway near Haines Customs, with total snowfall of 8 to 12 inches for the event; by about 7 a.m. Monday, the border crossing had already reported 2 to 3 inches of accumulation, with steady rates continuing through the morning.
More snow follows. On Monday night, the Haines Junction to Pleasant Camp segment sees snow at times heavy, with blowing snow, amounts of 2 to 4 inches, and southeast winds increasing to 25 mph with gusts to 37 mph. Tuesday brings about another inch there, and Tuesday night a further 4 to 6 inches with blowing snow. The Haines to Dalton Cache segment turns to rain Monday night, with snow and rain past milepost 20 and accumulation up to 1 inch.
The Klondike Highway is quieter: about 2 inches near White Pass on the Skagway side Monday night, about 2 inches on the Carcross to White Pass segment, and up to another inch of flurries on Tuesday.
GSM reported on November 8 that the Weather Service had winter storm watches up for parts of Southeast Alaska, with 6 to 12 inches then possible on the Haines Highway. The warning now confirms the storm is under way, with measured snow at the border. Drivers on the two cross-border highways should check conditions before setting out: call 511 in Alaska, or 867-456-7623 in Canada. (Source: National Weather Service)
Source: National Weather Service
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Photo: 图：冬日的阿拉斯加州 Haines 与雪山，Haines 公路边境高海拔路段正受冬季风暴警告覆盖。Wikimedia Commons 图片（CC BY-SA 3.0）。 / Photo: Haines, Alaska, in winter beneath snow-covered peaks; the upper Haines Highway near the border is under a winter storm warning. Image via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0).
