Kenai, Alaska Weather
Mosquitoes rise from snowmelt. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Kenai weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Mostly Clear——76°50°—
- FridayJun 5Partly Cloudy——72°48°-4°
- SaturdayJun 6Light Drizzle25%0.02″63°47°-9°
- SundayJun 7Drizzle20%0.07″59°48°-4°
- MondayJun 8Overcast——55°46°-4°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Drizzle—0.01″63°47°+8°
- WednesdayJun 10Overcast15%—57°46°-6°
Ozone at AQI 34 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). With UV 4.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 19 by mid-afternoon.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 4.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 19 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 4.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 19
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.0 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.64 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.64
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 10:32 AM
- Moonset
- 4:30 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Mosquitoes rise from snowmelt
Kenai at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: August 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Right now in the garden
Warm-season window is open
As of June 4, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.