Weather in Homer, Alaska
The salmon run thickens. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Homer, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 1:43 AM
43
°
Light Drizzle
Feels like
36°
Humidity
71%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Sunset
10:38 PM
Homer, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
47°
98%
5p
45°
94%
6p
43°
90%
7p
44°
89%
8p
43°
89%
9p
41°
80%
10p
39°
56%
11p
39°
23%
12a
39°
1a
38°
2a
37°
3a
36°
4a
36°
5a
36°
6a
38°
7a
40°
8a
43°
9a
46°
10a
47°
14%
11a
48°
33%
12p
49°
51%
1p
49°
66%
2p
48°
79%
3p
48°
84%
4p
Homer, AK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Snow100%44°38°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Snow100%43°35°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle80%46°36°
- TuesdayMay 19Heavy Snow80%44°38°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle64%46°34°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle92%43°34°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle84%44°38°
Homer, AK
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Homer, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
043° · backing 13°
Direction
NE
043°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 8
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
Homer, AK
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 2.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 75.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 1.0 Low
Homer, 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 12m
Sunset
10:38 PM
Civil dusk
7:41 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Homer, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:43 PM
- Moonset
- 8:15 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Homer, AK
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
The salmon run thickens
cultural
Homer at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: August 12 (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).