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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
L 36°H 51°
Alcan Border, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    44%
    57°33°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    57°32°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    41%
    52°37°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    57°34°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    45%
    55°38°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    41%
    54°38°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    22%
    53°36°
Alcan Border, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 4 · pk 15 @ 5:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 164° from the nnw.
Alcan Border, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
945.7
+1.2 mb in 3h · falling · 27.93 inHg
Now
945.7
mb
3h
+1.2
mb
12h
-1.4
mb
24h
-0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 943948
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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).

ZIP codes in Alcan Border

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.