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Weather in Halibut Cove, Alaska

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

Halibut Cove, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 2:54 AM
37
°
Snow
Feels like
27°
Humidity
76%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Sunset
10:36 PM
Halibut Cove, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
41°
14%
6p
40°
22%
7p
38°
24%
8p
37°
24%
9p
35°
24%
10p
34°
23%
11p
35°
22%
12a
35°
22%
1a
35°
27%
2a
35°
34%
3a
31°
37%
4a
31°
31%
5a
31°
21%
6a
34°
12%
7a
37°
8a
39°
9a
40°
10a
41°
11a
42°
12p
43°
1p
42°
2p
42°
3p
42°
4p
41°
5p
L 31°H 43°
Halibut Cove, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Heavy Snow
    100%
    39°35°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Snow
    100%
    41°36°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    99%
    40°36°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Heavy Snow
    95%
    41°32°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    49%
    40°29°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Snow
    98%
    39°29°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Snow
    99%
    39°33°
Halibut Cove, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
093° · veering 65°
Direction
E
093°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
50
mph
Peak 24h
54
avg 8
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 8 · pk 54 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 15 mph with gusts pulsing to 50 — flags snap, branches bend.
Halibut Cove, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
972.0
+4.7 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.70 inHg
Now
972.0
mb
3h
+4.7
mb
12h
-5.6
mb
24h
-8.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 964980
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Halibut Cove, AK
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
2.8 μg/m³
PM 10
4.5 μg/m³
NO₂
0.2 μg/m³
Ozone
76.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.7 Low
Halibut Cove, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:26 PM
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Daylight
17h 10m
Sunset
10:36 PM
Civil dusk
7:39 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Halibut Cove, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:43 PM
Moonset
8:13 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Halibut Cove, 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 →

Halibut Cove at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: August 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 Halibut Cove

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.