Weather in Pelican, Alaska
The salmon run thickens. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Pelican, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 1:39 AM
48
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
43°
Humidity
67%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
4:38 AM
Sunset
9:24 PM
Pelican, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
45°
91%
5p
44°
95%
6p
43°
92%
7p
43°
77%
8p
42°
56%
9p
41°
39%
10p
41°
31%
11p
41°
28%
12a
40°
25%
1a
39°
19%
2a
39°
14%
3a
37°
12%
4a
37°
17%
5a
39°
25%
6a
42°
29%
7a
44°
23%
8a
46°
14%
9a
49°
12%
10a
47°
26%
11a
47°
48%
12p
48°
67%
1p
45°
81%
2p
45°
93%
3p
47°
100%
4p
Pelican, AK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle30%49°35°
- SundayMay 17Light Rain100%43°38°
- MondayMay 18Light Rain99%46°40°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Rain82%46°41°
- WednesdayMay 20Snow100%44°38°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Rain80%44°40°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle92%45°38°
Pelican, AK
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Pelican, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
200° · veering 152°
Direction
SSW
200°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 4
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
Pelican, AK
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 73.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 1.4 Low
Pelican, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:43 AM
Sunrise
4:38 AM
Daylight
16h 46m
Sunset
9:24 PM
Civil dusk
6:21 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Pelican, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:03 PM
- Moonset
- 6:47 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Pelican, AK
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
The salmon run thickens
cultural
Pelican at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: August 2 (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).