Weather in Susitna, Alaska
The salmon run thickens. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Susitna, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 4:59 AM
44
°
Overcast
Feels like
38°
Humidity
64%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:08 AM
Sunset
10:48 PM
Susitna, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
50°
20%
8p
48°
9p
45°
10p
42°
11p
40°
12a
39°
1a
38°
2a
38°
3a
38°
4a
37°
5a
38°
6a
39°
7a
41°
8a
42°
9a
44°
10a
45°
11a
47°
12p
50°
1p
51°
2p
52°
3p
53°
4p
52°
5p
52°
6p
52°
7p
Susitna, AK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle19%48°37°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle78%47°38°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle80%49°35°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle87%45°38°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle49%51°34°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle53%48°34°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle65%43°37°
Susitna, AK
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Susitna, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WSW
243° · veering 31°
Direction
WSW
243°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
34
avg 9
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
Susitna, AK
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 0.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 0.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 77.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.3 Low
Susitna, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:57 AM
Sunrise
5:08 AM
Daylight
17h 40m
Sunset
10:48 PM
Civil dusk
8:02 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Susitna, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:05 PM
- Moonset
- 8:45 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Susitna, AK
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
The salmon run thickens
cultural
Susitna at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: August 23 (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).