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Weather in Slana, Alaska

The salmon run thickens. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Slana, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 5:08 AM
40
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
33°
Humidity
52%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
4:29 AM
Sunset
10:31 PM
Slana, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
35°
81%
9p
34°
94%
10p
34°
100%
11p
33°
100%
12a
33°
100%
1a
33°
80%
2a
33°
52%
3a
32°
35%
4a
32°
41%
5a
32°
59%
6a
32°
75%
7a
32°
85%
8a
33°
93%
9a
33°
98%
10a
33°
100%
11a
34°
100%
12p
34°
96%
1p
34°
86%
2p
35°
72%
3p
37°
63%
4p
37°
63%
5p
37°
67%
6p
37°
69%
7p
37°
68%
8p
L 32°H 37°
Slana, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    38%
    45°33°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    13%
    46°27°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Snow
    51%
    42°31°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    31%
    47°27°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    66%
    44°30°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Snow
    40%
    47°33°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Snow
    61%
    40°29°
Slana, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
301° · backing 149°
Direction
WNW
301°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 4
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
avg 4 · pk 16 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 149° from the wnw.
Slana, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
891.8
+2.4 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 26.33 inHg
Now
891.8
mb
3h
+2.4
mb
12h
-1.2
mb
24h
-0.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 887894
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Slana, AK
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.0 μg/m³
PM 10
1.3 μg/m³
NO₂
0.3 μg/m³
Ozone
91.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Slana, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:09 AM
Sunrise
4:29 AM
Daylight
18h 02m
Sunset
10:31 PM
Civil dusk
7:55 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Slana, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:06 AM
Moonset
8:45 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Slana, AK
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

The salmon run thickens

cultural
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Slana at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: August 30 (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).

ZIP codes in Slana

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.