Valdez, Alaska Weather
Mosquitoes rise from snowmelt. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Valdez weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Overcast——63°46°—
- ThursdayJun 4Mostly Clear——64°46°+1°
- FridayJun 5Drizzle51%0.06″59°43°-5°
- SaturdayJun 6Drizzle100%0.24″47°44°-12°
- SundayJun 7Heavy Drizzle90%0.40″48°44°+1°
- MondayJun 8Light Drizzle68%0.15″48°43°0°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Drizzle41%0.02″55°45°+7°
Ozone at AQI 40 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 by mid-afternoon.
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 40 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.54
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 10:18 AM
- Moonset
- 4:04 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Mosquitoes rise from snowmelt
Valdez at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: August 21 (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.