Weather in Jefferson, Oregon
Shoots and Sprouts Rise in Ranks. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Jefferson, OR
Saturday, May 16 at 11:54 PM
56
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
48°
Humidity
60%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Sunset
8:34 PM
Jefferson, OR
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
4p
62°
5p
59°
6p
57°
7p
56°
8p
53°
9p
52°
10p
51°
11p
50°
12a
48°
1a
46°
2a
44°
3a
43°
4a
42°
5a
41°
6a
43°
7a
48°
8a
52°
9a
54°
10a
55°
11a
57°
12p
59°
1p
59°
2p
57°
3p
Jefferson, OR
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle26%59°45°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle30%62°41°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—67°45°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—66°41°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—67°39°
- ThursdayMay 21Mostly Clear—76°44°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—75°45°
Jefferson, OR
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Jefferson, OR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WNW
301° · veering 77°
Direction
WNW
301°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 8
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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
Jefferson, 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
Jefferson, OR
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:09 PM
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Daylight
14h 52m
Sunset
8:34 PM
Civil dusk
4:09 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Jefferson, OR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:04 PM
- Moonset
- 2:56 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Jefferson, OR
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Shoots and Sprouts Rise in Ranks
weather
Jefferson at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 14 (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).