Weather in Gateway, Alaska
The salmon run thickens. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Gateway, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 2:56 AM
52
°
Overcast
Feels like
46°
Humidity
42%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:02 AM
Sunset
10:43 PM
Gateway, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
52°
87%
6p
52°
98%
7p
51°
88%
8p
48°
67%
9p
47°
49%
10p
44°
43%
11p
42°
40%
12a
41°
35%
1a
40°
23%
2a
41°
3a
42°
4a
42°
5a
41°
11%
6a
42°
18%
7a
43°
21%
8a
44°
23%
9a
47°
22%
10a
49°
16%
11a
51°
12p
52°
1p
54°
2p
54°
3p
54°
12%
4p
55°
21%
5p
Gateway, AK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast20%55°33°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle96%52°40°
- MondayMay 18Overcast35%53°39°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Rain63%51°36°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast65%51°39°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast51%55°40°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle31%50°39°
Gateway, AK
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Gateway, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
E
090° · backing 86°
Direction
E
090°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 3
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Gateway, AK
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 0.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 0.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 82.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 1.3 Low
Gateway, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:50 AM
Sunrise
5:02 AM
Daylight
17h 41m
Sunset
10:43 PM
Civil dusk
7:58 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Gateway, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:57 AM
- Moonset
- 8:41 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Gateway, AK
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
The salmon run thickens
cultural
Gateway at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 52°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).