Weather in Atka

14-day forecast · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 7:21 pm (HADT)

Now · light rain 46 °F

Feels like: 34 °F
Low / high: 37 / 48 °F
Rain: 100% · 0.35 in
Wind: 23 mph SSE

↘ 29.55 inHg · falling

Today in Atka: light rain, 37 °F to 48 °F, with a 100% chance of rain (0.35 in) and a fresh breeze from the south-southeast (23 mph). Tomorrow, heavy drizzle, 43 °F to 49 °F and a 100% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Thursday 29, at 49 °F.

Measured now at the airport

Atka (PAAK), 1.6 mi away · 22 min ago

Visibility1.0 mi

WeatherRain, mist

Temperature45 °F

Wind31 mph from the southeast

It's what the airport's weather station measured, not a forecast: on the coast, wind and fog can be different. Airports report every 30 or 60 minutes.

Airport METAR report, via NOAA's Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov). Sources and licenses

Temperatures for the next 14 days

48° 37°
Today
49° 43°
Thu 29
43° 39°
Fri 30
44° 37°
Sat 31
49° 44°
Sun 1
44° 40°
Mon 2
42° 38°
Tue 3
44° 37°
Wed 4
40° 36°
Thu 5
40° 39°
Fri 6
39° 36°
Sat 7
40° 37°
Sun 8
40° 37°
Mon 9
36° 35°
Tue 10

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 28	Light rain	37 / 48 °F	100% · 0.35 in	26 mph SSE	9.1 ft	4:27 pm	ECMWF
Thu 29	Heavy drizzle	43 / 49 °F	100% · 0.61 in	26 mph SW	14 ft	5:44 pm	ECMWF
Fri 30	Heavy drizzle	39 / 43 °F	100% · 0.69 in	32 mph NW	14 ft	7:10 pm	ECMWF
Sat 31	Drizzle	37 / 44 °F	92% · 0.33 in	27 mph WNW	7.5 ft	1:34 pm · 8:33 pm	ECMWF
Sun 1	Rain	44 / 49 °F	100% · 1.16 in	27 mph SSW	10 ft	12:46 pm · 8:53 pm	ECMWF
Mon 2	Heavy drizzle	40 / 44 °F	96% · 0.65 in	30 mph WSW	14 ft	1:01 pm · 10:13 pm	ECMWF
Tue 3	Light rain	38 / 42 °F	94% · 0.70 in	32 mph WSW	13 ft	1:17 pm · 11:43 pm	ECMWF
Wed 4	Light rain	37 / 44 °F	90% · 0.63 in	38 mph WNW	13 ft	1:31 pm	ECMWF
Thu 5	Drizzle	36 / 40 °F	96% · 0.52 in	30 mph WNW	8.2 ft	1:33 am · 1:43 pm	ECMWF
Fri 6	Drizzle	39 / 40 °F	96% · 0.51 in	29 mph NW	7.5 ft	4:18 am · 1:48 pm	ECMWF
Sat 7	Light drizzle	36 / 39 °F	81% · 0.07 in	15 mph NW	6.7 ft	1:39 pm	ECMWF
Sun 8	Light drizzle	37 / 40 °F	76% · 0.14 in	16 mph NNW	4.4 ft	12:59 pm	ECMWF
Mon 9	Drizzle	37 / 40 °F	80% · 0.24 in	20 mph NW	4.9 ft	11:06 am	ECMWF
Tue 10	Light drizzle	35 / 36 °F	76% · 0.08 in	6 mph ESE	4.3 ft	10:56 am	ECMWF

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

Today, every 3 hours

Time	12:00 am	3:00 am	6:00 am	9:00 am	12:00 pm	3:00 pm	6:00 pm	9:00 pm
Sky	Mainly clear	Mainly clear	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast	Light drizzle	Heavy drizzle	Light rain
Temperature	40°	38°	37°	38°	44°	45°	45°	47°
Chance of rain	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	88%	100%	100%
Rain	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.01 in	0.04 in	0.06 in
Wind (mph)	6 WNW	2 SW	3 SE	8 SE	18 SSE	23 SSE	26 SSE	19 SSE
Humidity	91%	96%	98%	95%	81%	88%	95%	97%
UV	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Model	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF

Do the models agree?

Low confidence

They don't agree on wind tomorrow: it may change, so check again closer to the day.

What 4 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

HighRainWind

Do the models agree? · High
High (°F)	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	48°	49°	43°	44°	49°	44°	41°
AIFS	50°	50°	45°	46°	48°	44°	43°
GFS	47°	48°	43°	44°	48°	44°	42°
ICON	47°	49°	43°	45°	50°	42°	41°
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	0.35 in	0.61 in	0.69 in	0.33 in	1.16 in	0.65 in	0.63 in
AIFS	0.24 in	0.20 in	0.28 in	0.34 in	0.61 in	0.28 in	0.22 in
GFS	0.36 in	0.12 in	0.18 in	0.09 in	0.97 in	0.70 in	0.16 in
ICON	0.32 in	0.31 in	0.18 in	0.24 in	1.12 in	0.37 in	0.65 in
Confidence	high	medium	medium	medium	high	medium	medium

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	2649	2651	3257	2751	2754	3055	3259
AIFS	29	35	33	32	32	29	31
GFS	2345	4358	4658	4051	3252	4555	3747
ICON	2953	3260	3664	3257	3259	2747	2747
Confidence	high	low	low	medium	high	low	medium

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	100%	100%	100%	92%	100%	96%	94%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	100%	100%	99%	45%	97%	81%	78%

Each model's day runs midnight to midnight local time; models that reach fewer days are left blank. Rain: daily total. Wind: the day's highest average wind and, in small type, the strongest gust. Highlighted: values that stand out from the rest. The chance of rain comes from many runs of the same model with slightly different starting data.

Outlook

How the coming weeks and months compare with what is normal for the time of year. It is a trend, not a day-by-day forecast.

The next few weeks look normal for the time of year.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	A bit below −0.9 °F	A bit above +25%	Normal +0.4 °F	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	A bit below −1.1 °F	Normal	Normal +0.2 °F	41° / 39°
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	Normal −0.5 °F	Normal	Normal 0.0 °F	40° / 39°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	Normal −0.5 °F	Normal	Normal −0.2 °F	39° / 38°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	Normal −0.5 °F	Normal	Normal −0.4 °F	38° / 37°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea
November	Normal +0.7 °F	Normal	Normal +0.4 °F
December	Normal 0.0 °F	Normal	Normal +0.2 °F
January	Normal −0.4 °F	Normal	Normal +0.2 °F
February	Normal 0.0 °F	Normal	Normal +0.4 °F
March	Normal +0.2 °F	Normal	A bit above +0.5 °F

Weeks: ECMWF 46-day (average of its scenarios), against the normal of the last 20 years for those dates. Months: ECMWF SEAS5. Rain: total against normal. The further ahead, the closer it gets to normal and the less detail it can give.

Atka climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Atka is from July to August: highs of 53 °F to 55 °F, about 13 rainy days a month and 0 hours of sunshine a day.

36° 30°

JanJ
38° 31°

FebF
37° 30°

MarM
40° 33°

AprA
44° 36°

MayM
48° 41°

JunJ
53° 45°

JulJ
55° 47°

AugA
52° 44°

SepS
46° 39°

OctO
42° 35°

NovN
38° 31°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves
JanuaryJan	36°	30°	3.60 in	12	0.7	40°	9.1 ft
FebruaryFeb	38°	31°	4.33 in	12	0.9	39°	9.4 ft
MarchMar	37°	30°	3.28 in	12	2.2	39°	8.0 ft
AprilApr	40°	33°	2.94 in	10	2.2	39°	6.9 ft
MayMay	44°	36°	2.62 in	9	1.1	41°	5.5 ft
JuneJun	48°	41°	2.01 in	9	0.0	43°	4.4 ft
JulyJul	53°	45°	2.37 in	13	0.0	46°	4.0 ft
AugustAug	55°	47°	2.75 in	13	0.3	49°	4.4 ft
SeptemberSep	52°	44°	3.76 in	12	1.7	48°	5.5 ft
OctoberOct	46°	39°	5.97 in	13	1.9	45°	7.5 ft
NovemberNov	42°	35°	5.16 in	13	1.1	43°	8.6 ft
DecemberDec	38°	31°	4.68 in	14	0.8	41°	9.6 ft

Month	Water	Waves
Jan	40°	9.1 ft
Feb	39°	9.4 ft
Mar	39°	8.0 ft
Apr	39°	6.9 ft
May	41°	5.5 ft
Jun	43°	4.4 ft
Jul	46°	4.0 ft
Aug	49°	4.4 ft
Sep	48°	5.5 ft
Oct	45°	7.5 ft
Nov	43°	8.6 ft
Dec	41°	9.6 ft

Days: rainy days in the month. Sun: hours a day.

A normal year brings 43.48 in of rain on about 142 days and about 400 hours of sunshine.

1991–2020 averages. Highs, lows and rainfall: TerraClimate; rainy days (0.04 in or more): NASA POWER (MERRA-2); sunshine hours: estimated from solar radiation; water: NOAA OISST; waves (average height): ERA5, 2011–2020. Normals are not a forecast: any given year can turn out very different. Sources and licenses

Temperature

Now46 °Ffeels like 34 °F

Tomorrow43 / 49 °F

It's 46 °F now (feels like 34 °F). Today, 37 °F to 48 °F; tomorrow, 43 °F to 49 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 100% 0.35 in
Thu 29 100% 0.61 in
Fri 30 100% 0.69 in
Sat 31 92% 0.33 in
Sun 1 100% 1.16 in
Mon 2 96% 0.65 in
Tue 3 94% 0.70 in

Today the chance of rain reaches 100%, with 0.35 in in total. The next day with likely rain is Thursday 29: 100% and 0.61 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.21 in; last 3 days, 1.94 in; last 7 days, 3.21 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity96%

Dew point45 °F

Humidity is 96% now and the dew point is 45 °F. The temperature is very close to the dew point: fog may form.

The dew point is the temperature at which the air becomes saturated: the higher it is, the heavier the air feels.

Visibility and fog

Now0.3 mifoggy

Clouds100%

Visibility is foggy now (0.3 mi). There may be fog today at 7:00 pm, 8:00 pm, 9:00 pm, 10:00 pm.

UV index

Now0

Today's peak1low

Thu 29: 1 · Fri 30: 0 · Sat 31: 1

Index	Level	What to do
0–2	low	No special protection needed.
3–5	moderate	Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.
6–7	high	Sunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.
8–10	very high	Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.
11+	extreme	Avoid the sun between 11 am and 5 pm; protect yourself even if it is cloudy.

Reflection off water and sand adds radiation: protect yourself more on a boat or at the beach.

Barometric pressure

↗ Rising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
→ Steady Anglers expect normal activity
↘ Falling · now Anglers say fish feed more before the change

29.0029.5030.00 28.97

Falling now (−0.17 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: +0.28 inHg. Falling pressure: anglers say fish feed more before the change. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityGood · 38

Saharan dustNo

Previous days

The weather over the last 30 days, as the models analyzed it. Tap a day to see it hour by hour.

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Tue 27	Rain	41 / 48 °F	0.89 in	10 mph NW
Mon 26	Rain	47 / 50 °F	0.83 in	26 mph S
Sun 25	Light drizzle	44 / 51 °F	0.02 in	20 mph SSW
Sat 24	Overcast	43 / 47 °F	0	16 mph WSW
Fri 23	Light rain	44 / 49 °F	0.43 in	21 mph SW
Thu 22	Rain	37 / 49 °F	0.82 in	26 mph SSE
Wed 21	Overcast	38 / 44 °F	0	11 mph N

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Tue 20	Light rain	39 / 45 °F	0.32 in	13 mph WNW
Mon 19	Heavy drizzle	41 / 44 °F	0.29 in	14 mph WNW
Sun 18	Light rain	42 / 47 °F	0.11 in	11 mph WSW
Sat 17	Light rain	42 / 49 °F	0.43 in	13 mph SSW
Fri 16	Drizzle	37 / 44 °F	0.14 in	13 mph SSE
Thu 15	Light drizzle	38 / 43 °F	0.05 in	18 mph NW
Wed 14	Drizzle	39 / 42 °F	0.32 in	22 mph NW
Tue 13	Drizzle	37 / 42 °F	0.14 in	18 mph NW
Mon 12	Heavy drizzle	38 / 41 °F	0.47 in	15 mph W
Sun 11	Heavy drizzle	41 / 44 °F	0.64 in	18 mph W
Sat 10	Drizzle	42 / 46 °F	0.26 in	16 mph WSW
Fri 9	Drizzle	45 / 48 °F	0.24 in	21 mph SW
Thu 8	Light rain	43 / 51 °F	0.08 in	19 mph SW
Wed 7	Light rain	42 / 50 °F	0.50 in	26 mph S
Tue 6	Drizzle	44 / 48 °F	0.24 in	15 mph NW
Mon 5	Drizzle	45 / 46 °F	0.24 in	18 mph NW
Sun 4	Drizzle	46 / 49 °F	0.46 in	26 mph W
Sat 3	Light rain	47 / 51 °F	0.78 in	26 mph SW
Fri 2	Light drizzle	46 / 49 °F	0.07 in	15 mph ENE
Thu 1	Drizzle	47 / 49 °F	0.17 in	16 mph NE
Wed 30	Heavy drizzle	46 / 50 °F	0.48 in	17 mph ESE
Tue 29	Light drizzle	44 / 49 °F	0.12 in	13 mph WSW
Mon 28	Light drizzle	46 / 49 °F	0.06 in	15 mph WNW

These are the models at the start of each day (ECMWF and GFS; waves from Météo-France), not readings from a weather station: there can be differences at specific spots.

Questions about the weather in AtkaQuestions

What's the weather like today in Atka?

Light rain, from 37 °F to 48 °F, with a fresh breeze from the south-southeast (23 mph) and a 100% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Atka?

On Thursday 29 the chance of rain is 100% (0.61 in): heavy drizzle.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 37 °F and a high of 49 °F; the warmest day, Thursday 29.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 1 (low). No special protection needed.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 29.55 inHg and falling: −0.40 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Atka?

The best time to visit Atka is from July to August: highs of 53 °F to 55 °F, about 13 rainy days a month and 0 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Atka in October?

In October, Atka normally sees highs of 46 °F and lows of 39 °F, with about 13 rainy days (5.97 in for the month) and 2 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 45 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Atka?

The warmest is August, with average highs of 55 °F, and the coldest January, with lows of 30 °F. The wettest is October (5.97 in) and the driest, June.

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Weather: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0, with the best model for each spot and lead time (NOAA HRRR and NBM in the U.S., Météo-France AROME, DWD ICON-EU, ECMWF IFS and NOAA GFS); ECMWF grid point 4.3 mi away. The comparison also uses ICON (DWD), AIFS (ECMWF) and ARPEGE (Météo-France). Outlook: ECMWF 46-day and SEAS5. Chance of rain from ensemble models (ECMWF, GEFS and NBM). UV, air quality and pollen: CAMS (Copernicus).

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 7:21 pm (local time).

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