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Weather in North Plains, Oregon

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

North Plains, OR
Saturday, May 16 at 11:54 PM
51
°
Light Drizzle
Feels like
42°
Humidity
69%
Wind
17 mph
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Sunset
8:37 PM
North Plains, OR
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
28%
4p
55°
18%
5p
57°
12%
6p
56°
7p
55°
8p
55°
9p
53°
10p
53°
11p
51°
12a
49°
1a
46°
2a
45°
3a
43°
4a
42°
5a
41°
6a
44°
7a
46°
8a
50°
9a
53°
10a
53°
31%
11a
53°
30%
12p
53°
27%
1p
53°
24%
2p
55°
16%
3p
L 41°H 57°
North Plains, OR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Drizzle
    46%
    57°44°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    63°39°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    70°45°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    68°44°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    72°42°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Clear
    80°47°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    77°46°
North Plains, OR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
321° · veering 123°
Direction
NW
321°
Sustained
17
mph
Gust
30
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 7
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 7 · pk 30
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 17 mph with gusts pulsing to 30 — flags snap, branches bend.
North Plains, OR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1015.2
-0.7 mb in 3h · steady · 29.98 inHg
Now
1015.2
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-0.5
mb
24h
+2.0
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10131016
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
North Plains, OR
Air quality
33
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
2.3 μg/m³
PM 10
3.4 μg/m³
NO₂
1.0 μg/m³
Ozone
73.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.9 Low
North Plains, 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 58m
Sunset
8:37 PM
Civil dusk
4:13 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
North Plains, OR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:01 PM
Moonset
3:00 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
North Plains, 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 →

North Plains at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 20 (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).

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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.