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
North Lakes, AK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast20%55°35°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle96%51°39°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle35%52°38°
- TuesdayMay 19Snow63%49°37°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle65%50°37°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast51%53°36°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle31%48°39°
North Lakes, AK
Next 24 hours · Cool now
North Lakes, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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).