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Weather in Tok, Alaska

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

Tok, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 1:33 AM
56
°
Clear
Feels like
47°
Humidity
30%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
4:20 AM
Sunset
10:35 PM
Tok, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
54°
69%
5p
52°
86%
6p
48°
96%
7p
47°
96%
8p
46°
90%
9p
44°
82%
10p
43°
70%
11p
42°
56%
12a
41°
47%
1a
40°
48%
2a
39°
54%
3a
37°
61%
4a
38°
69%
5a
39°
78%
6a
40°
80%
7a
41°
67%
8a
42°
47%
9a
45°
39%
10a
46°
55%
11a
46°
82%
12p
48°
100%
1p
50°
98%
2p
49°
86%
3p
50°
73%
4p
L 37°H 54°
Tok, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Partly Cloudy
    57°33°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    59°31°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    53°39°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    57°35°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    24%
    55°34°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    17%
    56°38°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    10%
    51°37°
Tok, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
241° · veering 82°
Direction
WSW
241°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 6
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 6 · pk 22 @ 1:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 82° from the wsw.
Tok, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
952.8
+1.4 mb in 3h · falling · 28.14 inHg
Now
952.8
mb
3h
+1.4
mb
12h
-1.3
mb
24h
+1.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 950954
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Tok, AK
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.3 μg/m³
PM 10
1.7 μg/m³
NO₂
0.1 μg/m³
Ozone
90.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.9 Low
Tok, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:50 AM
Sunrise
4:20 AM
Daylight
18h 15m
Sunset
10:35 PM
Civil dusk
8:08 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Tok, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:31 AM
Moonset
9:16 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Tok, 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 →

Tok at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: September 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 Tok

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.