Weather in Copper Center, Alaska
The salmon run thickens. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Copper Center, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 4:53 AM
45
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
35°
Humidity
46%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
4:43 AM
Sunset
10:32 PM
Copper Center, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
49°
8p
47°
13%
9p
45°
18%
10p
44°
23%
11p
43°
28%
12a
41°
33%
1a
40°
39%
2a
39°
46%
3a
38°
51%
4a
38°
55%
5a
38°
58%
6a
39°
55%
7a
39°
40%
8a
40°
20%
9a
41°
10a
44°
13%
11a
45°
26%
12p
49°
35%
1p
50°
34%
2p
51°
28%
3p
51°
22%
4p
51°
15%
5p
51°
6p
51°
7p
Copper Center, AK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—52°36°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—52°36°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—50°38°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—51°35°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle57%45°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle22%55°38°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle22%49°36°
Copper Center, AK
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Copper Center, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
175° · veering 33°
Direction
S
175°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
30
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 11
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
Copper Center, AK
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 0.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 0.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 90.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.3 Low
Copper Center, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:28 AM
Sunrise
4:43 AM
Daylight
17h 49m
Sunset
10:32 PM
Civil dusk
7:49 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Copper Center, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:33 AM
- Moonset
- 8:34 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Copper Center, AK
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
The salmon run thickens
cultural
Copper Center at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: August 26 (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).