Weather in Kaltag, Alaska
The salmon run thickens. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Kaltag, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 2:41 AM
53
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
48°
Humidity
49%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:12 AM
Sunset
11:50 PM
Kaltag, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
6p
55°
7p
53°
8p
51°
9p
44°
10p
38°
11p
36°
12a
35°
1a
34°
2a
34°
3a
34°
4a
35°
5a
36°
6a
38°
7a
43°
8a
49°
9a
50°
10a
51°
11a
52°
12p
52°
1p
52°
2p
53°
3p
54°
4p
56°
5p
Kaltag, AK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle33%53°40°
- SundayMay 17Overcast28%50°37°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle63%51°34°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle61%51°34°
- WednesdayMay 20Snow71%48°36°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast63%50°34°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle43%49°37°
Kaltag, AK
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Kaltag, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
076° · veering 81°
Direction
ENE
076°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 5
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
Kaltag, AK
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 3.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 86.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 1.6 Low
Kaltag, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:20 AM
Sunrise
5:12 AM
Daylight
18h 38m
Sunset
11:50 PM
Civil dusk
9:44 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Kaltag, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- —
- Moonset
- —
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Kaltag, AK
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
The salmon run thickens
cultural
Kaltag at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: September 9 (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).