Weather in Happy Valley, Alaska
The salmon run thickens. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Happy Valley, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 2:57 AM
46
°
Overcast
Feels like
39°
Humidity
56%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:25 AM
Sunset
10:40 PM
Happy Valley, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
46°
94%
6p
46°
82%
7p
44°
56%
8p
43°
24%
9p
41°
10p
40°
11p
39°
12a
39°
1a
38°
2a
38°
3a
38°
4a
38°
5a
38°
6a
40°
7a
44°
8a
46°
9a
48°
10a
48°
11a
47°
22%
12p
46°
37%
1p
46°
55%
2p
45°
75%
3p
47°
90%
4p
46°
97%
5p
Happy Valley, AK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle73%47°38°
- SundayMay 17Light Rain100%46°37°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle79%47°38°
- TuesdayMay 19Snow78%47°40°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast69%46°35°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Rain89%46°37°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle81%45°39°
Happy Valley, AK
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Happy Valley, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NNE
033° · backing 52°
Direction
NNE
033°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
34
avg 8
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
Happy Valley, AK
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 1.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 2.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 76.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.5 Low
Happy Valley, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:23 PM
Sunrise
5:25 AM
Daylight
17h 15m
Sunset
10:40 PM
Civil dusk
7:44 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Happy Valley, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:39 PM
- Moonset
- 8:19 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Happy Valley, AK
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
The salmon run thickens
cultural
Happy Valley at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: August 13 (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).