Weather in Alcan Border, Alaska
The salmon run thickens. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Alcan Border, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 2:55 AM
55
°
Clear
Feels like
49°
Humidity
37%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
4:19 AM
Sunset
10:21 PM
Alcan Border, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
51°
100%
6p
46°
100%
7p
45°
98%
8p
44°
94%
9p
42°
84%
10p
41°
63%
11p
40°
36%
12a
39°
16%
1a
38°
2a
37°
3a
36°
4a
37°
5a
38°
18%
6a
39°
25%
7a
42°
26%
8a
43°
25%
9a
45°
29%
10a
46°
43%
11a
45°
60%
12p
45°
71%
1p
45°
68%
2p
46°
57%
3p
50°
49%
4p
48°
47%
5p
Alcan Border, AK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast44%57°33°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—57°32°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle41%52°37°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—57°34°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle45%55°38°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle41%54°38°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle22%53°36°
Alcan Border, AK
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Alcan Border, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NNW
331° · backing 164°
Direction
NNW
331°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Alcan Border, AK
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 1.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 1.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 94.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 1.1 Low
Alcan Border, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:58 AM
Sunrise
4:19 AM
Daylight
18h 02m
Sunset
10:21 PM
Civil dusk
7:46 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Alcan Border, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:54 AM
- Moonset
- 8:35 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Alcan Border, AK
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
The salmon run thickens
cultural
Alcan Border at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: August 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Cool-season window is open
As of May 17, the cool-season window is open or about to open. Direct-sow peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and brassicas now. Hold off on warm-season crops until 1–2 weeks after the last spring frost (around May).