Weather in Point Baker, Alaska
The salmon run thickens. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Point Baker, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 1:38 AM
49
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
41°
Humidity
67%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
4:36 AM
Sunset
9:04 PM
Point Baker, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
46°
100%
5p
46°
100%
6p
45°
100%
7p
44°
100%
8p
44°
100%
9p
44°
98%
10p
43°
93%
11p
43°
86%
12a
43°
80%
1a
43°
74%
2a
43°
69%
3a
43°
67%
4a
43°
71%
5a
43°
79%
6a
44°
84%
7a
45°
82%
8a
46°
77%
9a
47°
76%
10a
46°
82%
11a
47°
91%
12p
48°
98%
1p
47°
100%
2p
47°
100%
3p
48°
96%
4p
Point Baker, AK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—52°40°
- SundayMay 17Light Rain100%47°39°
- MondayMay 18Light Rain100%51°42°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle59%49°41°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Rain98%46°43°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle62%48°41°
- FridayMay 22Heavy Drizzle79%49°38°
Point Baker, AK
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Point Baker, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
227° · veering 16°
Direction
SW
227°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
31
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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
Point Baker, AK
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 3.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 77.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 1.4 Low
Point Baker, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:47 AM
Sunrise
4:36 AM
Daylight
16h 28m
Sunset
9:04 PM
Civil dusk
5:56 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Point Baker, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:11 PM
- Moonset
- 6:18 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Point Baker, AK
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
The salmon run thickens
cultural
Point Baker at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: July 23 (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).