Weather in Butte, Alaska
The salmon run thickens. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Butte, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 4:59 AM
48
°
Overcast
Feels like
44°
Humidity
56%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:01 AM
Sunset
10:42 PM
Butte, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
50°
70%
8p
48°
63%
9p
47°
55%
10p
45°
46%
11p
43°
35%
12a
43°
27%
1a
42°
19%
2a
43°
14%
3a
44°
18%
4a
43°
42%
5a
42°
76%
6a
43°
98%
7a
44°
98%
8a
44°
87%
9a
46°
71%
10a
48°
49%
11a
49°
22%
12p
50°
1p
52°
2p
52°
3p
52°
4p
52°
5p
52°
6p
52°
7p
Butte, AK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—52°36°
- SundayMay 17Drizzle100%50°41°
- MondayMay 18Overcast10%51°40°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle63%49°38°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle57%48°40°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast39%54°41°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle29%51°40°
Butte, AK
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Butte, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
132° · veering 14°
Direction
SE
132°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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
Butte, AK
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 0.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 0.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 79.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.3 Low
Butte, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:50 AM
Sunrise
5:01 AM
Daylight
17h 41m
Sunset
10:42 PM
Civil dusk
7:57 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Butte, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:56 AM
- Moonset
- 8:39 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Butte, AK
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
The salmon run thickens
cultural
Butte at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 48°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).