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Willow Island, Nebraska Weather

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Willow Island weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Willow Island, NE
Thursday, June 4 at 5:27 PM
73
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
69%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Sunset
9:07 PM
Willow Island, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWillow Island, NE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 78 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 63°H 78°
Willow Island, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    0.03″
    78°62°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Foggy
    84°63°+6°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    92°64°+8°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    89°64°-3°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Heavy Drizzle
    36%
    90°68°+1°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    36%
    105°69°+15°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    109°71°+4°
Willow Island, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
173° · veering 41°
Direction
S
173°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
37
avg 12
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 12 · pk 37 @ 11:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2813SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 41° from the s.
Willow Island, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
924.9
-2.6 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 27.31 inHg
Now
924.9
mb
3h
-2.6
mb
12h
-2.7
mb
24h
-4.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 922928
915920925930935-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW927.6922.3922.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Willow Island, NE
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
-3 in 6hPeak ~43 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 43 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). With UV 3.4 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 14 by mid-afternoon.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
1.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
2μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
91μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 3.4 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 14 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
3.4 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 14
Willow Island, NE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
31%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
48.3mi
UNLIMITED
65 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
17:27 UTC ·Willow Island, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
17:27 UTC ·Willow Island, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Willow Island, NE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Willow Island, NE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Willow Island, NE
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:38 AM
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Daylight
14h 58m
Sunset
9:07 PM
Civil dusk
2:42 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Willow Island, NE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
5:13 AM
Moonset
2:41 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Willow Island, NE
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks

insect
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Willow Island at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Warm-season window is open

As of June 4, 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.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Willow Island

SPC has placed Willow Island in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.

ZIP codes in Willow Island

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.