Weather in Metlakatla, Alaska
The salmon run thickens. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Metlakatla, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 5:10 AM
47
°
Clear
Feels like
42°
Humidity
81%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
4:35 AM
Sunset
8:49 PM
Metlakatla, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
44°
31%
9p
42°
35%
10p
42°
44%
11p
42°
55%
12a
42°
65%
1a
43°
72%
2a
43°
77%
3a
43°
82%
4a
43°
89%
5a
43°
96%
6a
44°
100%
7a
45°
99%
8a
46°
94%
9a
48°
90%
10a
49°
89%
11a
50°
88%
12p
51°
80%
1p
51°
58%
2p
51°
29%
3p
51°
4p
51°
5p
50°
6p
49°
12%
7p
47°
8p
Metlakatla, AK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Partly Cloudy—55°42°
- SundayMay 17Drizzle98%49°40°
- MondayMay 18Light Rain100%52°45°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast14%54°42°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle92%51°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle67%55°45°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle60%52°40°
Metlakatla, AK
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Metlakatla, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
W
261° · backing 56°
Direction
W
261°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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
Metlakatla, AK
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 3.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 65.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Metlakatla, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:49 AM
Sunrise
4:35 AM
Daylight
16h 14m
Sunset
8:49 PM
Civil dusk
5:39 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Metlakatla, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:14 PM
- Moonset
- 5:59 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Metlakatla, AK
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
The salmon run thickens
cultural
Metlakatla at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: July 16 (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).