Weather in Knik River, Alaska
The salmon run thickens. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Knik River, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 3:59 AM
37
°
Overcast
Feels like
30°
Humidity
71%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:01 AM
Sunset
10:41 PM
Knik River, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
42°
69%
7p
41°
70%
8p
39°
63%
9p
38°
55%
10p
37°
46%
11p
36°
35%
12a
35°
27%
1a
34°
19%
2a
34°
14%
3a
34°
18%
4a
33°
42%
5a
33°
76%
6a
34°
98%
7a
34°
98%
8a
35°
87%
9a
36°
71%
10a
37°
49%
11a
38°
22%
12p
39°
1p
40°
2p
40°
3p
41°
4p
41°
5p
41°
6p
Knik River, AK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—40°30°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Snow99%36°31°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—38°31°
- TuesdayMay 19Snow61%37°32°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle67%38°31°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast44%42°33°
- FridayMay 22Light Snow33%37°31°
Knik River, AK
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Knik River, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
133° · steady
Direction
SE
133°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
38
mph
Peak 24h
43
avg 6
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Knik River, AK
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 0.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 0.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 83.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.7 Low
Knik River, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:51 AM
Sunrise
5:01 AM
Daylight
17h 40m
Sunset
10:41 PM
Civil dusk
7:55 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Knik River, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:58 AM
- Moonset
- 8:37 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Knik River, AK
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
The salmon run thickens
cultural
Knik River at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: August 23 (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).