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Weather in Lake Louise, Alaska

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

Lake Louise, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 4:08 AM
41
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
29°
Humidity
52%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
4:45 AM
Sunset
10:39 PM
Lake Louise, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
45°
21%
8p
43°
41%
9p
41°
55%
10p
40°
56%
11p
39°
51%
12a
39°
49%
1a
38°
52%
2a
38°
56%
3a
36°
63%
4a
36°
74%
5a
36°
87%
6a
37°
94%
7a
37°
91%
8a
38°
82%
9a
39°
78%
10a
39°
83%
11a
39°
92%
12p
40°
98%
1p
40°
99%
2p
40°
97%
3p
41°
96%
4p
41°
96%
5p
41°
96%
6p
42°
94%
7p
L 36°H 45°
Lake Louise, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    40%
    47°34°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    16%
    46°35°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Snow
    28%
    46°30°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    45°30°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    45%
    44°32°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    16%
    49°31°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    19%
    45°34°
Lake Louise, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
147° · veering 13°
Direction
SSE
147°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
38
mph
Peak 24h
38
avg 12
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 12 · pk 38 @ 6:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 18 mph with gusts pulsing to 38 — flags snap, branches bend.
Lake Louise, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
927.5
+2.3 mb in 3h · falling · 27.39 inHg
Now
927.5
mb
3h
+2.3
mb
12h
-1.4
mb
24h
-0.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 924930
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Lake Louise, AK
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.3 μg/m³
PM 10
0.4 μg/m³
NO₂
0.1 μg/m³
Ozone
84.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.3 Low
Lake Louise, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:26 AM
Sunrise
4:45 AM
Daylight
17h 54m
Sunset
10:39 PM
Civil dusk
8:01 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lake Louise, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:28 AM
Moonset
8:50 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Lake Louise, 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 →

Lake Louise at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: August 28 (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 Lake Louise

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.