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Weather in Adak, Alaska

The salmon run thickens. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Adak, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 4:59 AM
38
°
Light Drizzle
Feels like
29°
Humidity
90%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:50 AM
Sunset
10:35 PM
Adak, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
34°
100%
7p
34°
100%
8p
34°
100%
9p
34°
100%
10p
34°
100%
11p
34°
100%
12a
35°
100%
1a
35°
100%
2a
35°
100%
3a
35°
100%
4a
35°
100%
5a
36°
100%
6a
36°
100%
7a
36°
100%
8a
36°
100%
9a
36°
100%
10a
36°
100%
11a
37°
100%
12p
37°
100%
1p
37°
100%
2p
37°
100%
3p
38°
100%
4p
37°
100%
5p
37°
100%
6p
L 34°H 38°
Adak, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Snow
    97%
    40°36°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Snow
    67%
    41°34°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    100%
    41°36°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    97%
    43°37°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Rain
    99%
    42°38°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Snow
    95%
    41°37°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Snow
    85%
    40°35°
Adak, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
247° · backing 49°
Direction
WSW
247°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
34
mph
Peak 24h
54
avg 16
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 16 · pk 54 @ 12:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 34 — flags snap, branches bend.
Adak, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
990.9
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.26 inHg
Now
990.9
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
-2.0
mb
24h
-4.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 990995
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Adak, AK
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.4 μg/m³
PM 10
2.5 μg/m³
NO₂
0.0 μg/m³
Ozone
78.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.9 Low
Adak, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
3:10 PM
Sunrise
6:50 AM
Daylight
15h 45m
Sunset
10:35 PM
Civil dusk
8:18 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Adak, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
3:46 PM
Moonset
8:45 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Adak, AK
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

The salmon run thickens

cultural
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Adak at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 22°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Cool-season window is open

As of May 17, the cool-season window is open or about to open. Direct-sow peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and brassicas now. Hold off on warm-season crops until 1–2 weeks after the last spring frost (around May).

ZIP codes in Adak

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.