Kenai, Alaska Weather
Mosquitoes rise from snowmelt. Day 76 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Kenai weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Overcast——76°52°—
- ThursdayJun 4Overcast——75°51°-1°
- FridayJun 5Partly Cloudy——71°49°-4°
- SaturdayJun 6Rain29%0.05″62°47°-9°
- SundayJun 7Light Drizzle26%0.02″55°46°-7°
- MondayJun 8Overcast16%—58°46°+3°
- TuesdayJun 9Partly Cloudy——62°48°+4°
PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.68 with 7 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source. AQI down 5 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 4.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 18 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 4.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 18
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.68 with 7 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.68
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
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
- 10:26 AM
- Moonset
- 2:55 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Mosquitoes rise from snowmelt
Kenai at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°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 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.