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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
L 37°H 62°
Galena, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    35%
    57°41°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    57°39°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    20%
    53°36°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    41%
    55°35°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    47%
    49°36°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    25%
    56°33°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    27%
    52°39°
Galena, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 9 · pk 25 @ 12:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 26° from the ene.
Galena, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
999.8
+0.5 mb in 3h · falling · 29.52 inHg
Now
999.8
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
-3.4
mb
24h
-5.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9991005
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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).

ZIP codes in Galena

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.