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Weather in Karluk, Alaska

The salmon run thickens. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Karluk, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 4:55 AM
40
°
Heavy Drizzle
Feels like
35°
Humidity
97%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:52 AM
Sunset
10:35 PM
Karluk, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
42°
80%
8p
42°
55%
9p
39°
33%
10p
37°
18%
11p
35°
12a
34°
1a
33°
2a
32°
3a
31°
4a
29°
5a
28°
6a
29°
7a
35°
8a
41°
9a
44°
10a
46°
11a
47°
12p
48°
1p
48°
2p
48°
3p
50°
4p
48°
5p
46°
6p
44°
7p
L 28°H 50°
Karluk, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Snow
    100%
    43°37°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Drizzle
    100%
    44°36°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Snow
    95%
    46°36°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Snow
    94%
    46°36°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    51%
    47°33°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    97%
    45°37°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    100%
    44°35°
Karluk, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
093° · steady
Direction
E
093°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 9
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
avg 9 · pk 25 @ 6:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the e.
Karluk, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
979.5
+0.1 mb in 3h · rising · 28.92 inHg
Now
979.5
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-4.2
mb
24h
-9.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 979989
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Karluk, AK
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.0 μg/m³
PM 10
0.0 μg/m³
NO₂
0.3 μg/m³
Ozone
71.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Karluk, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:59 PM
Sunrise
5:52 AM
Daylight
16h 43m
Sunset
10:35 PM
Civil dusk
7:30 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Karluk, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
1:22 PM
Moonset
8:01 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Karluk, AK
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

The salmon run thickens

cultural
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Karluk at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: July 31 (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).

ZIP codes in Karluk

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.