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Weather in North Lakes, Alaska

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

North Lakes, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 3:58 AM
51
°
Overcast
Feels like
44°
Humidity
39%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:02 AM
Sunset
10:44 PM
North Lakes, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
52°
98%
7p
51°
88%
8p
49°
67%
9p
47°
49%
10p
43°
43%
11p
42°
40%
12a
42°
35%
1a
42°
23%
2a
41°
3a
42°
4a
42°
5a
41°
11%
6a
42°
18%
7a
43°
21%
8a
43°
23%
9a
46°
22%
10a
48°
16%
11a
50°
12p
51°
1p
52°
2p
53°
3p
53°
12%
4p
54°
21%
5p
54°
31%
6p
L 41°H 54°
North Lakes, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    20%
    55°35°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    96%
    51°39°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    35%
    52°38°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Snow
    63%
    49°37°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    65%
    50°37°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    51%
    53°36°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    31%
    48°39°
North Lakes, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
102° · veering 119°
Direction
ESE
102°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 4
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
avg 4 · pk 20 @ 3:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 119° from the ese.
North Lakes, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
994.1
+2.8 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.36 inHg
Now
994.1
mb
3h
+2.8
mb
12h
-2.6
mb
24h
-3.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 988998
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
North Lakes, AK
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.2 μg/m³
PM 10
0.3 μg/m³
NO₂
0.3 μg/m³
Ozone
81.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.7 Low
North Lakes, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:50 AM
Sunrise
5:02 AM
Daylight
17h 42m
Sunset
10:44 PM
Civil dusk
7:59 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
North Lakes, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:56 AM
Moonset
8:42 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
North Lakes, 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 →

North Lakes at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 51°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: August 24 (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 North Lakes

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.