Weather in Soldotna, Alaska
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Soldotna, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 4:03 AM
45
°
Overcast
Feels like
35°
Humidity
57%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:19 AM
Sunset
10:42 PM
Soldotna, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
47°
52%
8p
45°
24%
9p
42°
10p
39°
11p
38°
12a
38°
1a
37°
2a
37°
3a
36°
4a
36°
5a
36°
6a
39°
7a
43°
8a
46°
9a
49°
10a
49°
11a
50°
12p
49°
1p
49°
2p
50°
15%
3p
51°
18%
4p
49°
14%
5p
47°
6p
46°
7p
Soldotna, AK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle39%50°35°
- SundayMay 17Light Rain100%47°38°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle54%51°35°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle66%50°41°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle74%49°35°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle64%48°35°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle77%43°39°
Soldotna, AK
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Soldotna, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
061° · backing 11°
Direction
ENE
061°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
28
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 11
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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
Soldotna, AK
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 0.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 0.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 74.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Soldotna, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:14 PM
Sunrise
5:19 AM
Daylight
17h 23m
Sunset
10:42 PM
Civil dusk
7:49 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Soldotna, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:28 PM
- Moonset
- 8:27 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Soldotna, AK
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
The salmon run thickens
cultural
Soldotna at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: August 17 (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).