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Weather in Excursion Inlet, Alaska

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

Excursion Inlet, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 4:57 AM
31
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
26°
Humidity
96%
Wind
0 mph
Sunrise
4:30 AM
Sunset
9:24 PM
Excursion Inlet, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
32°
95%
8p
31°
87%
9p
30°
78%
10p
29°
67%
11p
30°
55%
12a
31°
45%
1a
30°
40%
2a
28°
37%
3a
30°
37%
4a
30°
41%
5a
30°
47%
6a
31°
47%
7a
32°
35%
8a
33°
17%
9a
35°
10a
35°
11a
36°
17%
12p
36°
24%
1p
36°
25%
2p
37°
23%
3p
37°
20%
4p
37°
14%
5p
36°
6p
35°
7p
L 28°H 37°
Excursion Inlet, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    37°27°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Snow
    100%
    33°28°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Snow
    100%
    34°29°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Snow
    84%
    35°30°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Heavy Snow
    98%
    33°30°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Heavy Snow
    82%
    34°31°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Heavy Snow
    89%
    36°29°
Excursion Inlet, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
342° · veering 79°
Direction
NNW
342°
Sustained
0
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 1
Beaufort · 0 · CALM
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 1 · pk 15 @ 4:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The air is still. Smoke rises straight up.
Excursion Inlet, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
922.9
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 27.25 inHg
Now
922.9
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
-1.0
mb
24h
+4.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 918924
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Excursion Inlet, AK
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
2.6 μg/m³
PM 10
3.9 μg/m³
NO₂
0.8 μg/m³
Ozone
70.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Excursion Inlet, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:35 AM
Sunrise
4:30 AM
Daylight
16h 54m
Sunset
9:24 PM
Civil dusk
6:23 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Excursion Inlet, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:54 AM
Moonset
6:50 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Excursion Inlet, 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 →

Excursion Inlet at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 22°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: August 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 Excursion Inlet

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.