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Weather in Tolsona, Alaska

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

Tolsona, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 4:58 AM
41
°
Overcast
Feels like
31°
Humidity
55%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
4:45 AM
Sunset
10:36 PM
Tolsona, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
44°
39%
8p
42°
36%
9p
41°
35%
10p
39°
36%
11p
39°
38%
12a
38°
43%
1a
38°
55%
2a
37°
70%
3a
36°
82%
4a
36°
87%
5a
36°
88%
6a
36°
86%
7a
37°
79%
8a
38°
69%
9a
38°
63%
10a
39°
67%
11a
41°
76%
12p
42°
80%
1p
43°
73%
2p
44°
61%
3p
45°
51%
4p
43°
45%
5p
41°
41%
6p
41°
35%
7p
L 36°H 45°
Tolsona, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    48°32°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    16%
    46°35°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    47°30°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    46°31°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    56%
    44°34°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    24%
    50°35°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Snow
    17%
    46°33°
Tolsona, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
160° · veering 57°
Direction
SSE
160°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
29
mph
Peak 24h
35
avg 10
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 10 · pk 35 @ 3:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 29 — flags snap, branches bend.
Tolsona, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
934.0
+1.8 mb in 3h · falling · 27.58 inHg
Now
934.0
mb
3h
+1.8
mb
12h
-1.5
mb
24h
+0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 930936
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Tolsona, AK
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.3 μg/m³
PM 10
0.4 μg/m³
NO₂
0.1 μg/m³
Ozone
84.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.3 Low
Tolsona, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:29 AM
Sunrise
4:45 AM
Daylight
17h 51m
Sunset
10:36 PM
Civil dusk
7:54 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Tolsona, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:33 AM
Moonset
8:40 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Tolsona, 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 →

Tolsona at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: August 27 (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 Tolsona

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.