Weather in Alakanuk, Alaska
The salmon run thickens. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Alakanuk, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 2:37 AM
49
°
Overcast
Feels like
38°
Humidity
55%
Wind
20 mph
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Sunset
11:56 PM
Alakanuk, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
50°
76%
6p
49°
61%
7p
48°
42%
8p
46°
19%
9p
45°
10p
42°
11p
39°
12a
38°
1a
36°
2a
34°
3a
33°
4a
32°
5a
31°
6a
32°
7a
35°
8a
40°
9a
43°
12%
10a
47°
11a
51°
12p
53°
1p
54°
17%
2p
55°
37%
3p
55°
51%
4p
48°
56%
5p
Alakanuk, AK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—51°40°
- SundayMay 17Drizzle76%49°40°
- MondayMay 18Light Rain90%47°32°
- TuesdayMay 19Heavy Drizzle75%46°31°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle63%42°33°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle76%47°34°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle61%44°35°
Alakanuk, AK
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Alakanuk, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
103° · veering 21°
Direction
ESE
103°
Sustained
20
mph
Gust
39
mph
Peak 24h
39
avg 15
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Alakanuk, AK
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 1.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 1.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 79.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 1.3 Low
Alakanuk, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:31 PM
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Daylight
18h 03m
Sunset
11:56 PM
Civil dusk
9:20 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Alakanuk, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:26 PM
- Moonset
- 10:21 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Alakanuk, AK
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
The salmon run thickens
cultural
Alakanuk at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 49°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: August 30 (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).