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Weather in Whittier, Alaska

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

Whittier, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 5:03 AM
38
°
Snow
Feels like
30°
Humidity
100%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:06 AM
Sunset
10:35 PM
Whittier, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
40°
9p
39°
10p
37°
11p
37°
12a
36°
1a
36°
2a
36°
3a
37°
4a
37°
5a
39°
6a
40°
7a
41°
8a
41°
9a
42°
10a
42°
11a
43°
12p
43°
1p
43°
2p
44°
3p
43°
4p
43°
5p
42°
20%
6p
42°
35%
7p
41°
56%
8p
L 36°H 44°
Whittier, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Heavy Snow
    100%
    41°37°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Snow
    100%
    39°37°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Snow
    100%
    39°37°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Heavy Snow
    100%
    39°37°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Snow
    88%
    42°37°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Heavy Snow
    98%
    42°32°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Heavy Snow
    100%
    38°36°
Whittier, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
094° · veering 11°
Direction
E
094°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
50
mph
Peak 24h
62
avg 12
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 12 · pk 62 @ 5:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 14 mph with gusts pulsing to 50 — flags snap, branches bend.
Whittier, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1014.8
+3.6 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.97 inHg
Now
1014.8
mb
3h
+3.6
mb
12h
-2.3
mb
24h
-2.8
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10081019
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing through the change line — drier air pushing in.
Whittier, AK
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.3 μg/m³
PM 10
2.2 μg/m³
NO₂
0.2 μg/m³
Ozone
77.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Whittier, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:00 PM
Sunrise
5:06 AM
Daylight
17h 29m
Sunset
10:35 PM
Civil dusk
7:44 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Whittier, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:12 PM
Moonset
8:22 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Whittier, 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 →

Whittier at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: August 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 Whittier

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.