Homer, Alaska Weather
Mosquitoes rise from snowmelt. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Homer weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Overcast——68°49°—
- ThursdayJun 4Clear——70°54°+2°
- FridayJun 5Partly Cloudy——63°52°-7°
- SaturdayJun 6Heavy Drizzle90%0.01″58°47°-5°
- SundayJun 7Light Drizzle62%0.04″50°45°-8°
- MondayJun 8Overcast22%—53°44°+3°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast14%—59°45°+6°
Ozone at AQI 49 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Levels should ease through evening.
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 49 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 1.7 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 49
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.48 with 5 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.48
- 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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 10:24 AM
- Moonset
- 4:40 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Mosquitoes rise from snowmelt
Homer at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: August 12 (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.