Weather in Port Alexander, Alaska
The salmon run thickens. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Port Alexander, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 1:44 AM
48
°
Clear
Feels like
42°
Humidity
69%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
4:41 AM
Sunset
9:09 PM
Port Alexander, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
46°
64%
5p
45°
63%
6p
44°
59%
7p
44°
45%
8p
43°
27%
9p
43°
16%
10p
42°
20%
11p
41°
31%
12a
41°
41%
1a
41°
46%
2a
40°
49%
3a
40°
55%
4a
40°
67%
5a
42°
81%
6a
44°
88%
7a
45°
81%
8a
46°
65%
9a
47°
51%
10a
47°
40%
11a
48°
31%
12p
49°
22%
1p
48°
13%
2p
48°
3p
49°
4p
Port Alexander, AK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—50°41°
- SundayMay 17Rain100%46°42°
- MondayMay 18Rain100%49°43°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle74%47°43°
- WednesdayMay 20Rain98%46°44°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle42%47°42°
- FridayMay 22Light Rain76%46°42°
Port Alexander, AK
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Port Alexander, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
W
274° · backing 20°
Direction
W
274°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 7
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
Port Alexander, AK
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 77.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 1.6 Low
Port Alexander, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:52 AM
Sunrise
4:41 AM
Daylight
16h 28m
Sunset
9:09 PM
Civil dusk
6:00 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Port Alexander, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:16 PM
- Moonset
- 6:21 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Port Alexander, AK
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
The salmon run thickens
cultural
Port Alexander at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: July 22 (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).