False Pass, Alaska Weather
Mosquitoes rise from snowmelt. Day 76 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
False Pass weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Drizzle76%0.08″59°42°—
- ThursdayJun 4Overcast——60°44°+1°
- FridayJun 5Overcast——58°40°-2°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——50°39°-8°
- SundayJun 7Light Drizzle—0.01″60°40°+10°
- MondayJun 8Overcast23%—53°42°-7°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Drizzle12%—53°44°0°
PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.66 with 9 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 3.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 3.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.66 with 9 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.66
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 10:12 AM
- Moonset
- 4:48 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Mosquitoes rise from snowmelt
False Pass at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: July 14 (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 3, 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.