Weather in Akutan, Alaska
The salmon run thickens. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Akutan, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 6:06 AM
39
°
Light Drizzle
Feels like
31°
Humidity
93%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:57 AM
Sunset
11:02 PM
Akutan, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
37°
12%
10p
36°
38%
11p
36°
74%
12a
37°
100%
1a
37°
100%
2a
38°
100%
3a
39°
100%
4a
39°
100%
5a
40°
100%
6a
41°
100%
7a
41°
100%
8a
42°
100%
9a
42°
100%
10a
42°
100%
11a
42°
100%
12p
42°
100%
1p
42°
100%
2p
42°
100%
3p
41°
100%
4p
41°
100%
5p
41°
100%
6p
41°
100%
7p
40°
100%
8p
40°
100%
9p
Akutan, AK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle100%43°39°
- SundayMay 17Light Snow93%44°37°
- MondayMay 18Snow58%45°37°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle78%47°39°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Rain99%41°38°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle69%46°39°
- FridayMay 22Snow49%43°38°
Akutan, AK
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Akutan, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
226° · veering 38°
Direction
SW
226°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 13
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
Akutan, AK
Air quality
33
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 2.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 3.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 71.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Akutan, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
2:12 PM
Sunrise
6:57 AM
Daylight
16h 05m
Sunset
11:02 PM
Civil dusk
7:49 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Akutan, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 2:43 PM
- Moonset
- 8:15 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Akutan, AK
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
The salmon run thickens
cultural
Akutan at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: July 10 (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).