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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
L 40°H 53°
Gustavus, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    21%
    51°33°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Rain
    100%
    45°36°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Rain
    100%
    48°41°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    90%
    47°41°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Rain
    100%
    44°41°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Rain
    75%
    46°42°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    92%
    52°40°
Gustavus, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 4 · pk 21 @ 2:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 167° from the sw.
Gustavus, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1019.6
-0.6 mb in 3h · steady · 30.11 inHg
Now
1019.6
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
+0.4
mb
24h
+4.6
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10151020
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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).

ZIP codes in Gustavus

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.