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Weather in Elkton, Oregon

Shoots and Sprouts Rise in Ranks. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Elkton, OR
Sunday, May 17 at 1:02 AM
57
°
Overcast
Feels like
50°
Humidity
54%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Sunset
8:33 PM
Elkton, OR
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
6p
61°
7p
59°
8p
57°
9p
56°
10p
55°
11p
54°
12a
52°
1a
52°
2a
50°
3a
48°
4a
47°
5a
46°
6a
49°
7a
53°
8a
55°
9a
58°
10a
60°
11a
62°
12p
63°
1p
64°
2p
64°
3p
63°
4p
62°
5p
L 46°H 64°
Elkton, OR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    25%
    60°47°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Drizzle
    20%
    64°45°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Partly Cloudy
    74°45°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    75°41°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    72°42°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Partly Cloudy
    82°46°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Partly Cloudy
    82°46°
Elkton, OR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
320° · veering 162°
Direction
NW
320°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 6
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 6 · pk 19 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 162° from the nw.
Elkton, OR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1018.8
-0.5 mb in 3h · falling · 30.09 inHg
Now
1018.8
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-1.2
mb
24h
+1.0
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10181020
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Elkton, OR
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
5.5 μg/m³
PM 10
9.3 μg/m³
NO₂
0.2 μg/m³
Ozone
78.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.7 Low
Elkton, OR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:16 PM
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Daylight
14h 46m
Sunset
8:33 PM
Civil dusk
4:07 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Elkton, OR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:53 PM
Moonset
4:15 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Elkton, OR
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Shoots and Sprouts Rise in Ranks

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Elkton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 8 (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 17, 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 Elkton

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.