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Weather in St. Michael, Alaska

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

St. Michael, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 2:56 AM
54
°
Overcast
Feels like
44°
Humidity
43%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:35 AM
Sunset
11:53 PM
St. Michael, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
53°
6p
52°
7p
51°
8p
50°
9p
48°
10p
45°
11p
41°
12a
39°
1a
37°
2a
36°
3a
37°
4a
36°
5a
35°
6a
37°
7a
40°
8a
42°
9a
44°
10a
46°
11a
45°
16%
12p
46°
22%
1p
47°
20%
2p
49°
15%
3p
50°
10%
4p
53°
5p
L 35°H 53°
St. Michael, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    55°43°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    48°41°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Drizzle
    67%
    49°35°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    53%
    49°35°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    67%
    47°36°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    49%
    47°34°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    41%
    51°40°
St. Michael, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
115° · steady
Direction
ESE
115°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
28
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 12
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
avg 12 · pk 30 @ 5:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 14 mph with gusts pulsing to 28 — flags snap, branches bend.
St. Michael, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
998.7
+1.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.49 inHg
Now
998.7
mb
3h
+1.5
mb
12h
-2.0
mb
24h
-3.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9971002
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
St. Michael, AK
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.4 μg/m³
PM 10
2.5 μg/m³
NO₂
0.1 μg/m³
Ozone
81.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.6 Low
St. Michael, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:03 PM
Sunrise
5:35 AM
Daylight
18h 18m
Sunset
11:53 PM
Civil dusk
9:29 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
St. Michael, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:16 AM
Moonset
11:08 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
St. Michael, 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 →

St. Michael at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: September 4 (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 St. Michael

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.