Weather in Willow Creek, Alaska
The salmon run thickens. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Willow Creek, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 4:01 AM
46
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
36°
Humidity
43%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
4:43 AM
Sunset
10:29 PM
Willow Creek, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
48°
8p
46°
12%
9p
45°
18%
10p
43°
20%
11p
42°
20%
12a
41°
22%
1a
40°
29%
2a
39°
37%
3a
38°
45%
4a
38°
52%
5a
38°
58%
6a
38°
57%
7a
38°
42%
8a
39°
21%
9a
40°
10a
43°
14%
11a
45°
29%
12p
49°
37%
1p
50°
31%
2p
50°
18%
3p
51°
4p
51°
5p
50°
6p
49°
7p
Willow Creek, AK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—51°32°
- SundayMay 17Overcast25%51°35°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—49°36°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle14%50°32°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle49%43°39°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle20%53°38°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle21%49°35°
Willow Creek, AK
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Willow Creek, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
188° · veering 63°
Direction
S
188°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
29
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 9
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Willow Creek, AK
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 0.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 0.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 90.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.3 Low
Willow Creek, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:30 AM
Sunrise
4:43 AM
Daylight
17h 46m
Sunset
10:29 PM
Civil dusk
7:46 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Willow Creek, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:36 AM
- Moonset
- 8:29 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Willow Creek, AK
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
The salmon run thickens
cultural
Willow Creek at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°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).