Weather in Mentasta Lake, Alaska
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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
Mentasta Lake, AK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle26%45°29°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—43°24°
- MondayMay 18Light Snow10%40°28°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle12%42°24°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Snow41%42°30°
- ThursdayMay 21Snow20%44°31°
- FridayMay 22Light Snow14%38°28°
Mentasta Lake, AK
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Mentasta Lake, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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).