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Weather in Hope, Alaska

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

Hope, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 2:52 AM
42
°
Overcast
Feels like
30°
Humidity
80%
Wind
22 mph
Sunrise
5:09 AM
Sunset
10:40 PM
Hope, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
51°
6p
51°
7p
50°
8p
48°
9p
45°
10p
42°
11p
41°
12a
40°
1a
38°
2a
38°
3a
38°
4a
38°
16%
5a
38°
39%
6a
41°
53%
7a
43°
52%
8a
45°
43%
9a
48°
33%
10a
49°
22%
11a
51°
12p
53°
1p
53°
2p
53°
3p
54°
4p
53°
5p
L 38°H 54°
Hope, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    94%
    45°39°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Snow
    100%
    42°38°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    29%
    44°37°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Snow
    90%
    43°39°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    57%
    47°36°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    90%
    48°37°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Snow
    86%
    43°38°
Hope, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
108° · backing 9°
Direction
ESE
108°
Sustained
22
mph
Gust
68
mph
Peak 24h
78
avg 18
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 18 · pk 78 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 22 mph with gusts pulsing to 68 — flags snap, branches bend.
Hope, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1003.6
+4.0 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.64 inHg
Now
1003.6
mb
3h
+4.0
mb
12h
-3.7
mb
24h
-3.9
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9971008
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Hope, AK
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.1 μg/m³
PM 10
0.1 μg/m³
NO₂
0.3 μg/m³
Ozone
77.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.9 Low
Hope, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:02 PM
Sunrise
5:09 AM
Daylight
17h 31m
Sunset
10:40 PM
Civil dusk
7:49 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Hope, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:14 PM
Moonset
8:28 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Hope, 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 →

Hope at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: August 19 (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 Hope

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.