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Weather in Gaston, Oregon

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

Gaston, OR
Sunday, May 17 at 2:06 AM
52
°
Overcast
Feels like
46°
Humidity
64%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Sunset
8:37 PM
Gaston, OR
Hour by hour · 24h
56°
7p
55°
8p
55°
9p
52°
10p
51°
11p
49°
12a
48°
1a
47°
2a
45°
3a
43°
4a
43°
5a
42°
6a
44°
7a
48°
8a
52°
9a
52°
10a
52°
17%
11a
55°
17%
12p
55°
17%
1p
54°
19%
2p
55°
12%
3p
55°
19%
4p
55°
33%
5p
53°
33%
6p
L 42°H 56°
Gaston, OR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Drizzle
    42%
    56°42°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Drizzle
    63°41°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    69°45°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    68°44°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    71°40°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Clear
    81°48°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    76°46°
Gaston, OR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
314° · veering 125°
Direction
NW
314°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 7
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 7 · pk 19 @ 4:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 125° from the nw.
Gaston, OR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1012.4
-1.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.90 inHg
Now
1012.4
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
-0.4
mb
24h
+1.6
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10111013
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Gaston, OR
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
4.6 μg/m³
PM 10
8.0 μg/m³
NO₂
0.8 μg/m³
Ozone
67.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.3 Low
Gaston, OR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:07 PM
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Daylight
14h 57m
Sunset
8:37 PM
Civil dusk
4:13 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Gaston, OR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:43 PM
Moonset
4:21 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Gaston, 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 →

Gaston 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 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 Gaston

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.