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Bull Mountain, Oregon Weather

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

Bull Mountain, OR
Sunday, July 5 at 6:45 AM
54
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
52°
Humidity
78%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
10:29 PM
Sunset
2:02 PM
Bull Mountain, OR
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBull Mountain, OR: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 51 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 51°H 80°
Bull Mountain, OR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    —
    —
    80°51°—
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    —
    —
    86°57°+6°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    —
    —
    83°56°-3°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    —
    —
    78°54°-5°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    —
    —
    82°53°+4°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    —
    —
    82°54°0°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    —
    —
    79°57°-3°
Bull Mountain, OR
Next 24 hours · Cool now
45°65°85°12a6a12p6pnow 51°high 80°low 51°
Bull Mountain, OR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
347° · steady
Direction
NNW
347°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 6
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 · pk 17 @ 11:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 216SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the nnw.
Bull Mountain, OR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
998.3
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.48 inHg
Now
998.3
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
+0.5
mb
24h
-1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 997–1001
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1000.5997.2998.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Bull Mountain, OR
Air quality
18
AQI
Good
↓-9 in 6h

AQI 18 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
3.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneGood
31μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

Trends

Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.

Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).

7-DAY AQI TREND50100SUNMONTUEWEDTHUFRISATSUN7-DAY PM2.5 TREND · μg/m³300
Bull Mountain, OR
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
66%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Visibility
34.9mi
UNLIMITED
111 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
13:45 UTC · Bull Mountain, 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
13:45 UTC · Bull Mountain, OR · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Bull Mountain, OR
Satellite · infrared · animated
Bull Mountain, OR
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Bull Mountain, OR
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:53 AM
Sunrise
10:29 PM
Daylight
15h 33m
Sunset
2:02 PM
Civil dusk
9:40 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Bull Mountain, OR
The moon
Waning Gibbous
72% illuminated
Moonrise
11:35 PM
Moonset
11:28 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Bull Mountain, OR
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Fireweed Ignites

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bull Mountain at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Bull Mountain

  1. Sun80°51°0%
  2. Mon86°57°0%
  3. Tue83°56°0%
  4. Wed78°54°0%
  5. Thu82°53°0%
  6. Fri82°54°0%
  7. Sat79°57°3%
  8. Sun84°53°1%
  9. Mon88°58°2%
  10. Tue91°63°1%
  11. Wed89°62°0%
  12. Thu91°64°3%
  13. Fri93°65°0%
  14. Sat91°64°0%
  15. Sun86°61°0%
  16. Mon83°56°3%

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

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, 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.

January 1–5: The Year's Deep Silence.January 6–10: The First Pressure Shift.January 11–15: The Lengthening.January 16–20: The Crows Begin.January 21–25: Skunk Cabbage Wakens.January 26–31: The Fog Deepens.February 1–5: The Sap Stirs.February 6–10: East Wind Weakens the Marine Layer.February 11–15: Thrush Song at First Light.February 16–20: The Salmon Remember.February 21–25: The Soil Awakens.February 26–28: Mist Begins to Linger.March 1–5: The Buds Emerge.March 6–10: The Small Lives Stir.March 11–15: The Spring Salmon Peak.March 16–20: Alder Catkins Dust the Air.March 21–25: Equinox Fog Clears.March 26–31: Salmonberry First Bloom.April 1–5: Thunder Rolls Down the Valleys.April 6–10: Swallows Arrive at the Bridges.April 11–15: Geese Turn Their Faces North.April 16–20: Rainbows Arc Above the Cascades.April 21–25: Reeds Rise from the Wetlands.April 26–30: Frost Releases the Garden.May 1–5: Warblers Flood the Canopy.May 6–10: Frogs Sing at Twilight.May 11–15: Earthworms Rise to Feed the Forest.May 16–20: Shoots and Sprouts Rise in Ranks.May 21–25: Silkworm Days—Full Canopy.May 26–31: Safflower Days—Late May Blooms.June 1–5: Rufous Hummingbirds Arrive.June 6–10: Oceanspray Towers.June 11–15: Solstice Light Crests.June 16–20: Thimbleberry Sweetens.June 21–25: Summer Solstice Stillness.June 26–30: Dry Pattern Deepens.July 1–5: Fireweed Ignites.July 6–10: Peak Hummingbird Wars.July 11–15: Red Huckleberry Ripens.July 16–20: Smoke Season Beckons.July 21–25: Dog Days Hold.July 26–31: Smoke Deepens.August 1–5: August Arrives Dimmed.August 6–10: Cool Wind Hints Return.August 11–15: Cicadas Crescendo.August 16–20: Marine layer deepens.August 21–25: First sweater morning.August 26–31: August snap arrives.September 1–5: Rivers quicken with silver.September 6–10: Dew settles thick.September 11–15: Raptors funnel through passes.September 16–20: Equinox—darkness gains.September 21–25: Fog locks the valleys.September 26–30: Geese stage southward.October 1–5: Mushroom flush deepens.October 6–10: Maples ignite orange.October 11–15: Frost's first mark.October 16–20: Oaks turn russet.October 21–25: First killing frost.October 26–31: Atmospheric rivers arrive.November 1–5: Maple and ivy turn to amber.November 6–10: Last leaves cling in quiet rain.November 11–15: First frost finds the lowlands.November 16–20: Bare branches open the winter sky.November 21–25: Heavy rains mask the stars.November 26–30: North wind clears the gloom.December 1–5: Darkness settles early.December 6–10: Winter cold locks the sky.December 11–15: The days reach their minimum.December 16–20: Ice forms at the margins.December 21–25: The sun turns at solstice.December 26–31: Year's end in silence.🌱February 14 — First skunk-cabbage spathes thaw their way up☀️March 20 — Spring equinox — day and night balance🌸April 5 — Cherry blossoms peak in the parks🐦May 10 — Warbler migration peaks along the coast✨May 25 — First fireflies scout the meadows at dusk🌞June 21 — Summer solstice — longest day🦗July 25 — Peak cicada chorus in the afternoons🌊August 18 — Warmest sea-surface temperatures of the year🍂September 22 — Autumn equinox — the slow turn❄️October 25 — First widespread frost in the suburbs🍁November 10 — Peak leaf color across the Hudson Valley🌙December 21 — Winter solstice — longest night

Microseason · July 1–5

Fireweed Ignites

Magenta fireweed spires surge from burned and cleared slopes, their blooms climbing from base upward. July's signature color claims the disturbed ground.

Day 186 of 365 · Wedge 37 of 72

The solar year drawn as a wheel of 72 five-day windows. Each wedge is one microseason; the four colored arcs mark winter, spring, summer, and autumn; the small icons sit at notable phenological events. The crimson pointer creeps clockwise as the year turns.

Planting calendar

MonthPlantHarvest
January——
February——
March——
April——
Maylettuce, peas, spinach, radisheslettuce, peas, radishes
Junelettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squashlettuce, peas, radishes
Julytomatoes, peppers, beans, squashtomatoes, beans, summer squash
Augusttomatoes, peppers, beans, squash, fall brassicas, garlic (overwinter), carrotstomatoes, beans, summer squash
Septemberfall brassicas, garlic (overwinter), carrotstomatoes, beans, summer squash
October—winter squash, tomatoes (last)
November——
December——

A year in weather

Bull Mountain peaks at about 69°F in August and bottoms near 39°F in January; December brings the heaviest rain (7.2 inches) and July the least (0.3 inches).

MonthMean tempPrecipRainy days
January39°7.2″23
February41°5.5″19
March44°5.9″22
April50°3.9″19
May56°2.7″17
June62°1.7″13
July68°0.3″4
August69°0.5″5
September63°1.9″10
October53°5.7″17
November45°7.1″21
December39°7.2″22

Regional context

Per NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals, Bull Mountain runs from a 39°F January mean to 68°F in July, a 29°F seasonal spread, with near 49.7 inches of precipitation across about 192 wet days.

Precipitation in Bull Mountain peaks in the cool season: December averages 7.2 inches across 21.9 storm-fed days, while July bottoms out at 0.3 inches over just 4.2 rainy days. That groups Bull Mountain with places like King City, OR, Tigard, OR and Tualatin, OR on the same cool-season storm track.

Around late-May, Bull Mountain sheds its freezing nights — peas, lettuce, spinach, and radishes go into Bull Mountain's beds. Heat-demanding starts go out a fortnight on in Bull Mountain, after the soil warms and cold snaps clear. The season ends by early-October in Bull Mountain, once hard frosts set back in. A creek-bottom lot in Bull Mountain can lag Bull Mountain's last frost 7-10 days behind a south slope.

Similar climates: King City, OR, Tigard, OR, Tualatin, OR, Sherwood, OR, Durham, OR.

Frequently asked

When does it freeze in Bull Mountain?
Bull Mountain's last spring frost lands near mid-May, and in Bull Mountain the first fall frost follows around mid-October.
What is the rainy season in Bull Mountain?
Rainfall in Bull Mountain peaks in December near 7.2 inches, out of about 50 inches annually.
What is the warmest month in Bull Mountain?
On average August tops the year in Bull Mountain at about 69°F.
What is the coldest month in Bull Mountain?
The coldest stretch in Bull Mountain falls in January, around 39°F on average.
When can I start a vegetable garden in Bull Mountain?
In Bull Mountain, sow peas and hardy greens around mid-May; Bull Mountain's tomatoes and peppers wait two weeks more.
How many rainy days does Bull Mountain get?
Bull Mountain averages about 192 days with measurable rain or snow each year.
What hardiness zone is Bull Mountain?
With January around 39°F, Bull Mountain's zone reflects that minimum — the USDA ZIP map confirms Bull Mountain's band.
What is the 10-day forecast for Bull Mountain?
Bull Mountain's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
Will it rain this week in Bull Mountain?
See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Bull Mountain in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
What is the weather like right now in Bull Mountain?
Current conditions for Bull Mountain and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
How often is the Bull Mountain forecast updated?
The Bull Mountain forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
When are sunrise and sunset in Bull Mountain?
Today's sunrise and sunset times for Bull Mountain are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
How accurate is the weather forecast for Bull Mountain?
The next few days in Bull Mountain's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.

Climate

Set in a warm-summer Mediterranean zone, Bull Mountain, Oregon swings from 39°F in the heart of winter to 68°F at midsummer — a 29°F arc.

Rain and snow bring Bull Mountain roughly 50 inches a year across approximately 192 measurable-precipitation days.

Bull Mountain sits at 45.4°N; that 29°F seasonal swing frames planting windows and frost dates across Bull Mountain.

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ZIP codes in Bull Mountain

  • 97224
  • 97223
  • 97140

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.