Weather in Elfin Cove, Alaska
The salmon run thickens. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Elfin Cove, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 6:01 AM
44
°
Overcast
Feels like
41°
Humidity
83%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
4:36 AM
Sunset
9:26 PM
Elfin Cove, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
43°
39%
10p
43°
31%
11p
43°
28%
12a
43°
25%
1a
41°
19%
2a
41°
14%
3a
41°
12%
4a
41°
17%
5a
42°
25%
6a
43°
29%
7a
45°
23%
8a
47°
14%
9a
49°
12%
10a
49°
26%
11a
50°
48%
12p
50°
67%
1p
47°
81%
2p
48°
93%
3p
50°
100%
4p
49°
100%
5p
48°
98%
6p
48°
86%
7p
46°
59%
8p
43°
25%
9p
Elfin Cove, AK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle52%51°37°
- SundayMay 17Light Rain100%44°38°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle100%47°43°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Rain86%48°42°
- WednesdayMay 20Rain98%44°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Rain85%46°43°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle92%48°40°
Elfin Cove, AK
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Elfin Cove, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WSW
252° · veering 26°
Direction
WSW
252°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
20
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Elfin Cove, AK
Air quality
33
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 3.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 60.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Elfin Cove, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:41 AM
Sunrise
4:36 AM
Daylight
16h 50m
Sunset
9:26 PM
Civil dusk
6:23 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Elfin Cove, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:01 PM
- Moonset
- 6:49 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Elfin Cove, AK
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
The salmon run thickens
cultural
Elfin Cove at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: August 3 (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).