Gates, Oregon Weather
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Gates weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——83°53°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——83°59°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——79°55°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——77°51°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——80°53°+3°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear——79°52°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——76°53°-3°
AQI 23 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³ (AQI 45) with a 0.99 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³ (AQI 45) with a 0.99 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.99
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:33 PM
- Moonset
- 11:26 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Fireweed Ignites
Gates at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 97346
16-Day Forecast — Gates
- Sun83°53°0%
- Mon83°59°0%
- Tue79°55°0%
- Wed77°51°0%
- Thu80°53°0%
- Fri79°52°0%
- Sat76°53°4%
- Sun82°51°2%
- Mon87°56°2%
- Tue88°59°2%
- Wed88°59°2%
- Thu89°66°6%
- Fri90°63°0%
- Sat88°62°6%
- Sun84°57°5%
- Mon80°55°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.
ZIP codes in Gates
- 97346