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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
L 33°H 42°
Knik River, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    40°30°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Snow
    99%
    36°31°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    38°31°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Snow
    61%
    37°32°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    67%
    38°31°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    44%
    42°33°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Snow
    33%
    37°31°
Knik River, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 6 · pk 43 @ 3:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the se.
Knik River, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
926.6
+2.9 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 27.36 inHg
Now
926.6
mb
3h
+2.9
mb
12h
-2.8
mb
24h
-2.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 921930
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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).

ZIP codes in Knik River

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.