Weather in Flat, Alaska
The salmon run thickens. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Flat, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 4:57 AM
49
°
Overcast
Feels like
40°
Humidity
43%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Sunset
11:26 PM
Flat, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
53°
8p
53°
9p
50°
10p
47°
11p
45°
12a
43°
1a
42°
2a
41°
20%
3a
37°
27%
4a
36°
25%
5a
34°
18%
6a
35°
12%
7a
39°
8a
44°
9a
48°
10a
50°
11a
52°
12p
54°
1p
55°
2p
57°
3p
58°
4p
58°
5p
58°
6p
57°
7p
Flat, AK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast12%51°36°
- SundayMay 17Drizzle90%48°38°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle80%49°35°
- TuesdayMay 19Heavy Drizzle77%47°34°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle63%49°32°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle67%47°35°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle75%51°38°
Flat, AK
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Flat, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
131° · veering 20°
Direction
SE
131°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
28
mph
Peak 24h
38
avg 10
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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
Flat, AK
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 2.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 85.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.2 Low
Flat, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:10 PM
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Daylight
17h 56m
Sunset
11:26 PM
Civil dusk
8:49 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Flat, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:09 PM
- Moonset
- 9:43 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Flat, AK
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
The salmon run thickens
cultural
Flat at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 49°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: August 29 (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).