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Weather in Nikolski, Alaska

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

Nikolski, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 3:48 AM
39
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
26°
Humidity
77%
Wind
23 mph
Sunrise
7:14 AM
Sunset
11:09 PM
Nikolski, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
35°
100%
7p
35°
100%
8p
35°
100%
9p
35°
100%
10p
36°
100%
11p
37°
100%
12a
38°
100%
1a
39°
100%
2a
40°
100%
3a
41°
100%
4a
41°
100%
5a
41°
100%
6a
40°
100%
7a
40°
100%
8a
40°
100%
9a
40°
100%
10a
40°
100%
11a
41°
100%
12p
41°
100%
1p
40°
100%
2p
40°
100%
3p
40°
100%
4p
40°
100%
5p
41°
100%
6p
L 35°H 41°
Nikolski, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Heavy Drizzle
    100%
    39°36°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Snow
    94%
    42°35°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Snow
    92%
    40°34°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    100%
    43°37°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Snow
    100%
    42°37°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Snow
    99%
    42°37°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Snow
    90%
    40°35°
Nikolski, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
267° · backing 19°
Direction
W
267°
Sustained
23
mph
Gust
45
mph
Peak 24h
49
avg 20
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
avg 20 · pk 49 @ 1:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 23 mph with gusts pulsing to 45 — flags snap, branches bend.
Nikolski, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
981.5
-2.4 mb in 3h · steady · 28.98 inHg
Now
981.5
mb
3h
-2.4
mb
12h
+3.3
mb
24h
+12.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 969984
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Nikolski, AK
Air quality
33
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
7.3 μg/m³
PM 10
11.9 μg/m³
NO₂
0.1 μg/m³
Ozone
76.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.7 Low
Nikolski, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
2:31 PM
Sunrise
7:14 AM
Daylight
15h 55m
Sunset
11:09 PM
Civil dusk
7:53 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Nikolski, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
3:04 PM
Moonset
8:19 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Nikolski, 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 →

Nikolski at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 20°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: July 3 (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 Nikolski

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.