Weather in Damascus, Oregon
Shoots and Sprouts Rise in Ranks. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Damascus, OR
Saturday, May 16 at 11:54 PM
52
°
Overcast
Feels like
44°
Humidity
69%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Sunset
8:34 PM
Damascus, OR
Hour by hour · 24h
51°
24%
4p
52°
40%
5p
54°
19%
6p
53°
14%
7p
53°
8p
52°
9p
51°
10p
50°
11p
50°
12a
50°
1a
48°
2a
48°
3a
46°
4a
46°
5a
46°
6a
46°
7a
48°
8a
49°
9a
50°
10a
52°
10%
11a
51°
14%
12p
54°
27%
1p
55°
27%
2p
50°
28%
3p
Damascus, OR
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Heavy Drizzle63%53°44°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle—60°39°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—66°44°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—63°42°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—67°40°
- ThursdayMay 21Clear—76°42°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—74°45°
Damascus, OR
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Damascus, OR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WNW
302° · veering 55°
Direction
WNW
302°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 8
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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
Damascus, OR
Air quality
33
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 1.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 2.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 73.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 2.3 Low
Damascus, OR
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:04 PM
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Daylight
14h 57m
Sunset
8:34 PM
Civil dusk
4:10 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Damascus, OR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:59 AM
- Moonset
- 2:57 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Damascus, OR
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Shoots and Sprouts Rise in Ranks
weather
Damascus at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 19 (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
Cool-season window is open
As of May 16, the cool-season window is open or about to open. Direct-sow peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and brassicas now. Hold off on warm-season crops until 1–2 weeks after the last spring frost (around May).