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Weather in Kake, Alaska

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

Kake, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 3:47 AM
49
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
47°
Humidity
77%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
4:34 AM
Sunset
9:09 PM
Kake, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
45°
100%
7p
44°
100%
8p
42°
100%
9p
42°
100%
10p
41°
95%
11p
42°
88%
12a
41°
80%
1a
41°
71%
2a
41°
62%
3a
40°
57%
4a
40°
58%
5a
41°
63%
6a
42°
67%
7a
43°
67%
8a
45°
67%
9a
46°
69%
10a
46°
78%
11a
48°
90%
12p
48°
98%
1p
48°
98%
2p
49°
93%
3p
50°
90%
4p
48°
94%
5p
47°
100%
6p
L 40°H 50°
Kake, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    57%
    54°38°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Drizzle
    100%
    45°38°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Rain
    100%
    51°40°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    75%
    51°36°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Rain
    100%
    44°40°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    41%
    50°38°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    80%
    50°35°
Kake, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
307° · veering 78°
Direction
NW
307°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 4 · pk 14 @ 10:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 78° from the nw.
Kake, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1013.8
-2.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.94 inHg
Now
1013.8
mb
3h
-2.0
mb
12h
+0.3
mb
24h
+4.3
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10101016
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Kake, AK
Air quality
33
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
3.3 μg/m³
PM 10
5.2 μg/m³
NO₂
0.8 μg/m³
Ozone
70.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.3 Low
Kake, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:43 AM
Sunrise
4:34 AM
Daylight
16h 35m
Sunset
9:09 PM
Civil dusk
6:03 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Kake, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:05 PM
Moonset
6:26 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Kake, 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 →

Kake at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: July 27 (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 Kake

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.