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Weather in Scammon Bay, Alaska

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

Scammon Bay, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 5:01 AM
39
°
Overcast
Feels like
29°
Humidity
84%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Sunset
11:51 PM
Scammon Bay, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
37°
9p
36°
10p
34°
11p
31°
12a
29°
1a
28°
2a
27°
3a
27°
4a
26°
5a
27°
6a
28°
7a
31°
8a
32°
9a
34°
12%
10a
35°
18%
11a
37°
23%
12p
40°
25%
1p
42°
19%
2p
43°
3p
44°
4p
44°
5p
44°
6p
44°
7p
44°
8p
L 26°H 44°
Scammon Bay, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    37%
    42°36°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    45%
    39°35°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    24%
    43°32°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    57%
    42°28°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Snow
    69%
    40°32°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    80%
    42°33°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    75%
    42°33°
Scammon Bay, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
089° · backing 7°
Direction
E
089°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
30
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 13
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 13 · pk 32 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 15 mph with gusts pulsing to 30 — flags snap, branches bend.
Scammon Bay, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
995.1
+1.4 mb in 3h · falling · 29.39 inHg
Now
995.1
mb
3h
+1.4
mb
12h
-1.7
mb
24h
-4.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 993999
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Scammon Bay, AK
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.5 μg/m³
PM 10
0.8 μg/m³
NO₂
0.1 μg/m³
Ozone
70.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.2 Low
Scammon Bay, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:51 PM
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Daylight
17h 46m
Sunset
11:51 PM
Civil dusk
9:08 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Scammon Bay, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:55 PM
Moonset
10:00 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Scammon Bay, 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 →

Scammon Bay at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: August 25 (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 Scammon Bay

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.