Weather in Chefornak, Alaska
The salmon run thickens. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Chefornak, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 5:04 AM
39
°
Light Drizzle
Feels like
29°
Humidity
88%
Wind
17 mph
Sunrise
6:14 AM
Sunset
11:32 PM
Chefornak, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
38°
9p
36°
10p
34°
11p
33°
12a
32°
1a
32°
2a
32°
3a
33°
4a
33°
5a
34°
6a
34°
7a
34°
8a
35°
9a
36°
10a
37°
11a
38°
12p
40°
1p
41°
2p
42°
3p
45°
4p
45°
5p
45°
6p
45°
7p
45°
8p
Chefornak, AK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle100%44°37°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle81%39°36°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle67%44°34°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle57%41°31°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle57%41°36°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle92%45°36°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle75%39°36°
Chefornak, AK
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Chefornak, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
E
090° · steady
Direction
E
090°
Sustained
17
mph
Gust
29
mph
Peak 24h
37
avg 17
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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
Chefornak, AK
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 0.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 0.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 67.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Chefornak, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
1:11 PM
Sunrise
6:14 AM
Daylight
17h 18m
Sunset
11:32 PM
Civil dusk
8:38 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Chefornak, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 1:27 PM
- Moonset
- 9:19 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Chefornak, AK
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
The salmon run thickens
cultural
Chefornak at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: August 15 (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).