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Mosquitoes rise from snowmelt. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Knik-Fairview weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Knik-Fairview, AK
Thursday, June 4 at 8:20 AM
68
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
66°
Humidity
37%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
4:28 AM
Sunset
11:24 PM
Knik-Fairview, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastKnik-Fairview, AK: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 47 to 72 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 47°H 72°
Knik-Fairview, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 2
    Overcast
    73°47°
  2. Wednesday
    Jun 3
    Partly Cloudy
    77°47°+4°
  3. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    75°53°-2°
  4. Friday
    Jun 5
    Light Drizzle
    0.02″
    69°50°-6°
  5. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    0.02″
    63°49°-6°
  6. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    22%
    60°48°-3°
  7. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    24%
    0.04″
    59°48°-1°
Knik-Fairview, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
281° · veering 156°
Direction
W
281°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
13
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 13 @ 9:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 124SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 156° from the w.
Knik-Fairview, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1014.1
-1.8 mb in 3h · falling · 29.95 inHg
Now
1014.1
mb
3h
-1.8
mb
12h
-7.7
mb
24h
-11.2
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10091021
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1020.61009.41009.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Knik-Fairview, AK
Air quality
24
AQI
Good
+1 in 6hPeak ~31 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 36. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~68%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
3.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
76μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 36. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~68%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 36
UV peak
3.6 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 9
Knik-Fairview, AK
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
63%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
119.4mi
UNLIMITED
120 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
08:20 UTC ·Knik-Fairview, AK · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
08:20 UTC ·Knik-Fairview, AK · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Knik-Fairview, AK
Satellite · infrared · animated
Knik-Fairview, AK
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Knik-Fairview, AK
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
If bees stay at home, rain will soon come; if they fly away, fine will be the day.
Civil dawn
10:31 AM
Sunrise
4:28 AM
Daylight
18h 56m
Sunset
11:24 PM
Civil dusk
9:24 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Knik-Fairview, AK
The moon
Waning Gibbous
94% illuminated
Moonrise
10:27 AM
Moonset
12:57 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Knik-Fairview, AK
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Mosquitoes rise from snowmelt

fish
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Knik-Fairview at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: August 23 (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.

ZIP codes in Knik-Fairview

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.