Weather in Petersburg, Alaska
The salmon run thickens. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Petersburg, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 1:38 AM
50
°
Overcast
Feels like
46°
Humidity
71%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
4:31 AM
Sunset
9:04 PM
Petersburg, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
47°
91%
5p
48°
97%
6p
45°
100%
7p
44°
99%
8p
42°
96%
9p
42°
94%
10p
42°
94%
11p
42°
95%
12a
41°
92%
1a
41°
84%
2a
41°
72%
3a
42°
59%
4a
42°
42%
5a
43°
22%
6a
44°
7a
46°
8a
47°
9a
49°
10a
50°
19%
11a
51°
39%
12p
52°
53%
1p
53°
53%
2p
52°
46%
3p
54°
45%
4p
Petersburg, AK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle89%53°37°
- SundayMay 17Light Rain89%50°37°
- MondayMay 18Light Rain100%51°41°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle68%52°39°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Rain100%46°42°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle79%50°42°
- FridayMay 22Light Rain81%55°36°
Petersburg, AK
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Petersburg, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
208° · veering 28°
Direction
SSW
208°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 2
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
Petersburg, AK
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 1.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 2.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 78.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.9 Low
Petersburg, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:41 AM
Sunrise
4:31 AM
Daylight
16h 33m
Sunset
9:04 PM
Civil dusk
5:57 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Petersburg, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:03 PM
- Moonset
- 6:19 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Petersburg, AK
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
The salmon run thickens
cultural
Petersburg at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: July 26 (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).