Weather in Port Lions, Alaska
The salmon run thickens. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Port Lions, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 3:48 AM
41
°
Rain
Feels like
31°
Humidity
98%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Sunset
10:31 PM
Port Lions, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
45°
39%
7p
44°
28%
8p
43°
19%
9p
41°
12%
10p
39°
11p
38°
12a
38°
1a
37°
2a
37°
3a
34°
4a
34°
5a
34°
6a
36°
7a
39°
8a
41°
9a
43°
10a
44°
11a
45°
12p
45°
1p
45°
2p
47°
3p
48°
4p
46°
5p
46°
6p
Port Lions, AK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Rain100%41°38°
- SundayMay 17Light Rain99%48°35°
- MondayMay 18Light Snow65%47°38°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Snow76%49°38°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle35%48°32°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle75%44°37°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle81%45°33°
Port Lions, AK
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Port Lions, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
E
086° · backing 21°
Direction
E
086°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
40
mph
Peak 24h
53
avg 18
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
Port Lions, AK
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 0.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 1.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 75.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Port Lions, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:50 PM
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Daylight
16h 47m
Sunset
10:31 PM
Civil dusk
7:27 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Port Lions, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 1:12 PM
- Moonset
- 7:58 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Port Lions, AK
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
The salmon run thickens
cultural
Port Lions at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: August 1 (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).