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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
L 34°H 58°
Flat, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    12%
    51°36°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Drizzle
    90%
    48°38°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    80%
    49°35°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Heavy Drizzle
    77%
    47°34°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    63%
    49°32°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    67%
    47°35°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    75%
    51°38°
Flat, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 10 · pk 38 @ 2:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 20° from the se.
Flat, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
988.5
+1.9 mb in 3h · falling · 29.19 inHg
Now
988.5
mb
3h
+1.9
mb
12h
-2.9
mb
24h
-5.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 985994
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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).

ZIP codes in Flat

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.