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Lower Kalskag, Alaska Weather

Mosquitoes rise from snowmelt. Day 78 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Lower Kalskag, AK
Friday, June 5 at 12:29 AM
66
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
61°
Humidity
35%
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 42 to 58 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 42°H 58°
Lower Kalskag, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    66°49°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    60°42°-6°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Partly Cloudy
    62°40°+2°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    62°44°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Drizzle
    20%
    0.07″
    62°42°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    0.02″
    59°43°-3°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Partly Cloudy
    69°46°+10°
Lower Kalskag, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
344° · veering 6°
Direction
NNW
344°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 9
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 9 · pk 22 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 206SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 6° from the nnw.
Lower Kalskag, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1014.3
+0.6 mb in 3h · rising · 29.95 inHg
Now
1014.3
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
+1.1
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10131015
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1015.11013.41014.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Lower Kalskag, AK
Air quality
31
AQI
Good
+4 in 6hPeak ~37 @ 5 AM

Ozone at AQI 39 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
1.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
2μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
82μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 39 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 39
UV peak
3.9 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 39
Lower Kalskag, AK
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
79%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
126.1mi
UNLIMITED
127 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
00:29 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
00:29 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 · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:49 AM
Sunrise
5:08 AM
Daylight
19h 03m
Sunset
12:11 AM
Civil dusk
10:32 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Lower Kalskag, AK
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:17 AM
Moonset
6:39 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Lower Kalskag, AK
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Mosquitoes rise from snowmelt

celestial
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lower Kalskag at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°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 5, 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.