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Weather in Harrisburg, Oregon

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

Harrisburg, OR
Sunday, May 17 at 1:03 AM
56
°
Overcast
Feels like
49°
Humidity
52%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Sunset
8:33 PM
Harrisburg, OR
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
6p
61°
7p
59°
8p
56°
9p
54°
10p
53°
11p
51°
12a
50°
1a
48°
2a
46°
3a
44°
4a
43°
5a
42°
6a
44°
7a
48°
8a
52°
9a
55°
10a
57°
11a
59°
12p
61°
1p
62°
2p
62°
3p
62°
4p
61°
5p
L 42°H 63°
Harrisburg, OR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Drizzle
    21%
    58°47°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    22%
    62°42°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    66°44°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    66°40°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    65°39°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Mostly Clear
    73°44°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    72°45°
Harrisburg, OR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
313° · veering 120°
Direction
NW
313°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
17
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 17 @ 7:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 120° from the nw.
Harrisburg, OR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1012.6
-0.5 mb in 3h · falling · 29.90 inHg
Now
1012.6
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-1.2
mb
24h
+1.3
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10111014
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Harrisburg, OR
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
4.8 μg/m³
PM 10
8.1 μg/m³
NO₂
0.5 μg/m³
Ozone
74.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.7 Low
Harrisburg, OR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:12 PM
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Daylight
14h 49m
Sunset
8:33 PM
Civil dusk
4:08 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Harrisburg, OR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:48 PM
Moonset
4:16 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Harrisburg, 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 →

Harrisburg at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 12 (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 Harrisburg

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.