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Weather in Kotlik, Alaska

The salmon run thickens. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Kotlik, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 4:02 AM
51
°
Overcast
Feels like
41°
Humidity
49%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Sunset
11:55 PM
Kotlik, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
50°
46%
8p
49°
22%
9p
48°
10p
45°
11p
42°
12a
40°
1a
37°
2a
34°
3a
34°
4a
33°
5a
32°
6a
31°
7a
32°
8a
36°
9a
40°
10a
43°
11a
47°
12p
49°
1p
52°
2p
54°
11%
3p
52°
14%
4p
53°
14%
5p
55°
12%
6p
56°
10%
7p
L 31°H 56°
Kotlik, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    53°41°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Drizzle
    67%
    50°41°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Rain
    88%
    49°35°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Heavy Drizzle
    78%
    46°31°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    66%
    43°33°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    67%
    48°35°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Snow
    55%
    44°36°
Kotlik, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
104° · veering 10°
Direction
ESE
104°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
27
mph
Peak 24h
35
avg 14
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
avg 14 · pk 35 @ 4:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 27 — flags snap, branches bend.
Kotlik, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1000.2
+1.2 mb in 3h · falling · 29.54 inHg
Now
1000.2
mb
3h
+1.2
mb
12h
-1.1
mb
24h
-3.2
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9981004
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Kotlik, AK
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.3 μg/m³
PM 10
2.1 μg/m³
NO₂
0.1 μg/m³
Ozone
79.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.8 Low
Kotlik, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:19 PM
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Daylight
18h 10m
Sunset
11:55 PM
Civil dusk
9:23 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Kotlik, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:06 PM
Moonset
10:31 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Kotlik, 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 →

Kotlik at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 51°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: September 1 (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 Kotlik

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.