Weather in Gulkana, Alaska
The salmon run thickens. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Gulkana, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 5:05 AM
43
°
Overcast
Feels like
33°
Humidity
47%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
4:41 AM
Sunset
10:35 PM
Gulkana, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
46°
15%
9p
44°
18%
10p
43°
24%
11p
41°
32%
12a
40°
39%
1a
39°
44%
2a
38°
48%
3a
37°
53%
4a
37°
60%
5a
37°
68%
6a
37°
71%
7a
38°
64%
8a
39°
52%
9a
40°
47%
10a
42°
56%
11a
43°
71%
12p
45°
82%
1p
46°
85%
2p
47°
84%
3p
47°
80%
4p
48°
72%
5p
48°
61%
6p
49°
49%
7p
48°
35%
8p
Gulkana, AK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—51°36°
- SundayMay 17Overcast13%48°34°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—49°36°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—48°34°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle60%45°38°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle24%53°35°
- FridayMay 22Overcast24%49°34°
Gulkana, AK
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Gulkana, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
186° · veering 15°
Direction
S
186°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
30
mph
Peak 24h
36
avg 12
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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
Gulkana, AK
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 0.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 0.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 88.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Gulkana, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:24 AM
Sunrise
4:41 AM
Daylight
17h 54m
Sunset
10:35 PM
Civil dusk
7:54 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Gulkana, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:27 AM
- Moonset
- 8:40 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Gulkana, AK
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
The salmon run thickens
cultural
Gulkana at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: August 27 (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).