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
Beluga, AK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle35%49°37°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Drizzle99%45°39°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle95%49°38°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle86%44°40°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle64%51°39°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle86%45°35°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle86%42°40°
Beluga, AK
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Beluga, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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).