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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
L 38°H 45°
Sand Point, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Drizzle
    100%
    42°40°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    95%
    45°39°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Snow
    100%
    43°36°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    76%
    46°38°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Heavy Drizzle
    88%
    45°40°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Heavy Drizzle
    92%
    46°40°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    63%
    46°39°
Sand Point, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 21 · pk 42 @ 1:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 19 mph with gusts pulsing to 33 — flags snap, branches bend.
Sand Point, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
985.0
-1.5 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 29.09 inHg
Now
985.0
mb
3h
-1.5
mb
12h
-1.2
mb
24h
-3.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 985989
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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).

ZIP codes in Sand Point

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.