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Weather in Newtok, Alaska

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

Newtok, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 3:56 AM
39
°
Drizzle
Feels like
29°
Humidity
87%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Sunset
11:41 PM
Newtok, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
41°
7p
40°
8p
39°
9p
37°
10p
34°
11p
31°
12a
30°
1a
31°
2a
30°
3a
29°
4a
30°
5a
30°
6a
30°
7a
31°
8a
33°
9a
36°
10a
38°
11a
40°
12p
42°
1p
43°
2p
45°
3p
47°
4p
47°
5p
48°
6p
L 29°H 48°
Newtok, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Drizzle
    100%
    43°37°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    43%
    41°36°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    37%
    45°33°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Snow
    67%
    45°30°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    49%
    42°34°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    93%
    47°35°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    65%
    41°33°
Newtok, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
085° · steady
Direction
E
085°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
32
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 16
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 16 · pk 33 @ 7:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 18 mph with gusts pulsing to 32 — flags snap, branches bend.
Newtok, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
994.2
+1.4 mb in 3h · falling · 29.36 inHg
Now
994.2
mb
3h
+1.4
mb
12h
-1.9
mb
24h
-4.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 992999
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Newtok, AK
Air quality
33
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.4 μg/m³
PM 10
1.1 μg/m³
NO₂
0.1 μg/m³
Ozone
68.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.7 Low
Newtok, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
1:02 PM
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Daylight
17h 32m
Sunset
11:41 PM
Civil dusk
8:50 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Newtok, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
1:13 PM
Moonset
9:34 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Newtok, 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 →

Newtok at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: August 20 (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 Newtok

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.