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Weather in Thorne Bay, Alaska

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

Thorne Bay, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 3:58 AM
50
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
46°
Humidity
67%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
4:36 AM
Sunset
8:56 PM
Thorne Bay, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
45°
100%
7p
44°
100%
8p
44°
100%
9p
43°
98%
10p
43°
95%
11p
43°
92%
12a
43°
88%
1a
43°
84%
2a
43°
81%
3a
39°
78%
4a
41°
77%
5a
42°
77%
6a
43°
76%
7a
43°
74%
8a
44°
71%
9a
46°
67%
10a
47°
59%
11a
49°
51%
12p
52°
49%
1p
50°
62%
2p
45°
82%
3p
47°
96%
4p
49°
100%
5p
49°
98%
6p
L 39°H 52°
Thorne Bay, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    27%
    55°37°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Drizzle
    100%
    47°35°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Rain
    98%
    52°41°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    68%
    54°39°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    95%
    47°39°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    37%
    53°39°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Heavy Drizzle
    73%
    53°34°
Thorne Bay, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
279° · veering 10°
Direction
W
279°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
12
avg 3
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 3 · pk 12 @ 5:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 10° from the w.
Thorne Bay, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1016.4
-2.0 mb in 3h · steady · 30.01 inHg
Now
1016.4
mb
3h
-2.0
mb
12h
+0.5
mb
24h
+4.5
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10121019
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Thorne Bay, AK
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
2.4 μg/m³
PM 10
3.7 μg/m³
NO₂
0.2 μg/m³
Ozone
75.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.3 Low
Thorne Bay, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:48 AM
Sunrise
4:36 AM
Daylight
16h 20m
Sunset
8:56 PM
Civil dusk
5:47 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Thorne Bay, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:13 PM
Moonset
6:08 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Thorne Bay, 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 →

Thorne Bay at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: July 19 (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 Thorne Bay

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.