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Weather in Willow Island, Nebraska

High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Willow Island, NE
Sunday, May 17 at 2:58 AM
64
°
Light Drizzle
Feels like
58°
Humidity
87%
Wind
20 mph
Sunrise
6:21 AM
Sunset
8:52 PM
Willow Island, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
77°
9p
73°
10p
69°
11p
64°
12a
61°
1a
57°
2a
55°
3a
53°
4a
50°
5a
48°
6a
47°
7a
51°
8a
61°
9a
68°
10a
76°
11a
84°
12p
87°
1p
90°
2p
92°
3p
92°
4p
91°
5p
90°
6p
89°
7p
84°
8p
L 47°H 92°
Willow Island, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Snow
    83%
    89°51°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    39%
    70°52°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    56%
    52°41°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    56%
    63°39°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Rain
    —
    53°45°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    22%
    52°44°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    25%
    75°52°
Willow Island, NE
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°35°68°100°12a6a12p6pnow 77°high 92°low 47°
Willow Island, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
081° · veering 24°
Direction
E
081°
Sustained
20
mph
Gust
30
mph
Peak 24h
40
avg 14
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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 14 · pk 40 @ 6:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 20 mph with gusts pulsing to 30 — flags snap, branches bend.
Willow Island, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
917.3
+1.7 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 27.09 inHg
Now
917.3
mb
3h
+1.7
mb
12h
-4.0
mb
24h
+0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 911–923
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Willow Island, NE
Air quality
66
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
4.9 μg/m³
PM 10
6.1 μg/m³
NO₂
3.0 μg/m³
Ozone
104.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Willow Island, NE
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:51 AM
Sunrise
6:21 AM
Daylight
14h 31m
Sunset
8:52 PM
Civil dusk
2:24 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Willow Island, NE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:28 AM
Moonset
2:24 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Willow Island, NE
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

High country wildflowers peak

bird
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Willow Island at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 21 (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

Warm-season window is open

As of May 17, 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.

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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.