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Port Alexander, Alaska Weather

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

Port Alexander weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Port Alexander, AK
Thursday, June 4 at 8:41 AM
50
°
Heavy Drizzle
Feels like
46°
Humidity
93%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
4:15 AM
Sunset
9:38 PM
Port Alexander, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPort Alexander, AK: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 48 to 50 degrees Fahrenheit with a 45% chance of precipitation at 8 AM.
L 48°H 50°
Port Alexander, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Light Rain
    100%
    0.22″
    50°47°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Light Rain
    94%
    0.36″
    49°47°-1°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    0.02″
    48°46°-1°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Drizzle
    80%
    0.01″
    49°47°+1°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    73%
    54°48°+5°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    51%
    56°51°+2°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Partly Cloudy
    14%
    53°50°-3°
Port Alexander, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
039° · backing 144°
Direction
NE
039°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 6
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 6 · pk 15 @ 7:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 147SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 144° from the ne.
Port Alexander, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1008.7
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.79 inHg
Now
1008.7
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
-0.4
mb
24h
-0.3
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10091011
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1010.81008.51009.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Port Alexander, AK
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
-8 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 31. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
4.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
65μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 31
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 7

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 4 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 4.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 7.4 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.64
Wind
light
Recent rain
4h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Port Alexander, AK
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
6.2mi
GOOD
93 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
08:41 UTC ·Port Alexander, 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
08:41 UTC ·Port Alexander, AK · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Port Alexander, AK
Satellite · infrared · animated
Port Alexander, AK
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Port Alexander, AK
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
11:18 AM
Sunrise
4:15 AM
Daylight
17h 23m
Sunset
9:38 PM
Civil dusk
6:37 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Port Alexander, AK
The moon
Waning Gibbous
86% illuminated
Moonrise
8:48 AM
Moonset
3:57 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Port Alexander, AK
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Mosquitoes rise from snowmelt

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Port Alexander at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: July 22 (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 Port Alexander

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.