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Weather in Unalakleet, Alaska

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

Unalakleet, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 5:01 AM
54
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
48°
Humidity
52%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:25 AM
Sunset
11:54 PM
Unalakleet, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
48°
9p
47°
10p
43°
11p
39°
12a
38°
1a
36°
2a
34°
3a
34°
4a
32°
5a
32°
6a
33°
7a
36°
8a
39°
9a
42°
10a
44°
11%
11a
48°
17%
12p
50°
20%
1p
53°
16%
2p
55°
3p
57°
4p
56°
5p
56°
6p
56°
7p
56°
8p
L 32°H 57°
Unalakleet, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    57°40°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    21%
    50°37°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    60%
    50°36°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Snow
    61%
    50°36°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    75%
    45°38°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    44%
    49°35°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    50%
    50°40°
Unalakleet, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
097° · veering 14°
Direction
E
097°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 10
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 25 @ 5:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 14° from the e.
Unalakleet, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1001.9
+1.2 mb in 3h · falling · 29.59 inHg
Now
1001.9
mb
3h
+1.2
mb
12h
-1.8
mb
24h
-4.5
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9991007
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Unalakleet, AK
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
3.1 μg/m³
PM 10
4.6 μg/m³
NO₂
0.1 μg/m³
Ozone
79.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.3 Low
Unalakleet, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:45 AM
Sunrise
5:25 AM
Daylight
18h 29m
Sunset
11:54 PM
Civil dusk
9:36 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Unalakleet, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
Moonset
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Unalakleet, 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 →

Unalakleet at a glance

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

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.