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Weather in Sleetmute, Alaska

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

Sleetmute, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 3:55 AM
47
°
Overcast
Feels like
40°
Humidity
52%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:33 AM
Sunset
11:15 PM
Sleetmute, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
54°
49%
7p
54°
39%
8p
52°
18%
9p
49°
10p
46°
10%
11p
44°
22%
12a
42°
31%
1a
41°
33%
2a
39°
31%
3a
36°
27%
4a
35°
19%
5a
35°
6a
35°
7a
38°
8a
41°
9a
45°
10a
49°
11a
52°
12p
54°
1p
56°
2p
57°
3p
58°
4p
58°
5p
58°
6p
L 35°H 58°
Sleetmute, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Drizzle
    100%
    50°35°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Drizzle
    100%
    47°38°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Drizzle
    84%
    45°36°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Snow
    86%
    47°33°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Snow
    63%
    49°34°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    93%
    48°34°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    76%
    46°37°
Sleetmute, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
117° · backing 38°
Direction
ESE
117°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
34
avg 9
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 9 · pk 34 @ 1:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 38° from the ese.
Sleetmute, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
995.5
+2.5 mb in 3h · falling · 29.40 inHg
Now
995.5
mb
3h
+2.5
mb
12h
-3.1
mb
24h
-5.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9911001
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Sleetmute, AK
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.0 μg/m³
PM 10
1.5 μg/m³
NO₂
0.4 μg/m³
Ozone
81.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.3 Low
Sleetmute, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:21 PM
Sunrise
5:33 AM
Daylight
17h 42m
Sunset
11:15 PM
Civil dusk
8:31 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Sleetmute, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:28 PM
Moonset
9:18 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Sleetmute, 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 →

Sleetmute at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • 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 Sleetmute

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.