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Weather in St. George, Alaska

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

St. George, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 5:04 AM
33
°
Overcast
Feels like
27°
Humidity
99%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:59 AM
Sunset
11:31 PM
St. George, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
35°
9p
35°
10p
34°
11p
34°
12a
34°
1a
34°
2a
34°
3a
34°
4a
34°
30%
5a
33°
65%
6a
33°
92%
7a
34°
100%
8a
34°
100%
9a
34°
100%
10a
34°
100%
11a
33°
100%
12p
33°
100%
1p
33°
100%
2p
34°
100%
3p
34°
100%
4p
34°
100%
5p
34°
100%
6p
34°
100%
7p
35°
100%
8p
L 33°H 35°
St. George, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Drizzle
    100%
    36°33°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    66%
    36°33°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    79%
    37°36°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    67%
    37°36°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Snow
    92%
    37°34°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    71%
    37°34°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    35%
    36°35°
St. George, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
014° · backing 55°
Direction
NNE
014°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 14
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 14 · pk 27 @ 6:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 55° from the nne.
St. George, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
965.5
-1.1 mb in 3h · steady · 28.51 inHg
Now
965.5
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
-0.5
mb
24h
0.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 966967
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
St. George, AK
Air quality
31
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.5 μg/m³
PM 10
0.9 μg/m³
NO₂
0.1 μg/m³
Ozone
67.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.2 Low
St. George, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
2:09 PM
Sunrise
6:59 AM
Daylight
16h 32m
Sunset
11:31 PM
Civil dusk
8:23 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
St. George, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
2:36 PM
Moonset
8:55 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
St. George, 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 →

St. George at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 22°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: July 24 (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 St. George

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.