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Weather in Chicken, Alaska

The salmon run thickens. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Chicken, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 5:52 AM
40
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
35°
Humidity
74%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
4:08 AM
Sunset
10:39 PM
Chicken, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
42°
9p
37°
10p
34°
11p
31°
12a
29°
1a
27°
2a
25°
3a
23°
4a
23°
5a
26°
6a
30°
7a
33°
8a
36°
9a
40°
10a
42°
11a
42°
12p
43°
1p
44°
2p
45°
3p
46°
10%
4p
45°
11%
5p
45°
12%
6p
44°
12%
7p
43°
10%
8p
L 23°H 46°
Chicken, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    52°25°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    53°26°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    49°34°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    53°26°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    36%
    49°29°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    36%
    49°35°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    17%
    47°31°
Chicken, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
121° · backing 164°
Direction
ESE
121°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 4
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
avg 4 · pk 24 @ 2:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 164° from the ese.
Chicken, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
898.0
+2.4 mb in 3h · falling · 26.52 inHg
Now
898.0
mb
3h
+2.4
mb
12h
-2.2
mb
24h
-0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 894901
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Chicken, AK
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.2 μg/m³
PM 10
1.6 μg/m³
NO₂
0.4 μg/m³
Ozone
77.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Chicken, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:23 AM
Sunrise
4:08 AM
Daylight
18h 31m
Sunset
10:39 PM
Civil dusk
8:27 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Chicken, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
Moonset
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Chicken, 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 →

Chicken at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: September 8 (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 Chicken

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.