Weather in Unalaska, Alaska
The salmon run thickens. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Unalaska, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 1:42 AM
40
°
Snow
Feels like
33°
Humidity
94%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
7:01 AM
Sunset
11:04 PM
Unalaska, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
43°
5p
43°
6p
43°
10%
7p
39°
37%
8p
38°
74%
9p
36°
100%
10p
36°
100%
11p
36°
100%
12a
36°
100%
1a
37°
100%
2a
37°
100%
3a
39°
100%
4a
40°
100%
5a
41°
100%
6a
41°
100%
7a
42°
100%
8a
42°
100%
9a
42°
100%
10a
43°
100%
11a
43°
100%
12p
43°
100%
1p
43°
100%
2p
43°
100%
3p
43°
100%
4p
Unalaska, AK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Snow100%41°38°
- SundayMay 17Light Snow100%44°36°
- MondayMay 18Light Snow93%46°36°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle100%46°39°
- WednesdayMay 20Snow100%41°39°
- ThursdayMay 21Snow98%45°39°
- FridayMay 22Heavy Snow94%48°37°
Unalaska, AK
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Unalaska, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
227° · veering 46°
Direction
SW
227°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
28
mph
Peak 24h
30
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Unalaska, AK
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 1.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 3.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 71.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.8 Low
Unalaska, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
2:17 PM
Sunrise
7:01 AM
Daylight
16h 03m
Sunset
11:04 PM
Civil dusk
7:50 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Unalaska, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 2:48 PM
- Moonset
- 8:17 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Unalaska, AK
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
The salmon run thickens
cultural
Unalaska at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: July 8 (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).