Weather in Sand Point, Alaska
The salmon run thickens. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sand Point, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 2:52 AM
41
°
Light Drizzle
Feels like
31°
Humidity
89%
Wind
19 mph
Sunrise
6:29 AM
Sunset
10:47 PM
Sand Point, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
45°
14%
6p
45°
7p
44°
8p
42°
9p
41°
10p
39°
11p
38°
12a
38°
1a
38°
2a
39°
17%
3a
40°
24%
4a
40°
22%
5a
40°
18%
6a
39°
22%
7a
40°
44%
8a
40°
74%
9a
40°
96%
10a
40°
100%
11a
40°
100%
12p
40°
100%
1p
41°
100%
2p
41°
100%
3p
41°
100%
4p
42°
100%
5p
Sand Point, AK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle100%42°40°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle95%45°39°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Snow100%43°36°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle76%46°38°
- WednesdayMay 20Heavy Drizzle88%45°40°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle92%46°40°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle63%46°39°
Sand Point, AK
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Sand Point, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
181° · veering 28°
Direction
S
181°
Sustained
19
mph
Gust
33
mph
Peak 24h
42
avg 21
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sand Point, AK
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 69.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.6 Low
Sand Point, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
1:42 PM
Sunrise
6:29 AM
Daylight
16h 18m
Sunset
10:47 PM
Civil dusk
7:36 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Sand Point, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 2:11 PM
- Moonset
- 8:04 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Sand Point, AK
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
The salmon run thickens
cultural
Sand Point at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: July 17 (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).