Weather in Ketchikan, Alaska
The salmon run thickens. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ketchikan, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 5:08 AM
43
°
Clear
Feels like
40°
Humidity
79%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
4:34 AM
Sunset
8:51 PM
Ketchikan, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
41°
30%
9p
41°
37%
10p
39°
49%
11p
40°
64%
12a
40°
75%
1a
40°
80%
2a
40°
83%
3a
40°
84%
4a
40°
87%
5a
39°
89%
6a
39°
86%
7a
40°
75%
8a
41°
60%
9a
44°
47%
10a
45°
39%
11a
47°
33%
12p
49°
27%
1p
50°
17%
2p
48°
3p
50°
4p
48°
5p
48°
6p
46°
7p
44°
8p
Ketchikan, AK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Partly Cloudy—54°38°
- SundayMay 17Drizzle98%47°35°
- MondayMay 18Light Rain100%49°40°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast14%54°37°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle91%48°38°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle60%53°42°
- FridayMay 22Heavy Drizzle57%49°37°
Ketchikan, AK
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Ketchikan, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
217° · backing 91°
Direction
SW
217°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 4
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Ketchikan, AK
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 3.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 65.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Ketchikan, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:47 AM
Sunrise
4:34 AM
Daylight
16h 17m
Sunset
8:51 PM
Civil dusk
5:41 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ketchikan, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:12 PM
- Moonset
- 6:02 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Ketchikan, AK
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
The salmon run thickens
cultural
Ketchikan at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: July 17 (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).