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Sitka, Alaska Weather

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

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

Sitka, AK
Friday, June 5 at 12:28 AM
50
°
Light Drizzle
Feels like
47°
Humidity
75%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
4:10 AM
Sunset
9:48 PM
Sitka, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSitka, AK: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 41 to 45 degrees Fahrenheit with a 100% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 41°H 45°
Sitka, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Light Rain
    100%
    0.74″
    51°42°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Light Rain
    100%
    0.55″
    45°41°-6°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    50°39°+5°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    29%
    51°40°+1°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    41%
    0.02″
    53°42°+2°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    59°36°+6°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    27%
    51°41°-8°
Sitka, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
038° · backing 47°
Direction
NE
038°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
12
avg 3
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 3 · pk 12 @ 5:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 156SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 47° from the ne.
Sitka, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
966.1
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 28.53 inHg
Now
966.1
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-1.8
mb
24h
-1.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 965967
960965970975-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW966.9964.8964.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Sitka, AK
Air quality
31
AQI
Good
-3 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 31 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 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
1.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
2μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
66μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 31 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 31
UV peak
1.2 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 31
Sitka, AK
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
17.2mi
UNLIMITED
28 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
00:28 UTC ·Sitka, 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
00:28 UTC ·Sitka, AK · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Sitka, AK
Satellite · infrared · animated
Sitka, AK
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Sitka, AK
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
11:07 AM
Sunrise
4:10 AM
Daylight
17h 38m
Sunset
9:48 PM
Civil dusk
6:54 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Sitka, AK
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
9:09 AM
Moonset
5:18 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Sitka, AK
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Mosquitoes rise from snowmelt

celestial
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Sitka at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: July 28 (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 Sitka

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.