Weather in Elim, Alaska
The salmon run thickens. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Elim, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 3:43 AM
51
°
Clear
Feels like
45°
Humidity
51%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:21 AM
Sunset
12:08 AM
Elim, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
46°
7p
46°
8p
45°
9p
44°
10p
40°
11p
36°
12a
34°
1a
33°
2a
31°
3a
33°
4a
32°
5a
31°
6a
33°
7a
38°
8a
44°
9a
47°
10a
49°
11a
51°
12p
53°
1p
54°
2p
54°
3p
53°
4p
53°
5p
53°
14%
6p
Elim, AK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle33%51°39°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle36%48°37°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle35%46°35°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle49%47°35°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast33%44°34°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle76%49°31°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle55%47°35°
Elim, AK
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Elim, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
E
082° · veering 80°
Direction
E
082°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
15
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
Elim, AK
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 3.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 83.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 1.1 Low
Elim, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:17 AM
Sunrise
5:21 AM
Daylight
18h 47m
Sunset
12:08 AM
Civil dusk
10:15 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Elim, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- —
- Moonset
- —
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Elim, AK
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
The salmon run thickens
cultural
Elim at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: September 11 (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).