Weather in Whale Pass, Alaska
The salmon run thickens. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Whale Pass, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 5:07 AM
44
°
Clear
Feels like
39°
Humidity
82%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
4:36 AM
Sunset
9:01 PM
Whale Pass, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
44°
100%
9p
43°
100%
10p
43°
98%
11p
43°
96%
12a
43°
92%
1a
43°
84%
2a
43°
75%
3a
43°
69%
4a
43°
69%
5a
43°
73%
6a
44°
75%
7a
44°
73%
8a
45°
71%
9a
48°
71%
10a
47°
78%
11a
50°
88%
12p
53°
96%
1p
54°
99%
2p
50°
98%
3p
51°
96%
4p
52°
92%
5p
49°
86%
6p
49°
75%
7p
47°
53%
8p
Whale Pass, AK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle—55°36°
- SundayMay 17Light Rain100%48°33°
- MondayMay 18Light Rain100%57°39°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle45%53°36°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Rain97%47°40°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle45%52°38°
- FridayMay 22Light Rain61%54°34°
Whale Pass, AK
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Whale Pass, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
231° · backing 32°
Direction
SW
231°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
18
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Whale Pass, AK
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 69.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Whale Pass, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:47 AM
Sunrise
4:36 AM
Daylight
16h 25m
Sunset
9:01 PM
Civil dusk
5:52 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Whale Pass, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:11 PM
- Moonset
- 6:14 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Whale Pass, AK
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
The salmon run thickens
cultural
Whale Pass at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: July 22 (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).