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Weather in Chignik, Alaska

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

Chignik, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 2:36 AM
42
°
Overcast
Feels like
32°
Humidity
87%
Wind
17 mph
Sunrise
6:16 AM
Sunset
10:44 PM
Chignik, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
45°
13%
6p
45°
12%
7p
44°
8p
43°
9p
42°
10p
39°
11p
38°
12a
36°
1a
35°
2a
36°
3a
35°
4a
37°
5a
38°
6a
38°
7a
39°
10%
8a
40°
24%
9a
41°
39%
10a
41°
57%
11a
41°
76%
12p
41°
90%
1p
41°
97%
2p
40°
99%
3p
40°
100%
4p
40°
100%
5p
L 35°H 45°
Chignik, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Rain
    100%
    45°40°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Drizzle
    100%
    46°39°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Snow
    100%
    45°36°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    86%
    46°35°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Heavy Drizzle
    82%
    47°35°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Rain
    95%
    46°40°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    91%
    47°39°
Chignik, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
164° · veering 7°
Direction
SSE
164°
Sustained
17
mph
Gust
43
mph
Peak 24h
47
avg 16
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 16 · pk 47 @ 12:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 17 mph with gusts pulsing to 43 — flags snap, branches bend.
Chignik, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
990.7
+0.6 mb in 3h · rising · 29.26 inHg
Now
990.7
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
-2.3
mb
24h
-3.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 990995
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Chignik, AK
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
4.9 μg/m³
PM 10
8.1 μg/m³
NO₂
0.1 μg/m³
Ozone
78.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.8 Low
Chignik, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
1:27 PM
Sunrise
6:16 AM
Daylight
16h 28m
Sunset
10:44 PM
Civil dusk
7:35 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Chignik, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
1:52 PM
Moonset
8:05 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Chignik, 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 →

Chignik at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: July 23 (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 Chignik

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.