Weather in Wasilla, Alaska
The salmon run thickens. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Wasilla, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 3:47 AM
51
°
Overcast
Feels like
44°
Humidity
42%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:03 AM
Sunset
10:44 PM
Wasilla, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
52°
55%
7p
51°
43%
8p
49°
19%
9p
47°
10p
43°
11p
42°
12a
42°
1a
41°
2a
41°
3a
41°
4a
41°
5a
41°
6a
42°
7a
43°
8a
44°
9a
47°
10a
49°
11a
50°
12p
52°
1p
53°
2p
54°
3p
55°
4p
55°
5p
56°
6p
Wasilla, AK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle—55°36°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle80%51°39°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle55%53°37°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Rain55%50°37°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle57%51°37°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast57%53°38°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle31%47°39°
Wasilla, AK
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Wasilla, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
060° · veering 39°
Direction
ENE
060°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 3
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
Wasilla, AK
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 0.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 0.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 80.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.6 Low
Wasilla, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:51 AM
Sunrise
5:03 AM
Daylight
17h 41m
Sunset
10:44 PM
Civil dusk
7:59 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Wasilla, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:58 AM
- Moonset
- 8:42 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Wasilla, AK
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
The salmon run thickens
cultural
Wasilla at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 51°F — typical for the season
- 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).