Weather StoryAlmanac, microseasons, and the day's weather story.

Weather in Cooper Landing, Alaska

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

Cooper Landing, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 5:11 AM
40
°
Overcast
Feels like
30°
Humidity
81%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
5:13 AM
Sunset
10:37 PM
Cooper Landing, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
42°
9p
40°
10p
38°
11p
36°
12a
33°
1a
31°
2a
29°
3a
29°
4a
29°
5a
29°
6a
32°
7a
35°
8a
37°
9a
39°
10a
42°
11a
44°
12p
45°
1p
46°
2p
46°
3p
46°
4p
47°
5p
46°
6p
44°
7p
42°
8p
L 29°H 47°
Cooper Landing, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Snow
    54%
    43°35°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Snow
    100%
    42°37°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Snow
    26%
    44°34°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Snow
    92%
    43°33°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    39%
    46°31°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Snow
    75%
    42°30°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Snow
    53%
    43°36°
Cooper Landing, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
106° · backing 7°
Direction
ESE
106°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
52
mph
Peak 24h
59
avg 13
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 13 · pk 59 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 15 mph with gusts pulsing to 52 — flags snap, branches bend.
Cooper Landing, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
984.9
+4.5 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.08 inHg
Now
984.9
mb
3h
+4.5
mb
12h
-4.4
mb
24h
-7.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 977993
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Cooper Landing, AK
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.2 μg/m³
PM 10
0.4 μg/m³
NO₂
0.2 μg/m³
Ozone
79.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Cooper Landing, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:09 PM
Sunrise
5:13 AM
Daylight
17h 24m
Sunset
10:37 PM
Civil dusk
7:45 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Cooper Landing, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:22 PM
Moonset
8:22 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Cooper Landing, 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 →

Cooper Landing at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: August 17 (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 Cooper Landing

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.