Weather in Gustavus, Alaska
The salmon run thickens. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Gustavus, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 2:54 AM
49
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
44°
Humidity
67%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
4:32 AM
Sunset
9:26 PM
Gustavus, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
46°
89%
6p
46°
92%
7p
45°
92%
8p
44°
90%
9p
42°
84%
10p
42°
72%
11p
42°
57%
12a
42°
43%
1a
41°
32%
2a
40°
22%
3a
40°
14%
4a
40°
5a
41°
6a
44°
7a
45°
24%
8a
47°
50%
9a
49°
71%
10a
49°
84%
11a
50°
92%
12p
51°
92%
1p
52°
81%
2p
53°
62%
3p
53°
47%
4p
52°
41%
5p
Gustavus, AK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle21%51°33°
- SundayMay 17Light Rain100%45°36°
- MondayMay 18Light Rain100%48°41°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle90%47°41°
- WednesdayMay 20Rain100%44°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Rain75%46°42°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle92%52°40°
Gustavus, AK
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Gustavus, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
220° · backing 167°
Direction
SW
220°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 4
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Gustavus, AK
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 2.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 3.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 77.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.7 Low
Gustavus, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:37 AM
Sunrise
4:32 AM
Daylight
16h 54m
Sunset
9:26 PM
Civil dusk
6:24 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Gustavus, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:55 AM
- Moonset
- 6:51 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Gustavus, AK
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
The salmon run thickens
cultural
Gustavus at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°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).