Weather in Buffalo Soapstone, Alaska
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Buffalo Soapstone, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 5:03 AM
45
°
Overcast
Feels like
38°
Humidity
50%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:00 AM
Sunset
10:44 PM
Buffalo Soapstone, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
44°
33%
9p
43°
43%
10p
40°
44%
11p
39°
41%
12a
39°
37%
1a
40°
34%
2a
40°
30%
3a
40°
29%
4a
39°
32%
5a
39°
37%
6a
39°
39%
7a
40°
36%
8a
40°
30%
9a
42°
24%
10a
44°
20%
11a
45°
16%
12p
45°
12%
1p
47°
2p
47°
3p
47°
4p
48°
5p
48°
6p
47°
7p
47°
8p
Buffalo Soapstone, AK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—51°34°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle31%47°38°
- MondayMay 18Overcast22%47°37°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Snow57%46°34°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast53%44°35°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle62%49°35°
- FridayMay 22Overcast65%46°35°
Buffalo Soapstone, AK
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Buffalo Soapstone, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
W
269° · backing 100°
Direction
W
269°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 4
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
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
Buffalo Soapstone, AK
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 0.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 0.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 77.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Buffalo Soapstone, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:48 AM
Sunrise
5:00 AM
Daylight
17h 44m
Sunset
10:44 PM
Civil dusk
8:00 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Buffalo Soapstone, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:53 AM
- Moonset
- 8:44 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Buffalo Soapstone, AK
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
The salmon run thickens
cultural
Buffalo Soapstone at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: August 24 (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).