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Weather in Gilchrist, Oregon

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

Gilchrist, OR
Sunday, May 17 at 1:01 AM
42
°
Overcast
Feels like
33°
Humidity
62%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Sunset
8:25 PM
Gilchrist, OR
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
6p
53°
7p
49°
8p
46°
9p
44°
10p
42°
11p
41°
12a
40°
1a
39°
2a
39°
3a
38°
4a
36°
5a
35°
6a
38°
7a
43°
8a
47°
9a
51°
10a
54°
11a
57°
12p
59°
1p
59°
2p
59°
3p
58°
4p
57°
5p
L 35°H 59°
Gilchrist, OR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    21%
    48°35°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Snow
    24%
    52°30°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    61°33°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    65°37°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    68°39°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Partly Cloudy
    76°42°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Mostly Clear
    77°46°
Gilchrist, OR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
310° · veering 24°
Direction
NW
310°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 11
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 11 · pk 22 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 24° from the nw.
Gilchrist, OR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
868.4
+1.3 mb in 3h · falling · 25.64 inHg
Now
868.4
mb
3h
+1.3
mb
12h
-1.6
mb
24h
+2.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 865871
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Gilchrist, OR
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.3 μg/m³
PM 10
1.9 μg/m³
NO₂
0.4 μg/m³
Ozone
84.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.8 Low
Gilchrist, OR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:09 PM
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Daylight
14h 45m
Sunset
8:25 PM
Civil dusk
3:59 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Gilchrist, OR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:46 PM
Moonset
4:06 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Gilchrist, 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 →

Gilchrist at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 26°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 7 (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 Gilchrist

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.