Weather in Cantwell, Alaska
The salmon run thickens. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cantwell, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 2:42 AM
41
°
Clear
Feels like
35°
Humidity
69%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
4:43 AM
Sunset
10:59 PM
Cantwell, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
41°
29%
6p
40°
33%
7p
39°
33%
8p
38°
31%
9p
37°
29%
10p
37°
28%
11p
37°
26%
12a
36°
25%
1a
37°
23%
2a
37°
20%
3a
36°
20%
4a
37°
23%
5a
36°
29%
6a
37°
37%
7a
37°
52%
8a
37°
69%
9a
37°
80%
10a
38°
79%
11a
39°
71%
12p
39°
59%
1p
40°
41%
2p
41°
20%
3p
42°
4p
42°
5p
Cantwell, AK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast55%41°34°
- SundayMay 17Light Snow45%41°32°
- MondayMay 18Light Snow—40°32°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Snow43%41°22°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Snow37%40°32°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast25%41°27°
- FridayMay 22Light Snow25%39°34°
Cantwell, AK
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Cantwell, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
183° · veering 14°
Direction
S
183°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 5
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
Cantwell, AK
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 1.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 2.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 94.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 1.7 Low
Cantwell, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:12 AM
Sunrise
4:43 AM
Daylight
18h 16m
Sunset
10:59 PM
Civil dusk
8:33 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Cantwell, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:48 AM
- Moonset
- 9:45 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Cantwell, AK
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
The salmon run thickens
cultural
Cantwell at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: September 3 (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).