Weather in Yakutat, Alaska
The salmon run thickens. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Yakutat, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 5:11 AM
47
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
42°
Humidity
74%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
4:40 AM
Sunset
9:49 PM
Yakutat, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
44°
63%
9p
42°
59%
10p
42°
43%
11p
41°
21%
12a
39°
1a
37°
2a
38°
3a
36°
12%
4a
37°
21%
5a
39°
32%
6a
41°
41%
7a
43°
45%
8a
45°
47%
9a
48°
49%
10a
50°
52%
11a
52°
57%
12p
49°
63%
1p
48°
77%
2p
49°
94%
3p
52°
98%
4p
51°
78%
5p
50°
45%
6p
49°
20%
7p
48°
12%
8p
Yakutat, AK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle51%52°33°
- SundayMay 17Rain100%45°41°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle92%48°41°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Rain94%48°41°
- WednesdayMay 20Rain100%44°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Rain65%48°41°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle91%44°40°
Yakutat, AK
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Yakutat, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
147° · backing 168°
Direction
SSE
147°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 5
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Yakutat, AK
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 3.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 73.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Yakutat, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:39 AM
Sunrise
4:40 AM
Daylight
17h 09m
Sunset
9:49 PM
Civil dusk
6:52 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Yakutat, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:55 AM
- Moonset
- 7:23 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Yakutat, AK
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
The salmon run thickens
cultural
Yakutat at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: August 11 (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).