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Weather in Kenai, Alaska

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

Kenai, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 1:39 AM
48
°
Overcast
Feels like
38°
Humidity
48%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:19 AM
Sunset
10:43 PM
Kenai, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
48°
84%
5p
47°
55%
6p
47°
31%
7p
45°
17%
8p
43°
9p
42°
10p
40°
11p
39°
12a
39°
1a
39°
2a
38°
3a
37°
4a
37°
5a
37°
6a
39°
7a
42°
8a
45°
9a
46°
10a
46°
11a
46°
12p
46°
1p
47°
2p
47°
3p
50°
4p
L 37°H 50°
Kenai, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    31%
    50°36°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Drizzle
    100%
    46°38°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    74%
    50°36°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    71%
    50°42°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Partly Cloudy
    51%
    47°36°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    70%
    45°38°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    76%
    44°39°
Kenai, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
078° · backing 88°
Direction
ENE
078°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
29
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 9
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
avg 9 · pk 29 @ 5:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 14 mph with gusts pulsing to 29 — flags snap, branches bend.
Kenai, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1007.4
+3.8 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.75 inHg
Now
1007.4
mb
3h
+3.8
mb
12h
-2.8
mb
24h
-3.4
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10011011
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Kenai, AK
Air quality
31
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.7 μg/m³
PM 10
1.0 μg/m³
NO₂
3.0 μg/m³
Ozone
74.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.8 Low
Kenai, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:13 PM
Sunrise
5:19 AM
Daylight
17h 24m
Sunset
10:43 PM
Civil dusk
7:51 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Kenai, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:27 PM
Moonset
8:29 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Kenai, 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 →

Kenai at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°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).

ZIP codes in Kenai

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.