Weather in Gakona, Alaska
The salmon run thickens. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Gakona, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 5:12 AM
43
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
33°
Humidity
46%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
4:39 AM
Sunset
10:35 PM
Gakona, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
46°
11%
9p
43°
18%
10p
42°
27%
11p
41°
37%
12a
40°
43%
1a
40°
40%
2a
38°
33%
3a
37°
27%
4a
37°
24%
5a
37°
22%
6a
37°
20%
7a
38°
16%
8a
40°
12%
9a
40°
12%
10a
41°
19%
11a
43°
31%
12p
45°
41%
1p
47°
50%
2p
47°
58%
3p
46°
59%
4p
47°
47%
5p
48°
29%
6p
48°
14%
7p
47°
8p
Gakona, AK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—52°37°
- SundayMay 17Light Snow22%48°33°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle15%49°36°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—49°35°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle60%46°38°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle22%53°35°
- FridayMay 22Overcast22%49°36°
Gakona, AK
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Gakona, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
194° · veering 5°
Direction
SSW
194°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
28
mph
Peak 24h
37
avg 12
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
Gakona, AK
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 0.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 0.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 89.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Gakona, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:21 AM
Sunrise
4:39 AM
Daylight
17h 56m
Sunset
10:35 PM
Civil dusk
7:56 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Gakona, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:22 AM
- Moonset
- 8:44 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Gakona, AK
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
The salmon run thickens
cultural
Gakona at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: August 28 (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).