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
Port Protection, AK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—50°38°
- SundayMay 17Light Rain100%46°37°
- MondayMay 18Light Rain100%49°41°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle47%47°39°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Rain98%45°42°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle61%46°39°
- FridayMay 22Heavy Drizzle62%47°36°
Port Protection, AK
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Port Protection, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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).