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Big Lake, Alaska Weather

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

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

Big Lake, AK
Thursday, June 4 at 1:42 AM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
73°
Humidity
26%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
4:28 AM
Sunset
11:27 PM
Big Lake, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBig Lake, AK: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 51 to 74 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 51°H 74°
Big Lake, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    76°50°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    74°51°-2°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Partly Cloudy
    20%
    69°50°-5°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Drizzle
    61%
    63°50°-6°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    24%
    0.05″
    60°48°-3°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    39%
    60°46°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    38%
    63°49°+3°
Big Lake, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
319° · backing 11°
Direction
NW
319°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 6
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 6 · pk 21 @ 2:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 154SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 11° from the nw.
Big Lake, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1001.6
+1.0 mb in 3h · rising · 29.58 inHg
Now
1001.6
mb
3h
+1.0
mb
12h
-0.3
mb
24h
-3.3
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10011006
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1005.91001.11002.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing out of the rain band — clearing edging in.
Big Lake, AK
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
+12 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 42 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). 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
6.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
89μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 42 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 42
UV peak
2.4 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 42

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.49
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Big Lake, AK
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
118.0mi
UNLIMITED
119 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
01:42 UTC ·Big Lake, 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
01:42 UTC ·Big Lake, AK · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Big Lake, AK
Satellite · infrared · animated
Big Lake, AK
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Big Lake, AK
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:22 AM
Sunrise
4:28 AM
Daylight
18h 59m
Sunset
11:27 PM
Civil dusk
9:36 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Big Lake, AK
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
10:37 AM
Moonset
4:15 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Big Lake, AK
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Mosquitoes rise from snowmelt

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Big Lake at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 23°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 Big Lake

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.