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Weather in Hyder, Alaska

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

Hyder, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 4:59 AM
40
°
Overcast
Feels like
36°
Humidity
76%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
4:24 AM
Sunset
8:48 PM
Hyder, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
40°
8p
39°
9p
38°
10p
37°
11p
37°
12a
37°
1a
37°
2a
37°
3a
37°
4a
37°
5a
37°
6a
39°
7a
41°
8a
42°
9a
44°
10a
45°
11a
46°
12p
47°
1p
47°
2p
47°
11%
3p
47°
14%
4p
47°
11%
5p
46°
6p
45°
7p
L 37°H 47°
Hyder, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    96%
    44°37°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    48°34°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Snow
    100%
    43°37°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    77%
    49°38°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    88%
    48°32°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    96%
    47°39°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Snow
    64%
    50°33°
Hyder, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
130° · backing 31°
Direction
SE
130°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 2
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 2 · pk 14 @ 10:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 31° from the se.
Hyder, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
969.7
-0.7 mb in 3h · rising · 28.64 inHg
Now
969.7
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
+0.5
mb
24h
+5.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 964971
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Hyder, AK
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.4 μg/m³
PM 10
0.6 μg/m³
NO₂
0.5 μg/m³
Ozone
80.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Hyder, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:36 AM
Sunrise
4:24 AM
Daylight
16h 24m
Sunset
8:48 PM
Civil dusk
5:39 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Hyder, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:59 AM
Moonset
6:01 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Hyder, 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 →

Hyder at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: July 21 (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 Hyder

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.