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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
L 43°H 54°
Whale Pass, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    55°36°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Rain
    100%
    48°33°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Rain
    100%
    57°39°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    45%
    53°36°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Rain
    97%
    47°40°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    45%
    52°38°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Rain
    61%
    54°34°
Whale Pass, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 4 · pk 18 @ 5:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 32° from the sw.
Whale Pass, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1024.5
-0.9 mb in 3h · steady · 30.25 inHg
Now
1024.5
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
+1.0
mb
24h
+4.9
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10201026
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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).

ZIP codes in Whale Pass

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.