Weather in Skwentna, Alaska
The salmon run thickens. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Skwentna, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 4:08 AM
49
°
Overcast
Feels like
43°
Humidity
44%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:06 AM
Sunset
10:55 PM
Skwentna, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
53°
8p
50°
9p
47°
10p
43°
11p
42°
12a
40°
1a
39°
2a
38°
3a
39°
4a
39°
5a
39°
6a
40°
7a
42°
8a
44°
9a
48°
10a
50°
11a
52°
12p
54°
1p
56°
2p
57°
3p
59°
4p
58°
5p
56°
6p
55°
7p
Skwentna, AK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle78%53°36°
- SundayMay 17Drizzle94%46°38°
- MondayMay 18Light Rain84%50°37°
- TuesdayMay 19Heavy Drizzle87%48°38°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast69%52°33°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle84%48°33°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle82%42°36°
Skwentna, AK
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Skwentna, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
173° · veering 105°
Direction
S
173°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 6
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
Skwentna, AK
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 0.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 0.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 78.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.3 Low
Skwentna, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:52 AM
Sunrise
5:06 AM
Daylight
17h 49m
Sunset
10:55 PM
Civil dusk
8:12 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Skwentna, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:56 AM
- Moonset
- 8:59 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Skwentna, AK
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
The salmon run thickens
cultural
Skwentna at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 49°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: August 26 (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).