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
Wrangell, AK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle84%51°33°
- SundayMay 17Light Rain99%48°32°
- MondayMay 18Light Rain100%47°37°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle44%52°34°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Rain94%47°38°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle83%47°39°
- FridayMay 22Heavy Drizzle73%52°32°
Wrangell, AK
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Wrangell, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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).