Weather in Chiniak, Alaska
The salmon run thickens. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Chiniak, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 1:42 AM
40
°
Rain
Feels like
28°
Humidity
98%
Wind
21 mph
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Sunset
10:27 PM
Chiniak, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
43°
96%
5p
43°
95%
6p
42°
90%
7p
42°
79%
8p
41°
64%
9p
39°
49%
10p
37°
32%
11p
37°
14%
12a
37°
1a
36°
2a
36°
3a
36°
4a
35°
5a
35°
6a
37°
7a
40°
8a
40°
12%
9a
42°
18%
10a
42°
31%
11a
43°
46%
12p
43°
55%
1p
44°
52%
2p
44°
41%
3p
44°
31%
4p
Chiniak, AK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Rain100%40°38°
- SundayMay 17Drizzle95%46°38°
- MondayMay 18Snow100%49°38°
- TuesdayMay 19Rain86%47°39°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle21%49°33°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle96%42°39°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle92%45°37°
Chiniak, AK
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Chiniak, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
117° · backing 14°
Direction
ESE
117°
Sustained
21
mph
Gust
42
mph
Peak 24h
43
avg 20
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Chiniak, AK
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 76.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.2 Low
Chiniak, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:51 PM
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Daylight
16h 44m
Sunset
10:27 PM
Civil dusk
7:22 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Chiniak, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 1:14 PM
- Moonset
- 7:52 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Chiniak, AK
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
The salmon run thickens
cultural
Chiniak at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: July 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Cool-season window is open
As of May 17, the cool-season window is open or about to open. Direct-sow peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and brassicas now. Hold off on warm-season crops until 1–2 weeks after the last spring frost (around May).