Weather in Sterling, Alaska
The salmon run thickens. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sterling, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 4:54 AM
45
°
Overcast
Feels like
36°
Humidity
60%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:17 AM
Sunset
10:42 PM
Sterling, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
47°
55%
8p
45°
27%
9p
42°
10p
40°
11p
38°
12a
37°
1a
36°
2a
35°
3a
34°
4a
34°
5a
34°
6a
37°
7a
41°
8a
46°
9a
50°
10a
52°
11a
54°
12p
54°
1p
54°
2p
54°
3p
55°
4p
54°
5p
53°
6p
49°
7p
Sterling, AK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle51%49°35°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Drizzle100%48°38°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle67%53°36°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Rain76%52°41°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle59%52°34°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle44%48°34°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle85%43°39°
Sterling, AK
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Sterling, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
067° · backing 31°
Direction
ENE
067°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 11
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sterling, AK
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 0.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 0.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 79.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.2 Low
Sterling, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:12 PM
Sunrise
5:17 AM
Daylight
17h 25m
Sunset
10:42 PM
Civil dusk
7:49 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Sterling, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:26 PM
- Moonset
- 8:27 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Sterling, AK
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
The salmon run thickens
cultural
Sterling at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°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).