Weather StoryAlmanac, microseasons, and the day's weather story.

Weather in Tenakee Springs, Alaska

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

Tenakee Springs, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 4:02 AM
48
°
Overcast
Feels like
44°
Humidity
74%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
4:34 AM
Sunset
9:20 PM
Tenakee Springs, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
43°
98%
8p
41°
96%
9p
42°
92%
10p
42°
87%
11p
42°
80%
12a
42°
71%
1a
42°
58%
2a
41°
43%
3a
42°
35%
4a
41°
42%
5a
42°
56%
6a
43°
67%
7a
44°
69%
8a
44°
68%
9a
46°
69%
10a
45°
74%
11a
48°
80%
12p
50°
86%
1p
50°
91%
2p
52°
96%
3p
49°
98%
4p
46°
100%
5p
45°
99%
6p
46°
90%
7p
L 41°H 52°
Tenakee Springs, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    52°38°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Drizzle
    100%
    44°40°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    100%
    49°41°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Heavy Drizzle
    77%
    48°41°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Rain
    100%
    45°42°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Rain
    64%
    47°40°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    82%
    51°38°
Tenakee Springs, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
259° · backing 8°
Direction
W
259°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 4
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
avg 4 · pk 19 @ 6:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 8° from the w.
Tenakee Springs, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1011.8
-1.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.88 inHg
Now
1011.8
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
-0.3
mb
24h
+3.1
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10091013
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Tenakee Springs, AK
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
4.1 μg/m³
PM 10
6.3 μg/m³
NO₂
0.7 μg/m³
Ozone
63.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Tenakee Springs, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:41 AM
Sunrise
4:34 AM
Daylight
16h 46m
Sunset
9:20 PM
Civil dusk
6:16 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Tenakee Springs, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:01 PM
Moonset
6:41 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Tenakee Springs, 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 →

Tenakee Springs at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: August 1 (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 Tenakee Springs

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.