Weather in Petersville, Alaska
The salmon run thickens. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Petersville, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 4:08 AM
38
°
Overcast
Feels like
32°
Humidity
66%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:01 AM
Sunset
10:58 PM
Petersville, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
40°
17%
8p
39°
9p
38°
10p
35°
10%
11p
36°
22%
12a
36°
29%
1a
37°
28%
2a
37°
23%
3a
37°
18%
4a
37°
15%
5a
37°
12%
6a
36°
10%
7a
36°
8a
36°
9a
37°
10%
10a
37°
12%
11a
37°
15%
12p
38°
16%
1p
38°
12%
2p
39°
3p
41°
4p
41°
5p
41°
6p
40°
7p
Petersville, AK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle84%40°31°
- SundayMay 17Snow98%36°31°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Snow100%38°30°
- TuesdayMay 19Snow94%39°29°
- WednesdayMay 20Snow80%40°32°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Snow92%39°27°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle73%38°32°
Petersville, AK
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Petersville, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
N
009° · veering 175°
Direction
N
009°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 2
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
Petersville, AK
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 0.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 1.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 87.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.3 Low
Petersville, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:42 AM
Sunrise
5:01 AM
Daylight
17h 57m
Sunset
10:58 PM
Civil dusk
8:20 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Petersville, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:41 AM
- Moonset
- 9:12 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Petersville, AK
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
The salmon run thickens
cultural
Petersville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: August 29 (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).