Weather in Galena, Alaska
The salmon run thickens. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Galena, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 3:55 AM
57
°
Clear
Feels like
49°
Humidity
36%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
4:59 AM
Sunset
11:48 PM
Galena, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
54°
22%
7p
54°
26%
8p
54°
28%
9p
51°
27%
10p
47°
21%
11p
44°
11%
12a
43°
1a
41°
2a
39°
3a
40°
4a
38°
5a
37°
6a
39°
7a
42°
8a
45°
9a
49°
10a
52°
11a
55°
12p
57°
1p
59°
2p
60°
3p
61°
4p
62°
5p
62°
6p
Galena, AK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle35%57°41°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—57°39°
- MondayMay 18Overcast20%53°36°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle41%55°35°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle47%49°36°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast25%56°33°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle27%52°39°
Galena, AK
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Galena, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
077° · backing 26°
Direction
ENE
077°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 9
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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
Galena, AK
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 2.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 3.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 98.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 1.0 Low
Galena, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:46 AM
Sunrise
4:59 AM
Daylight
18h 49m
Sunset
11:48 PM
Civil dusk
10:04 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Galena, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- —
- Moonset
- —
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Galena, AK
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
The salmon run thickens
cultural
Galena at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: September 11 (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).