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Weather in Dillingham, Alaska

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

Dillingham, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 3:52 AM
39
°
Heavy Drizzle
Feels like
29°
Humidity
97%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Sunset
11:01 PM
Dillingham, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
47°
25%
7p
47°
18%
8p
46°
11%
9p
42°
10p
38°
11p
35°
12a
34°
1a
32°
2a
31°
3a
28°
4a
28°
5a
27°
6a
28°
7a
32°
8a
36°
9a
40°
10a
44°
11a
48°
12p
48°
1p
50°
2p
50°
12%
3p
53°
16%
4p
53°
13%
5p
52°
6p
L 27°H 53°
Dillingham, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Rain
    100%
    45°38°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Drizzle
    100%
    43°37°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Snow
    83%
    50°37°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Snow
    84%
    45°35°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    47%
    46°38°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    93%
    50°39°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    82%
    44°38°
Dillingham, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
091° · veering 5°
Direction
E
091°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
31
mph
Peak 24h
34
avg 15
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 15 · pk 34 @ 4:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 16 mph with gusts pulsing to 31 — flags snap, branches bend.
Dillingham, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
991.2
+1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 29.27 inHg
Now
991.2
mb
3h
+1.1
mb
12h
-3.0
mb
24h
-6.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 989998
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Dillingham, AK
Air quality
31
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.1 μg/m³
PM 10
0.1 μg/m³
NO₂
0.2 μg/m³
Ozone
66.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Dillingham, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
1:01 PM
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Daylight
17h 03m
Sunset
11:01 PM
Civil dusk
8:02 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Dillingham, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
1:20 PM
Moonset
8:37 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Dillingham, 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 →

Dillingham at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: August 8 (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 Dillingham

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.