Weather in Nenana, Alaska
The salmon run thickens. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Nenana, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 4:03 AM
53
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
44°
Humidity
39%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
4:31 AM
Sunset
11:13 PM
Nenana, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
56°
8p
54°
9p
51°
10p
50°
11p
48°
12a
47°
1a
43°
2a
42°
3a
41°
4a
40°
14%
5a
40°
27%
6a
42°
33%
7a
44°
27%
8a
46°
16%
9a
48°
10a
50°
11a
51°
12p
53°
1p
53°
2p
54°
3p
54°
4p
54°
5p
54°
6p
53°
7p
Nenana, AK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle22%58°38°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—55°37°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle39%54°42°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle—55°37°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle18%53°40°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—58°35°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—54°43°
Nenana, AK
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Nenana, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
148° · veering 84°
Direction
SSE
148°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
27
mph
Peak 24h
30
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Nenana, AK
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 0.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 0.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 91.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.5 Low
Nenana, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:30 AM
Sunrise
4:31 AM
Daylight
18h 42m
Sunset
11:13 PM
Civil dusk
9:17 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Nenana, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- —
- Moonset
- —
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Nenana, AK
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
The salmon run thickens
cultural
Nenana at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: September 10 (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).