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Weather in Goodnews Bay, Alaska

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

Goodnews Bay, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 3:52 AM
40
°
Light Drizzle
Feels like
28°
Humidity
88%
Wind
21 mph
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Sunset
11:14 PM
Goodnews Bay, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
42°
16%
7p
42°
12%
8p
41°
9p
37°
10p
36°
11p
35°
12a
33°
1a
31°
2a
28°
3a
29°
4a
29°
5a
30°
6a
30°
7a
31°
8a
33°
9a
36°
10a
40°
11a
42°
12p
44°
1p
45°
2p
46°
3p
47°
4p
47°
5p
46°
6p
L 28°H 47°
Goodnews Bay, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Heavy Drizzle
    100%
    42°38°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Drizzle
    100%
    42°35°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Snow
    76%
    43°32°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Snow
    86%
    42°34°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    64%
    43°34°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Snow
    94%
    45°35°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Snow
    79%
    39°35°
Goodnews Bay, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
100° · steady
Direction
E
100°
Sustained
21
mph
Gust
39
mph
Peak 24h
48
avg 22
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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 22 · pk 48 @ 4:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 21 mph with gusts pulsing to 39 — flags snap, branches bend.
Goodnews Bay, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
981.9
+0.7 mb in 3h · steady · 29.00 inHg
Now
981.9
mb
3h
+0.7
mb
12h
-2.1
mb
24h
-4.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 981986
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Goodnews Bay, AK
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.0 μg/m³
PM 10
0.0 μg/m³
NO₂
0.2 μg/m³
Ozone
65.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.3 Low
Goodnews Bay, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
1:12 PM
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Daylight
17h 03m
Sunset
11:14 PM
Civil dusk
8:15 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Goodnews Bay, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
1:32 PM
Moonset
8:52 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Goodnews Bay, 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 →

Goodnews Bay at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: August 9 (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 Goodnews Bay

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.