Homer, Alaska Weather
Mosquitoes rise from snowmelt. Day 76 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Homer weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Overcast——70°49°—
- ThursdayJun 4Clear——69°54°-1°
- FridayJun 5Mostly Clear——64°53°-5°
- SaturdayJun 6Light Drizzle73%0.02″58°47°-6°
- SundayJun 7Light Drizzle63%0.09″51°46°-7°
- MondayJun 8Overcast27%—55°44°+4°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast——54°44°-1°
Ozone at AQI 42 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). With UV 3.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15 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 42 now. With UV 3.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 3.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 15
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.51
- 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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 10:14 AM
- Moonset
- 3:09 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Mosquitoes rise from snowmelt
Homer at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°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 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.