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Cold Bay, Alaska Weather

Mosquitoes rise from snowmelt. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Cold Bay weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Cold Bay, AK
Thursday, June 4 at 9:24 PM
50
°
Clear
Feels like
46°
Humidity
81%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Sunset
11:23 PM
Cold Bay, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCold Bay, AK: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 40 to 48 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 40°H 48°
Cold Bay, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    50°41°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    51°40°+1°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    47°40°-4°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Rain
    51°39°+4°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Rain
    0.01″
    54°40°+3°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    33%
    52°45°-2°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Light Drizzle
    29%
    0.15″
    49°46°-3°
Cold Bay, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
300° · veering 6°
Direction
WNW
300°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 10
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
avg 10 · pk 22 @ 10:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 175SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 6° from the wnw.
Cold Bay, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1019.7
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 30.11 inHg
Now
1019.7
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-0.8
mb
24h
+1.7
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10171020
1010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1019.91016.91018.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Cold Bay, AK
Air quality
44
AQI
Moderate
0 in 6h

PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.62 with 11 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
17μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneGood
55μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.8

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.62 with 11 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

PM2.5/PM10
0.62
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
transport
Cold Bay, AK
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
77.2mi
UNLIMITED
91 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
21:24 UTC ·Cold Bay, AK · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
21:24 UTC ·Cold Bay, AK · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Cold Bay, AK
Satellite · infrared · animated
Cold Bay, AK
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Cold Bay, AK
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
1:20 PM
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Daylight
17h 08m
Sunset
11:23 PM
Civil dusk
8:20 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Cold Bay, AK
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
10:35 AM
Moonset
6:02 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Cold Bay, AK
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Mosquitoes rise from snowmelt

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Cold Bay at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: July 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Warm-season window is open

As of June 4, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

ZIP codes in Cold Bay

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.