Weather in Pilot Station, Alaska
The salmon run thickens. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Pilot Station, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 3:45 AM
44
°
Light Drizzle
Feels like
34°
Humidity
72%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Sunset
11:41 PM
Pilot Station, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
48°
7p
46°
8p
45°
9p
42°
10p
40°
11p
37°
12a
36°
1a
35°
11%
2a
34°
15%
3a
34°
16%
4a
34°
13%
5a
34°
6a
34°
7a
37°
8a
39°
9a
43°
10a
47°
11a
50°
12p
51°
1p
52°
2p
53°
3p
53°
10%
4p
53°
5p
54°
6p
Pilot Station, AK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle81%48°38°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle99%46°38°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle69%46°33°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Snow86%46°31°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle69%43°33°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle90%45°35°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle64%44°35°
Pilot Station, AK
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Pilot Station, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
E
097° · veering 8°
Direction
E
097°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
39
mph
Peak 24h
41
avg 15
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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
Pilot Station, AK
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 0.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 1.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 74.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.9 Low
Pilot Station, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:39 PM
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Daylight
17h 48m
Sunset
11:41 PM
Civil dusk
8:59 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Pilot Station, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:42 PM
- Moonset
- 9:50 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Pilot Station, AK
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
The salmon run thickens
cultural
Pilot Station at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: August 26 (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).