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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
L 34°H 56°
Kaltag, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    53°40°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    28%
    50°37°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    63%
    51°34°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    61%
    51°34°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Snow
    71%
    48°36°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    63%
    50°34°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    43%
    49°37°
Kaltag, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 5 · pk 16 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 81° from the ene.
Kaltag, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
997.7
+2.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.46 inHg
Now
997.7
mb
3h
+2.1
mb
12h
-2.6
mb
24h
-4.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9961002
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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).

ZIP codes in Kaltag

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.