Weather in Cordova, Alaska
The salmon run thickens. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cordova, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 3:59 AM
39
°
Light Drizzle
Feels like
33°
Humidity
79%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
4:56 AM
Sunset
10:20 PM
Cordova, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
42°
49%
7p
40°
38%
8p
38°
22%
9p
38°
10%
10p
37°
11p
35°
12a
35°
1a
35°
2a
34°
3a
35°
4a
34°
5a
35°
6a
36°
7a
37°
8a
40°
9a
41°
10a
42°
11a
44°
12p
45°
14%
1p
44°
43%
2p
43°
80%
3p
43°
98%
4p
43°
78%
5p
42°
38%
6p
Cordova, AK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle100%41°34°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Snow100%38°34°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle100%39°33°
- TuesdayMay 19Snow100%38°35°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Rain98%40°33°
- ThursdayMay 21Snow88%43°29°
- FridayMay 22Snow97%37°33°
Cordova, AK
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Cordova, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
106° · backing 164°
Direction
ESE
106°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
44
avg 5
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
Cordova, AK
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 2.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 3.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 75.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.6 Low
Cordova, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:51 AM
Sunrise
4:56 AM
Daylight
17h 24m
Sunset
10:20 PM
Civil dusk
7:28 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Cordova, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:04 PM
- Moonset
- 8:05 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Cordova, AK
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
The salmon run thickens
cultural
Cordova at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°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).