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Weather in St. Paul, Alaska

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

St. Paul, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 2:55 AM
34
°
Light Drizzle
Feels like
23°
Humidity
98%
Wind
17 mph
Sunrise
6:58 AM
Sunset
11:36 PM
St. Paul, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
34°
6p
34°
7p
34°
8p
34°
9p
34°
10p
34°
11p
34°
12a
34°
1a
34°
2a
34°
3a
34°
4a
34°
5a
34°
6a
34°
7a
33°
8a
33°
12%
9a
34°
25%
10a
34°
49%
11a
34°
79%
12p
34°
100%
1p
34°
100%
2p
34°
100%
3p
34°
100%
4p
34°
100%
5p
L 33°H 34°
St. Paul, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Snow
    100%
    36°33°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Snow
    100%
    36°33°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    53%
    37°36°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    37°36°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Snow
    84%
    37°34°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Snow
    59%
    36°35°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Snow
    27%
    36°35°
St. Paul, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
050° · backing 11°
Direction
NE
050°
Sustained
17
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 19
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 19 · pk 33 @ 3:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the ne-bound air across the harbor.
St. Paul, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
973.5
+0.9 mb in 3h · steady · 28.75 inHg
Now
973.5
mb
3h
+0.9
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
-0.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 973975
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
St. Paul, AK
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
10.5 μg/m³
PM 10
18.7 μg/m³
NO₂
0.1 μg/m³
Ozone
70.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.8 Low
St. Paul, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
2:06 PM
Sunrise
6:58 AM
Daylight
16h 38m
Sunset
11:36 PM
Civil dusk
8:30 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
St. Paul, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
2:32 PM
Moonset
9:05 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
St. Paul, 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. Paul at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 20°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: July 28 (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. Paul

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.