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Weather in Kipnuk, Alaska

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

Kipnuk, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 3:50 AM
41
°
Drizzle
Feels like
30°
Humidity
90%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
6:14 AM
Sunset
11:31 PM
Kipnuk, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
41°
7p
40°
8p
38°
9p
36°
10p
35°
11p
33°
12a
33°
1a
33°
2a
33°
3a
34°
4a
34°
5a
34°
6a
34°
7a
34°
8a
36°
9a
37°
10a
39°
11a
40°
12p
41°
1p
42°
2p
44°
3p
46°
4p
47°
5p
48°
6p
L 33°H 48°
Kipnuk, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Drizzle
    100%
    43°37°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Drizzle
    94%
    40°36°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Snow
    80%
    45°34°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    80%
    42°31°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    68%
    41°36°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    92%
    45°36°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    68%
    40°37°
Kipnuk, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
092° · steady
Direction
E
092°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
34
mph
Peak 24h
41
avg 17
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
avg 17 · pk 41 @ 11:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 18 mph with gusts pulsing to 34 — flags snap, branches bend.
Kipnuk, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
991.2
+1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 29.27 inHg
Now
991.2
mb
3h
+1.0
mb
12h
-2.1
mb
24h
-5.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 990996
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Kipnuk, AK
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.3 μg/m³
PM 10
0.6 μg/m³
NO₂
0.2 μg/m³
Ozone
67.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.3 Low
Kipnuk, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
1:13 PM
Sunrise
6:14 AM
Daylight
17h 17m
Sunset
11:31 PM
Civil dusk
8:34 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Kipnuk, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
1:30 PM
Moonset
9:14 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Kipnuk, 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 →

Kipnuk at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: August 14 (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 Kipnuk

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.