Weather in Skagway, Alaska
The salmon run thickens. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Skagway, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 5:09 AM
42
°
Clear
Feels like
38°
Humidity
80%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
4:23 AM
Sunset
9:31 PM
Skagway, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
40°
9p
39°
10p
39°
11p
39°
12a
39°
1a
39°
2a
38°
3a
39°
4a
38°
5a
40°
6a
40°
7a
41°
8a
41°
9a
43°
10a
43°
11a
44°
12p
45°
1p
46°
2p
46°
3p
46°
4p
46°
5p
46°
6p
45°
7p
42°
8p
Skagway, AK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—47°32°
- SundayMay 17Snow99%41°37°
- MondayMay 18Snow100%43°37°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Snow56%42°37°
- WednesdayMay 20Heavy Snow95%41°37°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Snow75%42°37°
- FridayMay 22Snow69%44°37°
Skagway, AK
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Skagway, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
180° · veering 90°
Direction
S
180°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 2
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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
Skagway, AK
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 0.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 0.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 97.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Skagway, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:24 AM
Sunrise
4:23 AM
Daylight
17h 08m
Sunset
9:31 PM
Civil dusk
6:33 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Skagway, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:41 AM
- Moonset
- 7:04 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Skagway, AK
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
The salmon run thickens
cultural
Skagway at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: August 11 (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).