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Weather in Metlakatla, Alaska

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

Metlakatla, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 1:39 AM
54
°
Clear
Feels like
49°
Humidity
57%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
4:35 AM
Sunset
8:49 PM
Metlakatla, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
49°
5p
49°
18%
6p
48°
27%
7p
46°
30%
8p
44°
31%
9p
42°
35%
10p
42°
44%
11p
42°
55%
12a
42°
65%
1a
43°
72%
2a
43°
77%
3a
43°
82%
4a
43°
89%
5a
43°
96%
6a
44°
100%
7a
45°
99%
8a
46°
94%
9a
48°
90%
10a
49°
89%
11a
50°
88%
12p
51°
80%
1p
51°
58%
2p
51°
29%
3p
51°
4p
L 42°H 51°
Metlakatla, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Partly Cloudy
    55°42°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Drizzle
    96%
    49°40°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Rain
    100%
    52°45°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    29%
    54°42°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    90%
    51°41°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    53%
    55°45°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    68%
    52°40°
Metlakatla, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
243° · backing 47°
Direction
WSW
243°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 6
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 6 · pk 20 @ 11:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 47° from the wsw.
Metlakatla, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1018.5
-1.5 mb in 3h · steady · 30.08 inHg
Now
1018.5
mb
3h
-1.5
mb
12h
+0.9
mb
24h
+5.7
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10131021
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Metlakatla, AK
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
3.5 μg/m³
PM 10
5.5 μg/m³
NO₂
0.4 μg/m³
Ozone
76.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.9 Low
Metlakatla, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:49 AM
Sunrise
4:35 AM
Daylight
16h 14m
Sunset
8:49 PM
Civil dusk
5:39 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Metlakatla, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:14 PM
Moonset
5:59 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Metlakatla, 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 →

Metlakatla at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: July 16 (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 Metlakatla

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.