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Weather in Houston, Alaska

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

Houston, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 5:07 AM
49
°
Overcast
Feels like
42°
Humidity
45%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:04 AM
Sunset
10:46 PM
Houston, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
50°
15%
9p
47°
10p
43°
11p
42°
12a
41°
1a
40°
2a
39°
3a
40°
4a
41°
5a
41°
6a
42°
7a
43°
8a
44°
9a
47°
10a
48°
11a
51°
12p
53°
1p
54°
2p
55°
3p
56°
4p
55°
5p
55°
6p
53°
7p
51°
8p
L 39°H 56°
Houston, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    54°38°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    78%
    50°41°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    80%
    51°36°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Heavy Drizzle
    67%
    49°36°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    43%
    51°34°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    43%
    53°36°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    47%
    47°38°
Houston, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
130° · veering 46°
Direction
SE
130°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 5
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
avg 5 · pk 22 @ 6:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 46° from the se.
Houston, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1000.3
+3.8 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.54 inHg
Now
1000.3
mb
3h
+3.8
mb
12h
-2.5
mb
24h
-4.4
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9941005
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Houston, AK
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.4 μg/m³
PM 10
0.6 μg/m³
NO₂
1.4 μg/m³
Ozone
75.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Houston, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:52 AM
Sunrise
5:04 AM
Daylight
17h 42m
Sunset
10:46 PM
Civil dusk
8:01 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Houston, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:58 AM
Moonset
8:44 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Houston, 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 →

Houston at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 49°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: August 24 (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 Houston

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.