Weather in Lake Minchumina, Alaska
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Lake Minchumina, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 3:48 AM
52
°
Overcast
Feels like
48°
Humidity
48%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
4:52 AM
Sunset
11:18 PM
Lake Minchumina, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
51°
20%
7p
50°
33%
8p
49°
49%
9p
48°
61%
10p
46°
67%
11p
45°
68%
12a
44°
63%
1a
43°
47%
2a
43°
25%
3a
43°
4a
43°
5a
42°
6a
44°
7a
45°
8a
48°
9a
50°
10a
52°
11a
54°
12p
55°
1p
55°
2p
55°
3p
56°
4p
56°
5p
56°
6p
Lake Minchumina, AK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle35%56°39°
- SundayMay 17Overcast61%55°39°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle57%51°38°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle31%55°32°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle28%52°34°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast22%55°33°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle38%47°38°
Lake Minchumina, AK
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Lake Minchumina, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
E
094° · veering 44°
Direction
E
094°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 3
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
Lake Minchumina, AK
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 2.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 3.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 95.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.4 Low
Lake Minchumina, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:14 AM
Sunrise
4:52 AM
Daylight
18h 26m
Sunset
11:18 PM
Civil dusk
8:59 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lake Minchumina, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- —
- Moonset
- —
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Lake Minchumina, AK
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
The salmon run thickens
cultural
Lake Minchumina at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: September 6 (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).