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Lower Kalskag, Alaska Weather

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

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

Lower Kalskag, AK
Thursday, June 4 at 8:20 AM
57
°
Clear
Feels like
52°
Humidity
56%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:08 AM
Sunset
12:11 AM
Lower Kalskag, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLower Kalskag, AK: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 50 to 65 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 50°H 65°
Lower Kalskag, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    65°47°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    60°42°-5°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Mostly Clear
    12%
    61°41°+1°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    18%
    59°42°-2°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    24%
    0.05″
    56°45°-3°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    24%
    58°40°+2°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    10%
    65°45°+7°
Lower Kalskag, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
004° · steady
Direction
N
004°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 8
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 8 · pk 22 @ 2:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2211SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the n.
Lower Kalskag, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1013.6
+0.9 mb in 3h · rising · 29.93 inHg
Now
1013.6
mb
3h
+0.9
mb
12h
+3.2
mb
24h
0.0
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10121015
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1015.41012.21015.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair and building — a clean high settles over the region.
Lower Kalskag, AK
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
+1 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 30. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~75%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
2.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
64μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 30. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~75%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 30
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 7
Lower Kalskag, AK
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
116.5mi
UNLIMITED
129 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
08:20 UTC ·Lower Kalskag, 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
08:20 UTC ·Lower Kalskag, AK · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Lower Kalskag, AK
Satellite · infrared · animated
Lower Kalskag, AK
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Lower Kalskag, AK
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
11:04 AM
Sunrise
5:08 AM
Daylight
19h 03m
Sunset
12:11 AM
Civil dusk
10:17 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Lower Kalskag, AK
The moon
Waning Gibbous
86% illuminated
Moonrise
11:19 AM
Moonset
5:00 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Lower Kalskag, AK
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Mosquitoes rise from snowmelt

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lower Kalskag at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: August 23 (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 Lower Kalskag

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.