Weather in Fairbanks, Alaska
The salmon run thickens. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fairbanks, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 2:43 AM
58
°
Clear
Feels like
51°
Humidity
31%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
4:21 AM
Sunset
11:12 PM
Fairbanks, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
11%
6p
57°
12%
7p
58°
8p
55°
9p
51°
10p
48°
11p
47°
12a
46°
1a
45°
2a
43°
3a
42°
4a
41°
5a
41°
6a
43°
7a
46°
8a
49°
9a
52°
10a
53°
11a
54°
12p
55°
1p
56°
2p
56°
3p
57°
4p
56°
5p
Fairbanks, AK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle49%59°35°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—59°37°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—56°38°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—59°36°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle16%54°39°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—60°36°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—52°42°
Fairbanks, AK
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Fairbanks, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
203° · veering 171°
Direction
SSW
203°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
25
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
Fairbanks, AK
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 1.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 1.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 93.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 1.3 Low
Fairbanks, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:53 AM
Sunrise
4:21 AM
Daylight
18h 51m
Sunset
11:12 PM
Civil dusk
9:43 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fairbanks, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- —
- Moonset
- —
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Fairbanks, AK
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
The salmon run thickens
cultural
Fairbanks at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: September 12 (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).