Palmer, Alaska Weather
Mosquitoes rise from snowmelt. Day 76 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Palmer weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Partly Cloudy——79°50°—
- ThursdayJun 4Partly Cloudy——75°52°-4°
- FridayJun 5Partly Cloudy12%—70°52°-5°
- SaturdayJun 6Light Drizzle75%0.02″64°49°-6°
- SundayJun 7Light Drizzle12%0.02″63°50°-1°
- MondayJun 8Heavy Drizzle41%0.02″62°44°-1°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Rain42%0.13″55°44°-7°
Ozone at AQI 37 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). With UV 3.9 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 37 now. With UV 3.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 19 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 37
- UV peak
- 3.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 19
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.45
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 10:35 AM
- Moonset
- 2:28 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Mosquitoes rise from snowmelt
Palmer at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 20°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 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.