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Port Lions, Alaska Weather

Mosquitoes rise from snowmelt. Day 78 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Port Lions, AK
Friday, June 5 at 12:29 AM
71
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
70°
Humidity
50%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:15 AM
Sunset
11:04 PM
Port Lions, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPort Lions, AK: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 50 to 66 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 50°H 66°
Port Lions, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Partly Cloudy
    71°48°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Partly Cloudy
    66°50°-5°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Drizzle
    13%
    0.09″
    50°45°-16°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    0.10″
    49°46°-1°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    24%
    0.07″
    52°45°+3°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    0.01″
    61°41°+9°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Light Drizzle
    41%
    56°46°-5°
Port Lions, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
302° · veering 82°
Direction
WNW
302°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 5
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 5 · pk 20 @ 6:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2410SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 82° from the wnw.
Port Lions, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1002.0
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.59 inHg
Now
1002.0
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-1.1
mb
24h
-0.6
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10011002
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1002.31001.01001.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Port Lions, AK
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
+5 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. AQI up 5 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.

PM 2.5Good
3.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
94μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 44
UV peak
4.0 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 44
Port Lions, AK
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
24%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
121.3mi
UNLIMITED
123 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
00:29 UTC ·Port Lions, 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
00:29 UTC ·Port Lions, AK · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Port Lions, AK
Satellite · infrared · animated
Port Lions, AK
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Port Lions, AK
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
12:08 PM
Sunrise
5:15 AM
Daylight
17h 49m
Sunset
11:04 PM
Civil dusk
8:13 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Port Lions, AK
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
10:23 AM
Moonset
6:29 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Port Lions, AK
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Mosquitoes rise from snowmelt

celestial
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Port Lions at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: August 1 (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 5, 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 Lions

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.