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Weather in Hooper Bay, Alaska

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

Hooper Bay, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 4:51 AM
42
°
Overcast
Feels like
30°
Humidity
80%
Wind
20 mph
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Sunset
11:51 PM
Hooper Bay, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
34°
8p
34°
9p
34°
10p
34°
11p
34°
12a
34°
1a
32°
2a
31°
3a
30°
4a
29°
5a
29°
6a
30°
7a
31°
8a
33°
9a
35°
10a
37°
14%
11a
39°
23%
12p
41°
27%
1p
43°
21%
2p
44°
3p
46°
4p
46°
5p
47°
6p
47°
7p
L 29°H 47°
Hooper Bay, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    29%
    44°38°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    53%
    43°37°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Snow
    75%
    43°35°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    55%
    44°32°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    84%
    39°36°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    81%
    45°36°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    76%
    41°35°
Hooper Bay, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
077° · steady
Direction
ENE
077°
Sustained
20
mph
Gust
33
mph
Peak 24h
38
avg 20
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 20 · pk 38 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 20 mph with gusts pulsing to 33 — flags snap, branches bend.
Hooper Bay, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
994.3
+0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 29.36 inHg
Now
994.3
mb
3h
+0.9
mb
12h
-2.1
mb
24h
-4.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 992999
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Hooper Bay, AK
Air quality
33
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.8 μg/m³
PM 10
1.3 μg/m³
NO₂
0.1 μg/m³
Ozone
68.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.3 Low
Hooper Bay, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:58 PM
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Daylight
17h 41m
Sunset
11:51 PM
Civil dusk
9:05 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Hooper Bay, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
1:06 PM
Moonset
9:54 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Hooper 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 →

Hooper Bay at a glance

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