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Pelican, Alaska Weather

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

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

Pelican, AK
Thursday, June 4 at 4:50 AM
53
°
Overcast
Feels like
51°
Humidity
87%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
4:10 AM
Sunset
9:56 PM
Pelican, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPelican, AK: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 48 to 50 degrees Fahrenheit with a 100% chance of precipitation at 12 AM.
L 48°H 50°
Pelican, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    65°51°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Rain
    100%
    0.91″
    50°47°-15°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Heavy Drizzle
    98%
    0.22″
    50°45°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    0.07″
    51°44°+1°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Drizzle
    75%
    0.09″
    53°45°+2°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    76%
    0.04″
    59°45°+6°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    51%
    59°44°
Pelican, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
174° · veering 113°
Direction
S
174°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 4 · pk 18 @ 1:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 152SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 113° from the s.
Pelican, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
998.4
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.48 inHg
Now
998.4
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-1.6
mb
24h
+1.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 996999
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW998.8995.6997.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Pelican, AK
Air quality
62
AQI
Moderate
-2 in 6h

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.2 µg/m³, PM10 to 15.8 µg/m³. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 6 AM.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
16μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
66μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.2

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
0.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 4

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.2 µg/m³, PM10 to 15.8 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.58
Wind
calm
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Pelican, AK
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
96%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
84.1mi
UNLIMITED
149 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
04:50 UTC ·Pelican, 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
04:50 UTC ·Pelican, AK · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Pelican, AK
Satellite · infrared · animated
Pelican, AK
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Pelican, AK
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
11:02 AM
Sunrise
4:10 AM
Daylight
17h 46m
Sunset
9:56 PM
Civil dusk
7:06 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Pelican, AK
The moon
Waning Gibbous
87% illuminated
Moonrise
9:07 AM
Moonset
3:50 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Pelican, AK
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Mosquitoes rise from snowmelt

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Pelican at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: August 2 (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 Pelican

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.