Weather in Palmer, Alaska
The salmon run thickens. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Palmer, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 1:43 AM
54
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
48°
Humidity
37%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:01 AM
Sunset
10:44 PM
Palmer, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
28%
5p
53°
53%
6p
51°
69%
7p
51°
70%
8p
48°
63%
9p
47°
55%
10p
44°
46%
11p
42°
35%
12a
42°
27%
1a
42°
19%
2a
42°
14%
3a
43°
18%
4a
42°
42%
5a
41°
76%
6a
42°
98%
7a
43°
98%
8a
44°
87%
9a
46°
71%
10a
49°
49%
11a
50°
22%
12p
51°
1p
53°
2p
53°
3p
53°
4p
Palmer, AK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—55°34°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle99%52°40°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle—53°40°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Rain61%50°35°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast67%50°39°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast44%55°39°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle33%51°38°
Palmer, AK
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Palmer, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
148° · veering 66°
Direction
SSE
148°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 3
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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
Palmer, AK
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 0.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 0.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 82.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 2.3 Low
Palmer, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:49 AM
Sunrise
5:01 AM
Daylight
17h 43m
Sunset
10:44 PM
Civil dusk
7:58 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Palmer, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:56 AM
- Moonset
- 8:41 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Palmer, AK
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
The salmon run thickens
cultural
Palmer at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: August 24 (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).