Weather in Nikiski, Alaska
The salmon run thickens. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Nikiski, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 4:53 AM
45
°
Light Drizzle
Feels like
38°
Humidity
70%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:17 AM
Sunset
10:44 PM
Nikiski, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
50°
17%
8p
46°
9p
43°
10p
38°
11p
37°
12a
36°
1a
36°
2a
35°
3a
36°
4a
35°
5a
35°
6a
38°
7a
42°
8a
46°
9a
49°
10a
51°
11a
52°
12p
53°
1p
54°
2p
53°
3p
55°
4p
54°
5p
53°
6p
49°
7p
Nikiski, AK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle41%51°34°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Drizzle100%45°39°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Drizzle97%49°36°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle67%51°40°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast45%51°36°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle67%45°34°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle80%44°39°
Nikiski, AK
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Nikiski, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
045° · backing 74°
Direction
NE
045°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
35
avg 11
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
Nikiski, AK
Air quality
33
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 0.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 0.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 74.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Nikiski, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:11 PM
Sunrise
5:17 AM
Daylight
17h 27m
Sunset
10:44 PM
Civil dusk
7:53 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Nikiski, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:24 PM
- Moonset
- 8:32 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Nikiski, AK
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
The salmon run thickens
cultural
Nikiski at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: August 18 (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).