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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
L 35°H 57°
Holy Cross, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    16%
    50°39°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    59%
    46°39°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    44%
    49°34°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    49%
    47°35°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    58%
    46°33°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    82%
    46°34°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    39%
    49°36°
Holy Cross, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 13 · pk 37 @ 2:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the ese.
Holy Cross, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
996.0
+1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 29.41 inHg
Now
996.0
mb
3h
+1.1
mb
12h
-2.6
mb
24h
-4.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9931001
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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).

ZIP codes in Holy Cross

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.