Weather in Ninilchik, Alaska
The salmon run thickens. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ninilchik, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 2:56 AM
45
°
Overcast
Feels like
37°
Humidity
58%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:23 AM
Sunset
10:40 PM
Ninilchik, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
46°
94%
6p
46°
82%
7p
46°
56%
8p
44°
24%
9p
40°
10p
38°
11p
38°
12a
37°
1a
37°
2a
37°
3a
36°
4a
37°
5a
37°
6a
40°
7a
44°
8a
46°
9a
49°
10a
49°
11a
49°
22%
12p
50°
37%
1p
51°
55%
2p
51°
75%
3p
48°
90%
4p
46°
97%
5p
Ninilchik, AK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle73%46°36°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Snow100%46°36°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle79%49°37°
- TuesdayMay 19Snow78%47°38°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle69%46°35°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle89%46°36°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle81%45°38°
Ninilchik, AK
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Ninilchik, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
036° · backing 49°
Direction
NE
036°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 7
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
Ninilchik, AK
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 1.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 2.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 76.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.7 Low
Ninilchik, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:20 PM
Sunrise
5:23 AM
Daylight
17h 17m
Sunset
10:40 PM
Civil dusk
7:45 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ninilchik, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:36 PM
- Moonset
- 8:21 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Ninilchik, AK
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
The salmon run thickens
cultural
Ninilchik at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: August 14 (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).