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Weather in Chignik Lagoon, Alaska

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

Chignik Lagoon, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 2:40 AM
36
°
Light Drizzle
Feels like
26°
Humidity
88%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
6:16 AM
Sunset
10:45 PM
Chignik Lagoon, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
40°
13%
6p
40°
12%
7p
39°
8p
37°
9p
36°
10p
34°
11p
33°
12a
30°
1a
28°
2a
28°
3a
28°
4a
30°
5a
31°
6a
32°
7a
33°
10%
8a
34°
24%
9a
35°
39%
10a
35°
57%
11a
35°
76%
12p
36°
90%
1p
35°
97%
2p
35°
99%
3p
34°
100%
4p
34°
100%
5p
L 28°H 40°
Chignik Lagoon, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Rain
    100%
    39°34°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    100%
    40°32°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Snow
    100%
    40°27°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    86%
    40°28°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Heavy Drizzle
    82%
    43°28°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Snow
    95%
    41°34°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    91%
    39°31°
Chignik Lagoon, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
152° · veering 10°
Direction
SSE
152°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
34
mph
Peak 24h
42
avg 14
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 14 · pk 42 @ 12:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 15 mph with gusts pulsing to 34 — flags snap, branches bend.
Chignik Lagoon, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
931.1
+0.8 mb in 3h · rising · 27.50 inHg
Now
931.1
mb
3h
+0.8
mb
12h
-2.5
mb
24h
-3.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 930935
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Chignik Lagoon, 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 Lagoon, 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 29m
Sunset
10:45 PM
Civil dusk
7:36 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Chignik Lagoon, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
1:53 PM
Moonset
8:05 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Chignik Lagoon, 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 Lagoon at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 19°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 Lagoon

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.