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Weather in Stony River, Alaska

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

Stony River, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 2:55 AM
50
°
Overcast
Feels like
42°
Humidity
38%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:29 AM
Sunset
11:16 PM
Stony River, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
14%
6p
55°
22%
7p
54°
29%
8p
52°
36%
9p
45°
43%
10p
43°
52%
11p
42°
61%
12a
40°
63%
1a
38°
52%
2a
38°
35%
3a
36°
20%
4a
34°
11%
5a
33°
6a
35°
7a
38°
8a
41°
9a
45°
10a
49°
11a
53°
12p
55°
1p
56°
2p
58°
3p
59°
4p
59°
5p
L 33°H 59°
Stony River, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    100%
    51°34°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Drizzle
    97%
    47°38°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Rain
    78%
    47°36°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Heavy Drizzle
    73%
    47°35°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Snow
    63%
    49°33°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    69%
    49°34°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    75%
    48°37°
Stony River, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
131° · backing 100°
Direction
SE
131°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 7 · pk 27 @ 1:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 100° from the se.
Stony River, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
994.7
+2.8 mb in 3h · falling · 29.37 inHg
Now
994.7
mb
3h
+2.8
mb
12h
-3.1
mb
24h
-5.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9901000
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Stony River, AK
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.2 μg/m³
PM 10
2.0 μg/m³
NO₂
0.3 μg/m³
Ozone
82.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.6 Low
Stony River, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:16 PM
Sunrise
5:29 AM
Daylight
17h 47m
Sunset
11:16 PM
Civil dusk
8:31 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Stony River, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:22 PM
Moonset
9:19 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Stony River, 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 →

Stony River at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 50°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: August 25 (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 Stony River

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.