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Platinum, Alaska Weather

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

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

Platinum, AK
Thursday, June 4 at 1:27 AM
65
°
Clear
Feels like
60°
Humidity
58%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Sunset
11:47 PM
Platinum, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPlatinum, AK: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 48 to 61 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 48°H 61°
Platinum, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Mostly Clear
    67°48°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Clear
    61°48°-6°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    59°45°-2°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Mostly Clear
    54°44°-5°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    51°43°-3°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    10%
    53°43°+2°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    15%
    0.01″
    49°41°-4°
Platinum, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
328° · backing 26°
Direction
NNW
328°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
28
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 10
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 10 · pk 28 @ 4:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2312SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 16 mph with gusts pulsing to 28 — flags snap, branches bend.
Platinum, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1006.0
+1.1 mb in 3h · rising · 29.71 inHg
Now
1006.0
mb
3h
+1.1
mb
12h
+1.2
mb
24h
-0.4
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10061008
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1007.61005.71007.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing out of the rain band — clearing edging in.
Platinum, AK
Air quality
28
AQI
Good
-2 in 6h

AQI 29 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).

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

PM 2.5Good
3.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
62μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.8
Platinum, AK
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
122.0mi
UNLIMITED
132 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
01:27 UTC ·Platinum, 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
01:27 UTC ·Platinum, AK · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Platinum, AK
Satellite · infrared · animated
Platinum, AK
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Platinum, AK
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
12:28 PM
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Daylight
18h 05m
Sunset
11:47 PM
Civil dusk
9:04 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Platinum, AK
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
10:58 AM
Moonset
5:29 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Platinum, AK
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Mosquitoes rise from snowmelt

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Platinum at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: August 8 (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 Platinum

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.