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
Slana, AK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle38%45°33°
- SundayMay 17Overcast13%46°27°
- MondayMay 18Light Snow51%42°31°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast31%47°27°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle66%44°30°
- ThursdayMay 21Snow40%47°33°
- FridayMay 22Snow61%40°29°
Slana, AK
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Slana, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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).