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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
L 39°H 52°
Tanacross, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Partly Cloudy
    55°33°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    57°30°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    53°38°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    55°31°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Snow
    17%
    54°35°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    56°39°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    50°34°
Tanacross, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 3 · pk 17 @ 4:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 12° from the s.
Tanacross, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
953.6
+2.5 mb in 3h · steady · 28.16 inHg
Now
953.6
mb
3h
+2.5
mb
12h
-1.3
mb
24h
+0.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 951955
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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).

ZIP codes in Tanacross

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.