Weather in Point MacKenzie, Alaska
The salmon run thickens. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Point MacKenzie, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 2:56 AM
51
°
Overcast
Feels like
46°
Humidity
38%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
5:07 AM
Sunset
10:45 PM
Point MacKenzie, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
54°
25%
6p
53°
18%
7p
52°
11%
8p
50°
9p
46°
10p
41°
11p
40°
12a
38°
1a
38°
2a
38°
3a
40°
4a
39°
5a
39°
6a
41°
7a
42°
8a
43°
9a
47°
10a
49°
11a
52°
12p
54°
1p
55°
2p
55°
3p
57°
4p
56°
5p
Point MacKenzie, AK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle19%52°39°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle78%50°41°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle20%52°37°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle64%48°39°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle60%51°35°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle63%51°35°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle53%44°39°
Point MacKenzie, AK
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Point MacKenzie, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
137° · backing 83°
Direction
SE
137°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 5
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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
Point MacKenzie, AK
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 0.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 0.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 78.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.9 Low
Point MacKenzie, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:57 AM
Sunrise
5:07 AM
Daylight
17h 38m
Sunset
10:45 PM
Civil dusk
7:58 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Point MacKenzie, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:06 PM
- Moonset
- 8:39 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Point MacKenzie, AK
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
The salmon run thickens
cultural
Point MacKenzie at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 51°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: August 22 (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).