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
Old Harbor, AK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Heavy Snow100%36°32°
- SundayMay 17Light Snow99%39°32°
- MondayMay 18Snow100%42°33°
- TuesdayMay 19Heavy Snow97%40°32°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle39%41°31°
- ThursdayMay 21Snow98%39°33°
- FridayMay 22Light Snow94%39°31°
Old Harbor, AK
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Old Harbor, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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).