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Weather in Elfin Cove, Alaska

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

Elfin Cove, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 2:58 AM
49
°
Overcast
Feels like
44°
Humidity
68%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
4:36 AM
Sunset
9:26 PM
Elfin Cove, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
46°
95%
6p
46°
92%
7p
44°
77%
8p
44°
56%
9p
43°
39%
10p
43°
31%
11p
43°
28%
12a
43°
25%
1a
41°
19%
2a
41°
14%
3a
41°
12%
4a
41°
17%
5a
42°
25%
6a
43°
29%
7a
45°
23%
8a
47°
14%
9a
49°
12%
10a
49°
26%
11a
50°
48%
12p
50°
67%
1p
47°
81%
2p
48°
93%
3p
50°
100%
4p
49°
100%
5p
L 41°H 50°
Elfin Cove, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    30%
    51°37°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Rain
    100%
    44°38°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    99%
    47°43°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Rain
    82%
    48°42°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Rain
    100%
    44°41°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Rain
    80%
    46°43°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    92%
    48°40°
Elfin Cove, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
274° · veering 76°
Direction
W
274°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
20
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
avg 5 · pk 20 @ 4:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 76° from the w.
Elfin Cove, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1022.7
-0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 30.20 inHg
Now
1022.7
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
-0.1
mb
24h
+4.3
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10181024
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Elfin Cove, AK
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
3.6 μg/m³
PM 10
5.7 μg/m³
NO₂
0.2 μg/m³
Ozone
73.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.8 Low
Elfin Cove, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:41 AM
Sunrise
4:36 AM
Daylight
16h 50m
Sunset
9:26 PM
Civil dusk
6:23 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Elfin Cove, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:01 PM
Moonset
6:49 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Elfin Cove, 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 →

Elfin Cove at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: August 3 (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 Elfin Cove

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.