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Weather in Molalla, Oregon

Shoots and Sprouts Rise in Ranks. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Molalla, OR
Saturday, May 16 at 11:53 PM
54
°
Overcast
Feels like
47°
Humidity
64%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Sunset
8:34 PM
Molalla, OR
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
17%
4p
55°
25%
5p
57°
13%
6p
57°
15%
7p
56°
10%
8p
54°
9p
54°
10p
52°
11p
50°
12a
50°
1a
49°
2a
48°
3a
47°
4a
46°
5a
46°
6a
48°
7a
49°
8a
52°
9a
53°
10a
54°
11a
55°
12p
58°
12%
1p
56°
12%
2p
55°
14%
3p
L 46°H 58°
Molalla, OR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    51%
    55°45°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    21%
    62°41°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    67°45°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    64°44°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    67°42°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Mostly Clear
    77°45°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    71°48°
Molalla, OR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
303° · veering 61°
Direction
WNW
303°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 9
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
avg 9 · pk 29 @ 7:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the wnw-bound air across the harbor.
Molalla, OR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1009.8
-0.7 mb in 3h · steady · 29.82 inHg
Now
1009.8
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-0.9
mb
24h
+1.5
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10081011
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Molalla, OR
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.0 μg/m³
PM 10
1.4 μg/m³
NO₂
0.5 μg/m³
Ozone
76.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.1 Low
Molalla, OR
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:06 PM
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Daylight
14h 55m
Sunset
8:34 PM
Civil dusk
4:09 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Molalla, OR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:01 PM
Moonset
2:56 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Molalla, OR
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Shoots and Sprouts Rise in Ranks

weather
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Molalla at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 17 (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 Molalla

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.