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Weather in Port Protection, Alaska

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

Port Protection, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 5:18 AM
42
°
Clear
Feels like
36°
Humidity
84%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
4:36 AM
Sunset
9:04 PM
Port Protection, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
42°
100%
9p
42°
98%
10p
42°
93%
11p
42°
86%
12a
41°
80%
1a
41°
74%
2a
41°
69%
3a
42°
67%
4a
41°
71%
5a
41°
79%
6a
43°
84%
7a
43°
82%
8a
45°
77%
9a
45°
76%
10a
44°
82%
11a
45°
91%
12p
46°
98%
1p
45°
100%
2p
45°
100%
3p
46°
96%
4p
47°
78%
5p
46°
52%
6p
46°
31%
7p
44°
17%
8p
L 41°H 47°
Port Protection, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    50°38°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Rain
    100%
    46°37°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Rain
    100%
    49°41°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    47%
    47°39°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Rain
    98%
    45°42°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    61%
    46°39°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Heavy Drizzle
    62%
    47°36°
Port Protection, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
219° · veering 20°
Direction
SW
219°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 7 · pk 32 @ 5:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 20° from the sw.
Port Protection, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1003.2
-0.2 mb in 3h · falling · 29.62 inHg
Now
1003.2
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
+0.6
mb
24h
+5.3
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9981004
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Port Protection, AK
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
4.3 μg/m³
PM 10
7.3 μg/m³
NO₂
0.6 μg/m³
Ozone
75.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Port Protection, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:47 AM
Sunrise
4:36 AM
Daylight
16h 28m
Sunset
9:04 PM
Civil dusk
5:56 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Port Protection, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:11 PM
Moonset
6:18 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Port Protection, 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 →

Port Protection at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: July 23 (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 Port Protection

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.