Weather in King Salmon, Alaska
The salmon run thickens. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
King Salmon, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 5:05 AM
39
°
Light Drizzle
Feels like
26°
Humidity
84%
Wind
21 mph
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Sunset
10:51 PM
King Salmon, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
45°
26%
9p
41°
10p
38°
11p
36°
12a
34°
1a
33°
2a
34°
3a
32°
4a
32°
5a
31°
6a
33°
7a
37°
8a
41°
9a
44°
10a
46°
11a
47°
12p
49°
1p
51°
2p
52°
3p
53°
4p
52°
5p
52°
6p
50°
7p
48°
8p
King Salmon, AK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle94%44°38°
- SundayMay 17Drizzle100%45°36°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle80%50°37°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle73%48°38°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle55%49°39°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle76%49°39°
- FridayMay 22Light Snow88%44°39°
King Salmon, AK
Next 24 hours · Cold now
King Salmon, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
102° · steady
Direction
ESE
102°
Sustained
21
mph
Gust
35
mph
Peak 24h
38
avg 20
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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
King Salmon, AK
Air quality
31
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 0.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 0.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 65.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
King Salmon, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:56 PM
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Daylight
16h 58m
Sunset
10:51 PM
Civil dusk
7:51 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
King Salmon, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 1:16 PM
- Moonset
- 8:24 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
King Salmon, AK
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
The salmon run thickens
cultural
King Salmon at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: August 7 (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).