Weather in McGrath, Alaska
The salmon run thickens. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
McGrath, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 4:55 AM
52
°
Overcast
Feels like
42°
Humidity
36%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:15 AM
Sunset
11:21 PM
McGrath, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
50°
36%
8p
47°
34%
9p
47°
31%
10p
46°
26%
11p
44°
19%
12a
43°
14%
1a
42°
12%
2a
42°
13%
3a
42°
14%
4a
41°
18%
5a
40°
23%
6a
40°
25%
7a
42°
20%
8a
45°
12%
9a
49°
10a
51°
11a
53°
12p
55°
1p
56°
2p
57°
3p
57°
4p
57°
5p
57°
6p
57°
7p
McGrath, AK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—60°36°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle59%52°41°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle69%52°36°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Rain76%52°34°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle59%49°32°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle29%52°32°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle66%50°36°
McGrath, AK
Next 24 hours · Cool now
McGrath, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
E
097° · backing 57°
Direction
E
097°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
25
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 6
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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
McGrath, AK
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 1.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 2.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 90.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.5 Low
McGrath, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:50 AM
Sunrise
5:15 AM
Daylight
18h 06m
Sunset
11:21 PM
Civil dusk
8:49 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
McGrath, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:40 AM
- Moonset
- 9:51 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
McGrath, AK
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
The salmon run thickens
cultural
McGrath at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: September 1 (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).