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Weather in Juneau, Alaska

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

Juneau, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 2:53 AM
39
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
34°
Humidity
80%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
4:25 AM
Sunset
9:19 PM
Juneau, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
39°
82%
6p
38°
78%
7p
37°
72%
8p
35°
67%
9p
35°
63%
10p
35°
64%
11p
35°
68%
12a
35°
69%
1a
35°
65%
2a
35°
58%
3a
35°
51%
4a
35°
47%
5a
35°
42%
6a
35°
37%
7a
36°
28%
8a
37°
18%
9a
38°
10%
10a
39°
11a
39°
12p
40°
1p
40°
2p
40°
3p
41°
4p
41°
5p
L 35°H 41°
Juneau, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    41°28°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Snow
    100%
    38°33°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Snow
    100%
    39°33°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    88%
    39°34°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Heavy Snow
    100%
    37°33°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Heavy Snow
    91%
    37°33°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    89%
    40°34°
Juneau, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
341° · veering 39°
Direction
NNW
341°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
8
avg 3
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
avg 3 · pk 8 @ 3:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Juneau, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
953.7
-1.2 mb in 3h · steady · 28.16 inHg
Now
953.7
mb
3h
-1.2
mb
12h
0.0
mb
24h
+6.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 948955
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Juneau, AK
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.1 μg/m³
PM 10
1.6 μg/m³
NO₂
0.7 μg/m³
Ozone
86.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.6 Low
Juneau, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:30 AM
Sunrise
4:25 AM
Daylight
16h 54m
Sunset
9:19 PM
Civil dusk
6:18 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Juneau, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:49 AM
Moonset
6:44 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Juneau, 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 →

Juneau at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: August 5 (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 Juneau

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.