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Weather in Old Harbor, Alaska

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

Old Harbor, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 2:39 AM
36
°
Rain
Feels like
28°
Humidity
100%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Sunset
10:29 PM
Old Harbor, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
36°
100%
6p
36°
94%
7p
36°
80%
8p
35°
61%
9p
32°
43%
10p
30°
27%
11p
29°
12%
12a
28°
1a
27°
2a
27°
3a
27°
4a
28°
5a
28°
6a
28°
7a
31°
8a
33°
9a
36°
10a
36°
23%
11a
37°
54%
12p
38°
75%
1p
39°
75%
2p
39°
63%
3p
39°
53%
4p
38°
47%
5p
L 27°H 39°
Old Harbor, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Heavy Snow
    100%
    36°32°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Snow
    99%
    39°32°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Snow
    100%
    42°33°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Heavy Snow
    97%
    40°32°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    39%
    41°31°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Snow
    98%
    39°33°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Snow
    94%
    39°31°
Old Harbor, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
096° · backing 8°
Direction
E
096°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
29
mph
Peak 24h
37
avg 10
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 10 · pk 37 @ 5:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 8° from the e.
Old Harbor, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
935.7
+3.3 mb in 3h · rising · 27.63 inHg
Now
935.7
mb
3h
+3.3
mb
12h
-4.7
mb
24h
-9.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 932945
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Old Harbor, AK
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.8 μg/m³
PM 10
3.1 μg/m³
NO₂
0.2 μg/m³
Ozone
78.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Old Harbor, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:58 PM
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Daylight
16h 39m
Sunset
10:29 PM
Civil dusk
7:23 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Old Harbor, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
1:22 PM
Moonset
7:52 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Old Harbor, 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 →

Old Harbor at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 18°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: July 28 (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 Old Harbor

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.