Weather in Big Lake, Alaska
The salmon run thickens. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Big Lake, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 5:09 AM
49
°
Overcast
Feels like
41°
Humidity
45%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:06 AM
Sunset
10:46 PM
Big Lake, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
50°
19%
9p
46°
10p
42°
11p
41°
12a
39°
1a
37°
2a
37°
3a
38°
4a
38°
5a
39°
6a
41°
7a
42°
8a
43°
9a
46°
10a
48°
11a
51°
12p
52°
1p
54°
2p
55°
3p
56°
4p
55°
5p
54°
6p
53°
7p
52°
8p
Big Lake, AK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast10%53°38°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle58%49°42°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle53%51°37°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle82%49°37°
- WednesdayMay 20Snow53%51°35°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle47%51°35°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle64%45°38°
Big Lake, AK
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Big Lake, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
070° · veering 7°
Direction
ENE
070°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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
Big Lake, AK
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 0.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 0.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 75.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Big Lake, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:54 AM
Sunrise
5:06 AM
Daylight
17h 40m
Sunset
10:46 PM
Civil dusk
8:00 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Big Lake, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:01 PM
- Moonset
- 8:43 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Big Lake, AK
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
The salmon run thickens
cultural
Big Lake at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 49°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: August 23 (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).