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Weather in Nanwalek, Alaska

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

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
L 34°H 47°
Nanwalek, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Heavy Snow
    100%
    42°38°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Snow
    100%
    43°38°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    98%
    43°38°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Heavy Snow
    99%
    45°37°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    58%
    47°37°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Snow
    98%
    42°38°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    98%
    45°38°
Nanwalek, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 19 · pk 63 @ 5:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 20 mph with gusts pulsing to 56 — flags snap, branches bend.
Nanwalek, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1003.6
+5.4 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.64 inHg
Now
1003.6
mb
3h
+5.4
mb
12h
-4.7
mb
24h
-8.3
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9961012
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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).

ZIP codes in Nanwalek

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.