Weather in Craig, Alaska
The salmon run thickens. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Craig, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 2:52 AM
47
°
Clear
Feels like
42°
Humidity
70%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
4:39 AM
Sunset
8:58 PM
Craig, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
44°
100%
6p
44°
100%
7p
43°
98%
8p
42°
93%
9p
41°
86%
10p
41°
73%
11p
41°
56%
12a
41°
43%
1a
40°
38%
2a
40°
37%
3a
37°
35%
4a
37°
31%
5a
38°
27%
6a
40°
25%
7a
43°
25%
8a
44°
27%
9a
45°
35%
10a
46°
55%
11a
47°
82%
12p
46°
100%
1p
48°
100%
2p
47°
100%
3p
48°
92%
4p
47°
82%
5p
Craig, AK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—49°40°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Drizzle100%46°37°
- MondayMay 18Light Rain100%47°43°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle69%48°42°
- WednesdayMay 20Heavy Drizzle98%45°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle76%47°42°
- FridayMay 22Heavy Drizzle84%49°37°
Craig, AK
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Craig, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WNW
290° · veering 10°
Direction
WNW
290°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
23
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
Craig, AK
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 3.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 77.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.8 Low
Craig, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:52 AM
Sunrise
4:39 AM
Daylight
16h 19m
Sunset
8:58 PM
Civil dusk
5:48 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Craig, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:17 PM
- Moonset
- 6:08 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Craig, AK
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
The salmon run thickens
cultural
Craig at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: July 18 (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).