Weather in Takotna, Alaska
The salmon run thickens. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Takotna, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 4:54 AM
52
°
Overcast
Feels like
45°
Humidity
38%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:16 AM
Sunset
11:25 PM
Takotna, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
52°
42%
8p
50°
32%
9p
46°
24%
10p
41°
20%
11p
38°
17%
12a
38°
14%
1a
38°
10%
2a
40°
3a
38°
4a
39°
5a
39°
15%
6a
40°
18%
7a
42°
14%
8a
46°
9a
47°
10a
50°
11a
52°
12p
54°
1p
54°
2p
54°
3p
55°
4p
55°
5p
55°
6p
55°
7p
Takotna, AK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—58°39°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle59%49°39°
- MondayMay 18Snow69%53°35°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Snow71%49°34°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle67%48°33°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle33%50°34°
- FridayMay 22Light Snow67%49°37°
Takotna, AK
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Takotna, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
E
083° · veering 74°
Direction
E
083°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 6
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Takotna, AK
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 2.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 3.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 91.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.5 Low
Takotna, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:51 AM
Sunrise
5:16 AM
Daylight
18h 09m
Sunset
11:25 PM
Civil dusk
8:52 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Takotna, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:40 AM
- Moonset
- 9:56 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Takotna, AK
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
The salmon run thickens
cultural
Takotna 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).