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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
L 38°H 51°
Willow Creek, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    51°32°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    25%
    51°35°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    49°36°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    50°32°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    49%
    43°39°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    53°38°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    21%
    49°35°
Willow Creek, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 9 · pk 31 @ 4:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 63° from the s.
Willow Creek, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
963.7
+2.5 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.46 inHg
Now
963.7
mb
3h
+2.5
mb
12h
-1.1
mb
24h
+0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 959965
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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).

ZIP codes in Willow Creek

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.