Weather in Paxson, Alaska
The salmon run thickens. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Paxson, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 4:59 AM
36
°
Clear
Feels like
28°
Humidity
59%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
4:34 AM
Sunset
10:43 PM
Paxson, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
36°
25%
8p
36°
33%
9p
34°
43%
10p
33°
54%
11p
33°
67%
12a
33°
71%
1a
33°
59%
2a
33°
38%
3a
31°
25%
4a
32°
27%
5a
32°
37%
6a
33°
49%
7a
33°
65%
8a
33°
83%
9a
33°
96%
10a
33°
100%
11a
34°
100%
12p
34°
96%
1p
34°
74%
2p
34°
45%
3p
36°
22%
4p
36°
13%
5p
36°
12%
6p
35°
14%
7p
Paxson, AK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Snow88%42°29°
- SundayMay 17Light Snow55%39°23°
- MondayMay 18Snow67%39°27°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Snow23%39°24°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Snow75%38°30°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle27%43°28°
- FridayMay 22Overcast42%39°29°
Paxson, AK
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Paxson, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
172° · veering 14°
Direction
S
172°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 6
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Paxson, AK
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 0.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 0.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 91.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.5 Low
Paxson, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:09 AM
Sunrise
4:34 AM
Daylight
18h 09m
Sunset
10:43 PM
Civil dusk
8:11 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Paxson, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:59 AM
- Moonset
- 9:11 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Paxson, AK
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
The salmon run thickens
cultural
Paxson at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: September 1 (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).