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 5:58 AM
61
°
Overcast
Feels like
59°
Humidity
90%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
6:20 AM
Sunset
8:52 PM
Willow Island, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
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
75°
9p
70°
10p
68°
11p
Willow Island, NE
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Light Drizzle52%72°52°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle50%52°44°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle50%64°40°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle13%55°46°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle28%62°49°
- FridayMay 22Light Showers28%74°47°
- SaturdayMay 23Overcast24%79°55°
Willow Island, NE
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Willow Island, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
107° · veering 107°
Direction
ESE
107°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
40
avg 14
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 Island, NE
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 5.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 83.0 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
6:20 AM
Daylight
14h 32m
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
Willow Island at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°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.