Weather in Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska
The salmon run thickens. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Harding-Birch Lakes, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 5:12 AM
53
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
48°
Humidity
38%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
4:23 AM
Sunset
11:01 PM
Harding-Birch Lakes, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
52°
20%
9p
49°
14%
10p
47°
14%
11p
45°
17%
12a
43°
18%
1a
41°
15%
2a
40°
11%
3a
38°
4a
36°
5a
36°
6a
40°
7a
43°
8a
46°
9a
49°
10a
51°
11a
52°
12p
53°
1p
54°
2p
54°
3p
55°
4p
54°
5p
54°
6p
54°
7p
53°
8p
Harding-Birch Lakes, AK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle29%58°38°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle—53°40°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle37%53°37°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—57°35°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle14%52°36°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast19%58°35°
- FridayMay 22Overcast12%51°34°
Harding-Birch Lakes, AK
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Harding-Birch Lakes, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
E
087° · backing 27°
Direction
E
087°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 6
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Harding-Birch Lakes, AK
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 0.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 1.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 85.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Harding-Birch Lakes, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:30 AM
Sunrise
4:23 AM
Daylight
18h 38m
Sunset
11:01 PM
Civil dusk
8:58 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Harding-Birch Lakes, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- —
- Moonset
- —
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Harding-Birch Lakes, AK
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
The salmon run thickens
cultural
Harding-Birch Lakes at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: September 9 (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).