Weather in Valdez, Alaska
The salmon run thickens. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Valdez, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 3:43 AM
42
°
Light Drizzle
Feels like
39°
Humidity
86%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
4:55 AM
Sunset
10:27 PM
Valdez, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
45°
65%
7p
44°
68%
8p
43°
67%
9p
43°
69%
10p
41°
78%
11p
41°
89%
12a
41°
96%
1a
41°
95%
2a
40°
91%
3a
41°
88%
4a
40°
91%
5a
40°
96%
6a
41°
98%
7a
41°
96%
8a
41°
91%
9a
41°
82%
10a
41°
65%
11a
42°
44%
12p
43°
27%
1p
43°
16%
2p
43°
3p
44°
4p
44°
5p
44°
17%
6p
Valdez, AK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle100%44°40°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Snow100%41°39°
- MondayMay 18Snow100%43°39°
- TuesdayMay 19Heavy Snow100%41°39°
- WednesdayMay 20Snow96%41°38°
- ThursdayMay 21Snow90%46°31°
- FridayMay 22Snow95%40°39°
Valdez, AK
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Valdez, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NW
307° · veering 172°
Direction
NW
307°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
9
avg 1
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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
Valdez, AK
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 0.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 0.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 79.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.8 Low
Valdez, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:46 AM
Sunrise
4:55 AM
Daylight
17h 32m
Sunset
10:27 PM
Civil dusk
7:39 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Valdez, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:55 AM
- Moonset
- 8:18 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Valdez, AK
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
The salmon run thickens
cultural
Valdez at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: August 21 (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).