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Skagway, Alaska Weather

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

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

Skagway, AK
Friday, June 5 at 6:29 AM
43
°
Overcast
Feels like
41°
Humidity
100%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
3:51 AM
Sunset
10:08 PM
Skagway, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSkagway, AK: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 42 to 48 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 42°H 48°
Skagway, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Light Drizzle
    49%
    0.04″
    52°43°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    15%
    48°41°-4°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    0.06″
    48°42°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Drizzle
    39%
    0.04″
    48°42°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    51°42°+3°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    10%
    55°42°+4°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Light Drizzle
    11%
    0.02″
    55°41°
Skagway, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
172° · steady
Direction
S
172°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 2
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 2 · pk 17 @ 3:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 151SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the s.
Skagway, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
969.2
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 28.62 inHg
Now
969.2
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-2.1
mb
24h
-1.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 968971
960965970975-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW970.6967.9968.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Skagway, AK
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
-19 in 6h

AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI down 19 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 43. 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
4.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
92μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 5
Skagway, AK
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
1.3mi
MIST/HAZE
128 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
06:29 UTC ·Skagway, 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
06:29 UTC ·Skagway, AK · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Skagway, AK
Satellite · infrared · animated
Skagway, AK
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Skagway, AK
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:31 AM
Sunrise
3:51 AM
Daylight
18h 17m
Sunset
10:08 PM
Civil dusk
7:30 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Skagway, AK
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
9:22 AM
Moonset
5:06 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Skagway, AK
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Mosquitoes rise from snowmelt

celestial
Jan 143% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Skagway at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: August 11 (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 Skagway

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.