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Weather in Denali Park, Alaska

The salmon run thickens. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Denali Park, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 2:58 AM
34
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
24°
Humidity
67%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
4:40 AM
Sunset
11:01 PM
Denali Park, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
40°
29%
6p
39°
33%
7p
37°
33%
8p
34°
31%
9p
33°
29%
10p
32°
28%
11p
31°
26%
12a
31°
25%
1a
30°
23%
2a
30°
20%
3a
30°
20%
4a
30°
23%
5a
30°
29%
6a
31°
37%
7a
32°
52%
8a
33°
69%
9a
33°
80%
10a
34°
79%
11a
36°
71%
12p
37°
59%
1p
38°
41%
2p
38°
20%
3p
38°
4p
38°
5p
L 30°H 40°
Denali Park, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    55%
    34°28°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Snow
    45%
    34°27°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Snow
    33°27°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    43%
    35°20°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Snow
    37%
    34°24°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    25%
    35°17°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Snow
    25%
    33°27°
Denali Park, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
173° · backing 10°
Direction
S
173°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
35
mph
Peak 24h
39
avg 11
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 11 · pk 39 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 10° from the s.
Denali Park, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
861.5
+2.2 mb in 3h · falling · 25.44 inHg
Now
861.5
mb
3h
+2.2
mb
12h
-2.0
mb
24h
-0.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 859864
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Denali Park, AK
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.6 μg/m³
PM 10
2.2 μg/m³
NO₂
0.7 μg/m³
Ozone
96.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.7 Low
Denali Park, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:06 AM
Sunrise
4:40 AM
Daylight
18h 21m
Sunset
11:01 PM
Civil dusk
8:38 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Denali Park, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
Moonset
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Denali Park, AK
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

The salmon run thickens

cultural
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Denali Park at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: September 5 (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).

ZIP codes in Denali Park

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.