Weather in Tanacross, Alaska
The salmon run thickens. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Tanacross, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 3:51 AM
52
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
46°
Humidity
33%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
4:21 AM
Sunset
10:37 PM
Tanacross, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
50°
98%
7p
49°
97%
8p
47°
94%
9p
45°
88%
10p
45°
76%
11p
44°
62%
12a
43°
55%
1a
42°
60%
2a
41°
72%
3a
39°
82%
4a
40°
88%
5a
41°
92%
6a
42°
90%
7a
43°
75%
8a
43°
54%
9a
44°
41%
10a
44°
48%
11a
46°
64%
12p
48°
71%
1p
50°
60%
2p
49°
41%
3p
51°
24%
4p
52°
14%
5p
52°
6p
Tanacross, AK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Partly Cloudy—55°33°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—57°30°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—53°38°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—55°31°
- WednesdayMay 20Snow17%54°35°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle18%56°39°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—50°34°
Tanacross, AK
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Tanacross, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
184° · backing 12°
Direction
S
184°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 3
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
Tanacross, AK
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 1.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 1.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 93.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.8 Low
Tanacross, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:51 AM
Sunrise
4:21 AM
Daylight
18h 16m
Sunset
10:37 PM
Civil dusk
8:11 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Tanacross, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:31 AM
- Moonset
- 9:20 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Tanacross, AK
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
The salmon run thickens
cultural
Tanacross at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above 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).