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Weather in Milton-Freewater, Oregon

High country wildflowers peak. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Milton-Freewater, OR
Saturday, May 16 at 11:55 PM
58
°
Overcast
Feels like
49°
Humidity
40%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:19 AM
Sunset
8:19 PM
Milton-Freewater, OR
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
4p
65°
5p
65°
6p
62°
7p
61°
8p
59°
9p
56°
10p
53°
11p
51°
12a
50°
1a
49°
2a
49°
3a
48°
4a
48°
5a
48°
6a
52°
7a
53°
8a
55°
9a
57°
10a
58°
11a
60°
12p
61°
1p
61°
2p
61°
3p
L 48°H 66°
Milton-Freewater, OR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Drizzle
    39%
    58°47°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    64°44°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    68°50°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    68°48°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    70°48°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    78°51°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    81°58°
Milton-Freewater, OR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
249° · veering 21°
Direction
WSW
249°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 13
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 13 · pk 28 @ 7:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 21° from the wsw.
Milton-Freewater, OR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
981.1
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 28.97 inHg
Now
981.1
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
-1.3
mb
24h
-0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 981983
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Milton-Freewater, OR
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.2 μg/m³
PM 10
1.6 μg/m³
NO₂
0.5 μg/m³
Ozone
92.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.1 Low
Milton-Freewater, OR
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:46 AM
Sunrise
5:19 AM
Daylight
15h 00m
Sunset
8:19 PM
Civil dusk
3:56 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Milton-Freewater, OR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:42 AM
Moonset
2:41 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Milton-Freewater, OR
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

High country wildflowers peak

weather
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Milton-Freewater at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 22 (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).

ZIP codes in Milton-Freewater

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.