Weather in Salamatof, Alaska
The salmon run thickens. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Salamatof, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 5:04 AM
45
°
Overcast
Feels like
36°
Humidity
59%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:19 AM
Sunset
10:43 PM
Salamatof, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
43°
9p
42°
10p
40°
11p
39°
12a
39°
1a
39°
2a
38°
3a
37°
4a
37°
5a
37°
6a
39°
7a
42°
8a
45°
9a
46°
10a
46°
11a
46°
12p
46°
1p
47°
2p
47°
3p
50°
4p
48°
5p
46°
6p
46°
7p
45°
8p
Salamatof, AK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle41%50°36°
- SundayMay 17Drizzle100%46°38°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle97%50°36°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle67%50°42°
- WednesdayMay 20Partly Cloudy45%47°36°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle67%45°38°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle80%44°39°
Salamatof, AK
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Salamatof, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
051° · backing 31°
Direction
NE
051°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
34
avg 11
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Salamatof, AK
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 0.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 1.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 75.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Salamatof, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:13 PM
Sunrise
5:19 AM
Daylight
17h 24m
Sunset
10:43 PM
Civil dusk
7:52 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Salamatof, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:26 PM
- Moonset
- 8:30 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Salamatof, AK
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
The salmon run thickens
cultural
Salamatof at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: August 18 (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).