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Weather in Dexter, Oregon

Shoots and Sprouts Rise in Ranks. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Dexter, OR
Saturday, May 16 at 11:53 PM
57
°
Overcast
Feels like
49°
Humidity
48%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Sunset
8:31 PM
Dexter, OR
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
4p
70°
5p
66°
6p
63°
7p
61°
8p
57°
9p
55°
10p
55°
11p
54°
12a
53°
1a
52°
2a
52°
3a
49°
4a
48°
5a
47°
6a
48°
7a
50°
8a
53°
9a
56°
10a
58°
11a
61°
12p
63°
1p
64°
2p
66°
3p
L 47°H 70°
Dexter, OR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Rain
    37%
    59°47°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Drizzle
    38%
    62°43°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    69°44°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    69°42°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    70°44°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Partly Cloudy
    78°47°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Mostly Clear
    77°48°
Dexter, OR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
306° · veering 55°
Direction
NW
306°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 8
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 8 · pk 20 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 55° from the nw.
Dexter, OR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1000.4
+0.7 mb in 3h · steady · 29.54 inHg
Now
1000.4
mb
3h
+0.7
mb
12h
-0.8
mb
24h
+1.2
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9991001
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Dexter, OR
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
4.5 μg/m³
PM 10
7.3 μg/m³
NO₂
0.4 μg/m³
Ozone
78.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.6 Low
Dexter, OR
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:12 PM
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Daylight
14h 48m
Sunset
8:31 PM
Civil dusk
4:05 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Dexter, OR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:07 PM
Moonset
2:53 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Dexter, OR
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Shoots and Sprouts Rise in Ranks

weather
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Dexter at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 10 (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).

ZIP codes in Dexter

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.