Weather in Chicken, Alaska
The salmon run thickens. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Chicken, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 5:52 AM
40
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
35°
Humidity
74%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
4:08 AM
Sunset
10:39 PM
Chicken, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
42°
9p
37°
10p
34°
11p
31°
12a
29°
1a
27°
2a
25°
3a
23°
4a
23°
5a
26°
6a
30°
7a
33°
8a
36°
9a
40°
10a
42°
11a
42°
12p
43°
1p
44°
2p
45°
3p
46°
10%
4p
45°
11%
5p
45°
12%
6p
44°
12%
7p
43°
10%
8p
Chicken, AK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle25%52°25°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—53°26°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle—49°34°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—53°26°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle36%49°29°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle36%49°35°
- FridayMay 22Overcast17%47°31°
Chicken, AK
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Chicken, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
121° · backing 164°
Direction
ESE
121°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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
Chicken, AK
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 1.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 1.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 77.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Chicken, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:23 AM
Sunrise
4:08 AM
Daylight
18h 31m
Sunset
10:39 PM
Civil dusk
8:27 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Chicken, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- —
- Moonset
- —
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Chicken, AK
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
The salmon run thickens
cultural
Chicken at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: September 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).