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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
L 32°H 45°
Chefornak, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Drizzle
    100%
    44°37°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    81%
    39°36°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    67%
    44°34°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    57%
    41°31°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    57%
    41°36°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    92%
    45°36°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    75%
    39°36°
Chefornak, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 17 · pk 37 @ 5:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 17 mph with gusts pulsing to 29 — flags snap, branches bend.
Chefornak, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
990.8
+0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 29.26 inHg
Now
990.8
mb
3h
+0.9
mb
12h
-2.0
mb
24h
-5.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 989996
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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).

ZIP codes in Chefornak

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.