Weather StoryAlmanac, microseasons, and the day's weather story.

Weather in Richland, Oregon

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

Richland, OR
Saturday, May 16 at 11:01 PM
55
°
Overcast
Feels like
42°
Humidity
32%
Wind
19 mph
Sunrise
5:18 AM
Sunset
8:11 PM
Richland, OR
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
4p
70°
5p
70°
6p
69°
7p
62°
8p
58°
9p
55°
10p
52°
11p
52°
12a
50°
1a
48°
2a
47°
3a
45°
4a
44°
5a
43°
6a
49°
7a
52°
8a
55°
9a
58°
10a
59°
11a
61°
12p
64°
1p
66°
2p
68°
3p
L 43°H 70°
Richland, OR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    15%
    57°42°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    11%
    57°38°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    67°41°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    70°39°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    72°42°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    77°41°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Partly Cloudy
    83°46°
Richland, OR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
301° · veering 22°
Direction
WNW
301°
Sustained
19
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 11
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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 11 · pk 30 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the wnw-bound air across the harbor.
Richland, OR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
941.3
+0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 27.80 inHg
Now
941.3
mb
3h
+0.8
mb
12h
-0.7
mb
24h
+3.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 938942
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Richland, OR
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
2.0 μg/m³
PM 10
2.9 μg/m³
NO₂
0.2 μg/m³
Ozone
96.0 μg/m³
UV Index
2.2 Low
Richland, OR
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:46 AM
Sunrise
5:18 AM
Daylight
14h 53m
Sunset
8:11 PM
Civil dusk
3:46 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Richland, OR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:41 AM
Moonset
2:31 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Richland, 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 →

Richland at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 15 (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 Richland

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.