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
Willow, AK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle35%50°34°
- SundayMay 17Drizzle95%44°35°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle86%45°34°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle76%45°31°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Snow71%45°31°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle57%48°34°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle93%40°34°
Willow, AK
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Willow, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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).