Chitina, Alaska Weather
Mosquitoes rise from snowmelt. Day 76 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Chitina weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Overcast——70°45°—
- ThursdayJun 4Mostly Clear——73°44°+3°
- FridayJun 5Partly Cloudy——66°44°-7°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——55°44°-11°
- SundayJun 7Light Drizzle42%0.08″54°41°-1°
- MondayJun 8Light Drizzle36%0.10″55°42°+1°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Drizzle33%0.09″53°36°-2°
Ozone at AQI 42 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Levels should ease through evening.
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 42 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 4.9 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 42
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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 10:14 AM
- Moonset
- 2:10 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Mosquitoes rise from snowmelt
Chitina at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°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 3, 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.