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Weather in Dry Creek, Alaska

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

Dry Creek, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 4:02 AM
45
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
37°
Humidity
39%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
4:23 AM
Sunset
10:46 PM
Dry Creek, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
42°
88%
8p
42°
98%
9p
40°
100%
10p
40°
88%
11p
40°
69%
12a
40°
55%
1a
40°
53%
2a
39°
57%
3a
39°
57%
4a
39°
51%
5a
39°
42%
6a
40°
33%
7a
39°
21%
8a
40°
9a
42°
10a
44°
11a
46°
15%
12p
47°
22%
1p
49°
23%
2p
49°
21%
3p
50°
18%
4p
50°
12%
5p
49°
6p
48°
7p
L 39°H 50°
Dry Creek, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    49°35°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    48°29°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    46°32°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    46°32°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    48°36°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    50°36°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    43°33°
Dry Creek, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
181° · backing 15°
Direction
S
181°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
34
avg 7
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
avg 7 · pk 34 @ 2:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 15° from the s.
Dry Creek, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
904.5
+3.2 mb in 3h · falling · 26.71 inHg
Now
904.5
mb
3h
+3.2
mb
12h
-1.1
mb
24h
+1.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 900906
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Dry Creek, AK
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.6 μg/m³
PM 10
0.8 μg/m³
NO₂
0.1 μg/m³
Ozone
92.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.5 Low
Dry Creek, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:49 AM
Sunrise
4:23 AM
Daylight
18h 23m
Sunset
10:46 PM
Civil dusk
8:23 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Dry Creek, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
Moonset
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Dry Creek, 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 →

Dry Creek at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: September 5 (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 Dry Creek

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.