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Peak Hummingbird Wars. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Bend, OR
Monday, July 6 at 8:22 AM
69
°
Overcast
Feels like
63°
Humidity
24%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
10:29 PM
Sunset
1:50 PM
Bend, OR
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBend, OR: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 59 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit with a 20% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 59°H 87°
Bend, OR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 6
    Light Rain
    20%
    0.09″
    87°61°
  2. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    88°59°+1°
  3. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    80°54°-8°
  4. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    80°51°
  5. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    85°52°+5°
  6. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    90°54°+5°
  7. Sunday
    Jul 12
    Partly Cloudy
    89°55°-1°
Bend, OR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
351° · veering 144°
Direction
N
351°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 6 mph
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 6 mph · pk 22 mph @ 9:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 262SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Bend, OR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
890.7
+1.8 mb in 3h · rising · 26.30 inHg
Now
890.7
mb
3h
+1.8
mb
12h
-0.4
mb
24h
-1.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 888893
880885890895900-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW893.2888.3890.4
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Bend, OR
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
-11 in 6hPeak ~38 @ 9 PM

AQI 32 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 33. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.

PM 2.5Good
2.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
69μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 33. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 33
UV peak
3.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 8
Bend, OR
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
146.0mi
UNLIMITED
185 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
15:22 UTC · Bend, OR · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
15:22 UTC · Bend, OR · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Bend, OR
Satellite · infrared · animated
Bend, OR
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Bend, OR
Almanac · Monday, July 6
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
Civil dawn
4:54 AM
Sunrise
10:29 PM
Daylight
15h 21m
Sunset
1:50 PM
Civil dusk
9:27 PM
Planting note
Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
Bend, OR
The moon
Last Quarter
61% illuminated
Moonrise
11:48 PM
Moonset
12:33 PM
In sign
♈︎ Aries
Bend, OR
Microseason
Jul 6–10

Peak Hummingbird Wars

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bend at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 6–10
  • Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.

ZIP codes: 97701, 97702, 97703, 97707, 97709

16-Day Forecast — Bend

  1. Mon87°61°20%
  2. Tue88°59°8%
  3. Wed80°54°0%
  4. Thu80°51°0%
  5. Fri85°52°0%
  6. Sat90°54°0%
  7. Sun89°55°1%
  8. Mon93°57°6%
  9. Tue94°68°9%
  10. Wed96°70°8%
  11. Thu96°66°9%
  12. Fri90°70°23%
  13. Sat96°66°22%
  14. Sun92°65°10%
  15. Mon87°58°9%
  16. Tue90°54°6%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Live wind & temperature near Bend

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 6, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Bend

SPC includes Bend in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

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 Bend

  • 97702
  • 97703
  • 97701
  • 97708

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.