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Weather in Mentasta Lake, Alaska

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

Mentasta Lake, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 1:45 AM
43
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
34°
Humidity
45%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
4:26 AM
Sunset
10:35 PM
Mentasta Lake, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
40°
86%
5p
40°
81%
6p
37°
78%
7p
36°
83%
8p
35°
91%
9p
34°
96%
10p
33°
98%
11p
32°
97%
12a
31°
92%
1a
31°
79%
2a
31°
63%
3a
30°
55%
4a
31°
64%
5a
31°
80%
6a
31°
92%
7a
32°
93%
8a
32°
88%
9a
33°
84%
10a
35°
82%
11a
36°
80%
12p
36°
76%
1p
36°
67%
2p
37°
56%
3p
38°
45%
4p
L 30°H 40°
Mentasta Lake, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    26%
    45°29°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    43°24°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Snow
    10%
    40°28°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    12%
    42°24°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Snow
    41%
    42°30°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Snow
    20%
    44°31°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Snow
    14%
    38°28°
Mentasta Lake, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
244° · backing 20°
Direction
WSW
244°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
28
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 5
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
avg 5 · pk 28 @ 3:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 20° from the wsw.
Mentasta Lake, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
875.7
+2.0 mb in 3h · falling · 25.86 inHg
Now
875.7
mb
3h
+2.0
mb
12h
-1.1
mb
24h
+1.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 872877
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Mentasta Lake, AK
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.2 μg/m³
PM 10
1.7 μg/m³
NO₂
0.1 μg/m³
Ozone
93.0 μg/m³
UV Index
2.0 Low
Mentasta Lake, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:01 AM
Sunrise
4:26 AM
Daylight
18h 09m
Sunset
10:35 PM
Civil dusk
8:02 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Mentasta Lake, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:51 AM
Moonset
8:59 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Mentasta Lake, 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 →

Mentasta Lake at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • 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 Mentasta Lake

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.