North Lakes, Alaska Weather
Mosquitoes rise from snowmelt. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
North Lakes weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Overcast——75°53°—
- FridayJun 5Partly Cloudy——70°53°-5°
- SaturdayJun 6Light Rain53%0.02″64°50°-6°
- SundayJun 7Overcast45%—61°46°-3°
- MondayJun 8Overcast55%—60°48°-1°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Rain50%0.38″58°49°-2°
- WednesdayJun 10Overcast25%—64°45°+6°
PM2.5 at 5.3 µg/m³ (AQI 29) with a 0.67 fine-to-coarse ratio and 0 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.3 µg/m³ (AQI 29) with a 0.67 fine-to-coarse ratio and 0 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.67
- 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
- 10:36 AM
- Moonset
- 4:11 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Mosquitoes rise from snowmelt
North Lakes at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: August 24 (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.