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Weather in Upper Kalskag, Alaska

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

Upper Kalskag, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 2:55 AM
44
°
Overcast
Feels like
32°
Humidity
67%
Wind
20 mph
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Sunset
11:28 PM
Upper Kalskag, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
51°
59%
6p
51°
65%
7p
50°
58%
8p
48°
44%
9p
46°
31%
10p
44°
19%
11p
41°
12a
40°
1a
37°
2a
35°
3a
35°
4a
33°
5a
33°
6a
35°
7a
39°
8a
43°
9a
48°
10%
10a
51°
11a
52°
12p
53°
1p
54°
2p
54°
3p
55°
4p
54°
5p
L 33°H 55°
Upper Kalskag, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    86%
    46°39°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Drizzle
    87%
    45°38°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    49%
    49°34°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Heavy Snow
    47%
    47°36°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Snow
    69%
    46°33°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    79%
    46°34°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    44%
    44°38°
Upper Kalskag, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
108° · steady
Direction
ESE
108°
Sustained
20
mph
Gust
39
mph
Peak 24h
46
avg 18
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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 18 · pk 46 @ 4:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 20 mph with gusts pulsing to 39 — flags snap, branches bend.
Upper Kalskag, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
997.8
+2.0 mb in 3h · falling · 29.47 inHg
Now
997.8
mb
3h
+2.0
mb
12h
-2.0
mb
24h
-5.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9951003
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Upper Kalskag, AK
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.6 μg/m³
PM 10
0.9 μg/m³
NO₂
0.1 μg/m³
Ozone
74.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.6 Low
Upper Kalskag, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:35 PM
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Daylight
17h 41m
Sunset
11:28 PM
Civil dusk
8:42 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Upper Kalskag, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:42 PM
Moonset
9:29 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Upper Kalskag, 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 →

Upper Kalskag at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: August 23 (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 Upper Kalskag

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.