Weather in Akiachak, Alaska
The salmon run thickens. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Akiachak, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 3:53 AM
43
°
Overcast
Feels like
33°
Humidity
68%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Sunset
11:28 PM
Akiachak, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
48°
51%
7p
49°
42%
8p
48°
28%
9p
46°
18%
10p
44°
16%
11p
41°
18%
12a
39°
18%
1a
37°
13%
2a
36°
3a
36°
4a
34°
5a
33°
6a
33°
7a
36°
8a
41°
9a
45°
10a
48°
11a
51°
12p
52°
1p
53°
2p
53°
3p
54°
4p
52°
5p
52°
6p
Akiachak, AK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle90%49°39°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle96%46°38°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle71%46°33°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle78%48°34°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle55%45°36°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle84%49°36°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle67%42°37°
Akiachak, AK
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Akiachak, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
E
088° · steady
Direction
E
088°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
30
mph
Peak 24h
37
avg 14
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Akiachak, AK
Air quality
33
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 0.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 0.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 70.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.4 Low
Akiachak, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:49 PM
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Daylight
17h 32m
Sunset
11:28 PM
Civil dusk
8:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Akiachak, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 1:00 PM
- Moonset
- 9:20 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Akiachak, AK
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
The salmon run thickens
cultural
Akiachak at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: August 20 (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).