Prairie City, Oregon Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Prairie City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——90°54°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast15%—79°63°-11°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast14%—93°59°+14°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——82°56°-11°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——85°53°+3°
- FridayJul 10Clear——91°56°+6°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——93°56°+2°
AQI 32 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 8 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 0.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:18 PM
- Moonset
- 11:11 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Prairie City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 97869
16-Day Forecast — Prairie City
- Sun90°54°3%
- Mon79°63°15%
- Tue93°59°14%
- Wed82°56°1%
- Thu85°53°1%
- Fri91°56°0%
- Sat93°56°1%
- Sun94°57°2%
- Mon95°56°5%
- Tue98°65°5%
- Wed97°63°7%
- Thu86°68°10%
- Fri87°63°5%
- Sat98°64°6%
- Sun96°60°6%
- Mon92°60°10%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Prairie City
SPC includes Prairie City in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Prairie City
- 97869