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Weather in Klawock, Alaska

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

Klawock, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 3:56 AM
47
°
Clear
Feels like
43°
Humidity
75%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
4:39 AM
Sunset
8:58 PM
Klawock, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
46°
100%
7p
45°
98%
8p
44°
93%
9p
43°
86%
10p
43°
73%
11p
42°
56%
12a
42°
43%
1a
42°
38%
2a
41°
37%
3a
39°
35%
4a
39°
31%
5a
39°
27%
6a
42°
25%
7a
44°
25%
8a
46°
27%
9a
47°
35%
10a
47°
55%
11a
48°
82%
12p
47°
100%
1p
49°
100%
2p
49°
100%
3p
50°
92%
4p
49°
82%
5p
48°
68%
6p
L 39°H 50°
Klawock, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    51°41°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Drizzle
    100%
    48°38°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Rain
    100%
    49°44°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    69%
    49°43°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Heavy Drizzle
    98%
    47°43°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    76%
    49°43°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Heavy Drizzle
    84%
    50°39°
Klawock, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
280° · backing 23°
Direction
W
280°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
23
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 23 @ 5:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 23° from the w.
Klawock, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1024.1
-1.7 mb in 3h · steady · 30.24 inHg
Now
1024.1
mb
3h
-1.7
mb
12h
+0.2
mb
24h
+5.0
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10191026
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Klawock, AK
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
3.8 μg/m³
PM 10
6.3 μg/m³
NO₂
0.1 μg/m³
Ozone
76.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.3 Low
Klawock, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:51 AM
Sunrise
4:39 AM
Daylight
16h 19m
Sunset
8:58 PM
Civil dusk
5:48 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Klawock, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:17 PM
Moonset
6:09 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Klawock, 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 →

Klawock at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: July 18 (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 Klawock

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.