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Weather in Beluga, Alaska

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

Beluga, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 2:55 AM
46
°
Overcast
Feels like
37°
Humidity
60%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:14 AM
Sunset
10:48 PM
Beluga, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
54°
10%
6p
53°
7p
51°
8p
48°
9p
45°
10p
42°
11p
41°
12a
40°
1a
39°
2a
38°
3a
37°
4a
37°
5a
37°
6a
39°
7a
41°
8a
44°
9a
48°
10a
50°
11a
52°
12p
54°
1p
55°
2p
55°
3p
56°
4p
55°
5p
L 37°H 56°
Beluga, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    35%
    49°37°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Drizzle
    99%
    45°39°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    95%
    49°38°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    86%
    44°40°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    64%
    51°39°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    86%
    45°35°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    86%
    42°40°
Beluga, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
076° · backing 124°
Direction
ENE
076°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
29
mph
Peak 24h
39
avg 10
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 10 · pk 39 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 29 — flags snap, branches bend.
Beluga, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1005.0
+2.3 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.68 inHg
Now
1005.0
mb
3h
+2.3
mb
12h
-2.5
mb
24h
-2.8
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10001009
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Beluga, AK
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.2 μg/m³
PM 10
0.3 μg/m³
NO₂
0.3 μg/m³
Ozone
78.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.0 Low
Beluga, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:04 PM
Sunrise
5:14 AM
Daylight
17h 34m
Sunset
10:48 PM
Civil dusk
8:00 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Beluga, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:14 PM
Moonset
8:41 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Beluga, 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 →

Beluga at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: August 21 (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 Beluga

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.