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Weather in Fritz Creek, Alaska

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

Fritz Creek, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 4:04 AM
38
°
Light Drizzle
Feels like
30°
Humidity
76%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:25 AM
Sunset
10:38 PM
Fritz Creek, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
42°
92%
8p
41°
79%
9p
39°
63%
10p
37°
42%
11p
36°
17%
12a
36°
1a
35°
2a
34°
3a
34°
4a
33°
5a
34°
6a
35°
7a
37°
8a
40°
9a
43°
10a
45°
11a
45°
12p
46°
1p
47°
2p
46°
10%
3p
46°
12%
4p
45°
11%
5p
45°
6p
44°
7p
L 33°H 47°
Fritz Creek, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Snow
    100%
    41°34°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Snow
    100%
    38°32°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    69%
    42°32°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Snow
    84%
    43°35°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    71%
    43°31°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    88%
    41°30°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Snow
    87%
    40°35°
Fritz Creek, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
067° · backing 14°
Direction
ENE
067°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 9
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 9 · pk 29 @ 3:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 14° from the ene.
Fritz Creek, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
959.0
+6.2 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.32 inHg
Now
959.0
mb
3h
+6.2
mb
12h
-4.0
mb
24h
-6.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 950966
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Fritz Creek, AK
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
2.0 μg/m³
PM 10
3.4 μg/m³
NO₂
0.2 μg/m³
Ozone
75.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Fritz Creek, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:24 PM
Sunrise
5:25 AM
Daylight
17h 13m
Sunset
10:38 PM
Civil dusk
7:41 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fritz Creek, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:40 PM
Moonset
8:16 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Fritz Creek, 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 →

Fritz Creek at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: August 12 (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 Fritz Creek

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.