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Weather in Wrangell, Alaska

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

Wrangell, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 5:56 AM
40
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
36°
Humidity
82%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
4:30 AM
Sunset
8:58 PM
Wrangell, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
40°
84%
9p
41°
76%
10p
40°
69%
11p
40°
62%
12a
38°
53%
1a
36°
39%
2a
34°
22%
3a
33°
10%
4a
33°
5a
37°
6a
39°
7a
42°
14%
8a
43°
23%
9a
46°
33%
10a
46°
44%
11a
47°
57%
12p
46°
65%
1p
45°
66%
2p
48°
62%
3p
50°
61%
4p
48°
67%
5p
44°
75%
6p
44°
76%
7p
42°
66%
8p
L 33°H 50°
Wrangell, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Drizzle
    84%
    51°33°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Rain
    99%
    48°32°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Rain
    100%
    47°37°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    44%
    52°34°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Rain
    94%
    47°38°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    83%
    47°39°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Heavy Drizzle
    73%
    52°32°
Wrangell, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
006° · backing 84°
Direction
N
006°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 2
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 2 · pk 13 @ 12:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Wrangell, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
982.0
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.00 inHg
Now
982.0
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
+0.5
mb
24h
+4.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 977982
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Wrangell, AK
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
2.1 μg/m³
PM 10
3.1 μg/m³
NO₂
1.8 μg/m³
Ozone
74.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Wrangell, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:41 AM
Sunrise
4:30 AM
Daylight
16h 28m
Sunset
8:58 PM
Civil dusk
5:50 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Wrangell, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:04 PM
Moonset
6:11 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Wrangell, 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 →

Wrangell at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°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).

ZIP codes in Wrangell

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.