Weather in Nikolai, Alaska
The salmon run thickens. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Nikolai, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 2:52 AM
52
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
41°
Humidity
34%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:09 AM
Sunset
11:17 PM
Nikolai, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
54°
26%
6p
53°
31%
7p
52°
26%
8p
53°
16%
9p
50°
10p
48°
11p
48°
12a
47°
1a
45°
2a
43°
3a
42°
4a
41°
5a
41°
6a
41°
7a
43°
8a
46°
9a
49°
10a
52°
11a
55°
12p
57°
1p
57°
2p
58°
3p
59°
4p
59°
5p
Nikolai, AK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—55°39°
- SundayMay 17Drizzle71%54°42°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle63%55°37°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle47%53°36°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle57%50°32°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast20%53°32°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle16%48°39°
Nikolai, AK
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Nikolai, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
134° · veering 19°
Direction
SE
134°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
33
mph
Peak 24h
36
avg 12
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Nikolai, AK
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 1.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 2.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 91.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 1.6 Low
Nikolai, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:43 AM
Sunrise
5:09 AM
Daylight
18h 08m
Sunset
11:17 PM
Civil dusk
8:46 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Nikolai, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:33 AM
- Moonset
- 9:49 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Nikolai, AK
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
The salmon run thickens
cultural
Nikolai 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).