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Weather in Ferry, Alaska

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

Ferry, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 1:42 AM
44
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
32°
Humidity
56%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
4:35 AM
Sunset
11:07 PM
Ferry, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
47°
29%
5p
43°
50%
6p
41°
65%
7p
39°
67%
8p
38°
62%
9p
38°
55%
10p
38°
48%
11p
37°
39%
12a
36°
31%
1a
36°
22%
2a
35°
13%
3a
36°
10%
4a
36°
17%
5a
36°
29%
6a
37°
41%
7a
38°
52%
8a
39°
62%
9a
40°
65%
10a
42°
54%
11a
43°
36%
12p
44°
20%
1p
45°
11%
2p
45°
3p
46°
4p
L 35°H 47°
Ferry, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    57%
    44°33°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    44°35°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    44°34°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    45°33°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Partly Cloudy
    28%
    46°33°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    17%
    47°29°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    43°36°
Ferry, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
175° · veering 71°
Direction
S
175°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
36
mph
Peak 24h
36
avg 10
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 10 · pk 36 @ 5:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 16 mph with gusts pulsing to 36 — flags snap, branches bend.
Ferry, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
922.4
+2.1 mb in 3h · falling · 27.24 inHg
Now
922.4
mb
3h
+2.1
mb
12h
-1.4
mb
24h
-0.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 920924
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Ferry, AK
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.4 μg/m³
PM 10
1.9 μg/m³
NO₂
0.6 μg/m³
Ozone
99.0 μg/m³
UV Index
2.5 Low
Ferry, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:52 AM
Sunrise
4:35 AM
Daylight
18h 32m
Sunset
11:07 PM
Civil dusk
8:54 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ferry, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
Moonset
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Ferry, 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 →

Ferry at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: September 7 (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 Ferry

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.