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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
L 31°H 36°
Paxson, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Snow
    88%
    42°29°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Snow
    55%
    39°23°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Snow
    67%
    39°27°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Snow
    23%
    39°24°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Snow
    75%
    38°30°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    43°28°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    42%
    39°29°
Paxson, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 6 · pk 28 @ 4:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 14° from the s.
Paxson, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
899.3
+1.7 mb in 3h · falling · 26.56 inHg
Now
899.3
mb
3h
+1.7
mb
12h
-0.8
mb
24h
-0.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 896901
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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).

ZIP codes in Paxson

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.