Weather in Nanwalek, Alaska
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Nanwalek, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 3:56 AM
39
°
Heavy Drizzle
Feels like
28°
Humidity
98%
Wind
20 mph
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Sunset
10:36 PM
Nanwalek, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
44°
94%
7p
44°
75%
8p
43°
48%
9p
40°
27%
10p
39°
16%
11p
39°
12a
39°
1a
39°
2a
39°
10%
3a
34°
12%
4a
35°
10%
5a
34°
6a
37°
7a
41°
8a
43°
9a
47°
10a
46°
11a
46°
12p
46°
12%
1p
47°
24%
2p
46°
38%
3p
46°
45%
4p
45°
38%
5p
44°
23%
6p
Nanwalek, AK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Heavy Snow100%42°38°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Snow100%43°38°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle98%43°38°
- TuesdayMay 19Heavy Snow99%45°37°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle58%47°37°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Snow98%42°38°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle98%45°38°
Nanwalek, AK
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Nanwalek, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
E
101° · backing 16°
Direction
E
101°
Sustained
20
mph
Gust
56
mph
Peak 24h
63
avg 19
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
Nanwalek, AK
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 75.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Nanwalek, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:31 PM
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Daylight
17h 06m
Sunset
10:36 PM
Civil dusk
7:39 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Nanwalek, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:49 PM
- Moonset
- 8:12 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Nanwalek, AK
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
The salmon run thickens
cultural
Nanwalek at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: August 10 (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).