Weather in Talkeetna, Alaska
The salmon run thickens. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Talkeetna, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 5:09 AM
47
°
Overcast
Feels like
42°
Humidity
59%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
4:58 AM
Sunset
10:53 PM
Talkeetna, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
46°
9p
45°
10p
44°
11p
43°
12a
43°
1a
43°
2a
43°
3a
41°
4a
42°
5a
42°
6a
42°
7a
43°
8a
43°
9a
45°
10a
46°
11a
48°
12p
49°
1p
50°
2p
50°
3p
53°
4p
53°
5p
52°
6p
52°
7p
50°
8p
Talkeetna, AK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle67%50°40°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Drizzle95%47°36°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle74%46°36°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle88%51°32°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle59%49°34°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle78%49°33°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle94%44°36°
Talkeetna, AK
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Talkeetna, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NNE
028° · backing 134°
Direction
NNE
028°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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
Talkeetna, AK
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 0.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 1.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 85.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Talkeetna, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:41 AM
Sunrise
4:58 AM
Daylight
17h 55m
Sunset
10:53 PM
Civil dusk
8:14 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Talkeetna, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:42 AM
- Moonset
- 9:04 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Talkeetna, AK
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
The salmon run thickens
cultural
Talkeetna at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 47°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: August 28 (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).