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Weather in Seward, Alaska

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

Seward, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 3:54 AM
39
°
Light Drizzle
Feels like
33°
Humidity
93%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:15 AM
Sunset
10:32 PM
Seward, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
42°
18%
7p
42°
13%
8p
40°
9p
38°
10p
37°
11p
36°
12a
36°
1a
36°
2a
36°
3a
34°
4a
32°
5a
32°
11%
6a
35°
12%
7a
38°
8a
42°
9a
42°
10a
43°
11a
43°
18%
12p
43°
25%
1p
44°
25%
2p
45°
21%
3p
45°
18%
4p
44°
19%
5p
43°
20%
6p
L 32°H 45°
Seward, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Snow
    100%
    42°37°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Snow
    100%
    41°37°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Snow
    100%
    41°37°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Heavy Snow
    100%
    42°36°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    76%
    48°32°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Heavy Snow
    100%
    42°29°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Heavy Snow
    99%
    42°37°
Seward, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
163° · backing 8°
Direction
SSE
163°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
39
mph
Peak 24h
40
avg 6
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 6 · pk 40 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 8° from the sse.
Seward, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1013.3
+4.2 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.92 inHg
Now
1013.3
mb
3h
+4.2
mb
12h
-3.4
mb
24h
-3.9
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10051018
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing through the change line — drier air pushing in.
Seward, AK
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
3.4 μg/m³
PM 10
5.6 μg/m³
NO₂
0.1 μg/m³
Ozone
79.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.5 Low
Seward, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:12 PM
Sunrise
5:15 AM
Daylight
17h 17m
Sunset
10:32 PM
Civil dusk
7:38 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Seward, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:27 PM
Moonset
8:13 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Seward, 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 →

Seward at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: August 15 (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 Seward

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.