Weather in Platinum, Alaska
The salmon run thickens. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Platinum, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 2:53 AM
40
°
Overcast
Feels like
27°
Humidity
86%
Wind
24 mph
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Sunset
11:13 PM
Platinum, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
41°
6p
41°
7p
41°
8p
40°
9p
37°
10p
37°
11p
34°
12a
32°
1a
30°
2a
29°
3a
30°
4a
30°
5a
30°
6a
30°
7a
31°
8a
33°
9a
35°
10a
39°
11a
41°
12p
43°
1p
44°
2p
45°
3p
46°
4p
46°
5p
Platinum, AK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Heavy Drizzle100%42°37°
- SundayMay 17Light Snow98%41°34°
- MondayMay 18Snow78%43°31°
- TuesdayMay 19Snow83%41°34°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle59%42°34°
- ThursdayMay 21Snow93%44°35°
- FridayMay 22Light Snow71%38°35°
Platinum, AK
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Platinum, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
105° · steady
Direction
ESE
105°
Sustained
24
mph
Gust
46
mph
Peak 24h
58
avg 26
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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
Platinum, AK
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 1.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 1.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 70.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 1.1 Low
Platinum, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
1:14 PM
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Daylight
17h 01m
Sunset
11:13 PM
Civil dusk
8:14 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Platinum, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 1:35 PM
- Moonset
- 8:50 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Platinum, AK
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
The salmon run thickens
cultural
Platinum at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: August 8 (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).