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Fireweed Ignites. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Independence weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Independence, OR
Sunday, July 5 at 7:43 AM
58
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
54°
Humidity
71%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
10:33 PM
Sunset
2:01 PM
Independence, OR
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastIndependence, OR: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 56 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 56°H 83°
Independence, OR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Partly Cloudy
    83°53°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    85°57°+2°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    84°50°-1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    80°51°-4°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Mostly Clear
    83°50°+3°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    82°47°-1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    79°52°-3°
Independence, OR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
018° · veering 18°
Direction
NNE
018°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 8
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 8 · pk 20 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 195SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 18° from the nne.
Independence, OR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1012.9
+0.8 mb in 3h · rising · 29.91 inHg
Now
1012.9
mb
3h
+0.8
mb
12h
+2.7
mb
24h
-1.0
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10111015
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1014.81010.51013.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Independence, OR
Air quality
16
AQI
Good
-9 in 6hPeak ~22 @ 9 PM

AQI 16 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.

PM 2.5Good
1.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
2μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
34μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.4
Independence, OR
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
23%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
43.4mi
UNLIMITED
92 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
14:43 UTC · Independence, OR · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
14:43 UTC · Independence, OR · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Independence, OR
Satellite · infrared · animated
Independence, OR
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Independence, OR
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:57 AM
Sunrise
10:33 PM
Daylight
15h 28m
Sunset
2:01 PM
Civil dusk
9:39 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Independence, OR
The moon
Waning Gibbous
72% illuminated
Moonrise
11:36 PM
Moonset
11:30 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Independence, OR
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Fireweed Ignites

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Independence at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°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: 97351

16-Day Forecast — Independence

  1. Sun83°53°0%
  2. Mon85°57°0%
  3. Tue84°50°0%
  4. Wed80°51°0%
  5. Thu83°50°0%
  6. Fri82°47°0%
  7. Sat79°52°2%
  8. Sun83°47°2%
  9. Mon92°53°1%
  10. Tue91°57°2%
  11. Wed92°55°1%
  12. Thu93°59°3%
  13. Fri94°59°0%
  14. Sat92°59°0%
  15. Sun88°55°0%
  16. Mon84°50°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 Independence

  • 97351

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.