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Weather in Womens Bay, Alaska

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

Womens Bay, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 2:59 AM
40
°
Rain
Feels like
32°
Humidity
100%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Sunset
10:29 PM
Womens Bay, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
44°
85%
6p
43°
75%
7p
42°
56%
8p
41°
33%
9p
40°
14%
10p
38°
11p
37°
12a
37°
1a
36°
2a
35°
3a
35°
4a
35°
5a
35°
6a
37°
7a
39°
13%
8a
40°
20%
9a
41°
24%
10a
42°
23%
11a
43°
20%
12p
45°
20%
1p
44°
28%
2p
44°
40%
3p
45°
45%
4p
44°
36%
5p
L 35°H 45°
Womens Bay, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Heavy Snow
    100%
    40°37°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Drizzle
    95%
    46°37°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Snow
    81%
    49°39°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Heavy Snow
    84%
    47°38°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    16%
    50°32°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Snow
    94%
    43°38°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    56%
    46°34°
Womens Bay, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
112° · backing 16°
Direction
ESE
112°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
38
mph
Peak 24h
40
avg 13
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 13 · pk 40 @ 5:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 14 mph with gusts pulsing to 38 — flags snap, branches bend.
Womens Bay, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
989.5
+5.1 mb in 3h · rising · 29.22 inHg
Now
989.5
mb
3h
+5.1
mb
12h
-5.9
mb
24h
-10.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9841000
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Womens Bay, AK
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.5 μg/m³
PM 10
0.8 μg/m³
NO₂
0.2 μg/m³
Ozone
74.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Womens Bay, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:51 PM
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Daylight
16h 45m
Sunset
10:29 PM
Civil dusk
7:24 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Womens Bay, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
1:14 PM
Moonset
7:55 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Womens Bay, 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 →

Womens Bay at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: July 31 (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 Womens Bay

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.