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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
L 37°H 56°
Big Lake, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    10%
    53°38°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    58%
    49°42°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    53%
    51°37°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    82%
    49°37°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Snow
    53%
    51°35°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    47%
    51°35°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    64%
    45°38°
Big Lake, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 6 · pk 25 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 7° from the ene.
Big Lake, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1001.8
+4.0 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.58 inHg
Now
1001.8
mb
3h
+4.0
mb
12h
-2.5
mb
24h
-4.5
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9951007
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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).

ZIP codes in Big Lake

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.