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
Whittier, AK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Heavy Snow100%41°37°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Snow100%39°37°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Snow100%39°37°
- TuesdayMay 19Heavy Snow100%39°37°
- WednesdayMay 20Snow88%42°37°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Snow98%42°32°
- FridayMay 22Heavy Snow100%38°36°
Whittier, AK
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Whittier, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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).