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Weather in Willow, Alaska

The salmon run thickens. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Willow, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 4:58 AM
45
°
Overcast
Feels like
39°
Humidity
47%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:02 AM
Sunset
10:48 PM
Willow, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
45°
78%
8p
44°
48%
9p
42°
25%
10p
41°
16%
11p
40°
14%
12a
41°
12%
1a
40°
2a
40°
3a
39°
4a
39°
5a
39°
17%
6a
39°
25%
7a
39°
29%
8a
40°
32%
9a
42°
33%
10a
43°
30%
11a
45°
26%
12p
46°
22%
1p
46°
21%
2p
46°
20%
3p
50°
18%
4p
49°
14%
5p
48°
6p
47°
7p
L 39°H 50°
Willow, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    35%
    50°34°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Drizzle
    95%
    44°35°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    86%
    45°34°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    76%
    45°31°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Snow
    71%
    45°31°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    57%
    48°34°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    93%
    40°34°
Willow, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
182° · veering 69°
Direction
S
182°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 5
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 5 · pk 23 @ 2:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 69° from the s.
Willow, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
962.5
+2.4 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.42 inHg
Now
962.5
mb
3h
+2.4
mb
12h
-3.0
mb
24h
-3.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 957967
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Willow, AK
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.6 μg/m³
PM 10
0.8 μg/m³
NO₂
0.4 μg/m³
Ozone
83.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.4 Low
Willow, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:48 AM
Sunrise
5:02 AM
Daylight
17h 46m
Sunset
10:48 PM
Civil dusk
8:04 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Willow, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:53 AM
Moonset
8:49 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Willow, AK
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

The salmon run thickens

cultural
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Willow at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: August 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Cool-season window is open

As of May 17, the cool-season window is open or about to open. Direct-sow peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and brassicas now. Hold off on warm-season crops until 1–2 weeks after the last spring frost (around May).

ZIP codes in Willow

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.