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Bethel, Alaska Weather

Mosquitoes rise from snowmelt. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bethel weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Bethel, AK
Thursday, June 4 at 6:41 PM
57
°
Clear
Feels like
52°
Humidity
59%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:23 AM
Sunset
12:08 AM
Bethel, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBethel, AK: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 42 to 64 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 42°H 64°
Bethel, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    65°47°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    60°42°-5°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Partly Cloudy
    60°42°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Mostly Clear
    59°42°-1°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    14%
    62°43°+3°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    66°45°+4°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    14%
    66°48°
Bethel, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
348° · veering 7°
Direction
NNW
348°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 9
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 9 · pk 23 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 229SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 7° from the nnw.
Bethel, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1016.7
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 30.02 inHg
Now
1016.7
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
0.0
mb
24h
+1.7
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10141017
1010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1016.71014.01016.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Bethel, AK
Air quality
23
AQI
Good
-6 in 6h

AQI 22 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning).

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
3.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
46μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.6
Bethel, AK
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
123.9mi
UNLIMITED
143 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
18:41 UTC ·Bethel, AK · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
18:41 UTC ·Bethel, AK · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Bethel, AK
Satellite · infrared · animated
Bethel, AK
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Bethel, AK
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
11:41 AM
Sunrise
5:23 AM
Daylight
18h 45m
Sunset
12:08 AM
Civil dusk
9:52 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Bethel, AK
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
11:16 AM
Moonset
5:13 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Bethel, AK
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Mosquitoes rise from snowmelt

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bethel at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: August 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Warm-season window is open

As of June 4, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

ZIP codes in Bethel

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.