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Weather in Chignik Lake, Alaska

The salmon run thickens. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Chignik Lake, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 5:10 AM
40
°
Light Drizzle
Feels like
32°
Humidity
97%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
6:17 AM
Sunset
10:45 PM
Chignik Lake, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
43°
9p
41°
10p
40°
11p
38°
12a
36°
1a
35°
2a
35°
3a
36°
4a
36°
5a
37°
6a
38°
7a
39°
8a
40°
9a
41°
12%
10a
41°
34%
11a
41°
62%
12p
41°
84%
1p
40°
94%
2p
40°
98%
3p
39°
100%
4p
39°
100%
5p
39°
100%
6p
39°
100%
7p
39°
100%
8p
L 35°H 43°
Chignik Lake, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Drizzle
    100%
    43°39°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Drizzle
    100%
    44°38°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Snow
    98%
    43°34°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    88%
    43°35°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Snow
    90%
    47°36°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Snow
    100%
    44°39°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Snow
    90%
    46°37°
Chignik Lake, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
135° · backing 12°
Direction
SE
135°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
32
mph
Peak 24h
48
avg 13
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 13 · pk 48 @ 2:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 12° from the se.
Chignik Lake, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
989.4
-1.3 mb in 3h · rising · 29.22 inHg
Now
989.4
mb
3h
-1.3
mb
12h
-1.6
mb
24h
-4.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 989994
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Chignik Lake, AK
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.9 μg/m³
PM 10
1.6 μg/m³
NO₂
0.2 μg/m³
Ozone
67.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Chignik Lake, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
1:28 PM
Sunrise
6:17 AM
Daylight
16h 28m
Sunset
10:45 PM
Civil dusk
7:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Chignik Lake, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
1:54 PM
Moonset
8:06 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Chignik Lake, 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 →

Chignik Lake at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: July 23 (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 Chignik Lake

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.