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Weather in Cordova, Alaska

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

Cordova, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 4:56 AM
38
°
Overcast
Feels like
31°
Humidity
80%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
4:56 AM
Sunset
10:20 PM
Cordova, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
40°
38%
8p
38°
22%
9p
38°
10%
10p
37°
11p
35°
12a
35°
1a
35°
2a
34°
3a
35°
4a
34°
5a
35°
6a
36°
7a
37°
8a
40°
9a
41°
10a
42°
11a
44°
12p
45°
14%
1p
44°
43%
2p
43°
80%
3p
43°
98%
4p
43°
78%
5p
42°
38%
6p
41°
7p
L 34°H 45°
Cordova, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Drizzle
    100%
    41°34°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Snow
    100%
    38°34°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    100%
    39°33°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Snow
    100%
    38°35°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Rain
    96%
    40°33°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Snow
    93%
    43°29°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Snow
    100%
    37°33°
Cordova, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
099° · veering 72°
Direction
E
099°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
25
mph
Peak 24h
49
avg 6
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 6 · pk 49 @ 4:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 72° from the e.
Cordova, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
980.7
+2.8 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.96 inHg
Now
980.7
mb
3h
+2.8
mb
12h
-1.9
mb
24h
-0.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 974984
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Cordova, AK
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
2.4 μg/m³
PM 10
4.0 μg/m³
NO₂
0.1 μg/m³
Ozone
74.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.3 Low
Cordova, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:51 AM
Sunrise
4:56 AM
Daylight
17h 24m
Sunset
10:20 PM
Civil dusk
7:28 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Cordova, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:04 PM
Moonset
8:05 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Cordova, 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 →

Cordova at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: August 17 (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 Cordova

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.