Weather in Independence, Oregon
Shoots and Sprouts Rise in Ranks. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Independence, OR
Saturday, May 16 at 11:53 PM
55
°
Overcast
Feels like
48°
Humidity
59%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Sunset
8:35 PM
Independence, OR
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
4p
62°
5p
60°
6p
58°
7p
55°
8p
53°
9p
51°
10p
49°
11p
50°
12a
47°
1a
45°
2a
43°
3a
43°
4a
42°
5a
41°
6a
44°
7a
49°
8a
53°
9a
55°
10a
56°
11a
58°
12p
59°
1p
58°
2p
56°
3p
Independence, OR
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle21%58°43°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Drizzle15%61°42°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—70°44°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—68°42°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—70°40°
- ThursdayMay 21Mostly Clear—79°45°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—75°46°
Independence, OR
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Independence, OR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NW
313° · veering 143°
Direction
NW
313°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
20
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Independence, OR
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 3.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 75.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 2.0 Low
Independence, OR
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:10 PM
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Daylight
14h 53m
Sunset
8:35 PM
Civil dusk
4:10 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Independence, OR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:05 PM
- Moonset
- 2:58 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Independence, OR
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Shoots and Sprouts Rise in Ranks
weather
Independence at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 15 (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 16, 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).