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High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ontario, OR
Sunday, May 17 at 1:02 AM
58
°
Overcast
Feels like
46°
Humidity
26%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
6:20 AM
Sunset
9:08 PM
Ontario, OR
Hour by hour · 24h
73°
7p
71°
8p
68°
9p
63°
10p
59°
11p
57°
12a
55°
1a
54°
2a
52°
3a
50°
4a
49°
5a
48°
6a
48°
7a
52°
8a
55°
9a
58°
10a
61°
11a
63°
12p
65°
1p
67°
2p
69°
3p
71°
4p
72°
5p
72°
6p
L 48°H 73°
Ontario, OR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    62°47°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    61°43°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    69°40°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    74°44°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    73°49°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Mostly Clear
    76°46°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    83°53°
Ontario, OR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
356° · veering 16°
Direction
N
356°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 12
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 12 · pk 33 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the n-bound air across the harbor.
Ontario, OR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
940.4
0.0 mb in 3h · falling · 27.77 inHg
Now
940.4
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-2.2
mb
24h
+2.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 938943
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Ontario, OR
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
2.0 μg/m³
PM 10
2.8 μg/m³
NO₂
0.4 μg/m³
Ozone
100.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.6 Low
Ontario, OR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:48 AM
Sunrise
6:20 AM
Daylight
14h 48m
Sunset
9:08 PM
Civil dusk
3:42 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ontario, OR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:24 PM
Moonset
3:49 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Ontario, OR
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

High country wildflowers peak

bird
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ontario at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 10 (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 17, 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 Ontario

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.