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Weather in Tonsina, Alaska

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

Tonsina, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 4:58 AM
35
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
27°
Humidity
64%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
4:45 AM
Sunset
10:28 PM
Tonsina, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
39°
65%
8p
36°
76%
9p
35°
82%
10p
35°
80%
11p
34°
74%
12a
34°
71%
1a
34°
76%
2a
34°
84%
3a
33°
88%
4a
33°
87%
5a
33°
82%
6a
34°
71%
7a
36°
49%
8a
36°
21%
9a
37°
10a
39°
11a
40°
12p
41°
18%
1p
42°
29%
2p
42°
42%
3p
41°
47%
4p
42°
36%
5p
41°
17%
6p
39°
7p
L 33°H 42°
Tonsina, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    41°30°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Snow
    100%
    42°28°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    25%
    40°30°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    94%
    40°29°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Snow
    78%
    39°32°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Snow
    59%
    44°32°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Snow
    67%
    39°30°
Tonsina, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
177° · steady
Direction
S
177°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
29
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 29 @ 3:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the s.
Tonsina, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
909.2
+2.8 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 26.85 inHg
Now
909.2
mb
3h
+2.8
mb
12h
-1.9
mb
24h
+0.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 904912
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Tonsina, AK
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.7 μg/m³
PM 10
1.0 μg/m³
NO₂
0.1 μg/m³
Ozone
87.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.3 Low
Tonsina, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:34 AM
Sunrise
4:45 AM
Daylight
17h 43m
Sunset
10:28 PM
Civil dusk
7:41 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Tonsina, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:42 AM
Moonset
8:22 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Tonsina, 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 →

Tonsina at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°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).

ZIP codes in Tonsina

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.