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Weather in Kodiak Station, Alaska

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

Kodiak Station, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 4:01 AM
39
°
Rain
Feels like
29°
Humidity
100%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Sunset
10:29 PM
Kodiak Station, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
40°
15%
8p
40°
9p
38°
10p
37°
11p
37°
12a
36°
1a
35°
2a
35°
3a
33°
12%
4a
33°
19%
5a
33°
26%
6a
35°
33%
7a
38°
40%
8a
39°
46%
9a
40°
45%
10a
40°
32%
11a
41°
12%
12p
42°
1p
42°
2p
42°
14%
3p
43°
20%
4p
42°
16%
5p
42°
6p
41°
7p
L 33°H 43°
Kodiak Station, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Heavy Snow
    100%
    39°36°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Drizzle
    100%
    45°35°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Snow
    81%
    47°37°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Snow
    84%
    46°36°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    37%
    48°31°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Heavy Drizzle
    94%
    41°37°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    69%
    43°32°
Kodiak Station, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
103° · backing 16°
Direction
ESE
103°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
38
mph
Peak 24h
45
avg 15
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 15 · pk 45 @ 5:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 16 mph with gusts pulsing to 38 — flags snap, branches bend.
Kodiak Station, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
974.1
+3.7 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 28.77 inHg
Now
974.1
mb
3h
+3.7
mb
12h
-5.5
mb
24h
-11.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 970985
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Kodiak Station, AK
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
2.6 μg/m³
PM 10
4.6 μg/m³
NO₂
0.2 μg/m³
Ozone
76.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Kodiak Station, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:50 PM
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Daylight
16h 45m
Sunset
10:29 PM
Civil dusk
7:25 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Kodiak Station, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
1:13 PM
Moonset
7:55 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Kodiak Station, 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 →

Kodiak Station at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: July 31 (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 Kodiak Station

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.