Weather in Sitka, Alaska
The salmon run thickens. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sitka, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 4:59 AM
37
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
33°
Humidity
91%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
4:38 AM
Sunset
9:16 PM
Sitka, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
39°
89%
8p
38°
76%
9p
37°
65%
10p
37°
60%
11p
36°
58%
12a
34°
53%
1a
33°
42%
2a
33°
30%
3a
34°
22%
4a
34°
24%
5a
35°
30%
6a
38°
35%
7a
39°
32%
8a
41°
27%
9a
42°
29%
10a
43°
46%
11a
44°
70%
12p
43°
88%
1p
44°
97%
2p
44°
100%
3p
43°
98%
4p
42°
89%
5p
42°
75%
6p
41°
59%
7p
Sitka, AK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle25%45°30°
- SundayMay 17Light Rain100%40°31°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle100%45°35°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle78%41°35°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Rain98%41°35°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle81%40°35°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle88%44°33°
Sitka, AK
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Sitka, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
169° · veering 108°
Direction
S
169°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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
Sitka, AK
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 72.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Sitka, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:46 AM
Sunrise
4:38 AM
Daylight
16h 38m
Sunset
9:16 PM
Civil dusk
6:11 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Sitka, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:08 PM
- Moonset
- 6:35 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Sitka, AK
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
The salmon run thickens
cultural
Sitka at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: July 28 (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).