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Weather in Trapper Creek, Alaska

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

Trapper Creek, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 5:08 AM
48
°
Overcast
Feels like
43°
Humidity
56%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:00 AM
Sunset
10:55 PM
Trapper Creek, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
49°
9p
48°
10p
46°
11p
46°
12a
44°
1a
43°
2a
42°
3a
41°
4a
42°
5a
42°
6a
42°
7a
43°
8a
45°
9a
47°
10a
48°
11a
50°
12p
51°
1p
50°
2p
50°
3p
55°
4p
56°
5p
56°
6p
55°
7p
53°
8p
L 41°H 56°
Trapper Creek, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    71%
    53°37°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Drizzle
    96%
    48°40°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Rain
    94%
    48°39°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    93%
    51°34°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    69%
    52°35°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    78%
    51°35°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    91%
    46°38°
Trapper Creek, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
333° · veering 144°
Direction
NNW
333°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 4
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 4 · pk 19 @ 7:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 144° from the nnw.
Trapper Creek, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
991.1
+3.2 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.27 inHg
Now
991.1
mb
3h
+3.2
mb
12h
-2.7
mb
24h
-3.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 986996
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Trapper Creek, AK
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.7 μg/m³
PM 10
1.0 μg/m³
NO₂
0.9 μg/m³
Ozone
78.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Trapper Creek, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:42 AM
Sunrise
5:00 AM
Daylight
17h 55m
Sunset
10:55 PM
Civil dusk
8:16 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Trapper Creek, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:43 AM
Moonset
9:07 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Trapper Creek, 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 →

Trapper Creek at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 48°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: August 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 Trapper Creek

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.