Weather in Bethel, Alaska
The salmon run thickens. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bethel, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 6:02 AM
42
°
Overcast
Feels like
31°
Humidity
67%
Wind
17 mph
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Sunset
11:27 PM
Bethel, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
45°
10p
43°
11p
40°
12a
38°
1a
37°
2a
35°
3a
35°
4a
34°
5a
33°
6a
33°
7a
35°
8a
39°
9a
43°
10a
47°
11a
50°
12p
51°
1p
53°
2p
53°
3p
53°
4p
52°
5p
52°
6p
52°
7p
52°
8p
51°
9p
Bethel, AK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle100%49°40°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle84%45°37°
- MondayMay 18Light Snow88%46°34°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle71%45°35°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle62%45°37°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle76%49°37°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle76%42°37°
Bethel, AK
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Bethel, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
E
089° · steady
Direction
E
089°
Sustained
17
mph
Gust
32
mph
Peak 24h
39
avg 16
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
Bethel, AK
Air quality
33
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 0.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 0.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 69.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Bethel, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:52 PM
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Daylight
17h 28m
Sunset
11:27 PM
Civil dusk
8:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Bethel, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 1:04 PM
- Moonset
- 9:19 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Bethel, AK
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
The salmon run thickens
cultural
Bethel at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: August 19 (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).