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Weather in Haines, Alaska

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

Haines, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 3:58 AM
50
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
46°
Humidity
61%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
4:25 AM
Sunset
9:31 PM
Haines, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
45°
47%
7p
43°
39%
8p
41°
24%
9p
41°
14%
10p
40°
13%
11p
40°
17%
12a
40°
22%
1a
40°
28%
2a
39°
34%
3a
39°
41%
4a
38°
48%
5a
39°
55%
6a
41°
59%
7a
43°
62%
8a
44°
62%
9a
46°
57%
10a
47°
41%
11a
48°
20%
12p
50°
1p
51°
2p
52°
3p
53°
4p
53°
5p
52°
6p
L 38°H 53°
Haines, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Partly Cloudy
    53°33°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Drizzle
    100%
    46°39°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Drizzle
    100%
    48°39°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    61%
    47°41°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Heavy Snow
    100%
    43°36°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Snow
    75%
    46°36°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    80%
    50°40°
Haines, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
115° · veering 110°
Direction
ESE
115°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 3
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 3 · pk 19 @ 1:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 110° from the ese.
Haines, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1015.5
-1.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.99 inHg
Now
1015.5
mb
3h
-1.5
mb
12h
-0.2
mb
24h
+3.7
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10121017
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Haines, AK
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.8 μg/m³
PM 10
1.2 μg/m³
NO₂
0.4 μg/m³
Ozone
96.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.5 Low
Haines, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:27 AM
Sunrise
4:25 AM
Daylight
17h 06m
Sunset
9:31 PM
Civil dusk
6:32 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Haines, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:44 AM
Moonset
7:01 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Haines, 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 →

Haines at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 50°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: August 9 (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 Haines

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.