Weather in Holy Cross, Alaska
The salmon run thickens. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Holy Cross, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 3:59 AM
48
°
Overcast
Feels like
40°
Humidity
50%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Sunset
11:31 PM
Holy Cross, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
53°
14%
7p
51°
11%
8p
48°
9p
47°
10p
43°
11p
41°
12a
39°
1a
38°
2a
37°
3a
35°
4a
35°
5a
36°
15%
6a
37°
22%
7a
40°
25%
8a
42°
27%
9a
45°
25%
10a
49°
18%
11a
51°
12p
53°
1p
54°
2p
56°
3p
57°
4p
57°
5p
57°
6p
Holy Cross, AK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast16%50°39°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle59%46°39°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle44%49°34°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle49%47°35°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle58%46°33°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle82%46°34°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle39%49°36°
Holy Cross, AK
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Holy Cross, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
114° · steady
Direction
ESE
114°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
37
avg 13
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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
Holy Cross, AK
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 0.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 1.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 79.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.3 Low
Holy Cross, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:22 PM
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Daylight
17h 52m
Sunset
11:31 PM
Civil dusk
8:51 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Holy Cross, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:24 PM
- Moonset
- 9:43 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Holy Cross, AK
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
The salmon run thickens
cultural
Holy Cross at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 48°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: August 27 (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).