Weather in Houston, Alaska
The salmon run thickens. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Houston, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 3:50 AM
50
°
Overcast
Feels like
43°
Humidity
40%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:04 AM
Sunset
10:46 PM
Houston, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
52°
43%
7p
52°
33%
8p
50°
15%
9p
47°
10p
43°
11p
42°
12a
41°
1a
40°
2a
39°
3a
40°
4a
41°
5a
41°
6a
42°
7a
43°
8a
44°
9a
47°
10a
48°
11a
51°
12p
53°
1p
54°
2p
55°
3p
56°
4p
55°
5p
55°
6p
Houston, AK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle—54°38°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle61%50°41°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle49%51°36°
- TuesdayMay 19Heavy Drizzle67%49°36°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle54%51°34°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle58%53°36°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle38%47°38°
Houston, AK
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Houston, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
124° · veering 9°
Direction
SE
124°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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
Houston, AK
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 0.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 0.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 80.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.6 Low
Houston, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:52 AM
Sunrise
5:04 AM
Daylight
17h 42m
Sunset
10:46 PM
Civil dusk
8:01 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Houston, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:58 AM
- Moonset
- 8:44 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Houston, AK
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
The salmon run thickens
cultural
Houston at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 50°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: August 24 (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).